Wicklow Day Tour

Wicklow is known as the Garden of Ireland and is renowned for its scenery, rolling mountains, wooded glens and cascading waterfalls. The Wicklow Mountains are the largest continuous upland region in Ireland, Lugnaquilla the highest peak rises to 925 meters (3,035 ft).

Suggested Day Tour

• Pick up from your accommodation or cruise ship.
• Sally Gap scenic mountain drive crossing the bridge from the 'P.S. I Love You' movie.
• Lough Tay also known as the Guinness Lake.
• Glendalough monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin.
• Avoca Handweavers - café and craft shop.
• Avoca Village - Location for TV series Ballykissangel.
• Coastal drive back to Dublin via Killiney and Dalkey.

Alternative sites:

• Into the Badlands locations. Wicklow locations for the TV Series Into the Badlands.
• Powerscourt Estate and landscaped gardens occupying 19 hectares (47 acres).
• Glenmacnass Waterfall.
• Mount Usher Gardens first planted in 1868, there are over 5,000 species of plants and shrubs from all over the world.
• Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens with rare trees and shrubs dating back to the 18th century.
• Wicklow Historic Gaol - Experience prison life in the 18th century and learn about the transportation ships to Australia.
• Castleruddery Embanked Stone Circle - once known as the Druidical Circle it is about 30 metres in diameter.
• Athgreany Stone Circle - locally as the Piper's Stones, the circle consists of fourteen stones, three of the original seventeen are missing.

Pricing

Total tour price is 475 euro for up to 7 guests, the price is per vehicle, not per person. Admission fees and meals are not included in the tour price. A tour can be extended beyond the standard 8 hours at the hourly rate of 60 euro.

Vehicles

Sedan, Mercedes Minivan.


Trip Advisor Review: Loved our tour of the Wicklow Mountains and beyond with Michael Fox. The heather was just about to be in full bloom on the "raised bogs" high in the Wicklow Mountains I guess I'll always be able to see the beautiful site of the pink/purple covering the green rolling hills. Traveling in comfort and with Michael Fox was a real treat. Learning so much about the history and seeing it first hand. It was fun seeing the places where the peat was dug out. Michael picked us up from our hotel and treated us to a perfect day with historic sites, celtic crosses, beautiful Manor houses and gardens. A very full and meaningful day. Michael is caring, thoughtful, informative and interesting. I guess everything a great tour guide should be. Thanks again Michael. Original Trip Advisor Review.