‘I did this tour and wow it was brilliant! Great fun. I thought I knew Dublin but I learnt loads. Would recommend this strongly’
P Blair, Dublin
We have great Dublin city guided tours, family trails, and tours of places near Dublin (map). Our MP3 walking tours are packed with entertaining and expert commentary, and all for the price of a coffee! Our Dublin walking tours have a science twist, so you’ll discover stories and places you won’t find on any other tour. And an audio guided tour means you get your very own personal tour, to take at your own pace, whenever you want — download a tour, and you can start exploring in minutes.
Listen to an extract before you buy. Thanks to support from major heritage and cultural organisations, many of our MP3 tours are free.
The Hill of Tara – High Kings, Heroes and History
The essential guide to Ireland’s ancient royal capital. Packed with information about the stories, legends, archaeology and landscape, from the Stone Age to modern times, plus music and dramatic excerpts. Listen to an excerpt »
Dublin Rocks – The stones beneath your feet
This fascinating and unique tour mixes architecture, history and geology. A must for the curious visitor, it will have you stroking Jurassic creatures! Listen to an excerpt »
Quaternions by the Royal Canal
Celebrate a great Eureka! moment in science. This enjoyable podcast walking tour features the work of Ireland’s greatest scientist, William Rowan Hamilton, plus other canal stories, engineering and wildlife.
Dub1in by Numb3rs – activity trails for families
These PDF walking trails are suitable for ages 6-plus – with some tricky activities for those who enjoy a challenge. Who knew maths in the city could be so interesting!
Botanic Gardens – Plants, People & History
Three different audio guided tours of the historic gardens at Glasnevin, packed with fascinating stories and over 200 years of history. Listen to an excerpt »
Royal Irish Academy – Inside No. 19 Dawson St
Audio guided tour, with historic proclamations, illustrated manuscripts, the very harp that was owned and played by Thomas Moore, Bard of Erin . . . and the finest room in Dublin. Listen to an excerpt »
The Science Safari – Trinity College Dublin
Explore Ireland’s most ingenious quarter in this free audio guided walking tour of Trinity College Dublin and its scientific heritage.
Dun Laoghaire Harbour & East Pier
We’re delighted to contribute stories to this Twintrack Media audio tour, mixing weather and wildlife, maritime heritage and ingenious engineering.
What do I need?
Our audio guides are the same format as podcasts: MP3 files, that play on any MP3 player, such as an iPod. Most mobile phones can play these files, also devices such as many e-readers and satnav devices.
You can download free tours immediately; for our premium tours, we email you a secure download link when you buy the tour. Each audio guide pack includes all the audio tracks, notes and user guides, ’zipped’ together to make it easier and faster for you to download. Simply open the zip folder, and load the audio on to your MP3 player. You can be out and exploring in minutes.
