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Saint Patricks Day - 4 Day Tour from Dublin
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St. Patrick’s Festival is the real thing. Over 250,000 people line Dublin’s streets for the parade, the pubs fill up from mid-morning, and the atmosphere in Temple Bar, Grafton Street, South William Street, Harcourt Street, and Leeson Street is something you genuinely can’t manufacture any other time of year. Locals call it “wetting the shamrock” - Guinness and Jameson flowing, green everywhere, and a city that actually means it.
This four-day package puts you right in the middle of it. You get three nights’ accommodation in Dublin, a driver and guide to take you around, and tickets to the world-famous parade. Beyond the festival itself, the tour also takes you out to the Wicklow Mountains, the early Christian monastic site at Glendalough, and the Guinness Storehouse - where you can enjoy a freshly poured pint with 360-degree views over Dublin from the rooftop bar.
Groups can be up to 64 travellers. Meeting point is Paddys Palace, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin at 18:00.
Claim your spot on the parade route early. The parade draws over 250,000 people to Dublin’s streets, and the good viewing spots fill up a couple of hours before it starts. Areas along O’Connell Street and College Green tend to be busiest. If you want more breathing room, ask your guide where the locals tend to position themselves - there are usually less-crowded sections a few streets back from the main route.
The days around St Patrick’s Day matter as much as the day itself. The festival runs across several days, and the city’s energy builds gradually. The pubs and squares around South William Street, Harcourt Street, and Leeson Street see a lot of local traffic in the evenings before and after the parade. If you’re hoping to mix with Dubliners rather than other tourists, those are the areas to head for.
Glendalough rewards a slow visit. The monastic site in the Wicklow valley is one of the most significant early Christian settlements in Ireland, and it’s genuinely atmospheric - two lakes, a round tower, the remains of several churches. Most people spend 45 minutes and leave. If you can stretch it to two hours, the upper lake walk gives you a sense of the surrounding landscape that the main visitor area doesn’t.
Bring layers for the Wicklow Mountains. The Irish weather in March is predictably unpredictable. Even if Dublin is mild, the Wicklow uplands can be cold and wet with little warning. A waterproof layer and an extra fleece will make the difference between enjoying the scenery and enduring it.
The Guinness Storehouse rooftop is better on a clear day. The 360-degree view from the Gravity Bar is one of the better city panoramas in Dublin. If the weather is closing in, it’s still worth going up - you’ll get your complimentary pint either way - but on a clear morning or afternoon you can see far beyond the city to the bay and the mountains.