Dublin's Icons: Book of Kells & More

Explore Dublin’s iconic landmarks with a local guide. Skip the line at the Book of Kells, visit Dublin Castle, and Christ Church Cathedral.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 42 Wellington Quay - Meet your guide on the corner of Wellington Quay and Fownes St Lower, on the left side of The Ha’penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 Y103, Ireland (53.345912163687515, -6.263398765956021). Please wait on street and do not approach the entrance, as the staff is not informed about the tour.
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What's Included
  • 5-Star Licensed Guide
  • Small group of 1-25 people
  • Historical facts, cultural anecdotes and legends about Dublin
  • Skip-the-line tickets to the Book of Kells (Trinity College’s Old Library)
  • Walking Tour of Dublin’s top attractions: Dublin Castle, the Book of Kells, & Christ Church Cathedral
What's Not Included
  • Tickets to Dublin Castle
  • Tickets to Christ Church Cathedral
Additional Information

Visit the Book of Keels at the Old Library with skip-the-line tickets and discover the history, cultural heritage and legends of Dublin Castle, Christ Church Cathedral and Trinity College - Dublin’s 3 iconic landmarks and top-rated attractions in 1 day!
Highlights:
• Explore the history, legends and attractions of Dublin with a 5-Star Local Guide
• Enjoy…

Location
42 Wellington Quay
Wellington Quay
Meet your guide on the corner of Wellington Quay and Fownes St Lower, on the left side of The Ha'penny Bridge Inn, 42 Wellington Quay, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 Y103, Ireland. Please wait on street and do not approach the entrance, as the staff is not informed about the tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Daydream635255
Jul 10, 2025
Awesome Tour - A great little tour of Dublin's highlights. Trinity College and the old library were stunning. The story telling of Dave our tour guide was the highlight of the experience!
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Hyunnsara
Jun 28, 2025
Informative tour, but limited access to locations. - We enjoyed our tour! Tour guide was informative. It is a walk tour, so make sure you wear comfy shoes. The Dublin Castle and Christ Church Cathedral tickets are NOT included; the tour also do not enter these locations. But pictures outside these places were good enough for me. The best thing about this tour was to cut the line at Book of Kells. The line was SO long but we were able to walk right in w/ the tour guide. I am not sure if an early time slot was offered, but our slot got us to the long room at a very busy time, and all the pictures we took were terrible as it was crowded. But overall, we still liked it.
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Anne_b
Jun 23, 2025
Great way to learn more about Dublin. - Great tour of Dublin. Guide was very informative and friendly. So much we didn’t know about Dublin and Ireland.
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Ashley_y
Jun 18, 2025
This was such a good... - This was such a good experience. Our guide, Dave, was very knowledgeable and made it such a fun experience! We are so grateful we got to do this with him as our guide
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305nealh
Jun 18, 2025
Book of Kells/City Tour - Dave Cavanaugh was an amazing guide! So much information and knowledge about the tour, with extra tid-bits was amazing! He didn’t talk too much, gave just the right amount of information. Would highly recommend this, and hope you get Dave as a guide! Cheers, Neal
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Austinlady2017
Jun 17, 2025
Dave was a perfect walking tour guide! - Dave was a perfect walking tour guide! He had a strong voice that was easy for our large group to hear and kept us entertained with great stories and lively descriptions. He did a good job of keeping our group together as we walked the streets in really interesting areas of Dublin and covered a lot of ground. The only suggestion I would make would be if possible it would have been nice to have him in the long room library at Trinity College to give us additional information. Thank you for a great tour.
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Joanna_s
Jun 15, 2025
Great overview of Dublin - Dave did a great job, the tour was awesome , we both enjoyed it. Loved the history and the stories!!
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Carol_m
Jun 15, 2025
Highlight of our time in Dublin - Our tour guide Dave was fantastic! He offered a great deal of knowledge, highlighting lots of history and unique facts. While we had walked around this area earlier in our stay, the additional information was greatly appreciated and we explored further based on his recommendations. The book of Kells was spectacular and the fast track entrance was worth the price of this tour. This was the perfect fast paced walking tour we wanted but also allowed us to spend as much time was we wanted at the Book of Kells and the second building with additional information and films.
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Chris_w
Jun 6, 2025
Very fun and informative.... - Very fun and informative. Highly recommend. Seeing temple bar area to learning about the Vikings and finally seeing the book of kells
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Donald_c
Jun 4, 2025
Excellent tour - Very knowledgeable guide (Ben) with good rapport with the group. A great communicater. A wonderful afternoon
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).