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Dublin To The Cliffs Of Moher Private Small Group Day Tour
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Your driver picks you up at your hotel reception or any Dublin city address and takes you out to the west coast - to the Cliffs of Moher on the Wild Atlantic Way. It’s one of Ireland’s most visited natural sights, and rightly so: the cliffs drop up to 214 metres into the Atlantic and stretch for 14km along the coast.
You get a full hour to explore the cliffs and visitor centre at your own pace before a lunch stop on the way back. There’s also a photo stop at Bunratty Castle - a large 15th-century tower house built on the site of an 8th-century Viking settlement. The return to Dublin takes around 2 hours 20 minutes.
The vehicle is a fully licensed and insured Mercedes MPV or Toyota Van, in compliance with Irish Government Transport Authority requirements.
At the Cliffs of Moher: You have a full hour - use the time to walk north from the visitor centre as well as south toward O’Brien’s Tower. The cliffs are 214 metres at their highest point and the Atlantic view on a clear day is genuinely unlike anything you’ll see elsewhere in Ireland. Note that the entrance ticket to the visitor centre is not included in the tour price, so budget for that separately.
The Hag’s Head end of the cliffs: The visitor centre sits in the middle of the cliff range. To the south, the cliffs run down to Hag’s Head through Liscannor, a small working pier village 8km south of the centre on the coast road. Walkers who do the full cliff trail end up here - the Moher Tower signal station (1808) marks the southern tip. If you have a few minutes on the road south toward the cliffs, the pier at Liscannor and Vaughan’s Anchor Inn (Michelin-recommended, run by the same family since 1979) are worth knowing for a future visit.
Doolin, just north of the cliffs: The cliff walk’s northern trailhead starts at Doolin harbour, 8km north of the visitor centre on the same coastal road. Four pubs - Gus O’Connor’s has been running sessions since 1832 - and a ferry pier to the Aran Islands. The Homestead Cottage restaurant got a Michelin star within seven months of opening in 2023. If this tour had you wanting more time in Clare, Doolin is where you’d base yourself.
The Bunratty photo stop: Bunratty Castle is a genuine medieval tower house - Lord Gort bought the roofless ruin in 1954 and spent a decade restoring it with 15th and 16th-century furniture sourced from across Europe. The photo stop gives you a look at the exterior and the setting. If your schedule allows flexibility and you want to explore the Folk Park around the castle (a 30-acre reconstructed village of cottages and tradeshops), that’s a separate ticket and separate time you’d need to discuss with your driver.
Durty Nelly’s, right beside the castle: The yellow and red pub in the shadow of Bunratty Castle claims to have been operating since 1620, when it served the castle garrison. If your stop runs to a drink, this is the place - though come in at mid-afternoon rather than the evening when it fills with the medieval banquet crowd from next door.
On the road home: The return to Dublin from this part of Clare takes over two hours. The lunch stop is built in - make use of it. Gallagher’s of Bunratty (thatched roof, seafood, reliable kitchen) is right on the route if you want a proper sit-down.