Private tour in Dublin Johner
up to 4 people
7 hours
Private transportation
1
Johner
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Welcome to county Wicklow, the garden of Ireland and it's ancient east. I will drive and guide you around this beautiful county in an E Class Mercedes licensed taxi. Wicklow is renowned as the county closest to Dublin with breathtaking scenery. If your time in Ireland does not allow you to head west then this trip is a must as you will experience a taste of the west of Ireland in 1 day within easy reach of Dublin. Our drive will include the Wicklow mountains and valleys, it's stunning lakes including the infamous Guinness Lake (lough Tay) and the monastic village of Glendalough. We will start the tour with a visit the period country home of lord Powerscourt and his family and its wonderful gardens, voted number 3 in the world by National Geographic! After lunch we will drive to GLENDALOUGH and the centuries old settlements of Monks and their sacred ruins. There will be lots of opportunities for photo's a bit of souvenir shopping.
Pick-up from your accommodation between 9. 00 and 10. 00 (earlier on request). We will drive south from Dublin to the Powerscourt Estate and world renowned gardens. You will 2 hours here for a stroll around the house and a walk around the amazing world class gardens. From here we shall take a stunning drive over the Sally Gap taking in some breathtaking scenery and the Guinness Lake until we reach GLENDALOUGH, known as the "valley of two lakes". Lunch. After lunch we will visit the ancient monastic settlement of Glendalough. This famous site was founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century and its iconic round tower is over a 1200 years old! We have 1 1/2 hours here. To start I will bring you to the visitor centre where you can watch a 15 minute audiovisual telling you the story of this sacred place. We will then walk down and through the old ruins and you can take a lake walk around some of this magnificent glacial valley. This place is very Special Leaving the valley we will drive back to Dublin.
Contact your local guide to know more!!
Transport will be in an E Class Mercedes taxi saloon car.
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Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
7 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
Book with a 20% deposit!
Size:
up to 4 people
Duration:
7 hours
Transportation:
Private transportation
1
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