Tours & Activities in Dublin

Step inside four traditional Dublin pubs off the tourist trail on this walking tour and learn Irish history as you sip.

This walking tour of Dublin is a mix of everything from history to hidden culture. Join historian Alan Byrne on a three-hour walk which is suitable for visitors and locals alike. The tour takes in everything from the remains of Medieval Dublin, through to its rebellious struggles against the British rule, as well as taking in life in the city, its street art, characters, and hidden mischievous pranks. Join a tour led by a qualified historian, guide, and native of the city for a unique and unforgettable experience.

Learn the history of Ireland and its capital on an Italian-speaking walking tour of Dublin city center. Visit the main attractions, such as the Liffey Bridge, Temple Bar district and 18th-century Dublin Castle.

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.

Join a bonafide local musician and balladeer for an interactive journey through the music of Ireland. Sing along to the street songs of Dublin, hearing the folk ballads of Ireland's musical heritage.

Avoid the tourist traps and fake 'Irish' pubs! Escape with the locals to learn how to savour a pint of Guinness, sample local Irish craft beer, rare world beers and traditional Irish music! Find out how to ensure you always get a great pint and why it's important! Follow in the footsteps of the Irish literary giants like Patrick Kavanagh, Flann O'Brien and Brendan Behan.

Enjoy a walking tour of Dublin that takes you to its major landmarks as well as hidden gems. See Dublin Castle, City Hall, O'Connell Street, Trinity College, and more with a German-speaking guide.

For international visitors and locals alike, this tour takes you into the past world of Dublin's oldest suburb, Kilmainham. Take a 2.5 hour stroll through the streets and narrow lanes of Kilmainham and Inchicore with your fully accredited tour guide, Frank, who is also a published historian with PhD in Irish history. Absorb the incredible history of centuries of settlement, from an early Christian monastic site, to Viking burial grounds, not to mention an ancient order of crusader knights, to name but a few points of interest on this tour. Hear how particular individuals and groups contributed to Kilmainham's long-term growth by establishing important buildings and sites through the centuries. Learn about Kilmainham's status as an important Victorian railway village in the 1800s, and its present status as one of Dublin's coolest urban villages with lots of trendy boutiques, cafes and coffee shops.

Meet Dublin's greatest literary minds of the past and travel with them through the streets of the city and into some of the best pubs the fair city has to offer. Meet Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Flann O'Brien, Brendan Behan amongst others.

Dublin is where pubs are born. Some don't survive, many leave the Irish shore, several have mid-life crises, but few are ageing as gracefully as the stable pubs that bestow so much character on Dublin. Avoid the tourist traps and fake 'Irish' pubs! Escape with the locals to learn how to savour a pint of Guinness. Find out how to ensure you always get a great pint and why it's important! Follow in the footsteps of the Irish literary giants like Patrick Kavanagh, Flann O'Brien and Brendan Behan. If Dublin has hidden gems, they're the pubs that don't advertise to tourists. The locals. The authentic Irish pub where a conversation is flowing faster than the beer, where the character of the pub is as fascinating as the characters in it, where literature, society and history eternally lives. Best time to start is 7 pm assuming you'll have eaten dinner prior to the tour. Bring a pen - you never know what these aged walls will murmur to your thoughts.

Take a 90-minute walking tour of Dublin City center. See the most important landmarks and get lots of sightseeing ideas for the rest of your stay. This tour is designed to entertain: full of knowledge to inspire your sightseeing in Dublin.

This exciting adventure is very unique and entertaining. Your guides who are in full Viking Warrior Battle Costume are all deeply invested in Viking culture and the Norse-Gael legacy of Ireland and Dublin in particular. Indeed, many of them have featured in the TV Series Vikings and Valhalla and numerous other Viking re-enactments. “While on this tour you may get the urge to go “Viking” and pursue a life of unending adventure, raiding and battles to fulfil your destiny to take your rightful place at Odin’s table in Valhalla.” You have been warned.

See 10 of Dublin’s attractions as you solve riddles and follow clues on this scavenger hunt. Use maps through the mobile app to navigate your way around the city.

