Wicklow Mountains, Avoca and Glendalough Rail Tour from Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Combine Ireland's stunning coastal and mountain scenery on this lovely rail tour from Dublin. You'll travel through the magical Wicklow Mountains, visit the traditional town of Avoca and explore the ancient monastic settlement at Glendalough. This scenic coach and rail trip from Dublin shows you the best of Ireland in one day.

Departing from Dublin Connolly Station, you'll travel by train (snack bar onboard) to village of Rathdrum, incorporating a journey into the heart of County Wicklow. Taking a stunning scenic coastal route you'll pass the magnificent Killiney Bay, a must-see Irish beauty-spot framed by the Great Sugar Loaf Mountain, and the sriking Bray Head hill. From here, your train tour swings inland to the mountains of County Wicklow, where you'll experience the 'Garden of Ireland' at its best!

On arrival at the village of Rathdrum, you'll join the coach for a journey through the Vale of Avoca. In the lovely village of Avoca (where the BBC series Ballykissangel was filmed) you can see famous Avoca wool-weavers at work and spend time at leisure.

Continue to the ancient monastic settlement at stunning Glendalough before rejoining the train for the scenic return journey to Dublin Connolly Station, conveniently arriving in the late afternoon.

USD $49.63

Traveler Reviews

Review by: Louisa N	March 2012
A great trip with a fantastic guide! Definately recommend!

Review by: Bernadette H	July 2011
Charming! Loved the Avoca Weavers.

Review by: Andrew J M	May 2011
Trip very good but one thjng wrong you did not spend much time in Avoca when you have come over from England just to see were Ballykiss Angel was filmed.The guide was very good. Eating 9 out of 10

Review by: Todd N, France	June 2009
I give this one star just because of the scenery. Glendalough was beautiful - our guide gave confusing directions so we saw stuff other tourists don't usually see. Got the feeling this tour could really be something if only the guide was better.

Review by: Susan W, United States of America	May 2009
Lovely trip! It wasn't your fault that it rained. Still a fun experience.

Review by: Francis D, United Kingdom	May 2009
We felt that this trip was made very special by our tour guide, who made this experience well worth the money.

Review by: Sandra M, United Kingdom	October 2008
Wonderful day out with a wonderful guide. Worth the day trip from Norwich, England, to do.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	May 2008
It was a good day. Very tiring though with all the traveling to each place. Could be better by having slightly more time in each stop maybe. Was worth going though, especially seeing the weavers in Ballyk and the tour guide was hilarious. Very entertaining day!

Review by: Elizabeth C, United States of America	October 2007
Beautiful area. I would have liked some photo stops while on the bus. I greatly enjoyed the nature walk in Glendalough. Our guide was wonderful, friendly, very informative, and helpful.

Review by: Leo A, United Kingdom	September 2007
This was a very well organised trip - no waiting around for connections etc. Some of the stops might have had a little more time than was necessary but generally very well planned, well structured and worth every penny. _br /__br /_ The only thing which was a bit naff was having to manually phone to confirm my place. That should be done automatically as part of the booking - you shouldn't have to incur an international phone call. That's the whole point of online reservations.

Review by: Alison B, United Kingdom	September 2006
A lovely trip, well organised and run. To change between train and coach broke the day up nicely. The scenery was stunning, the weather could have been kinder but we won't hold you responsible for that! We would definitely use your services again. Thank you.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	September 2006
Not enough time in Avoca and too much time at the river.

Review by: Ann S, United Kingdom	September 2006
It was a fantastic holiday and the tours were the icing on the cake. I would say more time is needed to have a meal in Ballykissangel pub. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again.