Boyne Village
In this full day bus tour you can learn together with Liam, about the entire megalithic past of Ireland and visit places like Newgrange built around 3200 BC making them older than Stonehenge in England and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. The starting and ending point is at the Gresham Hotel.
- Hill of Tara and variety of megalithic stops.
- Visit Trim Castle.
- Newgrange known as a World Heritage Site.
AVAILABILITY
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
DURATION
Full Day
START LOCATION
Gresham Hotel
END LOCATION
Gresham Hotel
TOUR LANGUAGE
English
Related places and things to do
Detailed Description
The meeting point will be at 7:45 AM at the main entrance of the Gresham Hotel in O'Connell St. Where you will find your local guide, Liam. Next, you will go up to the mini trainer of Sacred Irish Tours and travel to your first stop at the Megalithic Monuments of the Boyne Valley, recognized as a World Heritage Site. You will be at this stop about 2 hours when you are visiting the Newgrange and Knowth Temple. The Boyne Valley Mounds in Knowth and Newgrange were built around 3200 BC making them older than Stonehenge in England and the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt.
THEN, the ones before the stop of the pickup, you will make a small photo stop in the Abbey of Bective and then you will travel a Trim Castle Hotel, the largest Anglo-Norman castle Directives of Ireland, was built during the UN son PERIOD OF thirty years by Hugo de Lacy and his Walter. You will remain at this time for 1 hour and a half when you want to have enough time to rest before continuing this journey.
The next stop is on the hill of Tara, at this point you will meet several monuments such as Duma in Nicaragua, it is the oldest monument on the hill of Tara dating from between 2500 BC and 3000 BC. You will also see other places like Ráith na Ríogh; Lia Fáil, the crowning stone of the high kings of Ireland; Sacred Well, known as the Well of the White Cow and the Tree of the Fairies, where an offering is made to the Kingdom of the Fairies. You will travel to Dublin and arrive approximately at 6:00 PM to the same starting point at the Gresham Hotel.
Additional costs:
Entrance to Boyne Valley Megalithic Monuments € 7.00 EUR.
Tour Tickets (may vary by date)
Ticket | Price (EUR) |
---|---|
General (P/P) | 39.00 (EUR) |
Tour Itinerary
7:45 AM
Meet outside the Gresham Hotel on O’Connell St.
9:00 AM
Boyne Valley Megalithic Monuments – Unesco World Heritage Site.
12:00 M
Bective Abbey.
1:00 PM
Lunch at Trim Castle Hotel (Travelers Expense).
3:00 PM
Arrive at the Hill of Tara.
5:00 PM
Depart for Dublin.
6:00 PM
Arrive back at the Greshem Hotel.
Included
- Local guide.
- Tour transportation.
Not Included
- Lunch.
- Entrance fees.