Top Cork Walking Tours

To experience the culinary scene in Cork, don't miss this foodie-friendly guided tour designed for travelers to embrace the city's burgeoning culinary world. The highlight of your tour is a visit to the famed English Market where you can chat with local traders (or have the craic, as locals might say), while feasting on local treats like fish and bread, as well as tasty sweets. Wrap up your gastronic outing with a light pub lunch, included in the price.

Get an in-depth introduction to one of Ireland’s most stunning estates on a prearranged tour of Fota House, designed by 19th-century architects Richard and William Morris. Discover the daily lives of servants in the well-preserved kitchen and service wing, and see the original Victorian-era nursery. Tours also include visits to the Arboretum and rose garden.

Foodies won’t want to miss out on this unique tour of the award-winning Ummera smokehouse, producers of some of Ireland’s finest smoked salmon. Learn how salmon is cured over a tour then savor smoked salmon, smoked duck, smoked beef, and more at a tasting. Wash it all down with three delicious local hard ciders, created by the owner’s brother.

This is a walking tour of Cork city with commentary on the food and drinks history of the city going back to Viking days. Start at the City Art Gallery, where the merchants lived and traded in times past as the city developed from the confines of its medieval walls. See how this city was built on the trading of Butter, meat and whiskey. The English Market is central to the food history of the city and we meet some of its key traders. Enjoy selected food tastings finishing at the Market in the city centre. The tours with set times are not private however if you wish to organise a private tour outside of these times please contact us directly.

Cork City comes alive on this friendly interactive walk. All the guides have a deep interest and love for Cork and are quick to share stories of the past and present that make this tour a delight. Learn about the unique history, friendly people, colourful culture as well as traditions specific to Cork City. Walk around the 800-year old city you will experience the smells and sounds of the world-renowned English Market bustling with foody finds, the busy lanes of the 18th Century Huguenot Quarter and visit Burges’s magnificent French Neo-gothic cathedral. History of Cork, from monastic times into the 21st century. Through the joy of storytelling, you will also learn about other areas and places of historic interest including Shandon and University College Cork. Your guide will help you discover a variety of places to eat, drink, enjoy live music and enjoy the best entertainment Cork has to offer during your visit.

Save money by opting for an audio walking tour of Cork rather than joining a pricier guided tour. A self-guided audio tour is perfect for visitors wanting to learn more about the history or Cork, but wanting to explore at their own pace. Download the audio file and a fully detailed map of the tour and then you’ll set out for a stroll through Cork’s historic St. Patrick’s Street, the English Market, St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, and more.

Together with the professional guide, you will visit the most charming places in the city. Cork Harbour is said to be the second largest natural harbour in the world, after Sydney Harbor in Australia. What is so special about it? You will have a chance to explore the city, while hearing fascinating facts and legends. Did you know that County Cork is the largest county in Ireland. You will be surprised how many stories are hidden in the streets, buildings and corners of Cork. Your charming guide will tell you what is special and unique about living in this city. Perfect for those who are visiting the city for the first time and want to get the most of it!

An exclusive tour for all the romantics of the world! Together with the professional local guide, you will visit the most romantic places in the city. Walk along the North Side is a charming evening stroll passing many quirky curiosity shops and five bridges with countless benches along the way to gaze lovingly into each other’s eyes. You will feel spellbound in a charming atmosphere. What is considered as one of the best places to have a date in the city? Where can you make lovely photos? You will be surprised how many historical love stories are hidden in the streets, buildings, parks of the city. From heartbreaking and tragic, to the hilarious or spicy ones. If you literally want to show your significant other the world, make them climb the 132 steps to the top of the Shandon Bell Tower for stunning 360 views of Cork City. This tour is especially recommended in the Saint Valentine period!

Welcome to Cork, the rebel city of Ireland. Over the centuries, the city survived and flourished, despite Viking invasion and later Irish Civil War. This city is an architectural delight for visitors. Today, many of Cork's tourist attractions recollect its long history, and you'll find it to be an energetic, bustling city with lots of things to do. Explore its magnificent churches, the aromatic English Market, its narrow streets crammed with shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants, and stretch your legs by walking along the scenic river Lee. As you stroll from site to site in this charm-laden city, you will hear fun facts and tales about its rich history, culture, and people You will learn about: Monastic settlement Viking invaders Norseman settlers Trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network Barony of Cork City Black Death Wars of the Roses Irish nationalist city Burning of Cork Irish Civil War

The Cork Ghost tour is a highly entertaining way to learn about the dramatic history of Cork City. Cork Ghost Tour aims to fright and delight! Horrible Hilarious Histories, Tall Tales, Ghastly Ghost Stories & Shenanigans! A walking tour in Cork city, that takes in the sights, interweaving local ghost stories and Cork's dramatic history. Walk the streets of this ancient city as your guides will bring you on a journey into the scary past. This is more than a guided tour, as your entertaining guides dramatize the stories of the past. It is factual, and comic and you will get an unusual and honest account of the unique history of Cork City. A real Cork experience; interactive, factual, comic with an unusual and honest slant on Cork and it’s surprising history. Cork Ghost Tour is loved by both visitors and locals alike!

Shoot amazing Instagrams, because image is imporant. On Cork's only Instagram Tour, you will meet a local Instagram Influencer/expert photographer who will bring you to 5-7 spots of Cork city over 90 minutes. During the tour: - You will go you to the most Instagrammable spots of Cork - You will be shown photography techniques - You will be taught great Instagram skills - You will hear stories about Cork At the end you will have several great photos as memories of your tour of Cork and be ready to try out your new photography skills on your next set of locations!

The exclusive tour only in the Christmas period! This special times brings magic in Galway. Together with the professional local guide, you will visit the Galway. You will feel spellbound with the charming atmosphere, which you can feel only this time of the year! What is the story of the Christmas tree? Who was the first to decorate it in the world? What magical things can happen during the Christmas period? Have you heard about Christmas spells? You will hear miraculous Christmas legends about Galway. You will visit. If you’re debating visiting the Galway Christmas markets, you’re in the right place! What makes it so popular? What local products must taste at Christmas? Fill your heart with the joy and experience magic of Galway.

The exclusive tour only in the Christmas period! This special times brings magic in Kork. Together with the professional local guide, you will visit the most beautifully decorated places in Kork. You will feel spellbound with the charming atmosphere, which you can feel only this time of the year! What is the story of the Christmas tree? Who was the first to decorate it in the world? What magical things can happen during the Christmas period? Have you heard about Christmas spells? You will hear miraculous Christmas legends about Kork. You will visit The Christmas Market. What makes it so popular? What local products must taste at Christmas? Fill your heart with the joy and experience magic of Kork.