The 15 2-Day Experiences in Dublin That Earn Their Price

1.2 Day Wild Atlantic Way Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 91 reviews · from $226Our pick

See the Cliffs of Moher, Burren, Dingle Peninsula, Ring of Kerry, and Killarney National Park on a value-packed 2-day tour from Dublin.

“Paddywagon is a classic Ireland experience and gets you to the major sites. However - the itinerary is intentionally vague, the overnight is on the dingle peninsula and the tour does not go to the town of dingle. Also - all lodging and meals are at Paddywagon owned facilities, the same with the extra horse carriage rides. This was disheartening as it does not give a true experience or invest in local economies, and felt a bit like a pyramid scheme. If you get motion sick or if you’re looking for a guided tour, this isn’t it. Paddywagon drivers get you from A to B and hope you get a…”

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2.2-Day Northern Ireland Tour from Dublin Including Belfast and Giants Causeway

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 86 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $240

Review of Paddywagon’s 2-day Northern Ireland tour from Dublin, with Belfast, Titanic Belfast, Giant’s Causeway, lodging, tips, and value advice.

“Pick up was a nightmare as we told Beresford place was our pick up point. Buses came to Gardiner lower street where no one was. There should be someone to organise who got on which bus or which side. Day one bus driver was nice but didn’t have any patience- he knew the history which was great. Titanic was a great experience very enjoyable. The accommodation was not bed and breakfast - nice enough but had one bed instead of twin beds as requested. They moved us to another room Day two was brilliant starting with the bus driver who made the day great. He has a great system of…”

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3.2-Day Southern Ireland Tour from Dublin:Including Blarney and Cliffs of Moher

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 79 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $239

See Blarney Castle, Rock of Cashel, Cork, the Burren, and Cliffs of Moher on a fast, affordable two-day trip from Dublin.

“This is a great tour! We went through Paddywagon and the driver/guide was super. He certainly kept us entertained and made sure we had a good trip.”

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4.Cliffs of Moher and Blarney 2-Day Tour from Dublin

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 73 reviews · from $226

See the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle, Rock of Cashel, Cork, and the Burren on a practical two-day tour from Dublin.

“Cliff of Moher is wonderful! The other places is just so so.”

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5.Belfast and Giant’s Causeway: 2-Day Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 47 reviews · 2 days · from $234

A practical 2-day trip from Dublin to Belfast, Titanic Belfast, Giant's Causeway, Dunluce Castle, and Dark Hedges.

“Overall good tour! I did these activities in the following order - Day 1: Monasterboice Cemetery, Belfast city (including the black cab tour) and the Titanic Experience. My opinion is it would be better to go to the Titanic before Belfast City. I went on a Sunday, and many of the shops did not open until 1 pm, anyway (we arrived around 11 am). As I was also spending the night in Belfast, it would have been more cohesive to have just done the Titanic and then had the entire rest of the day in the city. Day 2: Dunluce Castle, Giant's Causeway, Fullerton Arms pub, Dark Hedges. I loved…”

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6.2-Day Cork, Blarney Castle and Ring of Kerry Rail Trip from Dublin

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 47 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $662

See Blarney Castle, Cobh, Cork, and the Ring of Kerry on a two-day rail and coach tour from Dublin with a night in Killarney.

“This two day tour was definitely NOT worth the price. The B and B they picked for us was two-star at best. Musty odor in room, long walk to town. We discovered that nicer and more convenient B and B's were available but the Ireland-based tour operator obviously wanted to save money! When I complained about the room, our host, was no help at all. Just told us to take it up with management. But he stayed at a 4-star Hotel in town center. Also, some stops were just a waste of time, such as an hour-long stop at a local cemetery! Who wants to visit a cemetery on vacation?.…”

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7.2-Day Wild Atlantic Way Tour From Dublin

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 40 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $239

See the Cliffs of Moher, Burren, Dingle Peninsula, and Killarney on a fast-paced two-day Irish coast tour from Dublin.

“Its ok, maybe its too rushed for my taste but its really good, drivers are nice and everything was correct.”

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8.2-Day Western Ireland Tour from Dublin:Including Galway and Cliffs of Moher

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 35 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $237

See Galway, Connemara, the Burren, and Cliffs of Moher on a fast two-day coach tour from Dublin with lodging included.

