Shore Excursion from Dublin: Including Dublin highlights and Glendalough
Overview
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8 hours
Mobile ticket
You will be collected in style by a luxury coach from the cruise ship terminal in Dublin where your driver for the day will be waiting for you to begin your tour. The day includes a panoramic tour of Dublin and a tour of the Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough. You will tour with a professional driver and guide, in excellent vehicles and with small numbers.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
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
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
WiFi on board
Driver/guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Port pickup and drop-off
Live commentary on board
Gratuities
Lunch
What To Expect
We will collect you in style in a luxury tour Coach. Your guide shall be waiting with a sign ready to take you off on your marvelous journey. We shall greet and meet and then inform you of the highlights of the day, the various options for lunch and some of the great shops where you can purchase Irish arts and crafts as we drive off on this trip that shall provide memories to last a lifetime.We collect passengers from the cruise ship at 07:30 for departure @ 08:00. Where your ship docks later than 07:30 the tour will begin 30 minutes after disembarkation commences.
Glendalough Monastic Settlement
We begin our tour by taking the lovely little drive through county Wicklow knows also as the garden of Ireland. With its rolling hills, babbling brooks and romantic glens one can easily understand how this landscape was a highlight and feature of both Hollywood blockbusters P.S. I love you and Braveheart. Then it's onward to Glendalough known as the valley of two lakes, famed by St. Kevin's monastery dating back to the 6th century. The monastic site has Ireland's finest round tower and you can even try and touch your hands around St. Kevin's cross, as legend has it you shall then be married within a year. A truly wonderful place to visit! *all timings approximate. subject to change based on cruise liner schedule**
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Shore Tour of Dublin
You will be collected in style by a luxury coach from the Cruise Ship Terminal in Dublin. Your guide will begin the day with a panoramic tour of Dublin City.
Reviews
102 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Glasgow tour
David F,
May 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00Connor was wonderful and very knowledgeable. He also had a great sense of humor! Ask for Connor! The tour itself had great stops and we were even given a few pleasant surprises! Stirling castle was great as was Loch Lomond.
Just a ride
oskie2424,
Sep 20, 2024
- Viator
2.00Our guide knew little of the places we went except for what he remembered as a child and perhaps a recommendation from someone. He dropped us off in 2 places and let us entertain ourselves for hours. Compared to other tours this was a disappointment. A waste of time and money.
Not much of a tour.
Doris K,
Sep 17, 2024
- Viator
1.00Guide (John) seemed disinterested; was accustomed to doing 8 day tours of Ireland and was worried about not having enough time to get everything in. The result was he shortened our time at Glendalough to a little over an hour - (there was an occasional very light rain which was not a hinderance to many.). This was not sufficient time to walk to the lake and back, which many wanted to do. John gave no information about Glendalough on the drive down, no suggestions on what to see. After Glendalough he drove back to Dublin and showed us some sights from the van. He then dropped us off in town with 3 1/2 hours for lunch, shopping, and the like. Several objected, stating this was too much time, but this is what John decided. Very disappointing. John should not be assigned this tour again.
Uncaring subcontractor Paddy Wagon
Joseph R,
Sep 16, 2024
- Viator
2.00We were in the cruise bus lot & gave our tickets to Paddy Wagon agent who is the subcontractor tour and was listed on the ticket.Told he never heard of Viator. Told we were late and our tour had left. We were on the first tender from the ship. We were still on time compared to the listed time on the ticket. Told we were in the wrong place. Were directed to get an. Uber for a 20 ride to their downtown office. While waiting for our Uber for another 20 minutes, another Paddy Wagon agent said they missing 4 people & called out our 2 names. The day was almost ruined. We boarded the bus. Guide was good once tour begun. Meanwhile another couple who were told the same thing & had taken a cab to the office. Their day was ruined.
Nothing special but ok.
James B,
Sep 15, 2024
- Viator
4.00The pickup van is situated just past the Princess buses (within 100 yards). Unfortunately, despite asking 3 people for assistance, we were directed 10 min up the road. The boarding pass lists Paddy Wagon as the vendor on the invoice but NOT on the boarding ticket sent out the day before. The van said Paddy Wagon on the side but we did not know that’s what we should be looking for. There was NO Viator sign or a sign with the name of the tour. Our driver/guide John was a nice enough guy but he just dropped us of at Glendaugh without telling us what we should be looking for. After quite a drive around Dublin - where tourist sites were identified as we drove by - we stopped at a popular tourist shopping/eating area. It was an ok day. Nothing special
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