Things to Do in Dublin: Tours, Tickets & Day Trips
Wondering what to do in Dublin? Two things top every list: the Cliffs of Moher, Burren and Galway day tour (about €70) has almost 15,000 reviews — the most of any Irish experience — and the Dublin highlights and hidden gems walking tour (€24) is the best-rated way to learn the city in three hours. Then the drinks: the Guinness Storehouse (€37), the Jameson Distillery tour and tasting (€31), the Irish Whiskey Museum (€25) and the traditional Irish musical pub crawl (€26). Then the north: the Giant’s Causeway, Dark Hedges, Dunluce Castle and Belfast in one long day (€60–85). Give yourself two days in the city — Trinity College and the Book of Kells, Dublin Castle, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Kilmainham Gaol, the Georgian squares, a food tour (€112) — and one or two for day trips: Glendalough, Wicklow and Kilkenny (€38–45), the Boyne Valley and Newgrange (€64), Cork, Blarney and the Rock of Cashel (€85). Much is free: the National Museum and National Gallery, St. Stephen’s Green, Phoenix Park, the Chester Beatty Library, Howth’s cliff walk and the Ha’penny Bridge cost nothing. Below you can compare every Dublin tour and ticket by rating and price, with free cancellation on most.
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What are the top things to do in Dublin?
By traveller reviews: the Cliffs of Moher, Burren and Galway day tour, the Dublin highlights and hidden gems walking tour, the Glendalough, Wicklow and Kilkenny day tour, the Giant’s Causeway, Dark Hedges, Dunluce Castle and Belfast tour, the Guinness Storehouse Experience, the Jameson Distillery tour and tasting, the Irish Whiskey Museum tasting tour, the hop-on-hop-off bus, the Dublin historical-centre food tour and the traditional Irish musical pub crawl. Compare all of them below.
How many days do you need in Dublin?
Two days for the city and one or two for day trips. Day one: a morning walking tour, Trinity College and the Book of Kells, Dublin Castle and the Chester Beatty, Temple Bar and a musical pub crawl. Day two: Kilmainham Gaol, the Guinness Storehouse, the Jameson or Whiskey Museum tasting, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Georgian squares and a food tour. Day three: the Cliffs of Moher and Galway or Glendalough and Kilkenny. Day four: the Giant’s Causeway and Belfast, or Howth and Malahide by DART.
What can you do in Dublin for free?
The National Museum of Archaeology (the bog bodies and gold), the National Gallery, the Natural History Museum, the Chester Beatty Library, St. Stephen’s Green, Merrion Square and the Iveagh Gardens, Phoenix Park and its deer, Trinity College’s campus (the Old Library is paid), the Ha’penny Bridge and the Liffey boardwalk, Temple Bar’s street life, the Grand Canal walk, the Howth cliff path and Sandycove’s Forty Foot bathing spot by DART, Glasnevin Cemetery’s grounds and the National Botanic Gardens, and the free Sunday tours of the Hugh Lane Gallery.
Do Dublin tours offer free cancellation?
Most experiences listed here can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before the start time. The policy is shown on each tour before you book.
