This tour bus company offers several day trips to several historic sites and bustling cities. Its trips are based out of three locations. From Dublin, you can take a day bus tour through Glendalough, Powerscourt Gardens and Wicklow. There is also a tour out of Dublin, which goes through Newgrange and the Boyne Valley. If you depart from Cork, you can visit the Ring of Kerry, or take a tour of Cork itself in an open top bus. There is also a tour of Bunratty Castle, Cliffs of Moher and Ailwee Caves, which leaves from Cork. Finally, there is a day tour of Slieve League and Donegal Bay which leaves out of Sligo.
Bus Eireann
(061) 474311
www.buseireann
Lally Tours is located in Galway, Ireland. It offers a day tour of the city of Galway, including historical sites. There is also a day bus tour of the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher. This tour explores medieval castles, abbeys and quaint Irish villages. It travels over the Burren, an expansive and moor-like scenery. The tour also stops at the Cliffs of Moher, which are some of the highest cliffs in Europe that overlook the sea. There is a day tour of Connemara, and one of Aran Islands. The Aran Islands tour also involves a ferry ride and explores ancient forts and small villages.
Lally Tours
(353) 91 562905
lallytours.com
Travelinireland.com offers several day tours based out of Dublin. It provides the only guided bus tour of Dublin that has audio translations in seven languages. There is a pub crawl of the various bars in Dublin. It also offers a Celtic Experience day tour, which visits several ancient historical sites and places of Irish legend, including prehistoric tombs, underground passages and castles. The Celtic Experience tour also visits sites associated with St. Patrick, who brought Christianity to Ireland.
Travel In Ireland
travelinireland.com
Day Tours Unplugged is an Irish-owned and operated bus tour company that operates just outside of Dublin. It specializes in tours to out of the way places where larger buses do not usually go. The first tour is of Wicklow Mountains and Glendalough. Visitors on this tour will explore mountain streams, glaciers, monastaries and lakes. They will also see the settings of several movies, including "Braveheart," "Reign of Fire" and "King Arthur" (2003). The tour company's Ireland Through the Ages tour includes several historical sites, as well as ancient religious locations.
Day Tours Unplugged
(353)18 340941
daytoursunplugged.ie
