Newgrange and Hill of Tara

Travel through mystical Celtic Ireland on this full-day bus tour from Dublin. In the company of an expert guide, journey back in time to Boyne Valley, home of the Hill of Tara and the Neolithic tombs of Newgrange. You also stop in the town of Howth, a beautiful Dublin Bay fishing village, for a taste of Irish culture that dates back to the Viking Era.

The first stop is the picturesque coastal village of Howth. Enjoy views of Dublin Bay – spotted with colourful fishing boats – and see more impressive Viking-era monuments. Continue on to Site of Newgrange dates back to 3200 BC—preceding Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. Follow your guide into the cairn to tour the passage tomb, where you witness mystical Neolithic stone carvings and ‘basin stones’ that once held sacred human remains.

Your final stop is the Hill of Tara, one of Ireland’s most prized relics of spiritual and political heritage. Used as far back as the Stone Age for rituals and festivals, the Hill of Tara is revered as the ceremonial seat of the Celtic High Kings from the 1st-century AD through to the 1100s. Its continued political significance stretches to the turn of the 19th century when it became a battle site for the Irish Revolution.

Celtic Boyne Valley Day Trip from Dublin

Overview Travel through mystical Celtic Ireland! It is a journey back in time to Boyne Valley, home of the ancient Loughcrew Celtic Tombs, the Hill Of Uishneacht — a hotbed of archaeological treasures. Along the way, view primeval sites across Meath and Louth counties within some of the oldest sites in Ireland . See 6,000-year-old artwork carved in the passage tombs at Loughcrew Travel where the High Kings ruled the country 1,000 years ago.

Head to the ancient town of Trim, just a short ride through Ireland’s picturesque countryside. See the famous Trim Castle set along the River Boyne. Constructed in the 1170s, this monument remains the largest Anglo-Norman castle in Ireland. Then, at the Loughcrew Cairns passage tombs, walk through the winding stone passageways with your knowledgeable guide and ponder the 6,000-year-old petroglyphs that adorn the walls. Continue to the Fore Abbey, a 7th-century Christian monastery, and the Hill of Uisneach, arguably one of the most important ancient site in Ireland today.