Mukul Joshi

Review of Paddywagon Tours

the tour itenary was good. the bus was comfortable...

the tour itenary was good. the bus was comfortable. however the driver/guide was wanting. he spent most of the time cracking off colour jokes and bragging about how he was a friend of hollywood stars and famous musicians-which would have been tolerable had he some knowledge of the the tour area and its history..--in which he was severely lacking and sometimes misinformed. for example he described the ancient tower at glendalough as a pagan structure where the pagans locked themselves up to protect them from their enemies, whereas the plaque at the monument says it was part of the monastery from where priest were summoned to prayer.he was also a bit disingenuous- in glendalough he warned us against going toward the upper lake saying we would get lost-probably to save on time, so we missed seeing the lake. that is simply unacceptable for a tour guide. he couldnt enlighten us about the history and background of the area were were travelling in.

in all the trip was satisfactory but your guide needs to be far more knowledgable about the area so that we can get the maximum from the tour.