THE BEST OF DUBLIN - HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN CORNERS
Cost: Adults €27
Seniors/Students €22
Children over 12 years old €15
We highly recommend booking this tour online to avoid disappointment.
Top Highlights
This exceptional and easy-going tour is one of the best introductions to Dublin’s rich history and culture. Enjoy this small-group experience. The maximum number of participants on tour is limited to 16 people per guide, but off season we often have fewer people on each walk. In case we reach 16 bookings, we provide additional guides.
• Explore many of the renowned sites and hidden corners of Dublin with our professional guide
• Learn about Dublin’s 2,000 years of history and the even older cultural Irish influences.
• Discover places you can’t see on a bus tour.
• We only take small groups
Places we'll see or pass by
Please note that all visits are external, but opportunities will be available for such visits after the tour.
- City Hall
- Dublin Castle grounds
- Christ Church Cathedral
- Fishamble Street & Smock Alley
- Meeting House Square, Temple Bar
- Millennium Bridge & River Liffey
- Italian Quarter
- St Mary’s Church (now a famous café/bar)
- Henry & Moore Streets
- O’Connell Street
- General Post Office
- O’Connell Monument
- Former Parliament House (Bank of Ireland)
- Finish outside Trinity College
Take a Closer Look
This exceptional and easy-going tour is one of the best introductions to Dublin’s rich history and culture. Enjoy this small-group experience. Maximum numbers on tour limited to 16 people and is often less. Additional guides are provided where required. (effective from 01 April 2023).The walk takes you to many of Dublin’s icons and also brings you to some wonderful hidden spots too. If you are looking for a comprehensive tour that introduces you to the best of the city centre, on both sides of the River Liffey, then this is the tour for you.
Starting from Dame Street you will wind your way through the former Viking & Medieval Quarter including Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral before wheeling around through Temple Bar and across to the River Liffey to the Northside City and onto the main historic street, O’Connell Street. We will pass by the General Post Office which housed the headquarters of the rebels of the 1916 Rising which resulted in the then destruction of this building and almost the entire street and surrounds. We will finish around Trinity College and the former 18th century Houses of Parliament.
All these places certainly have their interesting histories, but the human stories associated with them often capture more than just their eventful past. Our dedicated guides will share their love for the city with you and make you feel like a true Dubliner.
To crown all this, the tour will also introduce you to many secret gems and surprises that visitors and even Dubliners often miss. Find Dublin’s first but now defunct full-time cinema, a church that’s not a church, a former Lisbon tram now serving as a café. Discover an amusing representation of a da Vinci painting, feel the bounce of a wobbly bridge and enjoy the tale of a post-box that represents Ireland’s transition to independence. And not forgetting a stark-naked representation of a very famous 18th century composer!
Tour Details
Meeting Point
The Tree of Gold, Central Plaza, Dame Street
COST
Adult €27
Seniors/Students €22
Children €15 (12 to 18 years old)
Children under 12 years old free of change with accompanying adult.
DATE & TIME
Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the tour commences, as the tour needs to leave at the given time and it is not possible to catch up with the guide afterwards.
01 April -30 April
Daily at 10.15 am
01 May – 30 September
Daily at 10.15 am
01 October – 31 October
Daily at 10.15 am
01 November – 31 March
Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat at 10.15am
Important
Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour starts. If you miss the starting time, we won’t be able to join you with the tour. However, we can offer a tour at a different time or on a different day (subject to availability).