This unique tour uses Ireland’s artistic and literary wealth to explain the historical moments, traditions, wars, movements, and eras that have sculpted Ireland through the centuries. We’ll explore the highlights of the National Gallery, National Library and National Museum, with a break half-way through. Consider those great cultural and artistic treasures that represent your country’s history. For the USA, it is paintings like ‘Washington Crossing the Delaware’ and ‘American Gothic’ by Grant Wood, original manuscripts of Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman, and objects full of cultural symbolism like The Liberty Bell. This tour will show you their Irish equivalents: - Symbolic paintings representing the Norman Conquest of Ireland and the Irish Civil War; - Insight into the life and works of W.B. Yeats - Ireland’s Greatest Poet; - The Tara Brooch and the Ardagh Chalice – treasures that epitomise Ireland’s Golden Age (500-800AD).

Enjoy a tour of Dublin that takes you to its major landmarks and off the beaten path. Visit City Hall, O'Connell Street, and Trinity College. Find local spots and curiosities with your guide.

This is a 2-hour walking tour where we explore the lesser-known streets of the old city centre whilst describing the more gruesome parts of the history of Dublin. On this Macabre tour you will discover a more sinister side to the history of our city and hear stories of torture, executions and serial killers. From the heart of the city outside the GPO we head west through the previous Viking and medieval areas of the north inner city before crossing the river and finishing in one of the oldest parts of the city beside Christchurch and Temple Bar.

The Jewish community in Dublin was once a vibrant part of the city's multicultural patchwork, centered in the south-west of the inner city, in 'Little Jerusalem'. This 3-hour walking tour is a one of a kind chance to discover this lost community.

History is filled with stories of great expeditions, fearless rebels, amazing inventions, brave patriots and scientific advancements. Most of the famous stories and achievements are of men, but what of the women? Did they not have great expeditions? Were they not fearless rebels? Did they not play a role in scientific advancements and society as a whole? ​We know that history is written by the victors. The victors, historically being male, means that quite often the roles of women throughout Irish History and their adventures to distant lands are forgotten. On this 1.5 hour tour we celebrate and explore the lives and stories of some of these women. Immerse yourself in their incredible lives and achievements while navigating Dublins’ Fair City.

Hear the origins of St Patrick’s Day, discover local history and legends, and see Dublin's top sights and hidden gems with a Licensed Guide.

This is a unique but very popular walk for Irish people in both Dublin and Wicklow. It is a beautiful walk where you can enjoy the sea breeze while looking across Dublin bay and other parts of Ireland's coastline. The towns of both Greystones and Bray are wonderful examples of Irish coastal villages and there are plenty to eat and drink after your walk. Your Guide will be able to tell you the history of the Vikings in Ireland, the Victorian influence in these areas and why these towns became very popular holiday destinations in the 19th century Ireland.

The most unique and fun experience of your life. Dancing, singing and laughing from start to finish as we make our way through Dublin city. Guaranteed the highlight of your trip.

Explore the beautiful city of Dublin and its fascinating literary history and culture. Dublin is recognized by UNESCO as a City of Literature, thanks to a large number of writers, poets and dramatists it has produced over the centuries, from Jonathan Swift to Oscar Wilde, WB Yeats to Samuel Beckett, Bram Stoker to James Joyce. See where these literary luminaries lived on Merrion Square and visit the pubs and bookshops they frequented. Your guide will show you the status of Wilde and Yeats, and stop for some stories and photos outside the magnificent St Patrick’s Cathedral, where Jonathan Swift is buried. Visit Sweny’s Pharmacy and pop your head into the illustrious and very grand coffee shop of Bewley’s on Grafton Street, an inspiring place for Joyce to write! See all the places in Dublin that inspired these literary legends as you hear the stories of their lives and works. Walk over the river and end at the Winding Stair Restaurant & Bookstore.

Discover Dublin from Joyce to Wilde, from the street to the pub, from the market to the museum, from the shopping street to the backyard. Dublin in a day. Your smartphone is your guide.

Get to know Dublin from the most chatty guide in the city. I approach the city with historical rigor and enormous respect for the data I provide, but at the same time with closeness, humor and showing you the city as if it were a friend or family member living in Ireland. That is the big difference compared to other tours: I will get fully involved to make the most of the experience and your trip is absolutely memorable, customizing the visit according to your preferences. Will you accompany me to know Ireland?

Uncover the historical story behind Irish whiskey's golden days with this guided whiskey walking tour through Dublin's Liberties. Enjoy great local food, tasty beers, and even better premium whiskey.