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: 24 hours
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…
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…

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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Karen_f
Jun 11, 2025
Kilkenny/Waterford - Kilkenny is A lovely city and Waterford is very interesting. Tour guide Gerry was very knowledgeable and has great Irish humor. We had a wonderful day. TY
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Rolliea2021
Jun 9, 2025
Fantastic experience!!! - Took a 2 week tour of the entire island of Ireland with a family group of 9. It couldn't have gone better! Irish Luxury Tours handled everything smoothly from start to finish. Our driver/guide, Peter Chambers, was exceptional! He was very friendly, knowledgeable & always willing to go the extra mile. I can give Irish Luxury Tours my highest recommendation!...Rollie Anderson
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Ginmcg
Apr 24, 2025
Truly a luxury tour - When I booked this tour I was afraid that it would be cancelled due to limited interest. I was pleasantly surprised when the company provided a tour for just my husband and me. Our guide/driver, Kieran, picked us up at our hotel. We had a very nice day with him as he kept up a lively conversation about the area we were passing through and Irish history and culture. He dropped us off at the Waterford factory allowing plenty of time for a very interesting tour and shopping in the beautiful gift shop. We then drove to Kilkenny where a local guide, Joe, gave us a great tour of the town and the museum of St. Mary’s. We felt very pampered. I certainly recommend this experience and have only the highest praise for Kieran “Doc”.
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M7623albriand
Sep 18, 2024
The overall experience on this tour was great. I would recommend this activity to anyone travelling to Ireland. - The tour guide and driver were very friendly and knowledgeable about the areas we were visiting. The Waterford tour was very interesting as we were shown the stpes from the beginmnming to the end of the process. The walking tour of Kilkenny was very informative, our walking guide had many stories to share with us. The only downside I experiencedf were some of the other people on the tour not being punctual with the retune times to the bus.
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Tamara_s
Sep 12, 2024
Wonderful Waterford and Kilkenny - Very nice day trip to Waterford and Kilkenny. Both towns were unique. Kilkenny was so charming and still had a small village feel. All guides and drivers were sweet and kept us on time. Thank you
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Madcramer
Aug 22, 2024
Great tour, I would recommend! - I booked this after a previous company had canceled our tour to the same places, but was nervous to book at first because I didn’t see any recent reviews. It was a great tour! My only critique is that there isn’t a specific meet up point listed - just “Nassau St.” The concierge at the hotel my family and I stayed at called the company to ask for a more specific location which ended up being Kilkenny Design on the street. With that being said, get there with time to spare, we left 2 minutes early even with one party missing. We had a black sprinter van which was comfortable, nice, and had AC. There was only 9 people on our tour so it was the perfect size and allowed us to not wait around a lot like we would’ve in a big tour group. We had plenty of time at both locations and enjoyed walking Kilkenny. You don’t get admission into the castle on this tour, so for that, I think the price might be kind of steep, but this was our only option to get those places since the other company canceled on us. Overall, I would recommend it and do it again! Our tour guide “Mick” (sp?) was great - super informative, friendly, and funny!
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Karenbi3755bc
Jul 23, 2024
The best of Ireland - Covered a lot of ground in a few days. Driver and tour guides handled everything. No worries We were able to sit back and enjoy the journey
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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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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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From $229
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).