Best Tour Guide Course
Have you ever wanted to work as a Tour Guide or in tourism? Have you just retired from your main career? Are you a passionate historian who would love to share your enthusiasm with visitors to Dublin? Or perhaps you just want to learn more about the capital city of Ireland and have good fun along the way? If any of this sounds like you, then our course is for you!
This highly acclaimed course, led by the renowned Dublin historian Pat Liddy, is designed to help you learn everything you need to conduct top-class tours of Dublin City and the surrounding areas to a professional level. It is open to working tour guides and complete beginners alike.
Main Learning Outcomes
- Greater understanding and knowledge of the history of Ireland and the story of Dublin
- Practical and communication skills necessary to provide an enjoyable and rewarding tour experience.
- Ability to plan, research and deliver a high-quality guide service to groups and individuals.
- Group management skills including health & safety and customer service.
- Skills in online and offline research and where to find information.
Certification
“Thoroughly recommend for anyone who loves Dublin, history and meeting other people. Even if tour guiding is not for you this course is a very enjoyable way to spend the winter months!”
James O’Dwyer, Class of 2023
“Well organised and delivered by specialists who love what they do. There is a dedication to quality and high standards and this is reflected throughout the course not only in organisation, content and delivery but also in the quality of guest speakers, tour guides and cultural organisations that Walking Tours provide and interact with during the course.”
John O’Hara, Class of 2023
“The Pat Liddy course was a natural follow on to the QQI accredited tour guiding course I had just completed. With Pat Liddy and his team working as guides in the city, the emphasis was on the practical with a large dose of fun. I highly recommend the course for anyone interested in tour guiding with a historical focus.”
Grace Ryan, Class of 2023
“Great fun, great content and very practical! I’d happily recommend Pat Liddy’s Tour Guide course. It’s an excellent course for anyone interested in history and Dublin, not just those who may be interested in working as a guide.”
Yvonne Duffy, Class of 2019
“It was the most enjoyable course I did in years.”
Roy O’Donnell, Class of 2024
“My expectations for the course were far outweighed by the actual experience. To say that I loved the course is a great understatement. The material covered each day ensured that every day was a school day. The practical side of the course which involved being out and about shadowing and guiding on tours was both effective and enjoyable. I highly recommend this course.”
Colm Hogan, Class of 2024
“I would highly recommend the Pat Liddy Tour Guide Course. I loved the range of activities the course offered, e.g. from the really informative and interactive classroom sessions, to going ‘out and about’ around Dublin. These ‘out and about’ activities included, visiting key attractions in the city, and getting excellent ‘hands on’ experience, as we practiced ‘walking & talking’ around the streets of Dublin!”
Linda Galligan, Class of 2024
“It’s never too late to start learning. After having spent 40 year in the one career it was great to start. doing something I loved. With a passion for history , this course helped me understand, assemble and recount our fascinating and challenging past.”
Dave Wright, Class of 2018
“The Pat Liddy Walking Tour course gave me the confidence, knowledge and resources to pave my way into the tour guiding profession. The quality of the tuition was second to none. The course covered logistics, the planning of a tour, the importance of health and safety and the history of Ireland from the Big Bang to the present day. I would highly recommend this course to any leaving cert student hesitating about what career to follow or to anyone in a mid-career crisis.”
Leonor Bethencourt, Class of 2024
“I came across the Pat Liddy guide course after taking a tour in my locality with Pat himself. The course was not only interesting and challenging, it was great fun. I learned so much about my home town and all it has to offer, not to mind being very well prepared for tour guiding on the streets of Dublin.”
Siobhan Walls, Class of 2023
“I had the pleasure of completing the Tour Guide Course led by Dublin historian Pat Liddy, and it was an incredibly enjoyable and informative experience. The course allowed me to explore many of Dublin’s iconic attractions that I hadn’t taken the time to visit before. The standard of course delivery was excellent, and I received tremendous support and encouragement from both the mentors and admin staff. It was a truly engaging learning environment, made even better by the enthusiastic participation of my fellow students. Highly recommend!”
Tom Byrne, Class of 2024
“A much needed salvation from the never ending pandemic… I joined the Pat Liddy tour guide course in 2021. Having worked predominately as a food tour guide in Dublin before then, the course was a brilliant up-skill challenge for me! It really opened up my knowledge for the city of Dublin and our extensive Irish history!”
Hannah Carnegie, Class of 2021
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