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Glendalough Powercourt Waterfall Guinness Lake Sightseeing Tour
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Your private chauffeur guide meets you at your location and takes you through County Wicklow for the day in a stylish, air-conditioned Mercedes V Class MPV. The vehicle and chauffeur are fully licensed and insured in accordance with the Irish Government Transport Authority.
You’re in good hands for the full 8 hours - just sit back and enjoy the scenery. If you have questions along the way, your chauffeur is happy to answer them.
Powerscourt Waterfall is 6km from the Powerscourt estate by road - a separate drive, a separate ticket, and a different experience. At 121 metres, it’s the highest continuous-flow waterfall in the Republic of Ireland. It’s wilder and louder than the formal gardens, and it generates its own microclimate. Bring a layer even on a warm day. The walk around the base takes about twenty minutes. Autumn is the best season - the flow is highest after October rain and the light through the trees is worth the trip alone.
Lough Tay (the Guinness Lake) is one of the most photographed views in the county. The dark water against the white strand below the Wicklow mountains gives it an unusual quality - the beach at the north end of the lake is on the Guinness family’s Luggala estate. The viewpoint above the lake is the spot: arrive early if the day is clear, as it draws a crowd in summer.
At Glendalough, the two lakes are different from each other. The Lower Lake takes the coach traffic; the Upper Lake takes a walk. The Green Road from the visitor centre is flat and well-made - it runs through woodland past the main monastic ruins (the round tower, the cathedral, St Kevin’s Church) and out to the boardwalk at the foot of the Upper Lake. The round tower’s doorway is three and a half metres off the ground - a defensive necessity when the Vikings came looking for monastery silver.
The village with the food and pubs is Laragh, 1.5km east of the monastic site. Lynham’s of Laragh is a local pub and hotel bar - turf fire, old timber, food until late by Wicklow standards. The Wicklow Heather is the sit-down dinner option, a proper restaurant with Wicklow lamb and game in season. Both are worth knowing if your eight hours includes an appetite.