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Small-Group Wicklow and Glendalough Day Tour from Dublin with Horse-Back Riding
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Small-Group Wicklow and Glendalough Day Tour from Dublin with Horse-Back Riding

By Hilltoptreks
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Swap the urban capital for rural Ireland on this full-day tour to County Wicklow, with round-trip transfer from central Dublin included. Spend time exploring Wicklow Mountains National Park by horseback, avoiding hidden costs with riding equipment provided, then widen your perspective on a sightseeing tour of other county highlights, including Guinness Lake, Glendalough monastic settlement, and Sally Gap, benefiting from the insider knowledge of your local guide throughout.
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Ages 14-99, max of 16 per group
Duration: 8h
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Highlights
  • Take a break from the urban capital on a day tour to County Wicklow
  • Get an intimate glimpse of Wicklow Mountains National Park on horseback
  • Tick off County Wicklow’s historical and natural highlights in just one day
  • Avoid hidden costs with round-trip transfer and horse-riding gear provided
  • Driver/guide
  • Live commentary on board
  • Local guide
  • Horse Riding in Wicklow.
What's not included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Entry/Admission - Enniskerry
Departure details
  • Molly Malone Statue, Suffolk St, Dublin 2, D02 KX03, Ireland The Molly Malone statue sits outside a large stone church on Suffolk Street.
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 24779P5
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Jeans are recommended, (boots and helmets are supplied by the stables)
  • Pickup Location is the Molly Malone statue on Suffolk Street at 09:20am
  • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travellers
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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Small-Group Wicklow and Glendalough Day Tour from Dublin with Horse-Back Riding is hosted by Hilltoptreks. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Hilltoptreks on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Small-Group Wicklow and Glendalough Day Tour from Dublin with Horse-Back Riding on Tripadvisor
If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 24779P5
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Itinerary
  • You'll start at
    Molly Malone Statue
    Suffolk St, Dublin 2, D02 KX03, Ireland
    The Molly Malone statue sits outside a large stone church on Suffolk Street.
    See address & details
  • 1
    Molly Malone Statue
    Stop: 5 minutes
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  • 2
    Killegar Stables
    Stop: 90 minutes
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  • 3
    Enniskerry Village Square
    Stop: 45 minutes - Admission excluded
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  • 4
    Wicklow Mountains National Park
    Stop: 60 minutes
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  • 5
    Guinness Lake
    Stop: 20 minutes
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  • 6
    Sally Gap
    Stop: 20 minutes
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  • 7
    Glendalough Monastic Settlement
    Stop: 30 minutes
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  • You'll return to the starting point
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By: Hilltoptreks
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supriyav123
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Wonderful experience
The views of Wicklow were beautiful, and we had a wonderful trip. Our guide Richard was knowledgeable and helpful, …
susanbZ5398UB
susanbZ5398UB
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Hilltop Treks misleading info on website
If I could post 0 stars, I would. I had nothing but bad experience with this company. Nearly three months before ou…
susandD3870LH
susandD3870LH
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Wonderful day trip, stunning scenery
The Powerscourt Gardens were stunning (see photos) and vast - I’d never heard of them but now will recommend to all…
DeWayne W
DeWayne W
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Awesome Tour!
Great tour, and our driver/tour guide Richard was extremely knowledgeable and friendly as well as the individual to…
EGlencoe
EGlencoe
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A beautiful way to spend my last day in Ireland!
I loved the options you could choose from (horse riding, hiking, visiting the Powerscourt House & Gardens) and hiki…
V9189GWleahc
V9189GWleahc
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Best Day Trip in Ireland
This was such a great tour - Richard was amazing. May have been our favorite part of our time in Ireland. We got to…
Amanda G
Amanda G
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Fantastic day
Our day trip was wonderful. We had only ten in our group and enjoyed walking around Glendalough and Kilkenny at our…
Danielle P
Danielle P
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For the historians … don’t want to miss this
Johnny was our driver and he was fabulous with his historical knowledge and perspective, as well as his humor. It …
HMPoe2013
HMPoe2013
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A+
Jillian did a wonderful job and was so kind and informative. It was a nice little group we had and it was a nice br…
Stealina
Stealina
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It was fine!
It was beautiful and also interesting, we visited many places and our guide Math was very good as well. Highly reco…
TravelBug132512
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Expected More...
I just completed the Day Tour of Boyne Valley with Richard on May 23rd, and I have to say I left quite disappointed…
David_and_Tracey
David_and_Tracey
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A highly recommended day trip out from Dublin
Scenery in the Wicklow National Park, breathtaking and a great tour to contrast against city life in Dublin, being …
D5920BNtheresad
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Neolithic genius
My husband and I took this tour in April 2023 and enjoyed it immensely. We were driven in a van with about 12-14 pe…
SugarbakerElPaso
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Excellent day tour
We had a wonderful tour with Matt. He is an amazing guide, historian, driver, and just a fun guy. The tour was th…
Kraftwerk1975
Kraftwerk1975
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A perfect tour from Dublin!
What a lovely tour with Hilloptreks. Everything was just perfect and above expetations. We really enjoyed the scedu…
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Michael N
45 contributions
A fantastic jaunt from Dublin to see nature at its finest! Also, horses!!!!
Aug 2022 • Family
What a great experience! I was looking for easy day trips out of Dublin as I was hesitant to attempt to drive with my kids and mother who love to distract me and I was glad to find an opportunity that took us out into the countryside where we combined horse riding with a lovely jaunt into the Wicklow area for some wonderful learning about the bogs from our guide Richard. We even got some looks into the set for Vikings (and the upcoming Valhalla).

