Galway City Walking Tour
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Galway City Walking Tour
By Athas Tours
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Ages 0-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 1h 30m
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- Guided walk
What's not included- Gratuities
- Start:
- Eyre Square Galway, Galway, Co. Galway, IrelandAt the Browne Doorway monument, beside the Fountain.
End:- Spanish Arch, 2 The Long Walk, Galway, IrelandSpanish Arch section of old city wall beside the museum.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 243324P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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Raymond H
19 contributions
Gary was our guide and made us feel like a long lost friend. He knows everything about Galway and tells great stories with such compassion that you can tell he genuinely cares about and knows his history. We even saw him two days later when we were on another tour and he remembered our names. I highly recommend Gary if you want to feel like you are walking alongside a friend.
Written 28 October 2022
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Hi Ray
You couldn't really ask for a better review. My home town means so much to me that I try to get that across with my walks. Being friendly is easy when you get to meet such nice and genuine people as yourselves and so many other visitors I have been fortunate to meet over the last few years. Go raibh mile maith agaibh mo chairde!
Written 29 October 2022
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Mark H
Baton Rouge, LA6 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
My wife and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary in Ireland, and one of the highlights of our visit was this walking tour of Galway City hosted by Gary. Gary is fun, knowledgable, and considerate of his guests. We would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to know more about the amazing history of this region of Ireland.
Written 18 May 2023
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What a wonderful review Mark! To be recognised as being a highlight of your trip is humbling. A belated congrats on your 50th wedding anniversary, wishing you both many years of happiness together.
Written 19 May 2023
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Marjorie D
1 contribution
Sept 2023 • Couples
No better way to learn about all of Galway's history than with a true local, Gary Casey. He is incredibly knowledgeable with strong family roots in this region. He sprinkles humor, as the Irish do, into the serious and troublesome points of history embedded in this city. We truly enjoyed hearing him talk about the Galway's architectural points of interest, geography, it's people, and everything from is long ago to it's most recent past! Join him rain or shine, he's fantastic!
Written 29 September 2023
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This review is simply brilliant, thank you for taking the time to capture everything I try to do on the tour. This Galwegian has a smile on his face now!
Written 30 September 2023
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Vicky G
10 contributions
Gary was the perfect blend of history and humour! The walk itself was well paced and would be suitable for most visitors. He was punctual, easy to arrange times with, and was happy to answer questions displaying a clear love for his city. He recommended a place to eat, which was indeed delicious. Go raibh maith agat a Ghearoid!
Written 29 December 2023
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This is the kind of review I love Vicky. Thank you for your brilliant review. I like a bit of balance with my tours: not too 'heavy,'but still get a point across. Go raibh mile maith agat féin.
Written 5 March 2024
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MissOC
Baltimore, MD18 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
We took this tour on our first day in Galway, and it was a great introduction to the city with lots of fun history and stories! Gary, our tour guide, is a great storyteller and is obviously passionate about the city. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Galway!
Written 24 May 2023
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Gi raibh mile maith agat for that grrat review. I love to tell my stories and show my home city with some passion mixed in. A bit of funalong the way is never any harm!
Written 25 May 2023
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Madan Gopal M
Bengaluru, India8,448 contributions
Beautiful little city, described as the city of Tribes, poetically sung by W.B.Yates as 'Venice of the West' the walk was wonderful and good. The guide took us through the streets of James Joyce and his beautiful wife, small iconic restaurants, ornamental buildings and vibrant culture. This is part of our day from Dublin.
Written 7 January 2024
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Thank you so much for your great review! Galway really is a place full of charm and character as you describe. I am glad you had a great time here. Enjoy all your future trips, Gary.
Written 5 March 2024
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Mary Vongas
New York City, NY1 contribution
Larry was very informative as well as humorous. I was expecting a little more walking but it was a little over an hour so my expectation for more walking was probably unrealistic.
Larry was knowledgeable and had a good sense of humor. I would definitely recommend this guide.
