Just back in U.S. from great trip to Ireland--launched by Jody's excellent introduction to Irish…read morehistory as he guided us around the city. Jody had a wealth of knowledge and is a marvelous story-teller. tour was Informative, entertaining, energetic and a great start to our visit!

I booked our tickets for the Historical Walking Tour online far in advance of our June holiday. The…read morecost was €12pp for adults. We met up with our tour guide, Grace, outside of the Trinity College main gated entrance. Overall I enjoyed the tour we had. Grace was very knowledgeable and gave a lot of history of the sights we stopped at: first on the grounds of Trinity College, then through the nearby neighborhood, including Old Parliament and Temple Bar. She also took us to an area close to Temple Bar to discuss Viking settlements, which was neat! It was difficult to hear her for a good amount of the time due to the volume of traffic and the fact our group was on the larger side. I wish that the company might consider this and either make adjustments to group size, look into a portable voice amplifier, or simply have the guide speak in an "outdoor voice." Unfortunately I did not know the area and parked by timed metered parking, so we had to depart the tour early since my meter was expiring! (Oops.) I would recommend the tour, but suggest that you ensure you cozy right up to the tour guide so you don't miss out on any information!

We thoroughly enjoyed the free walking tour. After some concern about finding the meeting area, we…read morediscovered that we were in fact too early. Sure enough, people started to congregate, and then our guide appeared. Connor was an excellent guide. He was knowledgeable, funny and he kept us entertained for the entire tour. After the tour everyone applauded. With the tour behind us, we had a good orientation of the sites of the city.

Emily gives a brilliant walking tour for all who want to find out about the cool and quirkier spots…read morearound Dublin's city centre. She was great at explaining about the different venues, what nights are best to go to them etc. and I was really impressed with all the cultural and historical quips that she added in as we went around the route. Ideal for discovering cheap eats, alternative drinking holes and a certain clothes shop that employs a little dog to give you your change... A lovely way to spend an evening, I'd definitely recommend it to tourists and locals alike.

The Dublin Sandemans walking tour led by Connor was a standout experience during my British Isles…read moretrip. I did five tours across Ireland and Scotland, and this one was my absolute favorite. Connor doesn't just lead you through Dublin, he brings it to life. You can tell immediately he's a true local (born and raised in Dublin), and with more than 10 years of guiding under his belt, the pacing and flow are incredibly polished without ever feeling scripted. His stories are vivid, his local knowledge runs deep, and his enthusiasm is contagious. He has the rare ability to make history feel personal, relevant, and genuinely entertaining. What I appreciated most is how approachable he is throughout the tour. Connor happily answers questions as they come up, and if you're curious about a specific moment in history, a figure, or even a cultural or political detail, he'll dive deeper without missing a beat. And through it all, his love for Ireland shines through in the best way - like he genuinely wants you to understand the heart of the city, not just snap a few photos and move on. If you're going to be in Dublin and have 3 hours to spare, do yourself a favor and book the Sandeman's walking tour. This is the one you'll still be talking about after you've left Ireland and will make you want to come back to Dublin to embrace their local culture.

We like Sandmen's Tours so much that when we were in Dublin we took a 2 hour tour. Our tour guide,…read moreSiomha, was above excellent!! She was able to make the history of Dublin interesting and entertaining.. I recommend every one should check into Sandeman's Tours whenever they visit any major city.

Some confusion at the beginning as our voucher said both 8:45 and 9:15 start time. But once we got…read moreit sorted out the driver, Patrick, arrived at the pickup location right on time. The day wad rainy and windy but Patrick made it a great adventure. The stops are beautiful and everything was as we imagined Ireland would be.

A wonderful way to spend a day in the famed Irish countryside for a bargain price! Not only do you…read moreget a tour of Enniskerry, a driveby of Powerscourt, Glendalough and other sights, you also get a tour of the parts of Dublin that you pass on the way out. Our tour guide, Anthony, was not only a font of knowledge but was so kind about taking endless pictures for the folks on the tour. We learned so much about Irish history and really got a taste of village life during our lunch stop at Lynhan's Hotel where we had great Guinness stew!

This was by far my favorite activity in the week we spent in Dublin! It really gave a sense of…read morecontinuity between the Dublin featured in the novels and memoirs of the city's literary giants -- of which there are many -- and the Dublin of modern day. I realized that in Dublin, history isn't something you go places to see; you're swimming in it, everywhere you look. Our fearless leaders were brilliant -- gave power and poise and poignancy to the scenes they enacted (some of which were hysterically funny), and still managed to socialize with the group, and even engage us in a historical quiz at the end with prizes! (Seriously obscure questions, with interesting answers, too.) Plus, all the wonderful pubs, with the history that unfolded there... Pacing was great. We had supper at the Duke, which does a mean Irish stew, then broke up our walk with tipples at the various featured establishments, ending at possibly my favorite pub, Davy Byrne's. Glorious Art Deco, featured prominently in Ulysses, and showcasing an original first printing of the book itself!

We had a conference in town and planned a private group pub tour as a fun thing for some of our…read moreconference attendees. Working together with the group in the months before was easy and the tour guys were very accommodating. This was a terrific way to spend a first night in Dublin. We all loved the short acts and history lessons. Highly recommended. As an added bonus, one of the actors was playing after the tour at Temple Bar so a group went there to watch. Epic night!

