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Dublin In A Day: Book of Kells & Guinness Storehouse Private Tour
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Explore the beautiful and historic city of Dublin, Ireland’s iconic capital situated on the sea and surrounded by mountains famous for its heritage, architecture, and friendly atmosphere. Enjoy a full-day tour of Dublin, Ireland’s beautiful capital city, famous for its warm and friendly welcome, situated on a beautiful bay at the edge of the River Liffey and surrounded by spectacular mountainous countryside. Dublin’s picturesque cobbled streets are famed for their ‘craic’ (good fun) and are filled with vibrant art, markets, cafes and pubs, and historic buildings. Many famous historical figures have made Dublin their home, from beloved literary figures like W.B.Yeats, Oscar Wilde, (both of whom lived at Merrion Square,) Jonathan Swift, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce, to political and military figures like Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington. Dublin has a varied concoction of history – dating back over 1000 years. You’ll learn about the Viking and Norman influences and you see the medieval churches and 13th Century Dublin Castle. You’ll learn about the Christian takeover of Celtic traditions and spirituality. And hear all about the long struggle for Irish independence from the British as you stand outside the spectacular parliament buildings. Enjoy strolling along the cobbled Temple Bar neighborhood – with its lively atmosphere of live music and buskers – and stop inside the bar famous for serving over 450 types of whiskey! A real highlight of your tour of Dublin is to visit Trinity College – Ireland’s historic elite university and considered equivalent to Oxford and Cambridge in England – and its great library, home of the Book of Kells – and exquisite set of Gospels dating to circa 800 C.E. Your guide will also show you inside two of Dublin’s museums: the National Museum of Archaeology to see the famous Bog Man, a well-preserved Iron Age bog body found in June 2003, and the National Gallery to see Caravaggio’s painting The Taking of Christ. You’ll take a taxi to the Guinness Storehouse where your guide will leave you to enjoy the self-guided tour of this iconic brewery, where you’ll learn all about Ireland’s most famous beer – and enjoy views over the city as you enjoy a well-earned pint of it at the end of this fascinating day.
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Explore the highlights and lesserknown gems of Dublin
- Admire the historic buildings and learn the stories and legends associated
- Visit the picturesque 27acre park St. Stephen's Green
- Dublin’s most famous pubs established in 1840 renowned for serving 450 varieties of whiskey
- Stop in at the National Gallery of Ireland to see the Museum's most famed artwork
- End your tour at the Guinness Storehouse, where black gold is created
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Dublin
City/Town Tour.
Continued
Dublin
Sightseeing at Dublin Castle.
Continued
Dublin
Sightseeing at Christ Church Cathedral.
Continued
Dublin
Sightseeing at St Stephen's Green.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
English-speaking guide Trinity College campus and Book of Kells shared group tour admission tickets Entrance to the Guinness Storehouse
Not Included
Gratuities optional Food & drinks are not included Hotel pick-up and drop-off are not included
Meeting & Pickup
In front of the Dublinia Museum (under the bridge), St Michaels Hill Christ Church, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Automatic
Traveler Impressions
What travelers are saying
2025-04-18
4.00 / 5
Very knowledgeable and interesting tour guide who showed us a lovely time around a labyrinth of sites and streets in downtown Dublin. Initial logistics were our real challenge. Despite arriving about 15 minutes early at the location, we started about 15-20 minutes late due to difficulty finding parking near the meeting location. Would recommend that any other parties get dropped off by taxi or provided information on parking facilities in the vicinity during booking. The itinerary may be a bit ambitious as well because that fifteen minute delay ended up eroding time at multiple stops on the tour and caused us to have to cut multiple stops out of the planned tour. Again, our guide was a complete gentlemen curating options for our family, but it unexpectedly had an outsized impact on the day. Would definitely recommend Peter though and, if other travelers are planning to drive themselves to the meeting location, learn from my mistakes and build in a buffer to find a public lot.
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