Newgrange and Hill of Tara Day Tour from Dublin
9 hours (Approx.)
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Offered in: English
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Overview
Travel through mystical Celtic Ireland on this full-day bus tour from Dublin. In the company of an expert guide, journey back in time to Boyne Valley, home of the Hill of Tara and the Neolithic tombs of Newgrange, a UNESCO World Heritage Site). You also stop in the town of Howth, a beautiful Dublin Bay fishing village, for a taste of Irish culture that dates back to the Viking Era.
- Full-day tour from Dublin to Newgrange and Hill of Tara
- Go back in time to the seat of the High Kings of Ireland at the Hill of Tara.
- Guided tour of the UNESCO-listed Neolithic tombs at Newgrange
- Friendly and experienced local guide
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Your journey through ancient Ireland begins bright and early at Lower O’Connell Street in Dublin, where you embark en coach to Boyne Valley. Be sure to grab your own breakfast to enjoy for the trip through the Irish countryside and the County of Meath.
Your first stop is the picturesque coastal village of Howth. Enjoy sweeping views of Dublin Bay – spotted with colorful fishing boats – and see more impressive Viking-era monuments.
Continue on to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange dates back to 3200 BC—preceding Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. Follow your guide into the cairn to tour the passage tomb, where you witness mystical Neolithic stone carvings and ‘basin stones’ that once held sacred human remains.
Your final stop is the Hill of Tara, one of Ireland’s most prized relics of spiritual and political heritage. Used as far back as the Stone Age for rituals and festivals, the Hill of Tara is revered as the ceremonial seat of the Celtic High Kings from the 1st-century AD through to the 1100s. Its continued political significance stretches to the turn of the 19th century when it became a battle site for the Irish Revolution.
Your day-long tour returns to the starting point in Dublin.
Your first stop is the picturesque coastal village of Howth. Enjoy sweeping views of Dublin Bay – spotted with colorful fishing boats – and see more impressive Viking-era monuments.
Continue on to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Newgrange dates back to 3200 BC—preceding Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. Follow your guide into the cairn to tour the passage tomb, where you witness mystical Neolithic stone carvings and ‘basin stones’ that once held sacred human remains.
Your final stop is the Hill of Tara, one of Ireland’s most prized relics of spiritual and political heritage. Used as far back as the Stone Age for rituals and festivals, the Hill of Tara is revered as the ceremonial seat of the Celtic High Kings from the 1st-century AD through to the 1100s. Its continued political significance stretches to the turn of the 19th century when it became a battle site for the Irish Revolution.
Your day-long tour returns to the starting point in Dublin.
Itinerary
This unique and once in a lifetime opportunity includes a guaranteed guided visit to the Newgrange Passage Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dated 3,200BC and is one of the oldest Neolithic burial chambers in Europe, it is even said to be older than the Egyptian pyramids!
Duration: 2 hours
Admission Ticket Included
Finally, get the chance to visit the Stone of Destiny, Lia Fáil, which is the most famous monument at Tara and is Ireland’s ancient coronation stone. The Stone sits on the King’s seat; and in Irish Mythology, it is said to be the Stone of Destiny, a sacred object left behind by mythic godlike people, which too was once said to be Ireland’s greatest Tribe, Tuatha Dé Danann. Legend says the stone will roar when touched by the rightful King of Tara, visitors are invited to try; you never know what might happen!
Duration: 1 hour
Admission Ticket Free
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- "Access is controlled as you have to bus out to the site and each group is limited to 24 people." See review
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