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Wicklow Mountains Tour: Glendalough and Kilkenny Adventure
4.9
6,409 Ratings
Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin
Experience the No. 1 Day Tour on Tripadvisor! Explore the stunning Wicklow Mountains, visit the historic Glendalough monastic settlement, and discover the medieval city of Kilkenny. Travel in luxury coaches with expert guides and enjoy free Wifi and USB charging points.
Experience the No. 1 Day Tour on Tripadvisor! Explore the stunning Wicklow Mountains, visit the historic Glendalough monastic settlement, and discover the medieval city of Kilkenny. Travel in luxury coaches with expert guides and enjoy free Wifi and USB charging points.
Duration:
9 hours, 15 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Glendalough Monastic Settlement - Enjoy a guided tour exploring the 1,500-year history and fascinating legends of this monastic site.
- Wicklow Mountains National Park - Take some free time to stroll through the picturesque Wild Glendalough Valley within Wicklow’s National Park.
- The Wicklow Gap - Make a quick stop for photos at the summit…
- Glendalough Monastic Settlement - Enjoy a guided tour exploring the 1,500-year history and fascinating legends of this monastic site.
- Wicklow Mountains National Park - Take some free time to stroll through the picturesque Wild Glendalough Valley within Wicklow’s National Park.
- The Wicklow Gap - Make a quick stop for photos at the summit of the Wicklow Gap mountain pass, renowned for its stunning scenery often featured in films.
- Kilkenny Castle - Visit Ireland’s medieval capital, Kilkenny City. Upon arrival, enjoy free time for lunch. A walking tour is included (approximately 45 minutes), along with time for personal exploration. While entrance to the castle interior is not included, the Castle Park and Gardens are free to visit, and there is an opportunity to explore inside the Castle if time is managed efficiently. (Entrance to the Castle interior is not included)
- Dublin - Estimated return time is around 6pm.
What's Included
- Free WiFi on board
- Transport by air-conditioned luxury coach
- Walking tours at Glendalough and Kilkenny included (not compulsory)
- Professional guide and separate coach driver
- USB charging ports
- Live commentary on board
- Free WiFi on board
- Transport by air-conditioned luxury coach
- Walking tours at Glendalough and Kilkenny included (not compulsory)
- Professional guide and separate coach driver
- USB charging ports
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Kilkenny Castle entrance fee
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Kilkenny Castle entrance fee
Additional Information
Ranked top for Day Tours on Tripadvisor. All-day excursion to Wicklow mountains, Glendalough and Kilkenny. Professional guide services with a dedicated driving staff. Award-winning, luxurious 5-star touring coaches equipped with complimentary Wifi and USB ports. Explore the historic Ireland’s Ancient East region. Enjoy a scenic journey through rural…
Ranked top for Day Tours on Tripadvisor. All-day excursion to Wicklow mountains, Glendalough and Kilkenny. Professional guide services with a dedicated driving staff. Award-winning, luxurious 5-star touring coaches equipped with complimentary Wifi and USB ports. Explore the historic Ireland’s Ancient East region. Enjoy a scenic journey through rural roads, valleys, and constantly shifting landscapes to Wicklow National Park. Enjoy guided tours of the historic settlement at Glendalough and Kilkenny’s medieval city.
- Hot drinks/food not allowed on board the coach
Location
Hotel Riu Plaza The Gresham Dublin
O'Connell Street Upper
Arrive at least 10 minutes prior to departure to check in with the tour guide. Please look for the COLLINS coach. Departure is at 8.45am sharp.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(6409 Ratings)
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Vginyae
Jun 1, 2026
Amazing day out with Pat and Sir Alec - Excellent day trip with incredible views throughout the journey. Our tour guide, Pat, was very informative about the history and the sites we saw, as well as being very witty. The whole tour was well organised, and Pat made sure everyone understood when and where the bus was leaving from the various sites. It was a full bus, with only two people not turning up, and nobody got left behind. For the price, this trip is well worth it. A big thank you to Pat and Sir Alec (celebrating his 8th marriage) for an amazing day out
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Belynab
May 29, 2026
Wonderful tour! - Incredible tour! Highly recommend. Our tour guide, Pat, was friendly and deeply knowledgeable. We learned so much and saw beautiful Glendalough and loved our time in Kilkenny. Pat and our driver, Alec, kept us organized and on time.
