This tour provides a local person's welcome to Ireland. You will receive an insider's knowledge of one of the world's most loved capital cities. Your tour will include tips and tricks to make the most of your visit to Dublin. We will explore historical sights as well as many hidden treasures. You will learn interesting facts and make new friends on the journey.
Luke Kelly is an Irish musician, once a famed member of traditional folk band, The Dubliners. We begin our tour at the statue erected in his honour which is located between H&M Clothing store and St. Stephen's Green shopping centre. We will do brief introductions here and let you know an outline of the tour ahead.
Includes famed Grafton Street (main high-end shopping district), the historically significant Royal College of Surgeons, a passing glance of Georgian-era architecture, and the quaint city park known as St. Stephen's Green.
We walk along Kildare Street which houses not only the original home of Dracula writer Bram Stoker, but also the Irish houses of parliament, also known as Leinster House. We will learn about it's relation to the White House in Washington, DC and some of it's history. We also pass along the National Museum of Archaeology.
You will make your own way to the meeting points