“Both days were packed with sightseeing. Nice Bus and Nice driver but he smelled of smoke. Hotel had no internet.”

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9.2-Day Cliffs of Moher, Connemara and Galway Bay Rail Tour from Dublin

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 30 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $610

See Bunratty, the Cliffs of Moher, Galway Bay, and Connemara on a two-day rail and coach tour from Dublin with a Galway hotel stay.

“The Irish Rail tour guides & local guides provided an authentic experience about Irish history & the lives of people through the centuries in Galway & County Clare The Conamurra trip was replaced with a ferry tour with very little fuss to one of the three Aran Islands. John O’ Connell provided an Irish commentary of life lived on the islands”

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10.2-Day ‘Game of Thrones’ Rail Tour from Dublin Incl. Belfast and Giant’s Causeway

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $625

Ride from Dublin to Belfast, see Titanic Belfast and the Giant's Causeway, and visit Game of Thrones sites with one Belfast hotel night.

“We LOVED this tour. Belfast and sightseeing was great and getting to where we needed to go was very smooth, easy and carefully planned. We really didn't have to worry about anything. The Game of Thrones tour was AWESOME. This was the highlight of our entire Ireland trip. Derrick was a fantastic guide and you can tell he is very much a fan of the show. It was really great to be able to visit the places featured in the show and the Giants Causeway is simply wonderful. We will be raving about this tour to all of our friends.”

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11.2-Day Northern Ireland Rail Tour: Belfast, Antrim Coast, and Giant’s Causeway

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $506

Ride from Dublin to Belfast, trace the Antrim Coast, cross Carrick-a-Rede, and see Giant’s Causeway on a practical two-day rail tour.

“THEIR LACK OF ORGANIZATION RUINED OUR TRIP!AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF MONEY.PLAN THIS TRIP YOURSELF. First, on the train from Dublin to Belfast, the tour guide kept falling asleep for a rail tour, we thought it would be informative, but it was a commuter train with no commentary. Nice scenery, but we didn't know what we were seeing out the windows. Second, when we got to Belfast, the museums and such were already closed, so yes, you get time to yourself in Belfast, but there's really nothing to do. On a related note, in the morning, we picked up the rest of our tour from the train station! We had no…”

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12.Galway, Cliffs of Moher & Connemara: 2-Day Combo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 22 reviews · from $226

See the Cliffs of Moher, Burren, Connemara, Galway, and Doolin on a two-day Ireland tour from Dublin with lodging and breakfast.

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13.2-Day Rail Tour: Galway, Cliffs of Moher & Medieval banquet in Bunratty Castle

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $89Best value

See Galway, the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren, Bunratty Castle and a medieval feast on a practical two-day rail and coach tour from Dublin.

“It was a great tour and we had a wonderful time. The hotel in Bunratty was just great! We would just have liked a bit more time to tour the castle, there's so much to see on the grounds that we felt short of time, otherwise it was a very comprehensive tour.”

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14.2-Day Killarney and Ring of Kerry Rail Tour from Dublin.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $558

Ride from Dublin to Killarney, spend a free evening in town, then circle the Ring of Kerry by coach with scenic stops and local guides.

“Meeting a representative (Sally) at the Rail Station we were told we would not have a host for the train, we would need to switch trains halfway through (our train tickets did not sync with this,) and there would be someone at the other end to meet us-named Bob, maybe. No one had secured our seating (although we had registered for this tour 6 months prior) and just about all the seats were confirmed for other passengers (It was a very busy travel time due to World Meeting of Families.) (Documents stated first class travel with confirmed seats and a host.)We had no phone contact and no hotel name on…”

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15.Rail Tour from Dublin: 2-Day West Coast Explorer

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 10 reviews · from $510

See the Cliffs of Moher, Burren, Galway, and Connemara on a two-day rail and coach tour from Dublin with hotel and breakfast.

“The second day is poorly planned, as you spend almost the entire day on a coach and when you arrive at the monastery there is not enough time to see the monastery and the gardens and eat. On the other hand, the guide is the coach driver himself and spends the entire trip without stopping talking, which in addition to being very tiresome is a danger.”

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