Welcome to Dublin - home to some of the friendliest, wittiest hosts you'll ever meet. Take a private Dublin tour with a knowledgeable local guide and get ready to be charmed by one of Europe's liveliest capitals.

Begin your day with a stroll through the lovely grounds of Trinity College, established in 1592, making sure to visit the beautiful Book of Kells at the Old Library. If you enjoy beer (as the Irish do!) tour the Guinness Storehouse in St. James Gate Brewery. Your guide will ensure you enjoy a pint of the famous brew at one of the city's many colourful pubs, where you can also listen to foot-tapping traditional Irish music.

Ireland's compact size means there are many daytrip opportunities from Dublin. Your guide would be happy to take you to Newgrange, a 5000 year old neolithic burial tomb and UNESCO World Heritage Site, or if you fancy a hike, perhaps the Wicklow Mountains.

Your Dublin tour will give you a glimpse of this fabulous city, through the eyes of a local.

Dublin

I love showing my native city to visitors I will pick you up from your cruise ship or hotel you can take in the most historic sites of Dublin City in a chauffeur driven limousine with an expert in Irish history; such as Trinity College, Dublin Castle, St Patricks Cathedral, Guinness Brewery, Phoenix Park, shopping, etc. I will create an itinerary for you that takes in all the main sights and gives you time to relax and enjoy your visit. If you want you can combine seeing the city highlights with a trip to the Wicklow Mountains or North Dublin, you would prefer to get out to the countryside for a while.

Explore the History of Dublin city with a private vehicle

Dublin Highlights Private full-day Tour

"Dublin can be heaven with Coffee at Eleven and a stroll down Grafton Street" This song was made famous by Irish actor Noel Purcell and it is sung with happiness as you stroll through the streets of Dublin.
An 8 hour tour with one of Ireland's premier national guide. The distances are not long but it is a very enjoyable scenic relaxing tour.
See Trinity College, Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, St Patricks Cathedral, the Phoenix Park and the Guinness Storehouse. Moving on to the historic area's of interest in the Dublin region I will arrange various visit' to encompass the Irish Civil War / Foundation of the State / 1916 Rebellion.
See where the Vikings first landed and created a town settlement and where the Anglo-Normans developed the medieval city. See the exact places where Irish rebels fought and died to free our country. Areas of interest are the two principal cathedrals of Dublin dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, St Patricks and Christ Church Cathedral and our national park.

A wedding Day at the Famous Guinness Gates

Saint Patrick's Cathedral Dublin, Saint Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1191, is the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland. With its 43-metre spire, St. Patrick's is the tallest church in Ireland and the largest. Wikipedia Address: St Patrick's Close, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 Dean: W. W. Morton Architectural style: Gothic architecture Province: Leinster

Gregory at Saint Patrick's Cathedral Dublin

Dublin Old and New Private Tour

Dublin City & Environs

This breathtaking tour will allow you to witness firsthand the natural beauty of Northern Ireland.

You will travel from Dublin in a luxury air-conditioned Train
Meeting your guide at lanyon place station you will then travel
to the 8th wonder of the world …. The Giants Causeway.

Traveling along one of the most picturesque coastal roads in the world you will also visit beautiful towns, villages, and harbours including:

The Giants causeway
Ballintoy harbour,
Whitepark Bay, Dunluce Castle, and last but not least the beautiful Dark Hedges!

Once we complete the Causeway coastal sites we drive back to Belfast for you to visit the world-renowned Titanic Belfast visitors complex.
Or an alternative is to visit The beautiful city of Belfast learning the political history of this once at war city.

A private tour of Northern Ireland's Giants Causeway Coastline

Dublin to Giant's Causeway and Titanic Belfast

The best of Wicklow in a day - with a private Guide

Visit County Wicklow and it's national park - just 40 minutes from Dublin city centre.

Enjoy a short visit to Enniskerry village - setting of many recent films due to it's quaintness.

Explore Powerscourt Gardens (Rated third best in the world by National Geographic)

Drive through Wicklow Mountains National Park with a stop at Glencree Centre, a former army barracks with a very poignant history and a surprise.

Look down at the beautiful 'Guinness Lake' and hear the stories of Luggala Estate and the Guinness connection.

Lunch in one of Wicklow's fine eateries - I have many recommendations.

Visit Glendalough and tour the ruins of the monastic city and walk around the two lakes.

Glendalough Cemetery on a frosty winter morning

Powerscourt House and gardens - a must see!

A visit to a small graveyard with the ruins of a Norman church - one of many to be found in Wicklow.

I am looking down at Lough Ouler - Wicklow's heart shaped lake. A perfect romantic hike if you like views!

Victor's Way - a private meditation garden with some interesting Indian sculptures. This can be part of our tour if pre-booked.

Enjoying the Upper Lake at Glendalough with my guests.

The Upper Lake at Glendalough on a still morning.

