Cobh to Blarney Castle & Kinsale

Discover Blarney Castle, Cork City, and Kinsale on a tailored shore excursion. Enjoy local insights, shopping, and scenic views. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Blarney Castle & Gardens - Experience the chance to kiss the renowned Blarney Stone, explore the 15th-century castle, and admire the stunning gardens. Entry to the castle and gardens is included in your tour package.
    The visit to Blarney will last up to 2 hours, depending on your ship’s docking and sailing schedule.
    Shopping time at Blarney Woollen…
What's Included
  • Live commentary on board from local experienced guides
  • Storage for wheelchairs, scooters, etc
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Admission To Blarney Castle & Gardens
  • Pick up from your ship and return to same
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Exciting Shore Excursion from Cobh to Blarney Castle, Cork City, Kinsale, and back to Cobh. The bus tour begins and ends at your ship, customized to fit your docking and sailing schedule.
Our Bus Tour Includes:
• Entry to the renowned Blarney Castle & Gardens
• Shopping at Blarney Woolen Mills - the world’s largest Irish store
• A driving tour of the…

Location
Port of Cobh
At The Port in Cobh - When you get off your ship, turn right and walk 1 minute to the port gates. Our team will be there holding "Butlers" signs (Watch out for our red hats)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Caribbean_lmc
Jun 21, 2025
Enjoyable tour. Highly recommend! - This was a great tour! Ian was our tour guide and was excellent and funny. We were the first bus to the castle! We got there before it opened and our bus was the first big group. We beat the crowds. We only had a few people ahead of us to kiss the Blarney Stone. We had enough time at the castle. We stopped in Kinsale and had a stop in Cobh. It was a great tour and great value.
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Lori_j
Jun 20, 2025
An amazing feel for the history of the area - We had a great excursion to Blarney Castle. We lucked out with good weather and had an early arrival time which meant a shorter wait time to go up into the castle. The gardens were beautiful and we would highly recommend.
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Pauline_b
Jun 20, 2025
The tour is so... - The tour is so comprehensive .! Awesome ! The places we visited are so amazing . Bus is so clean .. east to find from our port -Cork
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Traci_f
Jun 19, 2025
Blarney castle was... - Blarney castle was beautiful to see. Niles was upbeat and provided interesting details on the tour. It was worth seeing.
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Christy_r
Jun 18, 2025
An Amazing Day! - They were very organized and promptly got us on the bus. This ensured we were one of the first tour buses at Blarney Castle. Our wait time was minimal for the Blarney Stone. Our time in Kinsale was great as well. It is a town where you can walk around easily. Our tour guide, Nile, was amazing as well. He was very informative and funny. He was great at managing time which meant we could see the cathedral before returning to the port.
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Mary_f
Jun 18, 2025
Good tour but scary climb - If you don't like climbing a steep, spiral, stone staircase or don't like heights, stay out of the line that enters the castle! We didn't plan to climb to the top because of hip and knee issues but didn't realize that was what we were headed to until it was too late. Totally our fault! Other than that mistake, we thoroughly enjoyed the tour.
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Ron
Jun 18, 2025
Amazing Tour of Blarney Castle & Kinsale - Nile was a friendly, knowledgeable, and interesting tour guide. Stephen was an excellent driver. The tour is worth your time and the locations are beautiful.
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Deanna_p
Jun 17, 2025
Ian and Pat were... - Ian and Pat were amazing!! Ian was an excellent guide! Pat got us to where we were supposed to be in great time!
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Arlene_s
Jun 17, 2025
Cohb tour to Blarkey Stone - Guide Ian and driver Patrick were great. All passengers were on the bus early from the princess cruise line, so off we went and were the first to arrive at the Blarney Stone. Ian had a wealth of information and went out of his way to provide secret places to take great photos. Highly recommend this tour!
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Ray_b
Jun 20, 2025
Enjoyable - Good time in Blarney but Kinsale was too short. Would like to spend more time there and skip a couple of the other short sites (fort and cathedral) that took time to load and unload bus.
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From $93
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).