Step back in time and immerse yourself in the complex history of Dublin and Ireland on this award-winning walking tour. See Dublin Castle, Temple Bar, City Hall and roam through the Medieval City led by extremely knowledgeable and entertaining guides.

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: English
Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Enjoy an informative and entertaining tour led by history graduates of Trinity College Dublin
Immerse yourself in the fascinating history of Dublin and Ireland
See Dublin Castle, Temple Bar, City Hall, and the Medieval City
Take part in an award-winning tour and discover the important sites of Dublin in just 2 hours

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Get to grips with the turbulent and fascinating history of Dublin in just 2 hours. This tour is led by history graduates of Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin and aims to inform and entertain you all at once. Visit sites and hear stories detailing the complex history of Ireland. Learn about the influence of the American and French revolutions, the Potato Famine, the 1916 Rising and the War of Independence. Visit sites such as the Dublin Castle, Temple Bar, the City Hall and the Medieval City. Delve into modern history and explore the effects of the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Take a walk around the city and experience modern day Dublin. This award-winning tour scores top marks for educational, entertainment all at once, with its guides possessing that natural Irish flair of combining history with wit to an extraordinary effect.

Includes

Entrance fees as per itinerary
Local guide

Entrance into Book of Kells
Entrance into State Apartments in Dublin Castle
Personal expenses

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Meeting point

Meet at the front gate of Trinity College, Dublin. Your guide will be wearing a lanyard/badge with Authenticity Tours around their neck.

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Overall rating

4.6 /5

based on 147 reviews

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Guide
4.9/5
Value for money
4.6/5
Service
4.6/5
Organization
4.5/5

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Simply Excellent

We spent two weeks in Ireland and Northern Ireland. During our time there we went on many tours and learned a lot about Irish history. Our walking tour in Dublin was one of the best. Our guide spoke loud and clear, and was very knowledgeable. The group was a bit bigger than I was expecting (~35 people), but he did a good job making sure that no one got dropped. I would highly recommend this tour.

August 12, 2019

Enjoyable, detailed tour

The tour covered not only local history but a fair bit of all Ireland history. Our guide, Eoin, was very knowledgable and personable, he took the trouble to ask everyone where they were from and had a quick chat about their home countries. The tour was interesting and covered some quirky details, such as the role of the high windows in trinity college in the 1916 rising and particular details about O’Connell’s National bank building . Do not miss this tour if you have an interest in Irish history.

June 16, 2019

Extremely well prepared guide. Wonderful speaker,

The tour was listed as 2 hours staring at 11:00am. We started late. The guide said it was 2.5 hours. We had another tour at Glasnevin at 2:30. We thought we would have 1.5 hours to get there. The guide went over his time but he was great! We missed his last part about the famine and took a taxi to Glasnevin, had a quick bite at the cafe there. We were sorry to miss the end of his tour. Create more space between tours.

May 27, 2019

Historical 2-Hour Guided Walking Tour of Dublin

Historical 2-Hour Guided Walking Tour of Dublin

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Simply Excellent

Enjoyable, detailed tour

Extremely well prepared guide. Wonderful speaker,

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