Glendalough Day Tour: Experience Irish Beauty through Medieval Kilkenny and Monastic Sites

Immerse yourself in the beauty of Ireland on a day tour to Glendalough and Kilkenny. Explore the ancient monastic site of Glendalough and discover the medieval charm of Kilkenny’s Norman Castle. Experience the stunning landscapes of Wicklow and escape the city hustle.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Paddywagon Tours - Depart Dublin for this award winning and brilliant day trip with your 100% Irish Tour Guide. We travel south and begin our journey into County Wicklow,passing through beautiful countryside in the Wicklow mountains most notably the Sugar Loaf Mountains while making our way towards Glendalough.
What's Included
  • USB ports at every seat
  • On-board WiFi
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Live commentary on board
  • Pick-up and drop-off in Dublin (details on voucher)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance to Kilkenny Castle
Additional Information

Enjoy the stunning landscapes of Ireland with a delightful day-trip to the sacred site of Glendalough and the vibrant metropolis of Kilkenny, a city steeped in medieval heritage.
Wicklow
Explore the historic city of St. Kevin at Glendalough, celebrated for its round towers and Celtic crosses that offer you a genuine understanding of an ancient Christian…

Location
34 O'Connell Street Lower
O'Connell Street Lower
Meet at Paddywagon Office at The Spire - 34 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Oaktree1
Aug 10, 2025
Wicklow/Kilkenny/Sheepdog exhibition = highly recommended (esp. if Michael is the guide) - Tour was excellent. Booking online the night before was easy and itinerary was well-designed with ample time to explore at Wicklow and Kilkenny, and the sheepdog herding exhibition was surprisingly awesome too. The driver/guide Michael was a highlight of the trip--kept everything running right on schedule while navigating narrow roads and providing informative/funny commentary on our destinations and Ireland in general. If you take this tour, definitely request to have Michael as your tour leader.
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Eliasts9085zc
Aug 4, 2025
Fantastic - Great experience with great and knowledgeable speeches with our tour guide Mac. It was a great experience with valuable lessons.
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David_b
Jul 6, 2025
Friendly and... - Dave was a friendly and extremely knowledgeable guide, beautiful countryside, and overall pleasant experience in Glendalough and Kilkenny. The sheepdog experience was a late addition to our booking and worth the visit.
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Pflynn90
May 18, 2025
Glendalough - Great day, Glendalough was scenic an I could have eaily spent the weekend there. Mick from the sheepdog experience does a great deomnstration, Kilkenny city is nice we spent a lit of our time enjoying the sunshine and Kylters bar (owned by a witch from 1342) thanks Colin for hosting our tour
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Footprints628007
May 5, 2025
Great views - Great trip!! Wicklow mountains and Kilkenny were beautiful, wish we had more time in Kilkenny, sheep dogs were a bonus!
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M0niera0
Apr 21, 2025
Nice family outing. - Had a great tour with Mac and Mike. Information and educational. In addition, they also had good tips for lunch. We were with our children. Great trip to do!
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Emily_h
Mar 27, 2025
Full Day Tour to Glendalough/Kilkenny City - We had a great tour with Alex! He gave us great recommendations in Kilkenny and was very engaging with his stories on the bus ride. I highly recommend this tour to see places outside of Dublin!
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I4991bxmirkom
Mar 16, 2025
Kilkenny tour - Had a great time on this tour. Sas was an excellent guide and told us a bunch of funny stories. He's great at his job and I enjoyed the trip
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Marbles20
Jul 30, 2025
Tour was good - not fabulous but the stops were interesting and the bus comfortable - This one is tough to rate - it's a bit between 3-4* and mainly because of events prior to the tour. Here's the gist: We booked Cliffs of Moher with another company, turns out it is owned/operated by Paddywagon. The tour was booked in December, it was cancelled 3 days prior. Ok dokey, no worries - there are spots with another company for a similar tour so with 48 hours to spare we book a similar Cliffs of Moher trip with company #2. Well, turns out that company is also owned/operated by Paddywagon and with 36 hours notice that one too is cancelled (why oh why was it still being offered on the website of company #2? We will never know.....) So we then booked this tour (with 12 hours to spare) with Paddywagon. Sorry - long story that was a huge pain in the butt but overall the service and communication re:cancellations was prompt and attentive. That is a +. So we undertook an adventure on this tour....First stop was in the Wicklow Mtn - very nice. Our guide was funny, informative and enjoyable. He gave us a mini walking tour when we stopped and sent us on our way for an hour of wondering on our own. Lovely. Next stop was a sheep dog demonstration - very cute, quick stop. Final stop was Kilkenny - the itinerary noted we would get a mini walking tour and then 90'ish min on our own....lovely. Except the walking tour didn't happen. Just kind of threw us out to wander on our own (OK but us frankly but others...not so happy). We will give that little blip a "-" as it was not quite as advertised. Then we returned to Dublin. Long story short...the tour was good. Not amazing-blow-your-socks-off, but good. Paddywagon irritated us with the last minute cancellations (that were still listed on the website) but their communication was prompt and they refunded the full $ after I requested to receive the booking fees, etc on top of my tour refund. Would I do this again? Maybe......so while I'm feeling this is a 3* tour we will give it a 4* as I don't want to discourage others but also might provide some encouragement to shop around for a tour company.
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Haggysis
Apr 6, 2025
Don't waste your money on this one - Only rating 2 because Glendalugh is a must see as is Kilkenny....but we paid for a full day Tour and literally got dropped off to fend for ourselves. We could have hired a driver, and taken the train to Kilkenny (we took the train back on our own instead of enduring the stark silence of the 7 passenger bus). We were asking questions along the drive to understand more about wicklow mountain area. The repeat answer from the tour guide was "i don't really know". In fact one of the other passengers looked up the answer to one of our questions we asked. I'm pretty sure the Tour guide should have at least pointed out Wicklow Gap as we sped past...
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).