We then were brought to Glendalough and it did not disappoint as a picturesque area with its 2 lochs and its monastic ruins.

I will mention that the horse riding adventure was excellent but there was a small hiccup in that apparently the trail riding had an age minimum of 14. I don’t recall seeing that information when I booked and it did require me to input the ages as well as the height and weight of all participants but the system did not flag my group for having details that “broke the rules”. That being said the stables went above and beyond to ensure my kids still had a blast and to cement their initial love of horse riding that they found earlier this summer at their local equestrian summer camp.

As for me and my 76 y/o mother who had no experience whatsoever? No problem! The guides and the horses were a breeze and a joy to ride and after a brief instructional period we were able to follow along the trails like we were established riders! (All credit goes to my horse Tom and the stable).

The only other tip would be that if you are traveling as a group speak up when they first assign horses as they tend to like to ride together in a specific order. It did not bother me at all but I know the rider on our lead horse did feel like he was separated from his group during the ride as my group separated him from his group.

Overall a fantastic and stress free experience!
Written 7 August 2022
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Thank you very much for taking the tome to leave such an excellent and comprehensive review... I'm delighted that you all enjoyed your day out with us.
Written 8 August 2022
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Jess
1 contribution
Wonderful experience!
Oct 2022
We had an amazing time on this tour! Our tour guide, Johnny, was the best! He had so many great historical facts and funny stories about the area as we drove to each site. We really enjoyed the horseback riding through the forest and every stop on the itinerary. The monastery was one of our favorite things we saw. We had decided to do this tour last minute on the final day of our Ireland trip, and it turned out to be one of our favorite days out of our whole vacation!
Written 21 October 2022
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Ah thank you very much for the most excellent review, really appreciate it.
Written 23 October 2022
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jaytay36
Kuwait61 contributions
Intended tour for one horse lover ended with two horse lovers
This tour was awesome. The amount of people on the tour was great. Just enough people where it doesn't feel congested. Johnny was a great tour guide. He kept us entertained, educated but didn't inundate you with historical facts and figures.

Most importantly, the horses were amazing, funny and fitting for all riders. All staff for the riding were friendly, funny and filled with equestrian expertise. The trails were majestic. I have added respect for horses and riders alike.

