Experiencing Ireland Day Tours

Wicklow Garden County Tour

Start Point:

Wicklow

Departure Time:

09.30am 

Trip Duration:

9-hour day private guided tour

Group Size:

Max 7 people

Price:

€700

Note:

Fully guided, customised and private tour

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Wicklow Garden County Tour

Join Trudy for a road trip in the Garden County of Ireland where breathtaking landscapes to the south of Dublin will greet us as we wind our way to the Wicklow mountains and the beaches on the east coast.

This day is jam-packed with lots for all the family and will have you back at your accommodation in Dublin to spend a lovely evening in the city.

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ITINERARY

What to Expect!

Powerscourt

We’ll leave your accommodation/agreed pick-up point in Dublin and head south towards Powerscourt House and Gardens, renowned for their stunning beauty and named National Geographic’s third-best garden in the world. The forty-seven acres of the gardens include formal terraces, ornamental lakes, and a walled garden originally the kitchen garden for the Palladian-style mansion.

Glendalough

Setting out from Powerscourt we’ll travel through the Wicklow National Park and
across the wild rugged beauty of the Wicklow mountains passing Lough Tay, known as The Guinness Lake, on our way to the Glendalough Monastic city. Glen dá lough, meaning the Glen of two loughs or lakes is a monastic settlement founded by St. Kevin in the sixth century. We’ll explore the magnificent gateway into the settlement, seven churches, the 100ft round tower, and of course the upper and lower lakes, weather permitting.

Wicklow Gaol

After lunch at a rural pub, we’ll stop at Wicklow Town’s historic and haunted Gaol and experience life in an eighteenth-century prison. The holographic images of the exhibition bring the harsh reality of how bleak the jail was, to life.

Black Castle

Pausing for a short stop at the Black Castle and Travelahawk Beach you’ll see where it is thought St. Patrick and his followers arrived in Ireland to preach Christianity as we make our way back to Dublin. This tour promises a perfect blend of natural splendour, cultural heritage and a thoroughly enjoyable day. Other options that can be added to the tour are Powerscourt Distillery or a sheepdog demonstration.

EXPERIENCE

Forget everything you’ve read about Ireland and come experience it for yourself. Dip your toes in the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, visit the locations of your favourite movie and find out how a hurley is made – Experiencing Ireland is waiting to make it all happen.  

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DISCOVER

Good to Know

  • Be prepared for all weather (this is Ireland!) so bring good walking shoes and a raincoat.
  • The cost of the tour does not cover the cost of lunch and admission fees to attractions.
  • This tour needs to be booked 30 days in advance.
  • Included in your tour: private driver guide, transportation and insurance.
  • Not included: admissions, meals and any extras.

MEMORIES

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What people are
saying about their personalised tours

  • On our recent visit to Ireland we found many Irish surprises and treasures. None were more valuable to the success of our trip than Trudy and her team. Before our trip I was skeptical of the need for a guide. Before we were even out of the airport it was already obvious we were in for a great time with Trudy. Over the course of the next 6 days we were treated like family. We were taken to so many beautiful, exciting and fun places that we would never have heard of or found without the local knowledge and contacts that Trudy has. I am no longer skeptical…We arrived and met our guide, but left Ireland with a new friend. I wish there were more that 5 stars to leave. I cannot recommend Trudy and her team enough.

    Mike M

    – May, 2024

  • We had an amazing time with our tour guide, Trudy. She made our trip an experience of a lifetime. We shared with her a few places we wanted to see in Ireland, and she made it all happen, and then some. Fairy trees, Corkscrew Road, the Burren, Matchmaker Hotel, Tabletop Mountain, Ashford Castle and the Abbey in Cong filled our trip with so much more than we imagined. Trudy was so knowledgeable and entertaining. We felt like she was part of our family. We laughed together, shared stories, and travelled the countryside in style. She made sure we had a wonderful time. Every aspect of our trip was personalized. We highly recommend travelling with Trudy for anyone who wants to experience the best of Ireland with a friendly and professional guide. We all enjoyed our time together and we are very grateful for her guidance, expertise and of course the laughter.

    Maureen B

    – May, 2024

  • My family just returned from a wonderful trip of 8 days with Trudy in October, 2023. ​Trudy tailored​ / customized the trip perfectly so that we enjoyed the things we set out to experience, and also to delight in surprise places and activities that she wanted to show us. Our family of eight rode with Trudy in her 9-passenger van, which she ​safely and expertly drove on the narrow ​and tricky lanes of the Irish countryside. Trudy has a great sense of humor and ability to impart her deep knowledge of Irish history and culture. She’s a joy to spend time with. It would take too long to do justice to all the ways that Trudy goes above and beyond.

    Chip A

    – October, 2023

  • IOur family group of eight booked a trip with Experiencing Ireland, hoping for a small, personalized tour in which we would visit our family roots in Offaly, and venture west to Galway and Connemara, the Dingle Peninsula and Kerry/Killarney. Not only did we see amazing scenery along the way, but Trudy had suggested some wonderful experiences, including a sheepdog demonstration in Connemara, the Wild Birds of Prey and Ailwee Caves, the beehive huts and baby lambs of Dingle and many, many more. We visited pubs and restaurants and national parks. It was an absolutely delightful experience! Trudy is also a seasoned genealogist and had traced our family to a particular area, where we met cousins and saw what had once been our family homestead. Highly recommend!

    Barbara A

    – October, 2023

  • Trudy organized a fabulous private 4-day tour to Northern Ireland., including various sections of Belfast, Braavos Canal (Game of thrones filming), Ballymena, Cushendun caves, Kinbane castle and lovely lunch in Ballycastle, Dunseverick Castle. Then spent a beautiful day touring Derry (Londonderry) walked the Strand and toured the “Derry Walls” and City Centre. Then off to Dobegal. Such an amazing adventure and we had so much fun while gaining such great information about each area and its story. The accommodations she secured were fabulous and the cost was very reasonable, we got so much more than we paid for. Would absolutely use Trudy again (and I have!). Thank you Trudy.

    Seaside592324

    – August, 2023

  • I and four others, just finished a 7 day Wild Atlantic Way tour with Trudy and it went beyond our expectations. Along with what she planned based on what we wanted to see, each day had a surprise she had planned. By the end of the trip she was one of us. For me there is no other way to really see Ireland, than with Trudy!

    Karen G

    – May, 2023

EXPERIENCE

Forget everything you’ve read about Ireland and come experience it for yourself. Dip your toes in the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, visit the locations of your favourite movie and find out how a hurley is made – Experiencing Ireland is waiting to make it all happen.  

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