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R5056zbtonis
Apr 23, 2026
Thank you for the day! 😊 - We had a really lovely trip with Elisa and Adam.
We were quite a big group, but the individual freetime balanced that perfectly out. Sometimes it was a little loud on the bus, but that's really it and sometimes that makes ist extra fun.
The optional walking tours were really interesting as well, because we heared the story's, that weren't written down.
I also really liked, that we had enough time in Glendalough und Kilkenny to explore at our own pace.
So thanks so much for the day 😊 ❤️
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Tddias
Feb 1, 2026
Very well packed to provide a great day - I like tours with varied activities that pack a lot in a single day but I also like a good amount of detail in the narration provided. This tour filled both aspects very well thanks to Jerry’s descriptions and time keeping. The Glendalough visit was impressive and ended with a great nature walk to the lake. Kilkenny allowed enough time for a great meal at the Kilkenny Cafe inside the Design museum and a great guided visit to the city by Jerry.
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Bellag172
Nov 1, 2025
Great Tour from Dublin – Fun, Scenic, and Full of Insight - What a fantastic day! The Dublin to Glendalough, Wicklow and Kilkenny tour was absolutely amazing. Mike was such a brilliant guide, full of knowledge, fun stories, and great energy throughout the day. Every stop was beautiful and well-paced, and Mike really brought each place to life with his insights. I enjoyed every minute of it — highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Dublin!
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Luciapa9728gw
Sep 9, 2025
History, curiosities and walking tours - I went with my dad and, even though the weather wasn’t perfect, the guide Mac was so sweet, he explained everything to us, with history facts and typical songs and we got to know lots of places for only being a day tour. Brian, the driver, was with us all the way and we had a great experience with them both!
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Q4693jzdanielt
Jun 16, 2025
No chance of getting bored. - Many interesting placea and beautiful landscape. A very well-prepared tour guide who gave us a lot of interesting information.
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Danna_a
May 17, 2026
Very rushed tour of Kilkenny - It felt very rushed and not enough time in Kilkenny. The tour page said 3 hours in Kilkenny but we had just 2 hours, and really less than that as you had to be back on the bus for 4, for 4:15 departure. We arrived in Kilkenny at 1:45, took a while for the bus to find parking so got out at 2. We rushed to tour the castle and then rushed to find lunch (recommend having a plan for lunch as you won’t have time to look for a place) and actually in hindsight it would have been best to pack a lunch as we were all starving by this point (or get something to eat from one of the food carts at the Glendalough stop). Especially if you’ve got kids with you (to avoid the hangries!). By the time we finished lunch (rushed), we had 10 minutes to walk around Kilkenny and had to rush back to the bus. So felt really short on time unfortunately. Maybe the Glendalough/Wicklow stop should have been shorter? It was lovely scenery but really would have liked more time for Kilkenny. The tour guide Richard was informative enough but nothing overly special.
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Rosemary_m
Sep 28, 2025
Should call it the indoctrination tour - The bus driver Alec, deserves 5 stars but Dermot was an absolute nightmare! He gave very little interesting information but did manage to be deeply offensive and extremely biased in his expressed opinions on politics, religion, medicine and immigration which we didn't pay good money to hear! We're here on holiday for goodness sake. He should keep his opinions about American politics and everything else to himself. In talking to other Irish people in Dublin, we repeated some things he said and were told he was full of s#*t. Also, just play Irish music and forget trying to sing! He also said unless our review was a 5, don’t leave one. Too bad Dermit.
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Christopher_h
Jun 15, 2025
Find another tour company. - The tour guide and bus driver on this trip were subpar. This was our third day trip out of Dublin and wished we had used the same company we did for the first two tours. Guide was long winded, never stopped talking, and didn’t give good directions. In addition his own political commentary was both inappropriate and crass for a family tour. If it was been an adults only tour, maybe ok, but this was not a family trip and left me explaining topics to my 11 year old daughter I was not ready to address yet. For the record, his commentary had nothing to do with our tour or any of the history or sites we were seeing. Stay away from Collins tours and find another company.
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