Blarney Castle Tour: Small-Group Shore Excursion

Explore Blarney Castle and Jameson Distillery on a luxury small-group tour from Cork. Book early to secure your spot and avoid disappointment.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Port of Cobh - Cobh (Cork) Cruise Ship Terminal - We collect passengers from the cruise ship at 07:30 for departure @ 08:00. Where your ship docks later than 07:30 the tour will begin 30 minutes after disembarkation commences.
  • Blarney Castle & Gardens - Our first stop of the day is Blarney. Visit the most famous Castle in all of
    Ireland!! Lie…
What's Included
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Live commentary on board
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This small-group shore excursion from Cobh Cruise Terminal accommodates no more than 24 passengers on a luxury small van and allows for a particularly intimate day on shore. The tour begins with a pick-up from the cruise liner terminal in Cobh, Cork Harbour, where your driver will be waiting for you to drive you to Blarney Castle and Castles, where the…

Location
Port of Cobh
Cobh (Cork) Cruise Ship Terminal - We collect passengers from the cruise ship at 07:30 for departure @ 08:00. Where your ship docks later than 07:30 the tour will begin 30 minutes after disembarkation commences.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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K9647owlesliet
Aug 29, 2026
Best Tour - Our driver, John, was excellent. Perfectly paced iteninarary. We had a fabulous time.
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Abigail_g
Aug 28, 2026
Great Tour! Better than we could have imagined! - Our trip was very organized and informative! John, our van driver, was full of great information and fun energy. We learned a lot, saw the Blarney Castle, the Jameson distillery and the cathedral. I can’t recommend enough, the small group tour is 100% the way to go!
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Jeanette_s
Aug 18, 2026
Fabulous tour and tour guide Al! - Our tour with Al as our guide and driver was absolutely incredible! He’s a greatly driver, kind, highly knowledgeable and fun to be with! We went to the Blarney Castle and one our main goals was to kiss the Blarney Stone. Al gave us advice on how to accomplish that. We succeeded and saw lots of inside the castle too. The gardens were just breathtaking! After the castle we ventured to the old Jameson Distillery for a fantastic tour of that. We also had tastings! I discovered I quite enjoy “good”whiskey! We appreciated everything your company did to make our time really enjoyable! And a very special thanks to our guide and driver Al!
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Katherine_m
Aug 16, 2026
The driver was great. We... - The driver was great. We were at the Blarney Castle when it opened so everyone had time to go up the steps. Time to walk about the grounds and stop at the stores. Rode around Cork and plenty time to enjoy the tour of Jamison. The driver talked about Cork and made the tour intertesting.
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Mark_g
Aug 5, 2026
Great! - Small bus of 14 passengers was wonderful. Freddie was an excellent guide that took us places the bigger buses couldn’t get to.
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Linda_j
Jul 14, 2026
Blarney Castle & Jameson Tour - Great tour. Very informative. Long wait at the castle but worth it to say we were there to see the stone and grounds. Excellent tour guide.
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Pamela_b
Jul 13, 2026
Mick is the Man ! - Best tour ever in Cork! We were taken to Blarney Castle and got there before the lines and then had a wonderful tour of the Jameson Distillery and enjoyed every part of the day!
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Scott_p
Jul 12, 2026
Excellent tour and guide - Nice comfy transport and guide was amazing! So friendly and knowledgeable about the area and sites. We had enough time at each place we went to. We thoroughly enjoyed it!
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Jeff_m
Jun 10, 2026
Great your, though we did... - Great tour, though we did arrive to the Blarney Castle a little later than what was described and thus we had to wait in line for about an hour to “kiss the blarney.” The wait wasn’t a big deal but didn’t allow us a much time to explore the grounds. The tour of the Jameson distillery was great, especially the taste test at the end. Convinced me to buy a couple bottles of “redbreast.” Our guide was great, though regrettably I forget his name. Very personable, lots of knowledge to share along the way. Would definitely recommend this tour just keep in mind that you may not be first in line to kiss the stone.
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Melissa_w
Aug 17, 2026
It was a bit chaotic at... - It was a bit chaotic at first as people didn't know which tour bus to go to. Some got in the wrong bus, so we started late on our tour. Our driver/ tour guide was Paude?, didn't even check our tickets or count the number of people in our mini bus. He just said this tour will go to Blarney and Distillery, and that's how other people realized they were on the wrong bus. Blarney Castle has a long line to get inside the castle or kiss the stone. My group skipped that part and opted to just walk around and go to the gardens which was beautiful. Then we stopped at Woolen Mills to eat and shop. Unfortunately, my family almost got left behind as Paude started to pull out of parking space earlier than the appointed time. My daughter and I, literally have to run and tapped the coach door which startled the driver and when he opened the door for us, he said " I guess I should have done a headcount."We were seated literally behind him, during our drive to Blarney but I guess he didn't notice that the seats were still empty as he was leaving. It was a good thing he could not drive fast out of the parking lot as there' s plenty of tour buses and people walking. Next stop was at the Midleton Distillery. The tour was a bit long, but at the end is the most awaited moment for whiskey tasting. Then back to the port with just enough time for embarkation.
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From $157
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).