Larry was knowledgeable and had a good sense of humor. I would definitely recommend this guide.
Written 10 June 2022
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Thank you for your great review Mary! Enjoy the rest of your Irish trip
Gary
Written 11 June 2022
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481kathryn
Bath, UK61 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Brilliant walking tour and overview of the highlights of Galway. We particularly enjoyed learning about the legend of the claddagh ring and how Ed Sheran started his career busking in Galway. Plus having the blue house from the Galway Girl video pointed out. Everything was also tailored to our interests so we were shown the best places for my children to eat and where the best claddagh ring shop was for my eldest to get her own ring. Very enjoyable, friendly and professional. We nearly didn’t book, as couldn’t see what time the tour was, but once you book you’re contacted to see what time is best for you. There are tours throughout the day so don’t let that put you off!
Written 10 August 2022
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Thank you so much for that great review Kathryn! Meeting folk like you makes it all worth it!
Written 25 August 2022
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michele21
Manchester, UK158 contributions
This is a brilliant way to explore parts of Galway and Gary our tour guide was amazing with his story telling of the history of Galway mixed together with a little Irish “Blarney”.
Our group was made up of 2 English, 2 Israeli, 1 American and 1 Irish…that’s Gary!
So together we shared parts of our own history that interlinked with Irish history…very interesting!!
Definitely recommend this tour
Our group was made up of 2 English, 2 Israeli, 1 American and 1 Irish…that’s Gary!
So together we shared parts of our own history that interlinked with Irish history…very interesting!!
Definitely recommend this tour
Written 30 June 2023
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Thank you for your great review!. It is always great to hear others' points of view, this always adds to tour experiences, my own included. We are lucky to get such a diverse group of visitors to my home city, it really adds to the vibe.
Written 1 July 2023
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TWTexas
Cypress, TX12 contributions
Jun 2022
Our guide was AWESOME! He was very knowledgeable about the city and really made our tour come to life! He was kind, funny and really gave us a great overview of this beautiful city and it's rich history!
In addition, he was kind enough to refund portion of our tour since a few people from our group didn't show up that morning. It wasn't his fault that they decided not to join us and he didn't have to do that! We didn't even ask him to -- he just did it out of the kindness of his heart.
Can't say enough about this tour and this guide!
In addition, he was kind enough to refund portion of our tour since a few people from our group didn't show up that morning. It wasn't his fault that they decided not to join us and he didn't have to do that! We didn't even ask him to -- he just did it out of the kindness of his heart.
Can't say enough about this tour and this guide!
Written 30 June 2022
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What a wonderful review! Meeting wonderful folk like yourselves makes me love showing my city to visitors. Thanks a million!
Written 1 July 2022
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After I made my booking, the tour operator Gary contacted me to ask what time I wanted to start.
Written 18 October 2024
Issei-Groove
London, United Kingdom
I have a plan to stay at Galway tomorrow (16th. August) between 12:00 to 14:30 (I will take 15:05 train to Dublin).
May I know what time this walking tours start and where we’re going to meet?
Written 15 August 2022
What time does this tour start please? When looking at availability, it doesn’t say 🥺.
Written 17 June 2022
The describtion sounds good but when does this tour start ?????
It seems that this is the mainquestion of others too but it's also visible, that was never any answer given and therefore the important question; ist this agency/this tour dead or alive ?????
Written 7 May 2022
What time do these tours start? Thinking about Friday May 27th
Written 3 May 2022
hello
Have you got any availability for 6 people on 27th Nov please
Written 6 November 2021
Gabriella R
Astoria, New York
What time does the tour depart? No time is listed on the ticket!
Written 19 October 2021
What times does this walking tour start during the week? A more definite time would be helpful. Thank you so much.
Written 25 February 2020
What time(s) will this tour be offered on Friday, July 17, 2020?
We (2 people) are interested in joining a morning group tour.
Written 20 February 2020
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