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Dublin: Highlights and Hidden Corners Walking Tour

1. Dublin: Highlights and Hidden Corners Walking Tour

Please note that all visits are external, but opportunities will be available for such visits after the tour. •City Hall •Dublin Castle grounds & gardens •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 with its famed Book of Kells 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!

Dublin: Sightseeing Walking Tour in German

2. Dublin: Sightseeing Walking Tour in German

Please note that all visits are external, but opportunities will be available for such visits after the tour. •City Hall •Dublin Castle grounds & gardens •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 with its famed Book of Kells 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!

Dublin: Skip-the-Line St.Patrick's Cathedral & Irish Whiskey

3. Dublin: Skip-the-Line St.Patrick's Cathedral & Irish Whiskey

This expertly curated tour offers unique access to Ireland’s must-see St. Patrick’s Cathedral & Gardens in Dublin's Medieval Quarter combined with a visit to Teeling, one of the most popular Whiskey Distillery’s in Ireland, with its first production dating back to the 18th century. This award-winning tour fondly named as Dublin’s “Saints and Sinners” tour includes a fascinating insight into one of the most beautiful Cathedrals in Europe in addition to the illuminating life of St. Patrick, the man as well as the importance of whiskey to not only the people of Ireland but also to the church since medieval times. This tour is led by an expert local professional English-speaking guide offering the most comprehensive tour of St. Patrick's Cathedral with Skip the Line Access offering direct access without wasting precious vacation time in line. The tour also includes a visit to the renowned Teeling Distillery located a short walk in the heart of the historic Liberties, against the backdrop of a city steeped in whiskey history, the Teeling Whiskey Distillery opened its doors in 2015 as the first new distillery in Dublin for over 125 years. Since opening, the Teeling Distillery has won over 20 awards for its outstanding whiskey distillation and tour experience. On this fully guided tour guests will learn about the provenance and journey, from the founding day of Teeling Whiskey to the present-day, and how one of Ireland’s favourite whiskey’s is forging the next chapter in Irish Whiskey. Tour guests will explore and experience a real working distillery in the heart of Dublin city while learning and sampling the distillery’s many different whiskeys as well as a free signature whiskey drink.

Skip the Line Guinness Storehouse & Book of Kells Icon Tour

4. Skip the Line Guinness Storehouse & Book of Kells Icon Tour

On this fully guided Celtic icon walking tour of Dublin city’s two must-see top highlights including The Guinness Storehouse and the 9th century Book of Kells. This tour not only traces the history of the 9th-century Book of Kells but also offers a fascinating Skip the Line tour to Ireland’s top attraction, The Guinness Storehouse where tour guests will enjoy the best pint ever at the world-famous Gravity Bar for unbelievable views of Dublin city and beyond. Packed full of incredible insights including visits to Dublin's Trinity College established in 1592 and to the legendary Molly Malone statue celebrating the legendary figure who was commemorated in the song 'Cockles and Mussels', and now one of the most familiar symbols of the capital. This interactive 4-hour tour is the essential guide to Irish culture Dublin city icons and Ireland's fascinating history and love for Guinness stout.

Nearly All of Dublin in 5 Hours

5. Nearly All of Dublin in 5 Hours

If you only have one day to see as much of Dublin as possible, then this five-hour walking tour is the perfect option. History, culture, architecture, Irish society, Irish language, literature, and jokes are shared during your walk around the city. Five hours will fly by quickly as you see all the city's most important sights. There is also the option to add a guided tour of the Old Library of Trinity College, where the Book of Kells is housed. (Note that if this option is selection, the National Museum of History and Archaeology will be substituted out.) Trinity’s Long Room library, one of the world’s most beautiful libraries, houses 200,000 of Ireland’s most ancient texts. Admire the "Proclamition of the Irish Republic," one of the most important texts in Irish history. The Long Room also features the Brian Boru Harp, Ireland’s oldest surviving harp and the model for the insignia of Ireland.  On Mondays, the National Museum of History and Archaeology is closed. Please note that there is an entrance fee for those who opt for the Book of Kells (adults and children). Please note, as part of ongoing conservation and preservation plans for the Old Library, the Book of Kells will be removed from public display from November 2019 to early March 2020. However, a full color replica of the Book of Kells will be available to view in the Trinity’s Long Room library.

Dublin: The Fantastic Private Walking Tour

6. Dublin: The Fantastic Private Walking Tour

In the courtyard of Dublin Castle, your footfalls will echo through the castle’s 800-year history. At the GPO on O’Connell Street, be exhilarated as you stand where crowds gathered in 1916 for the Declaration of Irish Independence & the passions of poets and Irish freedom fighters throughout the centuries were born anew. Can you feel it? Welcome to Dublin! The purpose of this tour is to make you fall in love with Dublin at first sight. It is perhaps your first time in the city? Or maybe you are here on a business trip and in between conference events day after day, with very little time to actually see the city? Or you have just a few hours to experience Dublin before your connecting flight takes off. Why not do it with a private guide? This 3-hour Fantastic Tour of Dublin is designed for those who are short on time but hungry to get to know Dublin for what it is – a city with beautiful and sometimes troubled history, a city founded by strangers and invaded by strangers in the old times, that is so friendly and accepting of strangers today.

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What people are saying about Irish Houses of Parliament

Overall rating

4.4 / 5

based on 14 reviews

Walking through Dublin

We were expected on time by a very committed young woman. She then took us on an interesting tour of old Dublin, including some places and sights that were not on the plan. It was probably only their second tour of this kind. We were extremely enthusiastic.

I really enjoyed the tour. Neil did a great job…he was was very energetic, knowledgeable and entertaining. I learned so much about Dublin fact and fiction. I will recommend this tour to my Friends.

Our guide was amazing!! He knew everything about the Cathedral and was extremely engaging! I highly recommend this tour!

Fantastic experience

Exciting tour, with a very good guide "Sara" who knew her story, she was very lively and friendly

Great and informative Guide.

Brian was terrific. He was well versed in Irish history and made this tour well worth taking.