Top 12 Shore Excursions Tours in Ireland

1.Cobh (Cork) to Blarney Castle & Kinsale – Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 504 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Cobh shore excursion to Blarney Castle, Cork sights by bus, and Kinsale. Early entry, included admission, plus optional walking tour.

“Easy access with staff on hand 2 minutes walk from cruise boat. Excellent tour guide and trip with about 2 hours at Castle and then 2 hours town. Almost first in line for castle which was essential as huge queues to kiss Blarney Stone otherwise. Castle grounds are a must. Great tour guide and trip.”

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2.Shore Excursion From Cork: Including Blarney Castle and Kinsale

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 470 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $107

Cobh shore trip to Blarney Castle and Kinsale with early pickup, included castle entry, Cork city sights, and an efficient 8-hour day.

“An excellent tour, with a cordial, competent and safe driver. Kevin did a great job driving and informing our bus of passengers through the day. The visit to the Blarney Castle was great fun and kissing the Blarney Stone was a uniquely enjoyable experience. I highly recommend this excursion and Kevin as your driver/leader!”

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3.Shore Excursion from Dublin: Including Dublin highlights and Glendalough

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 111 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $94

Glendalough monastery in County Wicklow plus Dublin highlights like Trinity College and Grafton Street, with port pickup on an 8-hour tour.

“The visit to the monastic cemetery where my great, great, great grandfather is buried. Did not find his gravestone but just knowing that was where he was buried was super.”

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4.Cruise Excursion Hop-On Hop-Off Tour & Rail Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 101 reviews · from $36

Cruise day in Dublin with a coastal rail ride to Pearse Station and a 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus to Trinity, Guinness, and Phoenix Park.

“The live commentary on the bus was very enjoyable and informative. Our driver was so funny.”

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5.Dublin Cruise Ship Shore Excursion|Hop-on Hop-off & Rail Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 90 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $46

Dublin made easy with a DART rail transfer and 24-hour hop-on hop-off bus, plus a walking highlights tour and Little Museum of Dublin visit.

“Easy to find the bus driver who took us to the town to get onto the hop on & off bus. The hop on & off bus drivers were good and tell us some details of the area along the way.”

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6.Dublin Shore Excursion: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 89 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $32Best value

Hop-on hop-off City Sightseeing Dublin with audio in six languages, 20-plus stops, and quick access to Guinness, Jameson, and major sights.

“The bus pick up time was too far apart. Also, our bus broke down and we were not offered a refund of any kind. We ended up getting a taxi. In addition the tour company should let us know the exact stops and include information that most stops need tickets in advance and the cost would be nice to know!”

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7.Full-Day Shore Excursion for cruise ships to Killybegs, Donegal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $155

Killybegs to County Donegal: Donegal Castle, Abbey ruins, tweed shopping, Wild Atlantic Way headlands, and Slieve League cliffs.

“Absolutely excellent Jo and Brian were fantastic hosts. We had a fabulous day. Saw lots had fun. Highly recommended !”

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8.Dublin Shore Excursion, Live Guided Open-top, Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $40

Hop-on hop-off Dublin bus with live multilingual commentary, top sights like Trinity and Guinness, and flexible 24/48-hour tickets.

“It was like most hop-on-hop off's. It gave you the overview of the city. Nothing special. Wasn't the best ho ho's I've been on (Boston) but wasn't the worst either. It does give you a good bang for your buck.”

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9.Cobh cruise excursion, Blarney, Cork & Kinsale. Car or Minibus.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 13 reviews · from $688

Private Cobh cruise tour to Blarney, Cork and Kinsale with flexible stops, ship-time pickup, and smooth car or minibus transport.

“Tony Murphy was an excellent guide & driver. So happy not to be part of a huge group off the cruise ship. Bus was comfortable, clean and spacious. Tony was informative and not overbearing at all.”

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10.Shore Excursion Cliffs of Moher explorer tour, Wild Atlantic Way from Galway

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · from $124

Galway day trip to the Cliffs of Moher with Burren stops, Doolin time, and guided coach transport plus visitor center entry for $124.

“Horrible service never got on the excursion. There was a communication issue booked got the wrong day.”

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11.Guided Shared Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · from $153

Shared luxury shore trip from Cork covers Blarney Castle, Cork city highlights, Kinsale forts, and Cobh Titanic sights, with skip-the-line.

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12.Boyne Valley, Meath – Private Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 7 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $1,251

Private Boyne Valley shore excursion from Dublin with Tara, Newgrange, Slane, Monasterboice, Trim Castle, and optional Slane Whiskey.

“Trim castle was great! Unfortunately, we were unable to complete the main part of the tour (New Grange) because we were not told we needed to book tickets in advance. Everything else was OK. Also, the distillery was closed. Although our driver was great, this tour was definitely not worth the cost. I would not trust Viator again for any tours I take.”

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