Dublin Private Tour mit einem Einheimischen

Lokafy advertises this is as a tour given by a local- we received neither a local, nor an actual tour. They were upfront to say that if we were interested in deep history or architectural info to book a professional tour guide, we didn’t feel the need to learn the year every important building was built and we love getting to know about places from locals so we thought it would be a good fit. Our initial tour guide canceled a few hrs before, (not a big deal, people get sick, it happens) Lokafy was very communicative and quickly found us a new guide. Unfortunately the guide they found wasn’t from Dublin. She was very nice, we learned she lived about 1.5hrs away from Dublin and initially we were grateful that she traveled into the city to give us a tour, but quickly realized she couldn’t tell us anything about the famous places we wanted to visit. There was a lot of silence walking between sights, she struggled with english, we would ask Q’s and she would smile and nod. We had given her a handful of sights we wanted to see and asked her to introduce us to any hidden gems or places we could buy local Irish made gifts- she took us to a huge mall. At the sights, she couldn’t tell us much beyond the obvious: Ha’Penny Bridge “here it is, Dublin has many bridges” Trinity College “it’s a college, a university, it has a nursing home” Dublin Castle “here it is, there are gardens on the other side. When we got to the Temple Bar area she took us to The Auld Dubliner and said it was THE Temple Bar, we asked why it was famous and she said “it’s very famous, famous people came here.” Any follow up Q’s we had she responded with a different variation of the same one liner. When messaging before the tour about the itinerary, we made it clear we didn’t want to pay extra to purchase tickets to be taken inside sights unless it was an area of expertise for her, that we’d be perfectly happy with an exterior tour… She took us to St Patrick’s Cathedral, walked us right in and a staff member had to stop her with a firm, “you have to purchase tickets to enter.” Embarrassing for her, and for us. We felt like it was a huge waste of time for everyone. We learned way more about Dublin from actual locals we met at pubs/shops who weren’t getting paid to spend time with us. While Lokafy was initially very communicative, we’ve contacted them expressing the “tour” was a disappointment, now it appears they’re ignoring our attempt to give feedback. It was an expensive 2 hrs wasted on our one day to explore Dublin. Hopefully Viator can help us get our money back.

It's been a long time. Luke is a nice person but not a good guide. He has a very negative attitude towards the very nice Temple Bar entertainment district, which is a highlight in Dublin. Dusseldorf without an old town is also not..

Paula was super sweet and very informative She is a local so she had personal experience with the culture We enjoyed our tour with her

We just didn't do the tour. At 4pm appointed time, we were waiting in the hotel lobby as written (punctuality is recommended). But nobody shows up. Written on WhatsApp to Raquel of which we had been sent contact... No Response. We call and he tells me he's still in the car and it'll take half an hour.. But we can tour comfortably tomorrow... Now two things: In Dublin the monuments the churches etc at 6 close... So the delay was unacceptable and our 4 hours would be of no use. The next day we obviously had other reservations, staying here 3 days we set everything up. And now? Tour already paid through agency... But it's not that. It is that certain and happy, given the few days, to invest in a private tour that accompanied us to see everything knowing the routes we did not organize the routes. So we had to rush information and roads to see everything. I don't know this company, but I'm telling you... Choose people better. From a private and personalized tour you expect at least... Let there be.

Nice time, too many places were closed at the later hour. Tour guide was good guy, interesting to hear

This tour was the perfect introduction to Dublin. My Lokafy tour guide was Brian who helped me put together a great itinerary based on what I wanted to see plus showed me some other treasures around the city. He lives in Dublin but is originally from my state California. We had some great conversation and the whole experience was like a friend showing me around the city. He also helped me snap some great photos, which is so appreciated as I am a solo traveler. Overall, I liked this tour and the whole Lokafy concept.

The organizer cancelled the tour at short notice (14 hours before!!). He claimed that he had not been able to get a German-speaking guide. And more worse, he could not offer an English-speaking replacement either!! I booked 4 weeks in advance and only came to Dublin because of this! My advice: Book another provider…

Brian was an excellent guide and really tailored it to our needs. My daughter will be a freshman at Trinity in the fall and he made the tour perfect to get her comfortable with Dublin for a student. He also sent us all the recommendations via WhatsApp. Very highly recommend

Brian was a fun tour guide - we weren’t expecting a fellow American!! He treated us to a pint while we plotted out our tour of the city - really gave us good history and a comprehensive lay of the land (and explained the two tram lines that conduit the city, which was super helpful). Highly recommend- such a great way to start the trip.

My teenage son and I had a great walking tour with Sebastián. We had just arrived into Dublin from the USA and couldn't get into our Airbnb until later. It was a great one on one time with Sebastián. We felt like we were visiting a friend. He was great showing us around the city. This was our first visit to Dublin and we really got a lot out of our personalized tour with him. My son hates guided tours. Usually when we visit other cities I always try to book a Segway tour for him so they are more fun. My son. Gabe had a great time on our local tour. Sebastián was fantastic! Highly recommend a personalized tour.