This 4-hour Dublin tour has no fixed itinerary. After meeting your guide at the pier, you talk through your intereCork, Ireland shore excursion from Cork cruise port - private guided visit to visits to the famous Cork City Jail and the English Market with a licensed English-speaking guide.sts and build the day together, adjusting as you go based on your pace, the weather, and what you find along the way.
This format works well in two situations. If this is your first time in Dublin and you would rather lean on a local guide's judgment than commit to a set list in advance, your guide can suggest a route based on what interests you most, whether that is history, architecture, literature, or Irish drinking culture. If you have visited Dublin before, this is also a good way to fill in what you missed last time, whether that is a specific museum, a neighborhood you did not reach, or an interior visit you skipped.
Your driver guide provides commentary throughout the day and gives you recommendations on the most interesting things to see, then remains with the vehicle while you have free time to explore each stop on your own. Because the itinerary is open, we cannot guarantee you will see everything you have in mind within your chosen time; your guide will help you prioritize. If you choose to go inside any sites, admission fees are paid locally and are not included in the tour price.
A few examples of how guests have used this time: a driving tour of Georgian Dublin followed by walking visits to Trinity College and St. Patrick's Cathedral; a stop at the Guinness Storehouse followed by a walk through Temple Bar; a visit to Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral, with time next door at Dublinia's medieval Dublin exhibit; or a stop at the Old Jameson Distillery in Smithfield followed by a walk down O'Connell Street past the General Post Office. None of these are fixed. They are starting points, and your guide can combine, skip, or swap any of them based on your interests and the time you have.
Some of the sites most requested on this tour: Dublin Castle, built by order of King John of England in 1204 on the site of a Viking settlement founded in 841, later used as a fortress, court, prison and treasury, and today used for state functions. Kilmainham Gaol, built in 1796 and used as a prison until 1924, where several leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were held and executed. The National Museum of Ireland on Kildare Street, opened in 1890, home to the Tara Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice among its Celtic and medieval collections. The Guinness Storehouse, on the site where Arthur Guinness opened his brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759. St. Patrick's Cathedral, under construction from 1191 and named for the saint said to have baptized his first Irish converts at a well on the grounds; look for the Door of Reconciliation, cut through by two feuding earls in 1492 so they could shake hands and settle a quarrel, the origin of the phrase "to chance your arm." Christ Church Cathedral, founded in the 11th century by the Norse king Sitric Silkenbeard, with sections of the current building dating to the 12th century, and Dublinia next door, covering the city's Viking and medieval history. Trinity College, chartered in 1592 and home to the Book of Kells, an illuminated gospel manuscript created by Irish monks around AD 800. The General Post Office, built between 1814 and 1818 and still bearing bullet scars from the 1916 Easter Rising. And O'Connell Street, one of the widest streets in Europe, a short walk from Phoenix Park, a 3 mile stretch of parkland that has been home to Dublin Zoo since 1831.
This tour is yours to design. The only real limit is geography: your guide can take you anywhere within Dublin and its immediate surroundings, but 4 hours does not allow time to reach the countryside destinations covered on our full day tours.
At the end of the tour you are brought back to the pier.
Mobility: Folding wheelchair OK, some sites may be inaccessible (advance notice required)
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