Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Departure Point: Stop 1, outside H&M, College Green, Dublin
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Departs every day at 6:30pm
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Duration: 1 hour approximately
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Experience Dublin from a different perspective as night falls and the city comes alive with colour, character, and history. More than just a sightseeing tour, this live guided experience is led by knowledgeable local guides who share fascinating stories, humour, and hidden details that bring Dublin’s streets and landmarks to life. Departing from the heart of the city at dusk, the tour takes you through some of Dublin’s most famous and atmospheric locations. Along the way, you’ll discover iconic landmarks connected to Ireland’s rich political and cultural heritage, while travelling beside beautifully illuminated rivers and canals that create a truly magical evening setting. From grand Georgia...
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Expert English-speaking storytelling guide
Panoramic evening sightseeing experience
See Dublin's top landmarks beautifully illuminated
Enjoy a live guided evening Dublin bus tour
Meeting Points
Departure
H&M
Departure Point: Stop 1, outside H&M, College Green, Dublin
Please arrive 15 minutes before the departure time
Return
Dublin Live Guided Evening Bus Tour
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Experience Dublin from a different perspective as night falls and the city comes alive with colour, character, and history. More than just a sightseeing tour, this live guided experience is led by knowledgeable local guides who share fascinating stories, humour, and hidden details that bring Dublin’s streets and landmarks to life. Departing from the heart of the city at dusk, the tour takes you through some of Dublin’s most famous and atmospheric locations. Along the way, you’ll discover iconic landmarks connected to Ireland’s rich political and cultural heritage, while travelling beside beautifully illuminated rivers and canals that create a truly magical evening setting. From grand Georgia...
Highlights
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Expert English-speaking storytelling guide
Panoramic evening sightseeing experience
See Dublin's top landmarks beautifully illuminated
Enjoy a live guided evening Dublin bus tour
Meeting Points
Departure
H&M
Departure Point: Stop 1, outside H&M, College Green, Dublin
Please arrive 15 minutes before the departure time
Return
Itinerary
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Central Bank of Ireland
The tour begins with passengers boarding at the main stop near Trinity College / College Green. Passing Central Bank (Brutalist '70s architecture) and the World of Illusion
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3Olympia Theatre
Passing the historic music venue on the right (operating since 1855)
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Dublin Castle
Approaching on the left. Built on an old Viking settlement and former center of British rule
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The Lord Edward
Leo Burdock’s & The Lord Edward: Located at the top of Dame Street on the left. Famous traditional chipper (opened 1913) and classic pub combo
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Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral & St. Patrick's: Passing Christ Church Cathedral at the very top of Dame Street
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The Liberties
The bus enters the historic working-class area known as The Liberties. Thomas Street Hub: Sights: Passing Variety Jones (left), The Thomas House (right), Vicar Street gig venue (left), and NCAD (National College of Art and Design, located in the old Powers Whiskey Distillery). Passing Arthur's Pub and St. Catherine's Church (execution site of Robert Emmett)
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Guinness Open Gate Brewery
Guinness Brewery (St. James's Gate): The aroma of roasting barley fills the air
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Roe & Co Distillery
Roe & Co. Distillery & St. James Church: Passing the former powerhouse area known as "The Golden Triangle". St. James Church is now a renovated whiskey distillery with a graveyard holding 100,000 bodies
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National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
The bus crosses over to the Northside of the River Liffey and follows the quays eastward. Passing Collins Barracks (now the National Museum of Ireland) and the Croppies' Acre mass burial/famine soup kitchen site
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Guinness Storehouse
Guinness Factory (Business Side): On the right, the bus passes the massive 60-acre production facility displaying the famous right-facing Harp trademark
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Father Matthew Bridge
Smithfield & Father Matthew Bridge: Passing the trendy Smithfield area to the left (home to the Jameson Distillery, The Cobblestone Pub, and Lighthouse Cinema). Approaching Father Matthew Bridge (11th-century origin site of the name Baile Átha Cliath). Looking across the bridge reveals the Brazen Head, Dublin's oldest pub
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Four Courts
Passing the grand principal seat of Ireland’s four main courts. Site of the devastating 1922 Civil War explosion that destroyed seven centuries of public records
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Smock Alley Theatre 1662
Passing Dublin City Council offices at Wood Quay (site of major Viking archaeological finds), before passing Smock Alley Theatre on the opposite side, marking the quieter, cultural end of the Temple Bar district (featuring Cow's Lane, Project Arts Centre, and Gutter Bookshop)
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Ha'penny Bridge
Ha'penny Bridge & O'Connell Bridge: Passing the famous 1816 pedestrian bridge, then proceeding past O'Connell Bridge (wider than it is long) and the bullet-marked Daniel O'Connell statue
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Custom House Visitor Centre
The bus moves into the modern tech hub before looping back through Dublin's historic southside squares. Custom House & The Docklands: Passing the green-domed Custom House (originally built in 1791, burned in 1921). Entering the Docklands to view the Jeanie Johnston famine ship replica, EPIC Museum, Capital Docks (tallest building in the Republic), and the Seán O'Casey pedestrian bridge. Passing the Wind Jammer (a classic "early house" pub)
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Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College (Flank) & Sweny's Pharmacy: Looping past Trinity College's cricket pitches and the Pavillion Bar ("The Pav"). Passing The Gingerman Pub and Sweny's Pharmacy (famous from James Joyce's Ulysses)
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Merrion Square
Entering the classic Georgian quarter. Sights include the colorful "Doors of Dublin", the Oscar Wilde Statue, the National Gallery, and Leinster House (where parliament sits)
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St Stephens Green
St. Stephen's Green & Dawson Street: Passing St. Stephen's Green park and the historic 5-star Shelbourne Hotel. Turning onto Dawson Street via the Luas tracks. Sights include the Mansion House, The Dawson Lounge (smallest pub in Dublin), and Peruke & Periwig
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Trinity College Dublin
Return to College Green: Passing Grafton Street shopping district, Nearys, and Bruxelles. Passing the Irish Whiskey Museum bar (great for live music) and the windowless Bank of Ireland building (former parliament)
