When visiting Dublin you have several methods to explore the city at your disposal. The easiest and cheapest would be a selfguided tour of Dublin on foot. Or you could use Dublin's public transport system for a more extensive tour. You could also use a rental car to get around Dublin, but you'd have to be mad to do so.
The best way to get to know Dublin without too much hassle and with a knowledgeable commentary thrown in is a tour. You actually have a choice of tours:
- City Tour - circular tour run by Dublin Bus;
- Dublin Tour - a similar circular tour, run by Graylines;
- City Sightseeing - circular tour on similar route, but with multilingual commentary.
Hop On Hop Off Tours of Dublin
- Viking Splash Tour - around Dublin and into the Grand Canal in a vintage DUKW ("duck");
- Ghostbus - on the trail of ghosts, ghouls and graverobbers with Dublin Bus.
Other Bus Tours of Dublin
- Liffey Voyage - see (a bit of) Dublin from the Liffey;
- Sea Safari - high-speed sightseeing in Dublin Bay;
- Dublin Sea Tour - more high-speed sightseeing in Dublin Bay.
Boat Tours in or out of Dublin
- North Coast and Castle Tour - visits Malahide Castle and Howth;
- South Coast and Gardens Tour - visits the Wicklow Mountains and Powerscourt Gardens.
