Dublin to Powerscourt, Wicklow, Guinness Lake, Glendalough Tours

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Wicklow Powerscourt and Glendalough Tour from Dublin

8 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

On a County Wicklow day trip from Dublin, visit the Powerscourt Gardens and explore Wicklow Mountains National Park. Accompanied by a guide who provides informative commentary during the day, enjoy a scenic drive, stop in the Victorian village of Enniskerry, pass by the Guinness Estate and visit Glendalough, where you have time to walk around.

Explore Powerscourt Gardens at your leisure
Stop in Enniskerry, where movies such as 'Leap Year' have been filmed
Drive through Wicklow Mountains National Park
Enjoy free time to walk around Glendalough

What's Included

Driver/guide
Live commentary on board
Local guide

Entrance fees (Reduced rate €8, paid on entry)
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Molly Malone Statue
Suffolk St, Dublin 2, D02 KX03, Ireland
This statue is outside old stone church on Suffolk Street at 09:20am, Please be 10 minutes early

Start time

09:20 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Meet for your full-day, small group Wicklow County tour in Dublin at the Molly Malone Statue. Get settled in your vehicle and head out to Ireland’s beautiful Wicklow County, while taking in scenic sights and not having to worry about navigating the way yourself.

Your first stop on your journey is at Powerscourt House and Gardens. Free time is built into this full-day tour to explore the gardens at your own pace (admission is own expense).
Afterward, your guide drives you to Enniskerry Village Square for a lunch break (own expense).

After lunch, visit Wicklow Mountains National Park, with highlights including Sally Gap, Guinness Lake, and a filming location from the movie, "P.S. I Love You."

Your last stop is at the Glendalough Monastic Settlement, which you can explore before the drive back to Dublin for drop-off.

Molly Malone Statue

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Powerscourt House & Gardens

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Enniskerry Village Square

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Wicklow Mountains National Park

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Sally Gap (Pass By)

Old Military Road

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Guinness Lake

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Glendalough Monastic Settlement

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Not wheelchair accessible

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
Pickup Location is the Molly Malone statue on Suffolk Street at 09:20am
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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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Reviews

4.5

574 reviews

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Great way to see Wicklow.

Kathleen_M, Apr 2024

Going to Glendalough. Powerscouurt gardens are amazing. Lunch in Enniskerry had such good food. The driver was very knowledgeable about all the sights and Irish Lore. All parts of the tour were on time both in arrivals and departures. The Monastic site of St. Kevin's was like no other. Thank you

Response from Host, May 2024

Thank you very much Kathleen for the excellent review.

Fabulous experience

edward_d, Apr 2024

Powerscourt gardens was gorgeous. I especially liked the Japanese Garden. The drive through the Wicklow Mountains was enlightening and interesting. Glendalough’s natural beauty alone made the trip worth while. Our tour guide was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable and provided marvelous insights into formation and development of the mountains.

Response from Host, May 2024

Thank you very much Edward for the excellent review.

Great for solo travelers

Fiona_Z, Apr 2024

Very good experience. All the sites visited are beautiful and the guide was nice and knowledgeable. Loved all the info and fun facts ☺️

Great day

Lisa_D, Apr 2024

Our guide, Gillian was very knowledgeable, and she made the day very interesting by sharing stories with us. We enjoyed the day very much. The estate and gardens were lovely.

Highly Recommended

Christopher_C, Apr 2024

Excellent tour and tour guide. Highly recommended. Just the perfect length day trip as well. Great way to see natural Ireland.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much Christopher for the excellent review.

Scenery weather was the best great group of people Matt was the best so great batch bread kerrygold and Tayto crisps

qxpy4yc98r, Apr 2024

Lough Tay amazing up there so very calm just what was needed been on this trip twice never disappoints😊😊

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much for the excellent review.

Amazing

Marie_S, Apr 2024

Beautiful castle and gardens. Very informative guide Jillian and very organized tour.will recommend it gladly

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much Marie for the excellent review.

