Private Tour

Private (Nearly!) All of Dublin in 5 hours (Walking Tour)

Overview

Available languages

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

This is a thorough but leisurely-paced walking tour that covers most of Dublin's major and minor sites. History, culture, architecture, Irish society, Irish language, literature, and many-a-joke to be heard during our jaunt around the fair city.

Everything can be tailored to suit you.

A coffee break and a lunch break will be included to nicely punctuate your Dublin experience.

Five hours fly by quickly!

Optional:

- Guided tour of 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 must be substituted out. On Mondays, the National Museum of History and Archaeology is closed.

- Please note that there is an entrance fee for the Book of Kells (adults and children) – you can purchase the tickets at the door.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Tour Guide: experienced, qualified and Irish!

Hotel meet-up (for central location)

Private tour - tailored just for your group

Food & Drink

Gratuities

Entry tickets

What To Expect

Trinity College Dublin

Visting the campus. If you want to visit the Old Library and Book of Kells, please book our 5hr tour '(Nearly!) All of Dublin in 5 hours'. Access to the campus is limited to groups of 8 or fewer unless tickets for the Old Library are purchased in advance (these are Trinity's rules). Started in 1592 as a university only for Protestants, Trinity remained an institution of resentment for Ireland's Catholic majority up until at least 1970. Throughout the centuries, this fine university nurtured such aspiring students as Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker and Samuel Beckett, the greatest playwright of the 20th century.

10 minutes•Admission Not Applicable

The Book of Kells Experience

You can coordinate with your guide to book the tickets in advance

40 minutes•Admission Not Included

Options

Private (Nearly!) All of Dublin in 5 hours (Walking Tour)

Pickup included

Reviews

4.99

222 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

220

Totally bespoke tour of Dublin!
SHARON R,
May 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Our guide, John, customized the tour to be exactly what we wanted. Since it was a private tour, he factored in what we had already seen and what our family wanted to see more. When the tour was over, he even secured us a seat in a private room of a great local pub.
Great experience! Live and learn!
Anonymous,
Jan 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Wonderful way to see, and learn, about Dublin and it’s rich history! John C was a fantastic guide..very informative, kept a good pace that worked for our family of varied ages, and kept us learning and laughing the whole tour. Would definitely recommend!
Wow, a lot of Dublin walking and history! Worth it.
Valerie P,
Sep 17, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Eamon was a fun and knowledgeable tour guide. Frankly 5 hrs is a lot of walking and our ADD kicked in around hr 3 but we tailored it to our needs and cut it down to 4 hrs seeing about 95% of Dublin and really going over lots of history from Viking era to the revolution, Trinity college, talked about book of Kells, went into some of the oldest buildings in Dublin and so on. Highly recommend.
Great way to see Dublin
Lawrence B,
Aug 31, 2024
- Viator
5.00
What a great way to see Dublin! John was a fantastic guide, and was a wealth of knowledge. We saw many more interesting sights and learned far more than we could have done on our own in one day. John reached out to us well before our tour to understand what we wanted to see, and what our interests were. Based on that feedback he composed a custom itinerary which perfectly suited our needs. Additionally, John gave us great information to help us navigate the Cliffs of Howth on our own the day after our tour. We saw far more than we could have possibly seen in 5 hours on our own, and saw many places of great interest we never would have found by ourselves. Highly recommend this tour and John as a guide.
Dublin day
Johana P,
Jul 13, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Austin was such a delightful guide. I let him know my mom didn’t speak English so I would translate everything for her so he took his time explaining while also being patient. He captured great pics of our adventure and made our tour very enjoyable. We look forward to returning and booking future tours.