Discover the botanical and historical treasures of the Malahide Castle and Gardens! Skip-the-line tickets, audio guide and private transfers from Dublin are included for your comfort. Extended option: group tour of the castle with a Licensed Guide.
Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests:
4-hour: Malahide Castle & Gardens with Audio Guide
This option includes skip-the-line tickets to the Malahide Castle and Gardens with private car transfers from Dublin. Audio guide is available in Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Mandarin.
4,5-hour: Malahide Castle & Gardens with Licensed Guide
This option includes skip-the-line tickets to the Malahide Castle & Gardens with private car transfers from Dublin. The 45-minute public tour of the castle.
Travel from Dublin to the north coast discover the wonders of one of the most important medieval fortresses & botanical oases in Ireland, the Malahide Castle & Gardens.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Private car transfers with pickup and drop-off service at your Dublin accommodation
✔ 45-minute public tour with an audio guide
✔ Half-day Trip from Dublin to the Malahide Castle and Gardens by Private Car -
✔ 45-minute public tour in English with a Licensed Guide (4,5-hour option only)
✔ Skip-the-line tickets to the Malahide Castle and Gardens
✔ - (number of attractions depends on the selected option)
✖ Licensed Guide who speaks in your preferred language (in 4-hour option)
✖ Lunch (optional)
Pickup Locations
1. The Morgan Hotel
2. The Kingfisher Guesthouse
3. Judge Darley's Hotel
4. Old Dubliner Bed and Breakfast
5. Latchfords Townhouse Of Baggot Street
6. Hotel St. George
7. River House Hotel
8. Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge
9. The Hendrick Smithfield
10. Trinity College Summer Accommodation
11. West County Hotel
12. Gardiner Lodge
13. Temple Bar Hotel
14. The Westbury
15. The Central Hotel
16. Hilton Garden Inn Dublin City Centre
17. Beresford Hotel
18. Wren Urban Nest
19. The Grafton Hotel
20. My Place
Additional Info: Private car transfers with pickup and drop-off service at your Dublin accommodation
Itinerary
1
Dublin
Private car transfers with pickup and drop-off service at your Dublin accommodation
Duration: 30 minutes
2
Malahide Castle & Gardens
Visit the Malahide Castle and Gardens with skip-the-line tickets, and save time by skipping the line to purchase tickets. This option includes a 45-minute castle tour with a guide that will introduce you to the 800 years history of the Malahide Castle and the Talbot family, who lived here for generations. The interiors will surprise you with a variety of architectural styles, elegant decor and antique furniture that tell a story of Ireland’s nobility. Highlights include the prestigious Oak Room with carved wooden panels. and the Great Hall, which displays the history of the Talbot family.
Duration: 2 hours
3
After the castle tour you will still have a lot of time to explore the famous gardens of the Malahide Castle. Follow the special Fairy Trail to discover magical creatures and fairytales.
Duration: 30 minutes
4
Visit the Butterfly House to learn about butterflies, you’re in the domain of the most colorful creatures on earth. Watch them fly among tropical plants and spot their individual traits and markings. With over 20 species of butterfly housed at Malahide.
Duration: 30 minutes
5
Explore the Talbot Botanic Gardens to see almost 5,000 species of plants. You can also do souvenir shopping or have lunch at the castle cafe. When your adventure in Malahide Castle is over, your Private Driver will take you back to Dublin.
Duration: 30 minutes
6
Malahide
Enjoy live commentary from a Licensed Guide, instead of an audio-guide, on your castle tour. This option includes tickets for the official 45-minute public tour of the castle interiors. The guide will provide all the interesting information about the Malahide Castle, and even though it's a group tour, you will be able to ask questions about the things that interest you the most.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Please check your email the day before the tour to receive important information.
• Please be ready to depart at the scheduled pickup time.
• The interiors of the Malahide Castle can be visited only as part of the public tour, which lasts approximately 45 minutes. Live commentary is available in English only. Audio guide is available in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Mandarin.
• Tickets to the Malahide Castle include access to its beautiful gardens and the Fairy Trail.
• We will arrange private transfers in a standard car (sedan) for groups of 1-4 people, and in a larger van or minibus for groups of 5 people and more. If you're traveling in a smaller group but want to travel in a more spacious car, we recommend booking a 5-people tour to make use of a larger vehicle.