Wales History Tour: Explore Ancient Wonders

Join The Wandering Bard’s Tour of South Wales for a unique journey through history, language, and culture with expert guide Gareth. Discover Wales like never before.

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Caerphilly Castle - Featured on the Valleys tour. Admire the grandeur and location of the UK’s third largest castle.
  • Tintern Abbey - Part of the Valleys Tour. Relish the abbey and the picturesque views of the River Wye.
  • Chepstow Castle - Included in the Valleys tour. Stroll around the market town and visit Wales’s first Norman Castle,…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Tour escort/host
  • Driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Lunch
Additional Information

On this tour, a historian with extensive knowledge and passion for Wales will accompany you. You will have the opportunity to learn some Welsh, taste traditional Welsh cuisine, and explore the ancient history and culture of Wales. Gareth, your guide, is a fluent Welsh speaker who will provide insights into Wales that you wouldn’t get with a standard…

Location
Hilton Cardiff
Kingsway
The tour will pick up outside the Hilton Hotel on the Taxi Rank.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jennifer_w
Dec 31, 2024
Great tour - Great experience. Our guide was so friendly and knowledgeable. Did great keeping us on schedule. So easy to see so much!
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Moein
Dec 30, 2024
Lovely tour - Everything was great. The tour leader, Gareth, was very kind, patient and helpful. Everything was on schedule and the valley tour was a great experience
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Lauren_k
Dec 22, 2024
Highly Recommend! - Great tour to see the countryside of Wales and all of the castles. We stopped in the cutest towns. Well worth it if you want to see more than the city. Our guide was extremely informative and helpful. Highly recommend this tour!
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Ross1201
Dec 9, 2024
A Wonderful Tour of Wales! - If you’re looking for a smaller one on one tour experience, this is the tour for you. Gareth was an amazing tour guide. Kind, very knowledgeable and accommodating. Responds to messages very quickly too. Plenty of time at each stop to explore and take in the sites. He runs two different tours across Wales and we’d like to return one day to experience the other tour he offers.
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Wendyd1960
Nov 26, 2024
Great Day Trip from Cardiff - We really enjoyed our trip to visit an abbey and several castles. Gareth was extremely knowledgeable about the history of the area. He was very accommodating and we had plenty time at each stop to wonder around on our own and get a drink and something to eat if we wanted to. He also picked us up and dropped us off close to our accommodation. Would highly recommend this trip to anyone wanting to see some of the incredible castles in the area.
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Pritts3
Oct 25, 2024
Amazing time! - Gareth was full of historical facts, shared tons of information about what we would see, and gave a smattering of Welsh words to learn as we rode. Plenty of pit stops in areas to browse and get something to eat or drink. I would definitely take his tours again!
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Ken_r
Oct 22, 2024
A Walk in the Valley and A Variety of Castles - Gareth is a fountain of historical knowledge. He provided a great blend of information and time for you to explore on your own. The walk down the lane was very refreshing.
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Perry_p
Oct 20, 2024
Great tour - We really enjoyed our tour. Loved the Chepstow castle! Our tour guide Gareth was very knowledgeable regarding the history of the area and various sites. He also shared many Welsh words with us. We highly recommend the tour!
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B1511fzdavida
Oct 12, 2024
Knowledgeable, Thoughtful, Enjoyable Guide - Gareth was wonderfully helpful in rearranging things when we had misunderstood the listing on Viator and signed up for the Swansea Bay tour when we really wanted the Valley tour. In the end we not only got to visit the valley sites, including Tintern Abbey and the Chepstow and Caerfilly Castles, but he even accommodated my request to make a small detour to Monmouth, which had some personal significance for me. He also volunteered to pick us up right outside our hotel, which allowed us to enjoy our breakfast a bit longer. Once on the road he shared his knowledge and enthusiasm for the history, culture, and language of the country in a very enjoyable manner.
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Marj_e
Oct 6, 2024
Beautiful, fun and educational - Greatly appreciated the opportunities to walk in the beautiful countryside in addition to seeing the castles that we visited. Of the multiple options for lunch, we were very happy with the one we chose. I heard a lot about Welsh history—more than I could absorb in one day, but it gave me a hook for further independent study.
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