My favourite beach in County Wicklow - a very special place!

View from the Rose Garden at Powerscourt House

About to go down a big slide - this was a customised tour of Wicklow with a six year old guest! This is a new tree top walk in Rathdrum, Co Wicklow and worth a visit.

Your guide at the Upper Lake, Glendalough

Looking at the Pepperpot Tower in Powerscourt Gardens

Mountains, lakes, gardens and much more....

Welcome to Dublin, Ireland's vibrant capital city and capital of Ireland's Ancient East. I will collect you at your accommodation in an E Class Mercedes taxi and drive you around Dublin's best historical and cultural sights while giving a brief historical context on the city and and the sights we will see. My suggested itinerary below covers most of Dublin's finest places to see but I can create a different itinerary for you based on your preferences. Message me with suggestions and we can explore options.

The Old Library at Trinity College and home of the book of Kells

Explore the Capital of Ireland in a Mercedes E Class

Dublin Private Driving Tour

Full Day Dublin & Wicklow Tour - up to 4* Guests

Experience the grandeur of Dublin, once 'second city of the Empire', with it's beautiful Georgian streets and magnificent public buildings. This is the city which inspired Nobel Laureate poets William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, and Samuel Beckett, and the childhood playground of Oscar Wilde, the most celebrated wit of his time.
Dublin is also central to the work of James Joyce, author of Ulysses, considered by many literary experts to be the finest novel ever written in the English language.
Come with me as we explore the city, before heading south along Dublin Bay towards Wicklow, the 'Garden of Ireland'.
Our first stop is a garden of some renown - the breathtaking Powerscourt Garden, voted the 3rd Most Beautiful Garden in the World by National Geographic. After Lunch, we cross the Wicklow Mountains to the tranquility of Glendalough, a beautiful glacial valley where St Kevin established his monastery in 555AD. Walk among the ruins, and stroll to the heavenly Upper Lake, before heading back to Dublin

Powerscourt House, Co Wicklow - voted 3rd Most Beautiful Garden in the World by National Geographic.

Glendalough, Co Wicklow - a monastic sanctuary in a glacial valley.

Glendalough Round Tower - more than 1,000 years old, and still standing tall!

Dublin, Wicklow and Enchanting Glendalough !

Newgrange and the Historical Capital of Ireland

There are many amazing sites to visit in the Boyne Valley such as Newgrange and Knowth which date back to 3200bc which makes them older than the Pyramids in Egypt and Stonehenge.

Sites such as the Hill of Tara, Monasterboice and the largest Anglo Norman Castle in Ireland Trim Castle can be visited along with many more. If you are looking for a local guide with in depth knowledge of this area, look no further!

I have grown up and still live in the Historical County of Co. Meath. I grew up exploring all the places you will visit and will also show you many sites only a local would know.

UNESCO's Newgrange, Knowth, Hill of Slane, Bective Abbey and Trim Castle

Highlights include the Rock of Cashel, one of the oldest archeological sites in Ireland and Blarney Castle and Gardens.
Kiss the Blarney stone to get the 'gift of the gab'.

Visit the most ecologically diverse National Park in Ireland. Take a horse and carriage ride from Torc waterfall to Muckross Abbey.

The Ring of Kerry is one of Ireland's most famous scenic drives with photo opps at every turn. Dingle is a town bursting with 'craic' otherwise known as fun. All legal and above board!

Visit the mighty Cliffs of Moher and colourful Galway city. So many amazing sites on this tour!!

The lambs are always around the West of Ireland to say hi

Patchwork quilt of green fields to the coast

Custom Built tour for you and your group of up to 16

Five day private tour to the South West

The outstanding Cliffs of Moher are a legendary coastal feature sweeping along the west coast. A breath-taking worldwide outstanding tourist attraction touching the Atlantic, it calls to those who wish to spend time in mythical Ireland.
When we journey across the Island, you experience the best 'cliff-view' on the planet as ranked by Conde Nast Traveller. We transport you in style to the historic village of Kinvarra, the pre-historic Burren, the surfers' paradise of Lahinch and end our journey going back in time under the medieval shadow of the 15th century Bunratty Castle.

Amazing Wild Atlantic Way, Cliffs of Moher, Doolin & Bunratty Castle!

Private Cliffs of Moher Tour

Full day Brú na Bóinne Newgrange tour - Up to 4* Guests

A voyage of discovery, to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne, an enormous complex of 5, 000 year old tombs. If you love history & archaeology, this will be among the most memorable days of your life!

And if you think you don't like history and archaeology, prepare to discover that you do!
The highlight of today's tour is a visit to Brú na Bóinne, including the spectacular Stone Age tombs of Newgrange and Knowth. These tombs are the pinnacle of Stone Age monument building in Ireland, and are among the finest anywhere in the World. They are celebrations of engineering, astronomy, and the human experience!

