Tours & Sightseeing

A guided tour can often inspire school trip nostalgia. This can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the person, but Dublin has a collection of guided tours that will appeal to many tastes. A good place to start is the Dublin Tourism Office on Suffolk Street (01 605 7700, www.visitdublin.com) which…

Bicycle Tours

Bicycle tours, faster than walking but more leisurely than bus or car, are a pleasant way to see Dublin and get a bit of exercise at the same time, which is never a bad thing. With new and improved cycling lanes in the city, hopping on your bike is becoming more popular as the risk…

Boat Tours

There are a couple of boat tours offered around Dublin Bay, which extend up or down the coast, with a variety of different boats, speeds and itineraries. It all depends on what kind of tour you’d like, be it high speed and exciting or more sedate and scenic. These tours can be a good idea…

Brewery & Vineyard Tours

Rumours that the Liffey is made up of 10% Guinness are totally unfounded, but there’s no getting away from the ‘black stuff’ in Dublin. It’s hard to explain the importance of Guinness to Ireland’s national pride, but it’s right up there with shamrocks and leprechauns. Both the Guinness Storehouse and the Jameson Distillery provide fascinating…

Helicopter & Plane Tours

For a bird’s eye view of the city there is nothing better than a helicopter ride. Although only for the generous of wallet, it really does make for a memorable experience, or, for the imaginative, a romantic date. Prices vary as most trips are tailor-made but expect to pay at least €150 for about 20…

Novelty Tours

You’d imagine Dublin would have plenty of novelty tours given the Irish disposition and readiness for a laugh but in fact there are only a few, most of which take place on a bus, but some of which are conducted on foot. A date to highlight if you seek people dressed in costume is June…

Private Tours

Private tours offer the chance to have the tour guide all to yourself and ask all those questions you daren’t utter in front of strangers. There are various types of companies who specialise in this service, and others that can facilitate both public and private tours. As with anything tailor-made, you can expect to pay…

Pub Crawl Tours

As the name suggests, the pub crawl often involves crawling (stumbling) from pub to pub on a tour that is bound to be as memorable as you may want it to be forgettable – yes, you really did dance a jig on a table in front of the whole tour group while singing Molly Malone!…

Walking Tours

A popular choice of tour, despite being weather dependent much of the time, walking tours are a great way to see Dublin due to its fairly small dimensions. You’ll find a range of themed walks, from historical to novelty, which generally manage to appeal to just about everyone, and the specialised guides are able to…

Tours Outside Ireland

There are an innumerable amount of tours departing from Dublin, either for daytrips or longer sojourns that will take you to anywhere you wish to go. They are mainly bus tours with a set schedule for the day, fitting in as many sights as possible but the advantage is that they are stress-free and everything…

Tour Operators

As Dublin is the capital city, Dublin-based tour operators usually operate excursions in the city and all over the country. This is very handy for anyone new to the city as it is a great way to get your bearings and discover how beautiful Ireland is. Fáilte Ireland, the National Tourist Development Authority (Amiens Street,…