Waterford Luxury Tour: Highlights of Crystal Craftsmanship and Kilkenny City Walk

Experience the artistry of Waterford Crystal and explore the historic cities of Waterford and Kilkenny on this luxury tour. Discover the secrets of crystal craftsmanship and immerse yourself in the charm of Kilkenny with a guided walking tour. Explore Ireland’s Ancient East in style!

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Waterford - A visit to the House of Waterford allows you to experience the sheer divinity of fine crystal, as well as the masterful techniques that create such opulent visions of beauty. Nothing compares with the atmosphere of the blowing room, the heady mix of heat, noise, and bustling activity makes this experience even more breath-taking as you edge closer to the 1400c furnace. In front of your eyes, you will see red-hot molten crystal take shape, in a miracle of light, heat, and skill. Our craftsmen are meticulous, and you can watch as they transform glowing balls of molten crystal into elegant shapes with skills that have made two hundred years of perfection visible in every piece. Afterward enjoy a light lunch in a Waterford cafĂ© or shop the collection in the onsite 12,000 square feet retail store.
  • Kilkenny - Kilkenny the Medieval Capital of Ireland See all Kilkenny has to offer on our private walking tour. From the 13th-century castle, historic laneways, medieval townhouses, and Ireland’s oldest brewery Smithwick’s. Great cafes, bars, and Kilkenny’s famous bar, Kytelers Inn, where Ireland’s only Witch Burning took place in 1324.

Kilkenny Castle stands dramatically on a strategic height that commands a crossing on the River Nore and dominates the ‘High Town’ of Kilkenny City. Over the eight centuries of its existence, many additions and alterations have been made to the fabric of the building, making Kilkenny Castle today a complex structure of various architectural styles.

What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Explore Irish history and traditions on a full-day journey from Dublin to Waterford and Kilkenny. Join your driver/guide and leave Dublin in a luxury vehicle. Experience a panoramic tour of the Viking City of Waterford, followed by a visit to the renowned House of Waterford Crystal. Afterwards, head to Kilkenny for an exclusive walking tour through the center of this medieval city.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Nassau Street
Depart Nassau Street Dublin 2 at 08.00am (Opposite "The Kilkenny" store)
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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John_g
Jun 13, 2024
So much fun.... - Everything was great. We loved Tony, and the fact that we were alone was an added amazing bonus.....
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Amanda_f
Apr 7, 2024
Great trip for the family! - We had a wonderful time on this trip. Our 7 and 10 year olds loved seeing how Waterford crystal is made as we have collected many pieces over the years. We even had 5 minutes to walk down the block to take a quick picture with the viking ship. Lunch at a cafe and the tour of Kilkenny was great! We learned a lot about the towns history. Highly recommend this tour.
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Monika_n
Oct 21, 2023
Wonderful Day trip to Waterford and Killkenny - We loved it!!!!!! The best experience ever we saw Waterford Crystal factory and Medieval town Killkenny , wonderful day trip in Dublin, we were 3 adults and were picked by a gentleman named Ger at our hotel Conrad Dublin , we drove to Waterford first spent a couple of hrs touring the factory and of course shopping followed by a drive to Killkenny town where met another gentleman there for few hrs tours informative and we great lunch at a local pub then back to Dublin we were dropped off at our hotel Conrad We had an a fantastic time !!!! Thanks again Mr Ger for driving us around Wonderful day in Dublin we spent
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Joann_w
Sep 7, 2023
Waterford Factory/Kilkenny tour - Our tour was fantastic! Mick our driver was so much fun! Very friendly and had lots to share. Really enjoyed Joe our Kilkenny tour guide. He was so enthusiastic and loved to share the tells of his beautiful city. All in all, a wonderful tour and day. Would highly recommend.
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Lorrie_r
Mar 4, 2023
Waterford Crystal and Kilkenny - Our driver and tour guide Tony was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable and kept us entertained the entire tour! The Waterford Crystal factory was awesome! I never knew what dedication to a craft these people put in to their work. I highly recommend touring thus factory. The city of Kilkenny was charming. We arrived early and were able to tour the castle also. It was a great day filled with a lit if history snd Irish charm!
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Snktexas
Oct 8, 2021
Great tour company in Ireland - We experienced great service from the beginning of our planning by Shaun Rodgers and Eva. We decided to stay I Dublin and do day tours out of Dublin. Eva and Shaun made that happen. Our driver, Sean McBride was personable, knowledgeable, and just pleasant to be with. Sean was very accommodating when we wanted to adjust the schedule. We will definitely recommend and/or use this company again!
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Mfneilson
Oct 25, 2019
One of our favorite tours! - We can't say enough about Irish Luxury Tours. We were the only people signed up for this tour, and they picked up us in a 7 series BMW and took only us Waterford and Kilkenny. Our driver Billy was a delight and accommodated our requests to stop to take pictures and told wonderful stories. Thour tour of Waterford was wonderful and great to see how the beautiful crystal is made. We had a private walking tour of Kilkenny that was fascinating and what a beautiful city. We have had other tours cancel on us when we're the only ones who sign up, but have the utmost respect for Irish Luxury tours for sticking to their commitment.
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Fleileen
Sep 5, 2019
Great guide - We lucked out today. We were supposed to be part of a group of 10. Eight people cancelled since the hurricane prevented them leaving Florida. As a result, we had a private tour. Mick was a great guide and we had a very lively and interesting conversation throughout the day.
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Ursulawm4328gx
Jun 11, 2024
Enlightening - Exceptionally interesting. The tour guide was knowledgeable, but sometimes it was difficult to hear him, we were in a 20+ group.
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Marie_p
Oct 4, 2023
Just an ok day, boring at times walking around and not enough time to see anything - The 1 hour tour at Waterford Crystal was memorable. The manufacturer of crystal pieces has many steps to the end products. But there were other museums to see but no time. Luxury tours has the same time constraints as the big bus tours so for me not worth the money. Not enough time to see anything more. My friend and I had to hurry in order to see the Kilkenny Castle that was more interesting the the walking tour.
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