Dublin Traditional Pub Tour

Immerse yourself in Dublin’s pub culture on this traditional pub tour. Explore local bars, taste Irish craft beers and whiskey, and enjoy live Irish music.

Duration: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Spire - Gather at the Spire, the prominent needle-like structure in the center of O’Connell Street.
    After meeting the local guide and fellow travelers, the group will proceed to the first destination on the Pub Tour.
  • Capel Street - Now a pedestrian-friendly area, Capel Street has become a vibrant nighttime destination for both Dubliners…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Live entertainment
  • Local taxes
What's Not Included
  • Food is available to purchase at one location but is not included in the price of the tour.
  • Additional drinks are available to purchase
Additional Information

Tour of Classical Dublin Pubs
Join us every day at 6PM from the Spire (Known as The Big Needle) on O’Connell St. Running Late? You can catch up with us till 6:30PM at The Black Sheep pub on Capel St.
Join us as we dive into the renowned Dublin pub life! On this tour that lasts around 3.5 hours, we’ll guide you away from the touristic hustle and into some…

Location
The Spire
O'Connell Street Upper
Look for the Yellow Umbrella!
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Q233salauraa
Oct 2, 2026
A complete success! - Connor did a great job! We got good drinks, a great place to eat, were allowed to pour Guinness, and enjoyed traditional music in his favorite pub. That was awesome! And it was great to chat with him. Thank you!
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Thomas_s
Sep 24, 2026
Off the tourist path beer tour - Enjoyable tour and fun with tour guide Robert. Highly recommend this tour. We tasted multiple beers and enjoyed them all.
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Glenn_m
Sep 18, 2026
Great pub tour - Great tour of less touristy pubs with great vibe and history. Sam was an awesome guide. Great knowledge and very easy to walk around with. He gave lots of good advice and tips.of Dublin
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Michelle_e
Sep 16, 2026
Fun and laid back tour - so good! - I really enjoyed this tour and am so glad I booked last minute. I had one night in Dublin on a Monday and could not have asked for a better experience. Peter, the guide, was so friendly and knowledgeable and everyone on the tour felt like fast friends. All the drinks were amazing and ending at a classic venue with live music was the cherry on top. Highly recommend!
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Leanne_b
Sep 6, 2026
Great Pub Tour - Martin was a great tour guide. We’d already been to a number of pubs on prior nights so we wondered if we needed to go on this tour. Turns out it was great. We were so glad we went. It was great to visit an area away from Temple Bar.
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Kristen_m
Aug 31, 2026
Had a great time - We had a great time with our tour guide Martin and the other folks we met on the tour! It was interesting to learn about some of the pubs in town.
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Rossthekeeper
Sep 4, 2026
Great pub tour in Dublin - Easy meet up, central location( right beside the Dublin Spire) walked about 5 minutes to our first pub and sampled 3 different local craft beers, then to the next old landmark pub for a half pint of Guinness, next to another landmark pub( one of Dublins best Rock n Roll bars back in the day ( Flaterys) the names of the bands that performed there all over the walls ( very impressive) also an Anthony Bourdain visited establishment ( our 13th around the globe). Our guide Sam was excellent… funny ( with that classic dry Irish wit) very knowledgeable and helpful too. Learned a great deal from him. Highly recommended tour to do , takes about 5 hours.
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Rosemaryb184
Sep 16, 2026
Save your money and consider your own pub crawl - We've done many such tours on our travels and sadly this one fell well short of our expectations. Rob, the guide, was late and w/o an apology. The selection of pubs was OK but the overview and discussion of the beer and pubs was limited and amateurish. The final pub that offered free Irish music didnt include any seating or standing options, and no beverage ...all in all over priced and dissappointing.
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Sarah_r
Sep 26, 2026
Disappointed - The group itself was wonderful—everyone was friendly, and we really enjoyed meeting them. Unfortunately, we didn’t enjoy the tour experience or our guide, Sam, as much as we had hoped. Sam’s approach felt more like we were students being instructed than adults on vacation trying to have a good time. Our first stop was in a dark back room of a pub, and at the second pub, our group of four wasn’t allowed to sit together at a table. We were told to find seats among people we didn’t know, even though there was a perfectly good table for four available. Since we had traveled from Texas together, we had hoped to enjoy Ireland as a group. We ultimately decided to leave early. We really enjoyed the people in the group and wish the overall tour experience had been as enjoyable.
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Jonusa123
Sep 24, 2026
Not a Great Experience - The other guests were great, and we enjoyed meeting people from different parts of the world. The tour itself, however, felt more structured than we expected. Since this was supposed to be a fun, social tour, we were surprised to feel more like students being reprimanded for talking or drinking before being told to. At one stop, our group of four was asked to split up because there weren’t four seats together in the prearranged area, even though the rest of the floor was empty. This was fairly representative of our interactions with the guide throughout the evening, which often felt unnecessarily rigid. We ultimately decided to leave before the remaining stops. The other guests were definitely the highlight, but unfortunately the overall experience wasn’t a good fit for us.
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From $47
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).