Private Tour
Private Ultimate Day in Dublin (Walking Tour)
Overview
Available languages
8 hours
Mobile ticket
Do you enjoy Food, Pub, Museums, Culture tours and learning how the locals live?
This tour comprises elements from all those tours to give you the most varied, comprehensive and enjoyable tour of Dublin possible! After 10yrs tour guiding private tours, and over 500 5-star reviews, Garvan has designed a tour to deliver an outstanding full day in Dublin.
By the end of the tour, you’ll have visited all the essential attractions, experiencing only the best of the National Gallery and National Museum, eaten lunch where the locals go, shopped for Irish artisanal foods & cheeses, paired them with Irish beer/whiskey in a locals’ pub, visited a jeweller (or similar) and learned the methods & inspiration behind their art.
As if that wasn’t enough, you will have also gained not only an understanding but a powerful feeling for Irish history & culture. Most importantly of all, you’ll have connected with an authentic Irish guide who wants to share a fantastically memorable & personal day with you.
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
Coffee and/or Tea
Alcoholic Beverages
Gratuities
Entry tickets
What To Expect
Monument to Oscar Wilde
A salute to Oscar Wilde. We’ll start with a salute to our of Ireland’s most famous and, in his time, controversial sons - Oscar Wilde.
National Gallery of Ireland
Next, we’ll pop into the National Gallery to learn about Irish history through some fascinating works of art: the Marriage of Strongbow and Aoife which signalled the end of the old Gaelic order in Ireland; beautiful stained glass windows and a hugely symbolic painting about the Irish Civil War.
Options
Private Ultimate Day in Dublin (Walking Tour)
Pickup included
Reviews
30 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fantastic
AmyloMoore,
Oct 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic day in Dublin with John Caffery. He was so entertaining and knowledgeable and focused on city highlights we showed interest in. Highly recommend!
Great day in Dublin!
andriap109,
Jun 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing day in Dublin with Eamon! He met us at our hotel and we were off! We saw it all, with lots of historical tidbits along the way. Highly recommend!
Great day with John Caffrey
Trek591754,
Jun 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00John Caffrey was an excellent guide. He was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining. We learned a great deal and had a lot of fun. He planned a thoughtful route for us covering a wide variety of sites. I can’t believe how much we covered. He had interesting facts and stories about all of the places we passed. When it started raining, he quickly figured out a useful way to get us inside and adapt the tour. John took great care of us.
Full Dublin Experience
TravelingPoosley,
Jun 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide John was fantastic. From start to finish we learned so much about Dublin and Ireland. John is very personable and relayed much information as we completed the planned itinerary, and he also had thorough answers to all of our questions, no matter how random. He made sure to include our two college-age sons and each of us individually as we walked and talked about various aspects of the city in an objective way, its history and its place in the wider world. We learned to pour a Guinness which was also a fun, special stop. We highly recommend John—the visual experience, along with being able to mine John’s breadth and depth of knowledge was worth every penny.
There’s no better tour of Dublin!
CoorsGuy,
Apr 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We booked this tour and it was well worth the money! Austin was an excellent guide and was a wealth of information on the sites and history of Dublin. His stories were both educational and amusing. We had sent him some ideas of what sites we wanted to see and he put together a tour specifically for us! We walked roughly 8km in total, but it was at a nice pace and over about 8 hours! Well worth the time and money! We highly recommend this tour!
5 stars for John Caffrey! An excellent tour!
Z7796AFsharonh,
Oct 17, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I came to Ireland to celebrate our 9 year wedding anniversary and kicked it off with this tour. Our guide, John Caffrey, was incredible! He had a deep well of knowledge regarding history and culture and his delivery felt like story-telling that was often punctuated with a lovely relatable anecdote. He was very friendly and easy to chat with. He encouraged questions and always had an answer for them. It’s also worth noting that he was punctual for our start time, and never made us feel rushed to get to the next thing. He always offered to take pictures of us at the different stops, and didn’t mind if we wanted to linger at one thing or another. We learned so much about Ireland and would definitely encourage others to book this tour, but we especially want to recommend John! He was incredible. Just lovely! He made our first day in Ireland a very memorable one!
A must do!
Roam29884778715,
Sep 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful time with our guide John Caffrey. He was well versed in the history of Dublin, and eloquently told us all the stories he could fit into 8 hours.
Perfect history and culture day in Dublin
uttermom,
Sep 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brendan sought our input in advance and put together the perfect Dublin walking tour that suited our interests. He was professional, knowledgeable, friendly and insightful. I would DEFINITELY use him again and recommend him without hesitation.
Wonderful Day with Garvan!
725bridgets,
Aug 31, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an 8-hour tour with Garvan and enjoyed it very much. He is extremely knowledgeable and taught us about a broad spectrum of topics. Anything we asked, he had an answer for! We learned more than we could have imagined and got a great sense of Irish/Dublin history. Thank you, Garvan!!
We had a fantastic guide...
Kim B,
Jun 29, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a fantastic guide in Eamon O'Sullivan. He was very informative, and answered all of our numerous questions. He spent 9 hours showing us all of Dublin. I would highly recommend this tour, with this particular guide!!
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