We have taken two trips with Rabbie's. The first was in Scotland several years ago, and we just…read morereturned from Ireland. Both trips exceeded our every expectation. Our driver/guide for Ireland was Andy, and his over and above customer service has made us Rabbie's customers for life. The company motto should be "We're going with or without you, so please join the fun!" Rabbie's guarantees your tour. You don't have to sweat a last second cancelation that wrecks your travel plans. Our Irish tour had a total of five people on a sixteen-person bus. We had a running discussion of Irish history, culture, and cuisine you just cannot get on a 60-person big bus tour. Take a tour with with Rabbie's and skip the crowd.

Rabbie's West Coast Explorer - 3 day tour Review  (13 - 15 SEP 2019) (and Rabbie's Boyne Valley (16…read moreSep2019) For starters we were visiting Ireland for the first time and normally we do not do tours.  This being said since we were a blank sheet of paper of what makes Ireland special we opted to do the Rabbis West Coast explorer tour.  We were more that smitten with the experience.  Our tour guide Shamus was a unending resource of inspiring Irish narrative on not only the sites we were taking in, but on all things engaging about the Irish culture and well Ireland itself.  We discovered the most spectacular sites from Fiords, to Ruins and landscape vistas that took your breath away.  Not only did we enjoy the The Burren, The Cliffs of Moher - evenings in Galway City, Kylemore Abbey, Connemara National Park,  Clonmacnoise - and a Distillery tour, Shamus through in many other places that were never listed on the tour guide! All this was done with such ease and laid back style by our amazing tour guide and never rushing us to "...be back on the bus by..." edicts!  If you like me have a wonderment about history, ruins, spirituality great food choices or just plain every day life, this is the tour for you!    You can't beat the priced and will not ever regret it! We will be back to Ireland because of Rabbies and when we get back to Scotland will check them out there as well.

Outstanding tour. Liam was a great storyteller, drawing us deep into the experiences of the people…read moreinvolved in a rebellion and opening up this time in Dublin's history in an easy and accessible way. To add to the experience, he sang us songs that were sung on the barricades. Superb tour.

Passion, history, easy - so accessible. Thomas couldn't have…read morebeen better. It rained, it shined, I learned so much more than I thought I already knew.

Oh it was cold. So cold that my finger tips were numb, and my nose echoed Rudolf's. The wind howled…read morethrough the 'clubhouse' making a screeching, chilling sound, and the 'dungeon' room provided the only respite from the sleet. But here's the thing. That all added to the atmosphere. The Hellfire Club is a place solely dedicated to - as my Dad would say - 'shady goings on.' You will need to do the tour to find out the gory details, but do the tour you should. Unexpectadely, the tour also takes in a bit of a history lesson, from when it was built around 1700, to the current day. The guide talks about it's association with Satanism, the supernatural and the occult, as well as the political tone of the time. Our driver was actually one of the ones who witnessed, many years ago, some haunting activities up here. To hear his account, first hand, really brought it all home. The tour is eerie, exhilarating, spooky, at times funny, and always entertaining. It will give you a new view on Dublin, both literally and figuratively.

A big thankyou to Yelp and the guys at Hidden Dublin Walking Tours for their Hidden Dublin Hellfire…read moreTour! I'd been wanting to do this particular tour for ages so was delighted when it came up as part of the Yelp "Festival of Firsts" Not quite sure what we were thinking heading up the Dublin Mountains on one of stormiest weeks of the year but wrapped up to within an inch of my life we headed off from The Brazen Head (another first for me in Dublin's oldest pub) which is a very cool spot too! The guys from Hidden Walks kept the stories going setting the scene the entire time from the Brazen Head up to the foot of the mountains. Such great views over Dublin on the mini hike up to the Hirefire Club..I could probably have have done with a torch but walking in the dark kinda adds to the effect! Loved the spookiness of the stories once inside the club & the stormy evening added more to the Haunted evening! Wish I got to do this at Halloween! Top marks though, a great way to spend an evening. Hot Ports required all around afterwards!!!

I highly recommend using bus tours as you get to see all the major attractions of Dublin and can…read moreuse as your transportation while staying in Dublin to avoid using Ubers if you have the time to wait for the bus stops. The attractions such as Guinness storehouse, Jameson Distillery, Dublin Castle, and Trinity College!

We did the DoDublin Hop On/Hop Off bus tour over a two day period while visiting Dublin. We hopped…read moreon and off several times as we wandered around Dublin. The maps are super useful for navigating the city and the pickup and drop off spots are well located and marked, making it easy to utilize from one end of the city to the other without issue. The maps/tickets also feature several deals for local restaurants and pubs. Many of the deals are two-for-one dining, which is great! The tickets are usually good for 48 hours, so you can hop on and off as many times as you want between 9a - 5p, which is the hours they operate. The drivers make a huge impact to enjoyment. We got lucky majority of our rides, but we did get a grumpy driver which was a slight detractor from one of our trips, but the good and fun ones made it worth it. Overall, I highly recommend utilizing the hop on/hop off during your time in Dublin, at least one day. It gives you flexibility while still providing guidance and easy transport.