Galway Historic 2.5hr Walking Tour - Family group Local guide
Overview
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2 hours 35 minutes
Mobile ticket
**Discover Galway: A Walking Tour Like No Other!**
Step into the heart of Galway with our exclusive private City Walking Tour. Its designed for families and friends who want to experience this vibrant city like a local. Led by a passionate local expert, this tour offers a unique journey through one of Ireland’s most vibrant and historic cities.
Step back in time as you explore Galway’s Anglo-Norman roots, wander medieval streets and see how it has evolved into a thriving cultural hub. This is a lively storytelling experience, blending fascinating facts with fun local insights.
Visit iconic landmarks such as Galway Cathedral, Lynch’s Castle, and St. Nicholas’ Church, stroll through the Latin Quarter, and uncover hidden gems like the Hall of the Red Earl. You even get a taste of Galway’s famous pub culture at The King’s Head!
We make sure you feel less like a tourist and more like a friend being welcomed into the heart of Galway. BOOK NOW for an experience you won’t forget!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Wheelchair accessible
This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled by the Supplier due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
Most travellers can participate and tour is child and animal-friendly
NOTE: Check out our Private City tour, 400766P1 where a shortened version of this group tour can be offered to guests with mobility issues.
What To Expect
Eyre Square
Our accredited Guide will meet you at the FRONT entrance to the Hardiman Hotel in Eyre Square. We provide a Tour ineniary here. Our tour starts at the main Square, where the Guide will give you a brief overview of Galway's rich history. We'll outline the city's unlikely rise from a Gaelic settlement on Ireland's west coast to a wealthy and prosperous Walled city! We'll tell you about the 14 Tribal merchant families of Galway, various Points of Interest, iconic buildings and Historical aspects around the Square. The old Browne Doorway, the Tribes of Galway Banners, the John F Kennedy memorial and the Quin-centenary Fountain all feature.
We now emerge onto Williams-gate St. and encounter some landmark buildings including the elegant Browne Thomas building. We also pass by Jewellers shops who specialise in Galway's Claddagh ring. if time allows we stop at the Oscar Wilde statue, an Estonia gift to Ireland in 2004 !
Options
Historic Galway - 2.5hr walk
Tour Guiding Duration: 2 hours: The duration of this Group walking is 2hrs 20 minutes approximately. Central Square to Old town Walking Tour
What‘s Included
We respect cultural diversity and welcome inclusion of people from all nationalities and backgrounds
A comprehensive tour and entertaining stories of Galway's history.
Private City tour with Professional guide
Discount ticket to visit St Nicholas Collegiate Church (for 10am Tours only!)
With agreement of group, this Walking tour can be adapted to individual wishes.
Alcoholic Beverages
Coffee and/or Tea
Extra Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Recommend Western Tours and Tales
pati347,Dec 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ger, you were wonderful, fun and gave us the best tour of Galway. Very informative, spent time explaining all areas of the city. Gave us many insights to each area of town, how developed, how to walk to them, and also good restaurants, where the locals eat. (not tourists!)
Very informative on the history of Galway. Loved it! Thank you
PippaG42,Sep 20, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I was the only one on the tour, but I loved every minute of it, even though it was a very hot day! I got to see a lot of things , hidden in back streets that I would have never seen on my own. Like the old ruins they found when they were renovating a building.
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