Each stop was filled with the right amount of time for pictures, food etc. Book the tour, it's worth it.
Written 1 April 2022
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Great review thank you very much and I'm delighted that you enjoyed your tour of Wicklow with the horse riding option.
Written 2 April 2022
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Skeleton Traveller
Sydney164 contributions
Nice sites but rushed and lacking organisation.
I was excited at the opportunity to do a trail ride and see some sights.
But throughout the day all the activities seemed a little ‘fly by the seat of your pants’.
The horse ride was great once it started but it ran late because there was a kids lesson finished when the trail ride was starting. Organisers were running around looking very disorganised and talking over each other. It took forever to organise my horse and I was left standing about while everyone else got mounted and when we started I had to listen to one guide yell at the other that they had to ‘make up 10 minutes’. Like it was the fault of those riding. Surely they knew who was coming and how many?
The sight seeing tour by bus was also rushed. Sites were great but the guide/driver kept pushing us to hurry or wait till the next stop to use a bathroom for instance but would the stand for 10-15 minutes at a time telling us about a movie we should watch of a conversation he had with his wife about an actor. And god forbid we ask him to stop to take a photo of a pretty scene.
Written 8 April 2023
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Im very surprised to read this review and i will have a word with this guide about what happened.
Written 9 April 2023
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Phoenix H
2 contributions
Awesome Experience!
May 2023 • Solo
The price tag may look a little off-putting for young/solo travelers, but the tour was well worth the price. The horseback riding was great for a complete beginners, the horses are well-trained and the guides were incredibly helpful and accommodating for the riders. The tour guide, Richard, was awesome and very knowledgeable. Better than anything were the sights as you're going through the Wicklow mountains and around Glendalough! I can't recommend enough!
Written 30 May 2023
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Thank you very much for the excellent review.
Written 31 May 2023
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LaV
Chicago, IL2 contributions
As pictured
Nice tour and as pictured; the guide was friendly, informative, and stayed on the listed itinerary. If horse riding I recommend wearing your own boots with a small heel. Just make sure they are easy to clean as the stable grounds can get muddy.
Written 18 November 2022
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Thank you very much for the excellent review
Written 20 November 2022
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Magda92014
Spokane, WA12 contributions
Fun Day Out
Gillian was a great, careful driver and was very informative with both interesting facts about the area and funny stories as well. The riding was a blast. The staff excellent at taking time to assess riders capabilities and making sure they all had a wonderful ride. Horses were well taken care of, seemed happy, and were responsive. The drive through Wicklow was cool and the walk through Glendalough and the Monastic ruins were fabulous. All in all a great day out of the city.
Written 30 September 2022
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Thank you very much the excellent review and I'm delighted that you enjoyed your tour.
Written 1 October 2022
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jaktrack
Montreal55 contributions
Great day-tour into the hills from Dublin
Jun 2022
With only a few days in Ireland, we were looking for a day tour outside of Dublin that wouldn't have us sitting on the bus for hours. We love small villages, manor houses and beautiful gardens: a bit of easy adventure outside the usual city tourism! We got what we wanted with Matt!
He was our guide and did not disappoint: we toured the Wicklow Mountains, Glendalough and Powerscourt estate (we did not choose the horseriding option and toured the Powerscourt gardens instead - a good walk on its own!). We enjoyed his stories about the history of Ireland and indeed the world - certainly had us looking things up after the tour!! ;-)
Definitely recommended!
Written 17 June 2022
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Thank you very much for the excellent review and I'll pass along your kind words to Matt.
Written 18 June 2022
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lizzardford
13 contributions
Wonderful day
Mar 2023 • Solo
I had a great time on my day trip into the mountains and horseback riding. We rode through a forested area and looked out over the rolling hills. It was an enjoyable way to see the countryside. Our guide picked us back up and gave us background into the 1798 uprising and the guerrilla warfare that took place in the area for the next 20 years. He explained to us about the ecological importance of the peat bogs were were driving past and we saw Guinness Lake and the Glendalough monastery. It started raining on us pretty heavily at the end, but it was a nice time, I learned a lot and since most of our trip was city bound, it was nice to be in the country.
Written 29 March 2023
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Thank you very much for the excellent review and I'm delighted that you enjoyed the tour.
Written 30 March 2023
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Jayna W
1 contribution
A wonderful day in the country! Best trail ride ever!
Jun 2022 • Friends
I absolutely loved everything about this trip! Our tour guide, Richard, was so sweet and funny and told us some really fascinating facts as we drove around! The horse back riding part was by far the best part of this whole trip! It a really beautiful trail through some fields and forests and my horse was so lovely! And this was the best trail riding experience I’ve ever had because they cared if you had riding experience and carefully selected your horse based on your experience. I have been riding most of my life so for a little bit on the trail, one trail guide and I split up from the group and cantered up and down a path. It was truly the best experience I’ve ever had! This was such a wonderful little trip and I highly recommend it!
Written 23 June 2022
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Terry-hilltoptreks
Thank you very for your excellent review, I'm delighted that you enjoyed your day tour of Wicklow with horse riding. I will pass along your kind words to Richard.
Written 24 June 2022
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