Top Cobh Sightseeing Tours

Enjoy swift access to one of County Cork’s top attractions with this skip-the-line Queenstown Story tour at the Cobh Heritage Centre. With your ticket in hand, beat the queues and head straight inside Cobh Heritage Centre to begin exploring. From the multimedia and audiovisual displays in place, learn of Cobh’s place in Ireland’s rich history. Gain insight into key events including the Great Famine, the transportation of convicts to Australia, cruise disasters like RMS Titanic and RMS Lusitania, and Ireland’s military and maritime history from the 17th century onward.

The waterfront town of Cobh in County Cork has a long and fascinating maritime history. Avoid wasting time wandering aimlessly with this guided tour, which is designed by a local historian. See key maritime sights around town, and learn about Cobh’s connections to the Titanic and Lusitania, and about the many millions of Irish emigrants who departed on ships from its port.

Cobh is best known as an early stop on the RMS Titanic’s fateful voyage in 1912, but there’s a lot more to its history than just that one event. Uncover some on this short tour of the central city. Visit a number of locations where the history of the Irish Republic was written by Cobh volunteers: safe houses and prisons, barracks and sites where raging battles took place. Discover this often-unspoken side of the city with the help of your guide, a local historian.

From the glitz of the showroom at Waterford to toasting with a glass at Middleton! Enjoy the rolling farmland scenery along the way whilst your guide keeps you entertained with stories of past and present!

Visit Blarney. Option to visit the famous Blarney Castle where you can kiss the Blarney Stone in order to have 'the gift of the gab' bestowed upon you. . . . . . . . or maybe you don't need it? You could just enjoy a visit to the castle gardens. Another option is the famous 'Blarney Woollen Mills' adjacent to the castle, which are hugely popular. Continue to Kinsale for lunch - the gourmet capital of Ireland by the sea, with its yacht-filled marina, narrow winding streets and brightly painted galleries. Visit to Ringfinan 9/11 memorial garden. Return to Cobh for a visit before returning to the ship.

Depart Cobh taking the scenic 8 km drive to Blarney Castle, where you can to kiss the Blarney stone and relax and enjoy its beautiful gardens. Time to visit Blarney Woolen Mills for an Irish Coffee and free time to shop. Travel to kinsale for lunch, kinsale a picturesque fishing village nestled at the start and end point of the World famous Wild Atlantic Way. The town is known for its gourmet food,historical buildings Charles Fort 1601, Old Head of kinsale, known as the 'Edge of the world' Return to Cobh