Favorite Tour

Natalie_R, Apr 2024

Our favorite group tour we’ve done! So many lovely stops, great photos ops, and friendly people. Highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Dublin!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much Natalie for the excellent review.

Absaloutely amazing

Mary_H, Apr 2024

Guinness lake mountains Kevin was so informative other people were lovely on the bus loved poppys food was so nice overall 100%😊

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much Mary for the excellent review.

Lush mountains and beautiful gardens

Jayne_J, Apr 2024

Kevin was very knowledgeable about the locations we toured and a careful driver as well. It was a well planned route that took us south from Dublin into a very dramatic area of old mountains, beautiful gardens & ancient ruins

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you very much Jayne for the excellent review.

Solo girl take a dip

Teneya_P, Mar 2024

As a solo traveler this one of my fondest memories. Exploring the side of ireland most only dream about. I was extremely excited to see the gunniess lake and glendalough. Kevin out tour guide was amazing

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you very much Teneya for your excellent review, I'm delighted you enjoyed your tour.

Good experience, shame about the weather

Elizabeth_B, Feb 2024

It was very enjoyable but the weather was awful. The windows of the bus were heavily tinted so it was very difficult to see out. Even in sunshine I think this would have been frustrating. Our driver, Richard, was great. Lots of fun information

Response from Host, Feb 2024

It's February in Ireland, i think a little rain may be expected.

Fun tour! Worth it

Johanna_P, Nov 2023

Great tour !! It wasn’t super long, but we covered a lot of space. The gardens are a must see! The bus is smaller (fitting 16) so we all made fast friends. Tour guide RICHARD was funny and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this tour and this guide !!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much Johann for the excellent review and I'm delighted that you enjoyed your tour with Richard.

Must see

Dianna_L, Nov 2023

Our guide Bernie was FANTASTIC. Very knowledgeable, entertaining and fun. Great trip. Would highly recommend.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much Dianna for the excellent review.

Powerscourt and Glendalough

Caleb_W, Oct 2023

Powerscourt and Glendalough were absolutely beautiful! The stunning scenery of Wicklow is second to none in Ireland. Every part of the day was awesome and Enniskerry where we ate lunch was a lovely town. Kevin did a great job with stories and commentary throughout the day. Would definitely do it again.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much for your excellent review.

Great day trip exploring, and Kevin!

Sylvia_S, Oct 2023

Powerscourt and Glendalough were beautiful, and we had just the right amount of time to explore them. The guide and driver, Kevin, was really great--brought sites and history to life with his stories, and was an excellent driver.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much Sylvia for your excellent review.

Great choice for a day trip

Cynthia_M, Oct 2023

Wonderful history provided by our driver Gillian. Gardens were lovely and the drive through Glendalough was very interesting.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much Cynthia for your excellent review.

Got left behind

Nita_S, Oct 2023

Getting left, by the bus at Glendalough. Luckily another tour bus, Paddy wagon brought us back to Dublin.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

You were not left behind, our guide waited 30 minutes and was looking for you, He also rang me and other contacts in the area looking for you. He left word with the hotel before he eventually had to leave. You ignored the time specified and made no effort to to contact this company and had no consideration for fellow travelers.

Excellent

Melissa_S, Oct 2023

Wicklow Mountains were awesome as well as Glendalough. We chose to do the walking tour instead of Powerscourt Garden. The walking tour had some neat views but was less than what we expected. The driver was knowledgeable about the places and provided excellent commentary and narrative for the duration of the trip. He was also a very safe driver and gave us plenty of time to explore each destination.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much Melissa for your excellent review.

enjoyable, beautiful and informative.

Rebecca_W, Oct 2023

This was a great way to see this part of Ireland. Our driver and guide, Kevin was full of entertaining stories and history of the area (and kept his cool through some unforeseen circumstances. !) Good trip!

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Thank you very much Rebecca for your excellent review.

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