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9 hours
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Rural Pub Tours offer travelers the opportunity to leave the city for a day & take in the beautiful scenery Ireland has to offer.
Not only will you get to take in the amazing sights, you also get to experience true Irish Pub Culture in the smaller hard to reach areas.
Enjoy home style cooking at our specially chosen location & finish off the day with some Traditional Irish Music
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Fully Guided Tour
Air-conditioned vehicle
6 Rural Traditional Pub visits
convenient Dublin City centre Pick up & drop off location
Dinner
Alcoholic Beverages
Wicklow Mountains National Park
We begin our day as we make our way over The Dublin Mountains visiting 2 very different Rural Pubs before our adventure takes you to 4 more traditional Pubs located in The Wicklow Mountains & surrounding area. On certain days this tour may run in the reverse order.
The Blue Light Pub
Know for its amazing views of Dublin bay, friendly people, great Guinness & music too.
240 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
seejenroam,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
I had such a great time on this unique, well-organized pub crawl, which included 6 great pubs (some with live music). The guide has such a fun, hilarious personality, and it was neat to see him interact with his friends and locals in the pubs in an area where he was born and raised. The food at the third pub was also excellent. I highly recommend this tour and would absolutely go again.








Matthew H,
Oct 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Do not sleep on this tour, y’all, because it was amazing. Our phenomenal tour guide Shane took us into the Dublin and Wicklow mountains for 10 hours of rural pub culture. We went to six pubs, each one unique. Loved soaking in the decor, talking to locals, and getting to know our group. Johnnie Fox’s apparently has a cult following. We had dinner at the fourth pub and I had this succulent venison in a heavy dark sauce with potatoes and veggies. The fifth pub was a delightful shoebox with the best locals. And the last pub featured live music. Shane regaled us with drinking culture tales and taught us pub songs along the way. This was one of my dad’s favorite parts of our two week trip, and he’s not a huge drinker! Thank you guys - very well done!




Tyler S,
Oct 16, 2025
- Review from Viator
Just all in all a fun time! Interesting pubs to visit, and Shane is a gift to us all. If you're a fan of Craic and alcohol, this is a tour for you.



Sonja S,
Oct 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
It was a great a day! The small town bars were all very cool and a chance to see the beautiful countryside was even better!
Kristie L,
Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
This pub tour was just what we were looking for. The tour was guided by Shane who was amazing. We learned a ton about beer, whiskey, gin, and real Irish pubs. Highly recommend this tour to get out of the touristy Dublin Pubs.
Bert L,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
A small group with a great tour guide made for a fantastic experience! Shane is fun, entertaining, and knowledgeable and makes an effort to have conversations and get to know you. He keeps everyone on time and the places he takes you are amazing. Highly recommend!!
J9405CMjessiel,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Highly recommended! Shane is such a welcoming and knowledgeable tour guide! Immensely enjoyed travelling to the rural pups, staff and locals very warm and acommodating. Thank you for the whiskey recommendations too!
joepX9851GZ,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Could not have had more fun. Excellent drive thru the countryside, wonderful little pubs, interesting people to meet.

Mike M,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
Fantastic time - this is our second time on this tour - this time with brothers and sisters. The pubs are great and Shane the driver is the definition of craic. Don’t miss this one
scottbH5364JT,
Sep 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Just returned to Nova Scotia from a week long adventure in Ireland with my Dad and brother. This tour with Shane was our very first booked tour the night we arrived. We also did Guiness Brewery and both Jameson distillery tours, among many other things. BY FAR, this tour was our favourite! Shane is fantastic! You really need to go on this tour and appreciate unique rural pubs and such great local culture and hospitality. If you don’t completely enjoy it, then you don’t know how to have fun!
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