Wonders of Wicklow Tour from Dublin
Glendalough, Lough Tay and Powerscourt Estate in one private day in the Wicklow Mountains, forty minutes from Dublin, without a coach park in sight.
Fixed price includes the chauffeur, fuel and waiting time within the booked window. Tolls and parking are charged on top where they arise.
Itinerary
- Distance
- 160 km
- Duration
- Half Day or Full Day
- Fixed from
- Dublin
- Powerscourt Estate & Waterfall
- Sally Gap
- Lough Tay viewpoint
- Glendalough
- Avoca village
- Dublin
Included in every booking
- Glendalough monastic city
- Lough Tay (Guinness Lake)
- Powerscourt Estate & Gardens
- The Sally Gap mountain road
About this tour
The Wicklow tour collects you in Dublin and is in the Wicklow Mountains National Park within forty minutes. Your car then loops through Powerscourt, the Sally Gap, Lough Tay and Glendalough, a stretch of road that has been the backdrop to a lot of film and TV.
The classic loop runs Dublin → Powerscourt Estate and Waterfall → Sally Gap → Lough Tay viewpoint → Glendalough monastic site → Avoca village → Dublin, a full day door-to-door. Powerscourt has the Italian terraces, the Triton Lake and the 121 m waterfall. The Sally Gap is the high road over the Wicklow blanket bog, used in Vikings, P.S. I Love You and Braveheart. Lough Tay (the “Guinness Lake” on the Roundwood Estate) is seen from the viewpoint on the road above it.
Glendalough is the main stop: a 6th-century monastic city in a glacial valley, with two lakes, a round tower, ruined churches and kilometres of walking trails. Give it at least 90 minutes. Your chauffeur drops you at the upper car park, you walk the Spinc trail or the easier lake loop depending on the group, and the car is waiting at the agreed time. The day ends at Avoca village, home of the original Avoca Handweavers mill, where the BBC filmed Ballykissangel.
Photographers should book a winter or shoulder-season morning for the empty roads and the low light. Any of our cars takes the mountain hairpins far more comfortably than the coach over the Sally Gap.
A four-hour half day is €400. A full eight-hour day is €750, with extended Glendalough time, a Roundwood lunch booking, and Avoca shopping.
Questions about this journey
What's covered on the Wonders of Wicklow tour?
A full-day private chauffeur tour from Dublin into the Wicklow Mountains National Park: Sally Gap, Glendalough monastic site, Lough Tay (the 'Guinness Lake'), Powerscourt Estate and waterfall, plus optional stops at Avoca and Russborough House.
How long does the Wicklow tour take?
A full day, door-to-door from any Dublin address. The driving itself is around 4 hours in total; the rest is photo stops, the Glendalough walk and lunch. We tailor the pace; if you'd prefer a shorter half-day version we can run a 4-hour Glendalough-and-Sally-Gap circuit.
Can we stop for lunch on the Wicklow tour?
Yes. Your chauffeur can suggest somewhere to suit the day, from a gastropub in Roundwood to the restaurant at Powerscourt Hotel. Lunch isn't booked unless you ask, and if you do, we book it at no charge.
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Wonders of Wicklow Tour from Dublin
Half Day or Full Day fixed