Dublin Private Walking Tour

Dublin Private Walking Tour | Best Highlights & Local Hidden Gems

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3h 15m
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Overview

From Dublin's Celtic origins to the Vikings and Anglo‑Normans through to the present day, discover Dublin’s best highlights, history and hidden gems on a private guided walking tour that combines iconic landmarks with the city’s best‑kept secrets. Visiting Dublin’s medieval, Georgian, and cultural quarters, your local Irish guide David, a passionate storyteller, brings the history, culture, and traditions of Dublin and Ireland to life through engaging tales and stories that delight and captivate his guests, providing them with a memorable and enjoyable tour experience.

• A private guided walking tour exclusive to you/your family/group.

• Options to meet from your City Center Hotel Lobby or at the Molly Malone Statue

• Opportunities to pause for photos, coffee/tea, rest room breaks.

• Recommendations: for the best local cafes, restaurants, pubs & traditional Irish music venues.

• Best tips & tricks and recommendations for additional activities and excursions in Dublin and beyond.

Activity location

Molly Malone Statue
- Suffolk Street
- Dublin, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

Molly Malone Statue
- Suffolk Street
- D02 KX03, Dublin 2, County Dublin, Ireland

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3h 15m
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Language options: English

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Price details

RM 626.39 x 2 AdultsRM 1,252.78

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What's included, what's not

After the Tour receive a digital list for the best cafes, restaurants, pubs & Irish music venues.
Local Tips & Tricks & Recommendations
A private guided walking tour led by a qualified, licensed, professional guide.
Opportunities to pause for photos / refreshments / restroom breaks
Food & Beverages
Tickets/Paid Attractions

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Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not recommended for babies or children under the age of 5 years

Activity itinerary

Molly Malone Statue

Welcome: I'm David, Irish & Local, and I look forward to providing you with an authentic, memorable and enjoyable tour experience here in Dublin. This Private Guided Walking Tour is exclusively for you/your family or group. We will meet and being the tour at The Molly Malone Statue, one of Dublin's legendary and iconic figures who is believed to have been a street trader in 18th century Dublin. Derived from the song of the same name, this is Dublin's unofficial anthem and has been sung down through the ages to this very day. Yes I will sing it if asked :-)

Saint Stephen's Green

Discover a hidden oasis, Magnificent Architecture Famous literary legends, Lives of Opulence & Grandeur, Social Scandals & Some Secret Stories.

Christ Church Cathedral

Full of ancient history, we’ll visit Dublin’s Medieval and Viking past: exploring landmarks, ancient streets and buildings, discovering the people and events of Dublin’s oldest quarter, and stand upon one of the city’s most controversial medieval sites. External visit of Christchurch

Temple Bar

We’ll visit Temple Bar, -not just a pub – but a quarter steeped in rich history, cobblestone streets, lane-ways & hidden gems, mighty music and those infamous pubs.

Edward Delaney's Famine Memorial

'An Gorta Mór' The Great Hunger. Visit Dublin's first official Famine Memorial and discover how one of Ireland's greatest tragedies led to the death of over one million people and contributed to a diaspora of over 80 million people today.

Trinity College Dublin

Stroll through the grounds of Dublin’s most prestigious & oldest college since 1592. Learn about the history, events and famous alumni who have graced this magnificent campus. External Visit. Book of Kells & Old Library are not included

The Spire

We’ll visit the towering Spire on Dublin’s main thoroughfare, O’Connell Street. Discover the man who this street is named after and Henry Street, Dublin's second busiest pedestrian street.

Ha'penny Bridge

Stand on the Ha'penny Bridge and take in the views of Dublin over the River Liffey. Once the city's bustling trade route, the Liffey carried goods, gossip, and the rhythm of daily life. Traders' voices and the creak of wooden boats have given way to footsteps and laughter on the quays and Dublin’s most famous walkway that links the north and south side of the city.

Monument to Oscar Wilde

We'll visit The Oscar Wilde Monument in Dublin features a magnificent sculpture of Wilde by Danny Osborne. Situated in Merrion park, Wilde observes sites associated with his life. The memorial celebrates Ireland's greatest literary legend.

An Post General Post Office

Visit Dublin's GPO (General Post Office) — one of Dublin's most magnificent architectural buildings completed in 1818. It is most famous as the headquarters of 1916 Rising. Scars from the battle are still visible to this day.

Grafton Street

We will traverse Grafton street taking in Dublin’s most vibrant and busiest bustling shopping quarter, alive with street musicians, boutique shops & Georgian architecture, a beloved street full of stories and lane-ways leading to some of Dublin's most famous cafes, restaurants and pubs.

Wood Quay

We will visit Dublin's oldest street from where once the voices of Angels sang from. Discover one of the city's most ancient viking sites, which still causes huge controversy today.

Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle is closed completely for the entirety of 2026 until January 2027 due to Ireland hosting the EU presidency. However we will pause at the gates to immerse in its ancient history.

Leinster House

Leinster House, which is the Oireachtas - Parliament of the Irish Republic, is a magnificent Georgian Palladian Palace once owned by the Fitzgerald family dating back to 1745. Full of history and stories of scandal galore. External visit, not internally accessible to the public.

Irish Music Wall of Fame

A homage to Ireland's greatest musicians, some still rocking on while some have sadly departed, far too soon. This site also hosts one of the most important buildings in relation to the revival of Ireland's most influential traditional music talent.

Theobald Wolfe Tone Statue

A founding member of The Society of United Irishmen and a key figure in the 1798 rebellion, Wolfe Tone is widely seen as the father of Irish nationalism. This iconic monument stands as a lasting memorial to his legacy

Location

Activity location

Molly Malone Statue
- Suffolk Street
- Dublin, Ireland

Meeting/Redemption Point

Molly Malone Statue
- Suffolk Street
- D02 KX03, Dublin 2, County Dublin, Ireland

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