Ireland · WATERFORD TOURS
The good waterford tours fill up weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: the 10 to book early, what each includes, and how they actually differ.
Guide-led Waterford Crystal factory tour in Waterford, featuring the mold room, 1300-degree furnace, and a huge 12,000 sq ft shop with cafe.
“You get a great tour of the Warerford master crystal craftsman working inside the factory making more historical and beautiful creations. Great Tour!”
Skip the line to Hook Lighthouse in County Wexford from Waterford. 45 min guided tower tour, 115 steps, sea views.
“John was a very knowledgeable guide and did an awesome job !! He sure knows his stuff. The food at the cafe was wonderful as well. Staff were all amazing !!”
See how Waterford Crystal is made at the House of Waterford in County Waterford, from molds to cutting and engraving, then shop the showroom.
“Fantastic tour telling of the history of Waterford Crystal. Watch them blowing and cutting the glass. Enjoy a coffee and great selection of treats in the café afterwards”
Quick 45-minute Viking Triangle walk in Waterford: photo stops, cathedral visit when open, and 1,000-year context for $16.33.
“Very knowledgeable and engaging guide! Enjoyed learning the history of the Irish flag! Easy walkability!”
Prebook admission to Waterford Treasures, a medieval museum in the Viking Triangle with 45 minutes, top artifacts, and English guides.
“Very informative visit. Really enjoyed it. Videos very well done also. Highlight for me was the display of embroidered vestments which are so well preserved.”
A 45-minute small-group Irish Wake Museum tour in Waterford, led by an expert guide, with folklore, rare funerary artifacts, and a visit to a 15th-century almshouse.
“Great insight on history. Well done I formative. The guide was delightful.We had fun and recommend it.”
Private Viking-themed River Suir cruise in Waterford with tea, storytelling, and views of Reginald's Tower, Little Island, and gardens.
“We had a nice time in this tour. The tour guide is well prepared about the history the Ireland and the whole world. Very hospitable Cap. Andy. It felt like a private tour.”
Visit Waterford’s Bishop’s Palace for a 1-hour Georgian home tour with 1789 Waterford Crystal and Napoleon’s Mourning Cross.
“The museum is absolutely beautiful!! It was fun learning about all of the different stories in each room. The gift shop was great too!!”
A 45-minute guided walk through Waterford’s Viking Triangle, from Reginald’s Tower to Greyfriars Friary, with stories for families.
“The tour itself was great with the wonderful guide Anna- unfortunately we arrived late for the tour we had booked because the meeting point was not mentioned in the booking with you and that delayed us. However the Hidden Treasure company were very accommodating and allowed us to join the next tour. We also discovered it would have been cheaper to book directly with the Hidden Treasures group.”
See Ireland’s Irish Wake traditions from early Christian times to the 20th century in Waterford’s Wake Museum. $15, guided 40 to 60 min.
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
