Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The 3-hour
Coast and Castle Tour
departs daily at 10am, trav-
eling up the north coast to Malahide and Howth. Fares, which
include free admission to Malahide Castle, are
€
20 ($24) for adults,
€
10 ($12) for children under 14.
The 3-hour-45-minute
South Coast Tour
departs daily at 11am
and 2pm, traveling south through the seaside town of Dun Laoghaire,
through the upscale “Irish Riviera” villages of Dalkey and Killiney,
and farther south to visit the Avoca Handweavers in County Wick-
low. Fares are
€
€
10 ($12) for children under 14.
Gray Line
(
&
01/605-7705;
www.guidefriday.com), the world's
largest sightseeing organization, operates its own hop-on, hop-off
city tour, covering all the same major sights as the Dublin Bus's
Dublin City Tour. The tours are identical, so there's no reason to pay
more for Gray Line.
The first tours leave at 10am from 14 Upper O'Connell St., and
at 10am from the Dublin Tourism Center on Suffolk Street, Dublin
2, and run every 10 to 15 minutes thereafter. The last departures are
4pm from Suffolk Street, 4:30pm from O'Connell Street. You can
also join the tour at any of a number of pickup points along the
route and buy your ticket from the driver. Gray Line's Dublin city
tour costs
20 ($24) for adults,
€
€
14 ($17) for adults,
12 ($14) for seniors and students,
€
€
32 ($39) for families.
Gray Line also offers a range of full-day excursions from Dublin
to such nearby sights as Glendalough, Newgrange, and Powerscourt.
Adult fares for their other tours range from
5 ($6) for children, and
€
€
20 to
30 ($24-$36).
Horse-Drawn-Carriage Tours
You can tour Dublin in style in a handsomely outfitted horse-
drawn carriage with a driver who will comment on the sights
as you travel the city's streets and squares. To arrange a ride,
consult one of the drivers stationed with carriages at the
Grafton Street side of St. Stephen's Green. Rides range from a
short swing around the green to an extensive half-hour Geor-
gian tour or an hour-long Old City tour. It's slightly touristy,
but kids (and romantics) love it.
Rides are available on a first-come, first-served basis from
approximately April to October (weather permitting) and will
run you between
Kids
50 ($18-$60) for one to four pas-
sengers, depending on the duration of the ride.
€
15 and
€
