Blarney Castle and Kinsale Tour from Cork

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Cork, Ireland

High interest

Booked 3 times today.

9 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.4

· heather_k ·

Jul 2026

Air conditioned bus with charging options for phone. Great storytelling. We did not want to drive and chose this tiur because it stopped at 3 of our desired destinations. We loved our driver and had a fabulous time.

· Sherri_J ·

May 2026

This was an amazing experience! I highly recommend it! And our tour guide Michael did a great job. It's a must do if given the chance.

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Overview

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Entrance fee - Blarney Castle Entrance fee
Entrance fee - Charles Fort Entrance fee

Food & Drink

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Paddywagon Tours Cork
9 Bridge St, Centre, Cork, T23 KW89, Ireland
The tour departs from Saint Patrick's Quay. Please meet your guide at 9 Bridge Street, Cork, T23 KW89, where they will escort you to the nearby bus.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Start time
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Blarney Castle & Gardens

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Charles Fort

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Kinsale

1 hour 20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Cobh

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Paddywagon Tours Cork

2 hours 40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 99 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

4.4

based on 17 reviews

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There is lots of time at...

Tiffany_R, Jul 2026

There is lots of time at each stop. Maybe too many stops for a single day. The steps at Blarney Castle are super steep, and it was crowded by the time we left. The driver had us there very early, so we didn’t have to wait.

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Jacqueline_R, Jul 2026

Great tour. Our driver with Paddy Wagon tours Connor was very friendly helpful and good craic. Be prepared for the queue to kiss the stone !! We didn’t do this. We used our time to set the gardens and visit the woollen mill

Air conditioned bus with...

heather_k, Jul 2026

Ok but others are probably more comfortable

Tiran_M, Jul 2026

The trip itself was worth it but a few points that brought my rating down... 1) Bus had no AC and was very uncomfortable. In a cooler country the AC should be working even better as it wouldn't be needed for most of the year. The seats weren't comfortable and the WiFi didn't work. 2) Our driver was very knowledgeable and gave good info the whole trip but the speakers were way too loud. I had to wear my noise canceling headphones so it would be bearable. 3) Our stop at the Charles Fort was so short we only had time to RUN around the perimeter. There's no way I'd call it a visit but rather a quick stop for a picture.

Parking was a nightmare....

Robin_L, Jul 2026

Parking was a nightmare. And then the driver dropped us off 20 blocks from where we met the bus. Driver was friendly

Kiss the stone!!

Daryle_S, Jun 2026

Great/friendly driver and tour guide: Tommy! All his tips and pointers were spot on (i.e. do the Blarney Stone first, to avoid the lines). Note: the Blarney Stone tower climb is no joke. Some of the spiral staircase sections were more like a ladder. The guys running the stone kissing station do a top-rate job with the guests. Be sure to tip them a coin or two. Only down-side was very limited time in Kinsale (1:20) and Fort Howard. (About 30-min). Could have skipped Cobh and spent more time at Fort Howard and Kinsale. There wasn’t enough time to do the Cobh Titantic Museum, and we were mostly beat by the time we got there. Cobh was mostly a place near the water to have 1-2 pints before heading back to Cork.

Paddywagon tour

Lynn_T, Jun 2026

Fantastic tourguide/bus driver Tommy while on the drive gave us a great speech on everything historical about ireland, it was unbiased & heartfelt. Enjoyed the places we visited and highly recomend this tour for first time visitors to Cork.

Blarney Castle tour with Paddywagon tours

Sherri_J, May 2026

This was an amazing experience! I highly recommend it! And our tour guide Michael did a great job. It's a must do if given the chance.

Wonderful multi city tour!

Cecilia_F, May 2026

Wonderful tour! Tour guide Brian was very friendly and informative. Loved the various locations we stopped at during tour

The driver is very professional and knowledgeable. Also he is very helpful.

Wenzhu_W, May 2026

It is worth to go! The arrangement is just nice to visit four places - Blarney Castle, Charles Fort, Kinsale and Cobb!

Everything very nice.. if...

AnnaMaria_S, Jul 2026

Everything very nice.. if you do not have the possibility to rent a car, it is a recommended excursion! I do not understand, however, why different stop times were indicated on the program.. more precisely, a 3-hour stop is indicated at the castle and we stayed 2 hours.. at the fort the stop was an hour and we barely spent 20 minutes.. probably some communication difficulty? I wouldn't know... but this thing obviously left me quite puzzled! The places themselves, however, are wonderful!

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