Cardiff Tour: History and Culture Unveiled

Discover Cardiff’s transformation on a full-day tour: boat rides, historic sites, Welsh cuisine, and vibrant culture await. Book your adventure today.

Duration: 7 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cardiff Castle - Explore Cardiff Castle
  • National Museum Cardiff - Enjoy a guided tour of the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, an engaging journey through Wales’ rich history, featuring stunning art collections.
  • Senedd - Visit the home of the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru), where lawmakers convene to discuss and decide on policies…
What's Included
  • Aquabus or Water Taxi from the Bay to Bute Park
  • Guided tour by a qualified Blue or Green Badge tourist guide
  • Entrance to Cardiff Castle
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Join our comprehensive guided tour of Cardiff for a full day of exploration, where you’ll delve into the city’s rich history and lively culture, discovering its transformation from a coal hub to a modern marvel.
Begin with a scenic boat ride along the River Taff, enjoying views of Cardiff Bay, the Wales Millennium Centre, and the Senedd, before heading…

Location
Water Tower by William Pye - Cardiff Bay Art Trail
In front of Welsh Millenium Centre by the Water Tower (a high stainless steel structure covered in a constant flow of rollwaving water )
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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_kelsak
Jul 12, 2025
Nice way to see Cardiff - Darran was a knowledgeable tour guide with many interesting points outlining the history of Wales and Cardiff. The tour gave us a nice overview from Cardiff Bay up to the castle and into the museum. He gave us recommendations for food and drink as well in the city.
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Renee_r
Jun 9, 2025
Darran answered all my... - Darran answered all my questions and shared wonderful history of Cardiff and Wales. He gave us options and helped tailor the day to our interests. It was a great way to learn a lot and get a good overview of the city when we only had a short amount of time. He has great recommendations for additional sites, shopping and eateries. We thoroughly enjoyed our day. Thank you!
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Stuart_b
Jun 4, 2025
Perfectly Paced Tour of the City. - Perfectly paced and very interesting tour of Cardiff and its history. Our guide, Darran, had an encyclopedic depth knowledge of the city and its history, the good the bad and the humorous. Don’t let the “all day” aspect put you off, you move at your own pace spending as much time as needed at each stopping point. His patriotism and passion for his country shines through and is the perfect person to share a pint of Brains with at the end of the day.
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Jschweiger56
May 29, 2025
A great way to start your visit to Cardiff! - I don't think we would have appreciated Cardiff without this informative guided tour. We met our guide, Ildi, near the Welsh Millennium Centre at Mermaid Quay. This area had several points of interest and culture. Ildi introduced us to Welsh Cakes, which we made sure to get a dozen before we left Cardiff. The tour continued with a water taxi ride to the Cardiff City Centre. We were guided through the streets and arcades, where we were introduced to an array of shopping and restaurants. A highlight for us was the tour of Cardiff Castle. This castle and mansion are very well maintained and fascinating to go through. Our guide had a lot of knowledge about the history of the castle and the families who had lived there. We had lunch on our own and afterwards, went to the Cardiff National Museum. Ildi guided us through the highlights of the museum's art collection. This tour was pleasant. It progressed at a comfortable pace and opened us up to excellent ideas of how to spend the rest of our visit in Cardiff. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants a starting point to enjoy the city of Cardiff.
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Jillcc6615qv
May 13, 2025
Wonderful day in Cardiff - I loved this day tour in Cardiff. What a pleasure to be shown around the city by our brilliant guide Ildi. She took us to The heart of city, including the Castle, the quaint shopping arcades, a boat trip in the Bay and also helped us to sample delicious local produce. I can’t wait to go again. Highly recommended. A unique and not to be missed day out from London.
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Edina4321
Apr 9, 2025
Excellent tourguide who managed to make us fall in love with Wales - Ildi Pelican is a very knowledgeable and passionate tourguide who made our day excellent even though the rainy weather. She was very flexible, she modified the program as it was the best for us during the weather conditions. We visited many places inside, tasted local specialities, used the public transport and walked around beautiful streets and parks of Cardiff. Ildi managed to make us fall in love with Wales and want to return for more than just a day.
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From $115
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).