The Glendalough & Wicklow Tour is an exciting opportunity to explore one of the most famous and enchanting places in Ireland – Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. En route, the spectacular hidden mountains and barren boglands at Sally's Gap will leave you breathless.
The tour starts and finishes in Dublin City and runs year round. Glendalough ("The Glen of the Two Lakes") is the site upon which St. Kevin founded a unique monastic settlement in the 6th century. Most of what remains of the settlement is in ruins. The exception is the Round Tower, built as a refuge from marauding Vikings, which, at over 1000 years old is remarkably well preserved. The site itself is set next to two clear water lakes beneath the sheer cliffs of a deep glacial valley. It is one of the most serene and beautiful places in all Ireland and it is easy to see why the monks picked it for a place of prayer and contemplation.
This is a full day tour (9.00am to 5.30pm) of the monastic settlement at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow which departs from and returns to a number of central locations in Dublin City.
The Tour Includes
A short tour of Dublin City
Coastal drive past Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Dalkey and Killiney, home to the rich and famous (Bono, Enya and Neil Jordan to name but a few).
Avoca Handweavers – Avoca stocks a very wide range of products at their craftshop. Everything from Knitwear and jewellery to ceramics, glassworks, books and homewares. Morning Coffee**
Glendalough – You are personally guided through the enchanting 6th Century Monastic Site followed by a gentle walk to the magnificent Upper Lake.
Pub Lunch - Home cooking in a traditional Irish Pub**
Journey through the Sally Gap – spectacular mountain lakes, wild heather and barren bog-lands, (which were the location for much of the movie, Braveheart).
**Morning Coffee and Pub Lunch are not included in the price of the tour.
Departure & Collection Times
This tour runs 7 days a week throughout the year. You can begin this tour at any of the locations listed below:
8.50am The Shelbourne Hotel, St Stephens Green 9.10am Dublin Tourism (on front steps) Suffolk Street 9.20am The Gresham Hotel, O’Connell Street 9.40am Jury’s Hotel, Ballsbridge 10.00am Dun Laoghaire Ferry Terminal 5 - 5.30pm Returns to Jury’s Hotel Ballsbridge & Trinity College
Tour Prices
Prices are per person
From January 1, 2011To December 31, 2012$0
What people have to say about Wild Wicklow Tours:
Lonely Planet - Dublin
"Award winning Wild Wicklow Tours have earned rave reviews from participants and Tourism Authorities alike. The guides are all uniformly excellent with plenty of energy and a terrific sense of humour that generates a kind of camaraderie not common on tours".
Rick Steves, Ireland
"Wild Coach Tours cover the region with an entertaining guide packing every minute with information fun and craic. With a gang of 30 in comfortable mountain hugging buses, the guide kicks into gear from the first pickup in Dublin"
Frommer's Ireland for Dummies
"Wild Coach Tours cover the region with an entertaining guide packing every minute with information fun and craic. With a gang of 30 in comfortable mountain hugging buses, the guide kicks into gear from the first pickup in Dublin"
Bob Dotson - NBC News Today Show
"I spend more time in hotel rooms than the Gideon Bible and tour constantly. Travel a hundred thousand miles a year, looking for interesting people and places. Done that for three decades. No one... No one offers a better day for a visitor than Wild Wicklow Tours. The tour is tops in my book."
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