Tenon Tours offers a wide range of optional featured tours and events that will make your Spring Break Ireland trip more memorable, or in the case of the Countrywide Pub Crawl, a lot less! These featured tours and events will be available for purchase both before you leave and when you arrive. Check out the list below; the town from which each tour leaves from is listed as next to the tour.

FREE Optional Tours with Hostels . . .

FREE Optional Tours with Hotels . . .

Countrywide Pub Crawl (Countrywide) - $25 USD

We’ve planned an event that will surely challenge even the most loyal pub patrons! Use your customized pub journal and wear your limited edition t-shirt to visit our hand-picked selection of 20+ of the best pubs across Ireland! Don’t worry…you have seven full days to do this, so pace yourself and remember it’s a marathon, not a sprint. Visit all 20 and you’ll be rewarded!

Hop On, Hop Off Galway City Bus Tour (Galway) - $15 USD

Sit back and relax aboard an open top bus while a professional guide gives you a running commentary of the sights of the ancient historical city of Galway. The tour will includes sights such as Eyre Square, the Courthouse, The Townhall Theatre, Galway Cathedral, The National University of Ireland Galway, Corrib Village, “Bird’s Eye View” - Circular Road, Salthill, The Claddagh, Wolfe Tone Bridge, Spanish Arch, Galway Museum and Merchant’s Road. (24 Hour Ticket - Any Day)

Cliffs of Moher (Galway) - $32 USD

This is a sight that will forever be burned in your memory. The Cliffs of Moher stand 702 ft high at the highest point and span a range of 5 miles. If you happen to miss everything else in Ireland (because of the pub crawl perhaps?), you cannot miss the Cliffs of Moher! (Day Tour - any day)

Aran Islands (Galway) - $56 USD

The Aran Islands are richly unique, offering landscapes of limestone, a stretch of cliffs facing the moods of the Atlantic, large boulders, rock formations, and beautiful beaches. It is also a place of immense cultural heritage and history where Gaelic is the first language of its residents. (Day Tour - Any Day - includes round-trip bus from city center and ferry ride. While on Inis Mor you can choose to hire a bus tour, bicycle, jaunting cart or explore on your own.)

Tour of Connemara (Galway) - $42 USD

Connemara is an area of rugged landscape, bogs, and mountains, which is well known and loved by artists for its clear light and unspoiled beauty. This is the Ireland of your dreams and imagination with its rolling hills and mountains, sparkling lakes, and remote cottages. *Admission to the Kylemore Abbey is NOT included. (Day Tour - Any Day)

Hop On, Hop Off Cork City Bus Tour (Cork) - $19 USD

There is no better way to see Cork City than the Hop On, Hop Off Tour. Making 16 stops on an open top double -decker bus, see all of Cork’s famous sights; the Cork City Goal, St. Finbarrs Cathedral, the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery, City Hall, the English Market, City Library, the Triskel Art Centre, Cork Opera House, St. Annes Church, the Shandon Butter Museum, the Custom House, City Library, the Courthouse, Museum & Fitzgerald Park and Elizabeth Fort. With a ticket that is valid all day, you can get on and off as often as you wish! (24 Hour Ticket - Any Day

Blarney Castle & Stone (Cork) - $18,

The Blarney Castle, located northwest of Cork in Blarney Village, was built by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftains, Cormac MacCarthy, almost 600 years ago and still stands as a partial ruin today. It is surrounded by beautiful gardens and is also home to the Stone of Eloquence, also called the Blarney Stone. Kiss it and gain the gift of eloquence! (Any Day, transportation not included, directions will be given, see At Leisure section below)

Kinsale Walking Tour (Cork) - At Leisure **

Stroll and sit with Don and Barry to enjoy a colorful story of Kinsale through the ages . . . medieval walled town; naval base during conflict for New World treasure; beachhead for the last Spanish Armada and Battle of Kinsale, a ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ of the day; Star Forts stronghold described by Charles II as ‘a place of Great Resort for His Majesties Ships of War’; and such a hub for fleets, provisions, privateers and prizes as to lead one 17th century observer to describe Kinsale as ‘laying in the road of the Chieftest trade in all the World’. This 90 minute walking tour is designed for all and sure to please. (See Below, transportation to Kinsale not included.)

Hop On, Hop Off Dublin City Bus Tour (Dublin) - $25 USD

With 26 stops at Dublin’s top visitor attractions and a live guide, there is no better way to see Dublin! This fun and friendly 90 minute tour is complete with live commentary by industry trained local guides. The tours depart every 6 to 20 minutes throughout the day (times vary depending on the season). Stops along the tour route include Trinity College, the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin Castle, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Kilmainham Goal and the Old Jameson Distillery. (24 Hour Ticket - Any Day)

Guinness Brewery and Sampling (Dublin) - $22 USD

Join us for a tour and sampling at the Guinness Brewery, Ireland’s #1 International visitor attraction. Since opening in November 2000, the Guinness Storehouse has attracted over 4 million visitors from every corner of the Globe. Enjoy the tour of the Storehouse before sampling the goods at the top-level Gravity Bar as you catch a view of the city. (At Leisure - Any Day)

Dublin Castle & Bay Tour (Dublin) - $38 USD

Your visit to Malahide will include a guided tour of the castle with time to wander around the craft shops and castle grounds, which span some 250 acres. Continuing with a scenic drive along Dublin’s spectacular northern coastline you will pass through the picturesque fishing village of Howth. The trail back to Dublin includes a 10 minute stop at Howth summit for breathtaking views of Dublin Bay. (Half Day Tour, 10:15am & 2pm departure times, 3.5 hours)

Jameson Distillery (Dublin) - $22 USD

You will discover the time-honored secret of how three simple ingredients - water, barley and yeast - are transformed into the smooth, golden spirit that has always been and continues to be Jameson Irish Whiskey. After learning about Jameson Irish Whiskey from the arrival of the barley to bottling, it would only be fair for you to be allowed to taste it. At the end of the guided tour each visitor is offered a complimentary glass of Jameson. Your Whiskey education does not stop there; your guide will select volunteers to take part in a Whiskey comparison tasting, demonstrating the subtle difference in taste between various types of Irish Whiskey and compare with leading Scotch and American Whiskeys. (At Leisure - Any Day)

**At Leisure: Tours are open to visit at your leisure. Transportation and admission fees can not be pre-sold and are required to be paid on-site. With your travel documents issued prior to departure you will be provided with a guide including transportation directions, times, admission fees and site information.

Day Tours meet at approximately 9 or 10am and return around 5 or 6pm.  Space on these tours can not be guaranteed if not purchased prior to departure. Prices are listed per person and based on current rates and exchange rates. Prices are not guaranteed until paid in full.