Day Trip from Dublin: New Grange , Knowth, Trim Castle and the Hill of Tara

Explore ancient Ireland: visit Newgrange, Knowth, Trim Castle, and the Hill of Tara. Discover Celtic mythology, spirituality, and history on this immersive day tour.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 4 days
Highlights
  • Trim Castle - A 12th-century Norman fortress, the largest in Ireland. Many scenes from the movie Braveheart were filmed here.
  • Hill of Tara - An ancient sacred site and ceremonial center for the Celts and Druids. It was the coronation site for the High Kings of Ireland.
  • Newgrange - A megalithic mound/temple dating back to 3,200 BC.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Tour escort/host
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Admission to Newgrange/ Knowth 18 euro
Additional Information

Join this small-group tour (maximum 13 people) and travel back 6,000 years to ancient Ireland where you will visit Megalithic temples, Iron Age Royal Coronation sites, sacred mounds, holy wells, Fairy Trees and Norman Castles. Highlights of the tour include visits to Newgrange and Knowth Megalithic Mounds, ,Trim Castle and the Hill of Tara. Your guide…

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 4 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 4 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Claudiacb9196zb
Jun 18, 2025
Tourguide Mr. Matt is an absolutely perfect professional guide with a lot of historical knowledge - We left with guide Matt from DoDublin. An absolutely professional guide who knows the story and explains it perfectly. An enthusiast! Thank you.
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Jbpoet
Apr 19, 2024
Excellent tour. - Mary is extremely knowledgeable with a dry sense of humor. Very funny and entertaining. Great tour of these ancient sites.
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K
Jun 20, 2023
A must see attraction. Well worth it. - New Grange & Knowth Neolithic sites & visitor centre. This is a must see attraction, extremely well presented and organised. It’s fascinating, amazing and engaging throughout. You have to book in advance (up to 30 days) and is very popular so don’t leave it until the last minute - you may not get in.
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Willyeckerlyke
Mar 25, 2023
Great day, would defintely recommend - Newgrange is amazing, not to be missed if you're visiting Dublin. Liam is friendly and accommodating and the tour was very informative, we would defintely recommend
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Imscottypiper
Nov 25, 2022
Newgrange…Amazing!!!! - This was an amazing historical site which predates the pyramids of Giza. It is huge! You must see this
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Norrabelle
Sep 15, 2022
Spiritual Awakening - I was honored to be able to take a Sacred Irish Tours day trip with my family in August. It was truly a spiritual awakening experience as my mother, grandmother, and I (three generations of women) toured the sacred sites of Ireland. We are American and had come to Ireland to reconnect with out Irish heritage. The entire trip was life changing, however the tour with Sacred Irish Tours was truly profound. Over a month later, I am still inspired by my experience. Liam had wonderful recommendations for books to read more about the topics and I have been enjoying his recommendations. I can not recommend Sacred Irish Tours more!
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Sarahs13312
Sep 7, 2022
A Spiritual heartfelt experience .Liam's tour is unique and inspirational.Highly recommended. - Special highlights .(International Group of four ) Visiting New Grange and Hill of Tara . Liam's authentic indepth knowledge of Prehistory Ireland & tales of the elemental & faery magical realms kept us all totally captivated. Sarah NZ
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Dotc93
Jul 1, 2022
Tour - This was a wonderful private tour. Liam was an excellent guide. He is very knowledgable of the region and its people, culture, and spirit. I highly recommend for an off the beaten path tour of the area.
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Barbara
Feb 7, 2022
Touch the 5000 year old heart of Ireland - The guide was absolutely wonderful and seeing New Grange up close and personal was so exciting. The hell of Tara was also wonderful but I have to say new Grange was my favorite nothing like stepping back over 5000 years in time
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Andrewmg6314wz
Oct 22, 2024
New Grange Step In To History - We booked the full tour and so glad we did . The tour lasted approximately 3 hrs which included two sites and a museum. The tour guides were excellent, and the museum was very informative. There is a good size car park and a nice cafe and small gift shop on site
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