Private Day Tour of the Medieval City of Kilkenny | 8 hours

8 Reviews | Dublin
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Private Day Tour of the Medieval City of Kilkenny
2 Adults x $748.26
$1,496.52
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$1,496.52
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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • Private driver guide
  • Wi-Fi in your touring vehicle
  • Additional stops at lesser known hidden gems – Ireland’s best kept secrets!
  • Scheduled stops at must-see locations
  • Admission fee to Kilkenny Castle (optional visit €8 p.p)
  • Admission fee to Medieval Mile Museum (optional visit €9 p.p)
  • Admission fee to St Canice's Cathedral (optional visit €6 p.p)
  • Admission fee to Smithwick's Brewery (optional visit €18 p.p)

Overview

THIS IS YOUR PRIVATE TOUR! During your day tour of Kilkenny, you get to choose where to go in Kilkenny and when to go. Enjoy a relaxing and flexible touring experience with your private guide. The medieval city of Kilkenny has so many activities to choose from—to start your day, take a relaxing stroll in the majestic castle park or visit ancient Kilkenny Castle—don't miss the famous picture gallery! At lunchtime, consider enjoying a hearty lunch at the famous Kyteler’s Inn (established in 1324)—an ancient medieval inn steeped in witchcraft history. After lunch, walk the Medieval Mile, visit the new Medieval Mile Museum, climb up Saint Canice’s Round Tower and enjoy spectacular views over the city, or visit the local brewery and taste some local Smithwick’s beer. Before leaving Kilkenny, make sure you stop at the Kilkenny Design Center to stock up on some traditional Irish produce and gifts to take home.

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Free Cancellation

June 13100% refund
June 14No refund

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A Magical Day South of Dublin

Published on Apr, 2025

So happy we 3 sisters opted for a private day tour with Desmond Tours. Our driver/tour guide Brede provided expert driving and knowledgeable history and stories as we traveled through the Wicklow Mountains, toured Glendalough and wandered around and shopped in Kilkenny. Brede’s flexibility on a rainy day and selection of an excellent lunch spot, the Wicklow Heather were greatly appreciated. All in all, this tour day was the highlight of my birthday celebration in Ireland.

Outstanding customer service

Published on Jan, 2025

While we have yet to take our tour, the communication, pricing, assistance and immediate response that was offered during the planning process was outstanding! We look forward to touring with this company!

Fantastic Day Tour - Highlight of our vacation!

Published on Oct, 2024

Our tour of Glendalough and its surrounding areas exceeded our expectations! Our driver Brede was absolutely fantastic - extremely knowledgeable, entertaining and pleasant company. She helped us organize the day in a way where we spent just the right amount of time at the sites that were important to us and also recommended places we hadn’t thought of that were perfect additions to our itinerary. Our tour was the highlight of our vacation. I highly recommend Desmond tours and specifically Brede - you will not be disappointed!!

Hire Desmond tours when in Ireland

Published on Aug, 2024

My wife and 2 boys hired Desmond tours for 9 days. It was one of the best trips ever. Don our driver was great. We covered over 1200 miles and Don knew everything about each place we went to. We were able to relax in a nice comfortable Mercedes van and see all of Ireland. Don’t drive and hire Desmond tours. It was worth it.

Desmond Tours are the Best Ever!!! Ireland take us Back!!!!!!!!!!

Published on Jun, 2024

I promise you that Desmond Tours is the best. They customized three days of Ireland for our family and our friends. Desmond was delightful and the perfect tour guide. He can really balance the trip and read the room with all ages. We were all SOOOOOOOO sad at the end of our time together. We all want to go back. We went on to England and France. Each experience was compared to our time in Ireland with Desmond. NOT THE SAME. Great Value with top service. I can not recommend Desmond Tours enough.

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