Dublin Writers Museum Tickets and Tours

City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus tour with walking tour of Dublin

The walking tour was brilliant. The guide was clear, entertaining, fun and very knowledgeable about Dublin. Bus tour was good but be aware of a number of different operators so check which buses are yours to avoid queueing in the wrong place and missing the first bus, although they are frequent.

Dublin Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with Guide and Little Museum Entry

Great way to scope out the city and learn and laugh at the same time.

Fun filled knowledge tour, we hopped on and off for two days. So impressed by all of the drivers who were friendly, knowledgeable and humorous. How they keep up the banter and history while navigating the street of Dublin is beyond me, but they do and they are an excellent craic! There is no better introduction to Dublin, I have been here loads of times and wished I had hopped on and off many years ago, as my working knowledge of the city would be so much better. Our group 56- 14 all thoroughly enjoyed every journey we had.

City Sightseeing Dublin Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

Upper deck not good on rainy days

We had just one day in Dublin, so using the hop on hop off service was a good way to see the key landmarks in the city. Overall, it worked well for us. We joined the bus at the Guiness Storehouse and choose to remain on the bus for the rest of the route back into the main part of the city centre. I’m assuming we just missed a bus as we had a 20 minute wait for one to arrive at the Storehouse (other providers buses turned up in the interim) but 15-20 minute intervals is in line with the published service information so that was just our unfortunate timing. On the day we visited Dublin there were many rain showers. Whilst the tour company cannot control the weather, using a bus with a partial covering on the upper deck would create a better experience for customers. We have seen the partial covered buses in other cities on our travels, they also shade some of the sun on hot days. We spent some of the time on the upper deck which was ideal and then downstairs when it rained, but couldn’t return upstairs when the rain stopped as all the seats were wet and unusable unless you were happy with a very soggy behind. The journey on the bus was at times quite slow, as it’s a busy place, there are several stops and traffic lights on the route so allow plenty of time to cover the distance. It’s a useful way to see the city but its not necessarily speedy ! Our final top tip is to look for deals – these types of buses can be quite expensive. We picked up a Groupon offer which saved us several euros for our group – had we have paid the published price I would have rated lower.