This tour also touches on the history of Dublin, from the War of Independence in the 1920s, back to the arrival of the Vikings in 842AD. We will see the finest carved stone Celtic Cross in the world, dating from 923AD, and your choice of a Norman castle built in 1172AD, Royal Tara (seat of ancient Kings of Ireland), or the Battle of the Boyne site (1690).
Be back in Dublin in time for dinner!

Monasterboice, Co Louth. Founded in the 6th Century, this ruined monastery is home to an Irish Round Tower and the incredible Muiredach's Cross, both of which are more than 1,000 years old!

Trim Castle, Co Meath. Built in 1172, it is the largest Norman castle in Ireland, and filming location for many Hollywood movies.

Hill of Tara, ancient site of the High Kings of Ireland. Much more than 'just bumps in the ground', Tara is central to Irish Myths and Legends.

Five thousand years in a day: From the Stone Age to the Digital Age!

Cliffs of Moher and Wild Atlantic way Day tour

I Have a Couple of options for my Day tour for the Cliffs of Moher from Dublin that show off the best of this stunning Area.
Explore The Cliffs of Moher From above and from the Sea.
Visit Doolin Fishing Village.
Drive Along the Burren Coastal Route.
Doolin Caves
Ailiwee Caves. 
We will Create an Itinerary to Suit your interests,

Full-day private tour form Dublin: Cliffs of Moher, Burren National park

Enjoy a day tour to Laois from Dublin. Take the train from Dublin to Portlaoise and be met by your guide, she will book your train tickets for you and it will get you into the Irish countryside much faster. There you will visit the Rock of Dunamase, a hidden away heritage site with fabulous views over the surrounding farms.

On this tour, it's an option to visit one of Ireland's most sustainable farm producers - Ballykilcavan brewery.

Visit Ballintubbert gardens for a guided walk with the head gardener and afternoon tea.

This tour is perfect for groups of 10 - 16 who are looking for a quiet Irish countryside immersion.

Ridge of Capard - walk in the Slieve Bloom Mountains

Enjoy a walk in the Slieve Bloom Mountains

The beautiful yard at Ballykilcavan brewery

Visit Co Laois on a gourmet food and drink tour

Laois Gourmet Day Tour

Our Ancient East Tour brings you to what tourists call the "dawn of civilization".
We transport you into the prehistoric age of the world famous Newgrange monument in the Boyne Valley where you walk among tombs predating the Pyramids of Giza. Travel safely and comfortably into early Christian Ireland, among the breathtaking beauty and serenity of the world-renowned tourist destinations including Monasterboice, the charming Slane Village and stunning Trim Castle.

Historic Newgrange Monument, Celtic High Crosses, Slane Village & Trim Castle.

Newgrange & Boyne Valley Tour

Dublin walking and driving full-day private tour

Hear all about the history and culture and soak up the atmosphere of this ancient city. Take time to look around and gaze at the locals, listen to the accents. Bring your camera and take the beautiful pictures. Sample the local cuisine . . Let us view the old manuscripts, relax and enjoy walking in the footsteps of Joyce, Beckett, Patrick Kavanagh and Myles na Gopaleen etc. I can take you walking by the tidal river or the canal with its many locks, walk you through the medieval castle grounds and stand where St. Patrick baptised the pagan Irish so long, long ago back in the mists of time. . . Come and walk with me. Visit medieval and Georgian Dublin, walk down the side streets, visit the latin Quarter and more.

Experience the history and culture of medieval neighbourhoods and cobbled alleys

This full day tour takes in some of the beautiful sites and scenery of County Wicklow known as " The garden of Ireland ". Highlights include Powerscourt House and Gardens and the ancient monastic site of Glendalough dating back to the 6th century AD.

Experience the tranquillity and natural beauty of the monastic site at Glendalough which is set in a deep glacial valley in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains. Try exploring the magnificent gardens of the Powerscourt estate and relax and have a coffee break while taking in the breathtaking views of the Sugar Loaf Mountain.

A view of The Sugar Loaf Mountain as seen from Powerscourt.

Glendalough & Powerscourt

Co. Wicklow Day Tour

Generally, we start and finish these private tours in Dublin but we have also started these tours from Shannon Airport and other start points - you choose. You may have some places of interest you particularly wish to include. These private bespoke tours allow us to meet your individual requirements and do so at a pace which is suitable to your needs. e. g. whiskey distilleries/castles/monasteries and anywhere else you may wish to visit.

The RMS Lusitania that sailed from the Old Head of Kinsale Cork 7th May 1915

The Beautiful west coast of Ireland (Galway)

The west coast of Ireland looking out to the Atlantic Ocean

A small little mooring area in West Galway

Short Ferry crossing from Tarbert County Kerry to Killimer Co Clare

Saint Kevin's Tower in Glendalough County Wicklow

Natural Waterfall in Sally Gap in County Wicklow

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