Celtic Boyne Valley Day Trip from Dublin: A Historic Journey through Ireland's Ancient East
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Molly Malone Statue
Embark on a historic journey through Ireland's Ancient East with a Celtic Boyne Valley Day Trip from Dublin. Explore the Neolithic tombs of Loughcrew, the Hill of Tara, Fore Abbey, and Trim Castle.
Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Molly Malone Statue - We meet at the Molly Malone statue on Suffolk Street. You will board our comfortable coach, meet your guide and fellow travellers and then sit back and relax as we head out of Dublin and head west to our first visit.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Entrance fees
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Entry to Trim Castle
Additional Information

Embark on the Celtic Journey across Ireland’s Historical East, leading you to the important historical region of Boyne Valley in County Meath, also known as the Royal County, the place from where the ancient Irish monarchs governed. Accompany us on a day of journeying through time, exploring the Stone Age graves of Loughcrew, the largely Iron Age Tara Hill, recognized as Ireland’s spiritual hub; the 7th Century Christian monastery, Fore Abbey, and the Anglo-Norman stronghold of Trim Castle.

  • Please arrive at the meeting point at least 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
  • Breaks will be taken at service stations in road, where you can buy food and use the toilet facilities.
Location
Molly Malone Statue
Suffolk Street
Please be there 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Rasa_t
Apr 2, 2024
Enjoyable trip to celtic Boyne valley - Amazing views, history knowledge and stories from guide, also ge was very polite and welcoming, comfortable trip. Thank you, very enjoyable experience
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Jessica_r
Mar 26, 2024
Best trip, hands down! Book it! - Absolutely amazing time had by all today on our tour. Our guide was informative, fun, and full of energy for this full day adventure. The weather was dreary, but I personally loved that too. Lots of exercise was had on this one, so be prepared to walk, climb, scramble, and absolutely wear footwear that can handle the elements. Bring rain gear.
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Mary_h
Mar 21, 2024
Amazing day in Irelands historic places - Amazing driver/tour guide. I got lost getting to the pickup area and he waited past the time . Throughly enjoyed the tour and the guide. Maybe add hiking boots are a must as many people did not have the best footwear
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Margaret_s
Mar 20, 2024
Celtic odyssey - Loved Flanns fascinating explanation of Irish history. Enjoyed our ride through time! My son particularly loved the abbey and castle ruins.
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Peggysh3534fz
Mar 20, 2024
Celtic history - Flan was interesting and well informed. He was able to succinctly inform us about Irish history in an entertaining way!
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Tara_m
Mar 20, 2024
Excellent tour, highly recommend! - Excellent tour! Very knowledgeable guide, comfortable bus, just the right amount of time at each site. Highly recommend!
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Katherine_l
Mar 31, 2024
Mostly a wonderful experience - We loved this tour and saw beautiful scenery and historic sites. Our only complaint is that the tour description had said admission to the castle was included, but it wasn't. Our tour guide walked us up to the castle grounds, said he was signing us in, and gave us an hour to "enjoy the castle". Then we went in, only to get sternly spoken to and asked to leave by the staff because we didn't have tickets. The grounds were open to the public and free, and the ticket to the castle was only 5 Euros, but getting in trouble soured our experience for a couple of hours. We did finally begin to enjoy the tour again and had a great end to it.
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Jessica_d
Mar 23, 2024
Great historical, archaeological and spiritual countryside tour - The tour was a great day by out for anyone interested in history, archeology, and spirituality. It was well balanced with stops at Hill of Tara, Trim, Longhcrew and Four. We loved traveling the emerald countryside. Our guide was thorough, friendly and very knowledgeable. We never felt rushed at any site (it’s a good long day!) The only issue we had was that Castle Trim was specifically listed as “admission included”. After our guide told us to “enjoy the castle”, we were promptly told to leave by other guides, as we did not have entry tickets. Apparently, Trim Castle grounds are free for everyone, but the castle costs 5 euro. (We would have gladly paid the extra, but we felt very misled by the tour description online.) Overall, the tour deserves 5 stars, as it was wonderful, but we were very frustrated by the Trim Castle experience.
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Desiree_t
Mar 22, 2024
Ok Tour but wouldn’t call it Celtic - It wasn’t the best day weatherwise to do this tour - so cold and windy on Tara hill that it was difficult to hear. But I was also disappointed that there was next to nothing actually Celtic about the tour. At the hill of Tara, our guide, Alec, talked more about Saint Patrick than anything else. He talked about local politics and farmers and the structure of the castle Trim. Some of what he said was interesting, but I wanted to hear much more history and folklore and background to what we were seeing.
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Sharon_b
Mar 30, 2024
Didn’t inform us trio was canceled - Trip was canceled by operator at last minute. No text. So we got up extremely early and walked a mile to the meeting site. Waited til it was evident that the trio was cancelled. Walked back to hotel and found on Viator site that it had been cancelled, so scrambled to find other things to do in Dublin at the last minute.
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