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Last reviewed · 30 July 2026
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Twelve excursions across the island: the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren, the Ring of Kerry, Slea Head, Glendalough and Wicklow, the Aran Islands, Skellig Michael, Kinsale food, Dublin's literary pubs and Connemara's abbey.
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Cliffs & the Wild Atlantic WayKerry & DingleDublin city & pubsIslands & boat tripsCastles & abbeysFood, whiskey & stout
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Cliffs of Moher, Burren and Galway Bay day tour from Dublin
4.7(19,400 reviews)
The long but efficient way to see Clare in a day from the capital: coach across the midlands, the Cliffs of Moher visitor experience with time at O'Brien's Tower, the limestone Burren and Poulnabrone dolmen, then Galway before the run home.
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- Cliffs admission
- Live guide
- Burren stops
- Hotel-area pickup
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Ring of Kerry full-day tour from Killarney
4.8(8,600 reviews)
The Iveragh circuit with a driver-guide who knows where the coaches will be: Killorglin, Cahersiveen, Waterville's Chaplin seafront, Coomakista pass, Sneem's painted squares and Ladies View over the lakes.
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- Full loop
- Photo stops
- Live commentary
- Small coach
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Skellig Michael landing tour from Portmagee
4.9(2,100 reviews)
Eleven kilometres out into the Atlantic to the sixth-century monastery on the pinnacle, with two and a half hours ashore for the stone steps and beehive cells. Weather cancels roughly one sailing in three, so keep a spare day.
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- Landing permit boat
- Skellig Beag pass
- Small group
- Puffins Apr–Jul
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Dingle and Slea Head Drive day tour
4.8(4,300 reviews)
Over the Gaeltacht peninsula with stops at Inch strand, the clocháns above Slea Head, Dunquin pier and the Gallarus Oratory, with free time in Dingle town before the return.
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- Slea Head loop
- Gaeltacht guide
- Dingle free time
- Photo stops
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Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains and Kilkenny from Dublin
4.7(7,200 reviews)
Out through the Military Road and the Sally Gap bog to Glendalough's round tower and lakes, then south to Kilkenny for the castle, St Canice's and lunch on the Medieval Mile.
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- Two counties
- Guided Glendalough walk
- Kilkenny free time
- Coach
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Aran Islands and Cliffs of Moher cruise from Galway
4.6(5,800 reviews)
Ferry from Rossaveel to Inis Mór for Dún Aonghasa and the stone-wall lanes by bike or minibus, returning past the Cliffs of Moher at sea level, which is the angle most visitors never get.
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- Return ferry
- Island time
- Cliff cruise
- Galway pickup
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Connemara and Kylemore Abbey day tour from Galway
4.7(6,900 reviews)
North through the bog and the Maam valley to Kylemore Abbey and its walled garden, along Killary Harbour and back over the Twelve Bens, with a stop in Cong or Leenane.
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- Abbey admission option
- Fjord views
- Live guide
- Small coach
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Book of Kells, Dublin Castle and Trinity guided walk
4.8(9,100 reviews)
A historian-led walk through Trinity's cobbled squares to the Book of Kells and the Long Room, then Dublin Castle, the Chester Beatty and the medieval streets of the old Norse city.
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- Kells ticket
- Trinity graduate guide
- Small group
- City orientation
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Dublin literary pub crawl
4.7(5,400 reviews)
Two professional actors perform scenes from Joyce, Beckett, Behan and Wilde between four historic pubs, with the drinking done at your own pace and a quiz at the end.
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- Four pubs
- Live performance
- Running since 1988
- Small group
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Kinsale food and history walking tour
4.9(1,400 reviews)
Around the harbour town that started Irish food tourism, with tastings from the smokehouse, the cheesemonger, the chowder kitchens and a chocolatier, plus the story of the 1601 siege.
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- Six tastings
- Local guide
- Small group
- Harbour walk
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Slieve League cliffs and Glenveagh from Donegal
4.8(900 reviews)
The Wild Atlantic Way at its emptiest: the shuttle up to the Slieve League viewpoint, Glencolmcille's folk village, then Glenveagh's castle gardens on the lough under the Derryveagh mountains.
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- Cliff shuttle
- Park entry
- Local driver-guide
- Small group
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Cork, Blarney Castle and Cobh day tour from Dublin
4.6(6,100 reviews)
South by coach for the 1446 castle and its gardens, the Blarney Stone if you want it, then Cobh's cathedral and Titanic quarter, and free time in Cork for the English Market.
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- Blarney admission option
- Cobh waterfront
- Cork free time
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Twelve excursions across the island: the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren, the Ring of Kerry, Slea Head, Glendalough and Wicklow, the Aran Islands, Skellig Michael, Kinsale food, Dublin's literary pubs and Connemara's abbey.. The best-reviewed ones sell out first in high season, so book once your dates are fixed — most listed here confirm instantly.
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