A focused private day on the Boyne Valley's real megalithic passage-tomb cluster.
A private day tour focused specifically on the Boyne Valley's megalithic passage-tomb sites - Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
This tour focuses specifically on the Boyne Valley's real megalithic passage-tomb cluster - Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth - rather than a broader regional history day, a genuinely distinct, more focused angle.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Private pickup from your hotel or accommodation in central Dublin, in a private vehicle, with return drop-off at the end of the day.
Concentrates on the passage-tomb sites specifically rather than spreading across a wider regional itinerary.
Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.
A private day tour focused specifically on the Boyne Valley's megalithic passage-tomb sites - Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth. This tour focuses specifically on the Boyne Valley's real megalithic passage-tomb cluster - Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth - rather than a broader regional history day, a genuinely distinct, more focused angle.
This tour's real differentiator is its focus: rather than spreading across a wider regional itinerary, it concentrates specifically on the Boyne Valley's megalithic passage-tomb cluster, known collectively as Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth. All three were raised around 3200 BC, predating the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge by roughly five centuries, and together they form one of the most significant Neolithic ritual landscapes in Europe.
Knowth in particular is worth the detour on its own merits: a large central mound surrounded by 17 smaller satellite tombs, it holds the largest collection of megalithic art found anywhere in Europe, with hundreds of carved stones decorated in spirals, lozenges, and other motifs whose exact meaning is still debated by archaeologists. Dowth, the third and least-visited of the trio, rounds out the picture of just how extensive this valley's prehistoric settlement really was.
At around five hours, this is a shorter, more focused day than the fuller regional combo tours - a genuinely practical option if passage tombs specifically, rather than a broader sweep of County Meath history, are what brought you here.
Every Voyzo tour is a starting point — tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.