Learn all about both Dublin and Ireland's past on a part-sightseeing, part-pub tour. Throughout your guided tour, you will visit a different pub every 20-40 minutes, learning more about Irish culture and history with visits to important sights.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- COVID-19 precautions
- Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 4 hours
- Check availability to see starting times.
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English
- Pickup optional
- Your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby 5-10 minutes before the tour start time. Your hotel must be within the city center proper.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Private group
Experience
Highlights
- See the most important sights of Dublin City
- Learn about Irish pub culture and how to pour a Guinness
- Open the pages of Irish literature, which was born on Dublin streets
- Follow the passions, pains, and legacies of the Irish people
- Learn the art of conversation from Irish people, the masters of small talk
Full description
Following Irish Independence, a few men sat down and thought about what they would do with Dublin. Following much intense discussion and with the preservation of the British and Irish cultures in mind, it was born into the city it is today. Since then, Dublin has become a symbol of reconciling Ireland's British past with its Irish future.
The British Trinity College (with its Protestant legacy) has produced Oscar Wilde and Jonathan Swift, and Dublin's pubs have produced writers from the Irish tradition, such as Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Behan. This tour is, therefore, a tribute to Dublin's dual personality, and the pub door will be the boundary between the two worlds.
Get comfortable in a few warm pubs throughout the tour where you will discuss important aspects of history, including Irish origins, the Irish language, and the Celtic Tiger. With this in mind, you will pop into a great pub every 20-40 minutes. Besides the history lessons, you'll learn about beer and the Irish pub, and will also partake in/witness an activity that the Irish are renowned for, conversation.
Includes
- The guide can either meet you at your hotel, if central (alternatively you will meet at a centrally-located meeting point)
- Drinks and food (prepare to spend around €6-8 in each pub)
- Gratuities
COVID-19 precautions
Customers must book this activity online because the ticket office is closed
Safety measures in place
- The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Traveler requirements
- Customers are required to bring and wear masks
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What to bring
- Weather-appropriate clothing
Know before you go
- Bring an umbrella and/or a raincoat (it is Ireland after all)
- This tour is suitable for all ages
- Travelers with mobility issues can be accommodated, the tour is well-paced and combines walking with pub breaks
- Children (16 years old and younger) can join for free, accompanied by an adult
