Galway Private Walking Tour with a Local
Galway, Ireland
- 2 to 6 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Private walking experience exclusively for your group
- Flexible itinerary customized to your interests
- Guided walking tour with a local host
- Local insights into culture and hidden spots
- Relaxed exploration at your own pace
- Food, drinks, and transportation between locations
- Services of a licensed professional tour guide (local host only)
- Detailed historical commentary
- Tickets for attractions not included in this tour
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Eyre Square, Galway, Ireland
Head to the city centre of Galway and you’ll find Eyre Square right in front of the main shops and streets.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Eyre Square
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
The Spanish Arch
25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Shop Street
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Galway Cathedral
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Claddagh
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Quay Street
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Salthill Promenade
40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Reviews
4.0
based on 14 reviews
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Our guide Paula Moore did not show up. It took some time to get through to a human being about this. We had received numerous reminders and some of the emails contained contact information. One phone number was out of service. One was not being answered. Finally we got an agent in Los Vegas who could not get through to a local rep either (Galway). The agent formally cancelled the tour but I have not seen a refund yet. We've been on a few successful Viator tours before. This one uncovered some communication issues that need to be addressed.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
We sincerely apologise that Paula did not show up and that you experienced difficulties reaching the appropriate support team. We understand how frustrating this must have been, especially after receiving multiple reminders and contact details that were not accessible. We take your feedback seriously and will review the communication process to help prevent similar issues in the future.
Very informative. Learned a lot about the area and culture. Jacqueline did a great job keeping us all interested in the history and struggles in Ireland.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Jacqueline made the tour so informative and engaging. It’s great to know you enjoyed learning about Ireland’s history, culture, and struggles. We truly appreciate your kind words!
Tour booked weeks in advance. Tried to confirm with assigned guide who responded the night before that we weren’t in his tour. Got an email at midnight the night before that our guide had changed “due to unforeseen circumstances “. Tried contacting the new guide with no response by What’sApp, email and phone # provided but still no response. We were at the meeting point 15 minutes prior and waited over 40 minutes more but there were no other people that showed for the tour. I guess the guy thought it was only going to be just us and couldn’t be bothered. That’s probably why the other guide previous bailed too. I’ve have done numerous other tours including Dublin last week and it was wonderful.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience, and we sincerely apologise for the frustration and disappointment caused. We understand how upsetting it must have been to receive a last-minute guide change and then receive no response despite trying to reach the new guide and waiting at the meeting point. This is certainly not the experience we aim to provide, and we take your feedback seriously. We’re glad to hear you had a wonderful experience on your Dublin tour previously, and we’re sorry we fell short this time.
Colm was the best guide! We had a wonderful tour! I highly recommend taking a tour with Colm. You will enjoy this tour.!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re delighted you had such an enjoyable experience with our Rahe. It’s great to hear that Colm’s enthusiasm, knowledge, and engaging style made your tour so memorable. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again soon!
Colm was warm, funny, and clearly proud of Galway. He has a natural storyteller’s energy, and when the tour worked, it really worked. The strongest part was Forthill Cemetery and the story of the Spanish Armada sailors buried there, which was moving, memorable, and gave us a real sense of Galway’s place in the wider Atlantic world.
At times, though, the history got a little loose. Some claims were presented with more confidence than the evidence probably deserves, and a few stops felt less like essential Galway history and more like places Colm personally found meaningful. We enjoyed his company, but we sometimes wished for more depth, more context, and fewer leaps from “interesting local tradition” to “historical fact.”
St. Brendan deserves special mention. We loved the idea of an Irish monk sailing heroically into the Atlantic and possibly bumping into North America centuries before Columbus. It is a wonderful story — inspiring, improbable, and best served with a generous pour of legend. As history, it probably needed a few more caveats and a slightly smaller drumroll.
Overall, Colm is personable, entertaining, and full of local pride. The tour had charm and some genuinely good moments, but it would be stronger with a clearer line between history, folklore, and affectionate Galway storytelling.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for your thoughtful and detailed feedback. We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed exploring Galway with our Rahe and appreciated the engaging storytelling, local pride, and memorable moments throughout the tour. We also value your constructive comments regarding the distinction between history, folklore, and local tradition. Your feedback will be shared with our team as we continue refining our tours to provide engaging, accurate, and well-balanced experiences. We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience.
Joshua was very nice, friendly, and knowledgeable. It was nice that he contacted me in advance to see what I was interested in seeing.
Great history helping us understand Galway’s rise to prominence prior to Cromwell. Joe did a fantastic job telling us the stories with passion. Plenty of walking, though mainly flat and Joe definitely was patient and took us at our pace.
Great tour guide. Oisen did a fantastic job. You can tell that he loves history and made it enjoyable to learn about.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your kind feedback. We’re glad you had a great experience with our Rahe and enjoyed learning about the city’s history. We hope to welcome you again soon!
I had such a fantastic experience with Oisin in Galway! He completely catered the walking tour to the things I was most interested in seeing, which made it feel so personal and special. He had great craic the entire time and made the tour both fun and informative.
This is such a great thing to do on your first day or two in Galway, which is exactly what I did. It really helped me get the lay of the land, figure out the different areas of the city, and made the rest of my trip so much easier and more enjoyable.
One of the best parts was all of the recommendations he gave for food and drinks. I’ve already tried a few of the spots he suggested and every single one has been fantastic. It really made my time in Galway even better.
I would 100% book this tour again if I come back to Galway and have already shared his information with a few friends who are visiting in the next few months. Highly recommend!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re so glad you had such a fun and personalized experience with our Rahe and that the tour helped you feel at home in Galway from the start. It’s great to hear the local recommendations added even more to your trip. We truly appreciate your recommendation and would be delighted to welcome you again in the future!
Wonderful way to get your bearings and history of Galway. Our guide Colm was a great story teller and very humorous.
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you for your kind feedback. We’re glad you enjoyed getting to know the city with our Rahe and appreciated the engaging storytelling. We hope to welcome you again soon!
Colm was an absolutely fabulous guide through the city. We would 100% recommend him to anyone traveling to Galway. He was so kind and calm with our children who were fresh off their first red eye flight. Great recommendations for more things to see, eat and do around the city. Thank you!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for your wonderful feedback. We’re so glad you and your family had such a positive experience exploring the city with our Rahe. Creating a comfortable and engaging experience for all ages is always our priority. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again soon!
Oisin was like an extension of our family. We really got a glimpse into life in Galway and from the perspective of a college student, which was wonderful for my college age children. We enjoyed our time and insights Oisin provided. Thank you so much!
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