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Private tour in Dublin John C
Dublin: The Guinness Tour - with Private Guide
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Welcome to Dublin - Tá Fáilte Romhat. I'm John - an experienced tour guide and proud holder of the National Tour Guiding Badge. I have lived my whole life here, and I look forward to showing you the elegance, history and charm of Ireland's intriguing capital city. I have given to date over four hundred walking tours of Dublin to visitors from all parts of the world, and have an honours degree in languages (German and Russian) from Trinity College. Some of my extended family are however still native Irish speakers in the West of this country, so I am of course Irish to the core. Despite its location on the periphery of Europe, Dublin as a city boasts a remarkably diverse set of influences. The Celts arrived here a long time ago, followed by Vikings, Normans and English. Jewish people found a safe haven here from the pogroms of the Russian Empire; Huguenot Protestants came from France and Italians from the Lazio area settled here too. As we wend our way through the streets of Dublin I'll tell you about the city known to the Ancient Greeks as 'Eblana', which later became the bustling centre of 18th century Georgian grandeur and was ultimately the stage upon which the 'terrible beauty' of Irish independence was born in the 1916 Rising. Hear about the town that gave the world Swift, Beckett, Joyce and Behan - a place with a literary heritage second to none . . Dublin is also the home of modern writers such as Anne Enright and Roddy Doyle; and the city's rock exports such as U2, the Script, Hozier and Imelda May have become household names worldwide . . I look forward to unlocking for you some of the secrets, sights and stories of this fascinating city; and to sharing with you its humour and its history . . I have a Two-Subject (Hons.) Moderatorship in Modern Languages (Russian and German) from Trinity College Dublin I am not a driver. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate air-conditioned vehicle and driver. Please ensure to advise the full group number at time of booking. Guiding at a few locations, such as Trinity College, is restricted.
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Enjoy a Pint Pouring Masterclass in the Ha'penny Bridge Inn, visit Dublin's Oldest Pub, call at the home of Arthur Guinness and then finish at the world famous Guinness Storehouse!
Overview of your Dublin tour
The word Guinness has long been synonymous with the City of Dublin. On this tour you'll learn to pour your own pint of Guinness (and be treated to one!), be treated to a complimentary drink at Dublin's oldest pub (The Brazen Head, dating all the way back to the year 1190) and also see the house where Arthur and Olivia Guinness raised their ten children. So here's the deal: We either commence or conclude our tour at the world famous Guinness Storehouse at St James's Gate. You decide! Just book your Guinness Storehouse tickets, and then reserve this tour for either three hours before your booked admission (in which case we start at the front gates of Trinity College and get to Guinness Storehouse after three hours), or for two hours after it (in which case we commence our tour from the Storehouse exit after your visit is done - most people spend 90 to 120 minutes inside), and I'll see you in Dublin for: The Guinness Tour!
Your Dublin tour itinerary
MEETING POINT: TRINITY COLLEGE FRONT GATES (OR THE GUINNESS STOREHOUSE IF YOU'RE TAKING THE TOUR AFTER YOU'VE VISITED IT) THE OLD IRISH PARLIAMENT, COLLEGE GREEN (1733) BLOOMS HOTEL, TEMPLE BAR THE HA'PENNY BRIDGE INN - GUINNESS-POURING MASTERCLASS CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL VISIT THE BRAZEN HEAD, DUBLIN'S OLDEST PUB (1190)! ST CATHERINE'S PROTESTANT CHAPEL - WHERE ARTHUR GUINNESS AND FAMILY ATTENDED CHURCH NO.1 THOMAS STREET, THE HOME OF ARTHUR GUINNESS (1770) SEE THE ORIGINAL ST JAMES'S GATE DROP-OFF (OR PICK-UP AS THE CASE MAY BE) AT THE GUINNESS STOREHOUSE NOTE: ABOVE ITINERARY IS REVERSED FOR THOSE STARTING THE TOUR FROM THE STOREHOUSE.
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Type: Walking
This is a walking tour only.
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College Green, County Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
If taking the tour before your visit to the Guinness Storehouse, meet me at the Front Gates of Trinity College three hours in advance of your visit time. If taking it after you've visited the Storehouse, I'll meet you at the Storehouse exit (two hours after the start of your visit): I'll be holding a large A4 sign with your name on it in bold - if you don't immediately see me, just contact me on my cell phone.
- You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
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