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Tribes Free Tour in Galway
Get to grips with the history and tales of the ancient City of the Tribes, Galway, enjoy a unique experience from amazing funny local guides on this free walking tour.
Things to do Tribes Free Tour in Galway
We're a small, local collection of Tour Guides who try to mix history, legend, conversation, laughter and our own idiosyncrasies into one eventful walk around Galway City. Galway is a city of arts, theatre, history, and storytelling, and we will show you all these sides of our city. We will walk around the old medieval city and try to tell and debunk as many myths and legends as we can! The tour will also unfold Irish history from a west coast perspective and explain Galway's place in Ireland. Lastly, the tour is a great way to orient oneself in the city and find out about what else besides the main attractions the city has to offer. In a city of festivals, a local guide can come in quite handy in dispensing this information! We will visit all the following sites and talk about their place in Galway's past and present: Eyre Square Galway's Medieval Walls Lynch's Castle Lynch's Window St. Nicholas's Church Kirwan's Lane The Latin Quarter Quay Street Blake's Castle The Spanish Arch.
Included
Eyre Square
The Browne Doorway
Lynch's Castle
Lynch Memorial Window
Saint Nicholas' Collegiate Church
The Latin Quarter
Spanish Arch
Meeting point
Skeffington Arms on Eyre Square
Reviews (779)
2025-04-15 12:49:47
“Brilliant tour!”
Johanna was an amazing tour guide! She impressed us immensely with her knowledge of the city’s history and ability to turn stories into something interesting. Would 10/10 recommend a tour with her and this company in general. She was friendly and inviting and was also able to control a crowd of over 20 people and keep the tour moving. We asked for recommendations and she helped us with that as well. Thank you so much to Johanna for making this tour worthwhile. We appreciated it! With thanks from Florida :)
Rachel Mielke (English)
2025-04-14 17:10:14
“Entertaining Tour”
Highly recommended walking tour through the City of Galway. In around 90 minutes we learned a lot about the history of Galway and got to see the most important sights. Johanna was a great guide.
Christian (English)
2025-04-13 18:52:09
“Galway tour”
Ash was punctual, very friendly and great fun. We learned much about Irish history and Galway especially.
Thanks for the nice experience
Samuel (English)
2025-04-11 14:37:48
“10/10”
Johanna has been a great guide! She explained everything very well and we loved it. The day was great and the tour was perfect! Highly recommended :)
Irene (English)
2025-04-10 23:30:31
“Excellent tour”
We all had a great time. Johanna was very knowledgeable about Galway and Ireland. She made our tour well worth it. Everything was well organized. I highly recommend Tribes to anyone visiting Galway.
Tammy (English)
2025-04-09 18:01:10
“Amazing”
Johanna is such a cool tour guide! Lots of stories really interesting, absolutely recommended.
Antonio Bautista (English)
2025-04-09 00:24:06
“Galway tribes tour ”
Johanna was great!
Daniel O'Reilly (English)
2025-03-29 15:12:36
“Very fun rainy day tour”
Ana was a wonderful tour guide. Funny and very informative.
Kenneth Kuehn (English)
2025-03-29 13:03:03
“Amazing”
Ana lead a most interesting tour and kept all 18 of us engaged throughout
Well Do e
una concannon (English)
2025-03-28 15:20:49
“Visit to Galway”
Our guide Ana was bright and nice. I would recommend her to anyone.
Ana Llorens Llop (English)
2025-03-14 14:45:26
“Fun and amazing”
Ana was adorable as a tour guide. Tells amazing stories and delivers all the punchlines well while sharing her wealth of knowledge of the city.
Tee (English)
2025-03-05 17:26:20
“Even locals benefit”
I've been living in Galway for three months, and decided to do the tour before summer.
Ana was our guide, and she was very friendly, and enthusiastic about Galway.
I learnt a lot, and think that even locals can learn a thing or two about their city.
Ana was kind enough to answer all my questions. I can highly recommend the tour, especially if time is limited.
Ciska Kirstein Du Plessis (English)
2025-02-21 12:35:26
“The great Michael ”
Funny and enthusiastic leading of two exhausted people, POLSKA GUROM
Szymon Ciupiński (English)
2025-02-10 07:34:08
“Great Tour”
Candela was a fantastic tour guide. Very knowledgeable and charming. Thanks for the great tour!
Ulrike Böhmer (English)
2025-02-01 13:28:46
“Warm and cheerful on a cold day”
Candella's warm and cheerful delivery was just the tonic on a cold and wintery day in Galway. My parents enjoyed themselves and the mix of areas to see with points of interest on the way and tips of what to do while in Galway was useful
Ellen Murphy (English)
2025-01-28 18:06:05
“Walking tour at Galway ”
The Galway walking tour was enchanting! Lively streets, rich history, truly unforgettable experience.
My guide Ms. Ash is knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about Galway's history, making the tour both informative and enjoyable. A true gem!
Augustine (English)
2025-01-06 12:16:13
“No one showed up ”
we waited 15 min but no one showed up at the meeting point....
Laura (English)
2024-11-24 12:47:08
“Galway Girl”
Fabulously entertaining, Brian was very knowledgeable and witty.
Joanne (English)
2024-11-17 11:53:56
“Unprofessional ”
A group of people like us were 10 minutes before the start of walking tour. We all waited for the guide to come on time but after ten minutes of waiting, majority of us gave up. Very disappointed.
Nina Lichtenstein (English)
2024-11-10 12:10:00
“Great experience ”
The guide has told us that it was her first time . Her performance was excellent!
The only difficulty has been the number of people in the tour, to much more than 10.
Jorge Fitz Maurice (English)
2024-11-05 15:11:54
“Must Do Galway Activity”
Johanna was a wonderful and informative tour guide. The tour was a mix of history, culture, and fun Galway facts. This was a last minute decision for me and I’m so glad I went. I highly recommend
Jenn (English)
2024-11-04 12:09:53
“Great experience ”
This was so fun! Our guide was very knowledgeable and funny. We learnt a lot on the history of Galway and visited some really interesting sites.
Maria Buttigieg (English)
2024-10-31 18:12:22
“Galway centre tour”
It was a great tour. Not too serious and tedious. The guide gave some key information on the history and landmarks of the town and sprinkled it generously with some witty remarks and local legends. recommended!
Being a kind of a nerd, I personally would prefer even more information!
Tatiana Boich (English)
2024-10-29 16:15:08
“Connor was excellent ”
On a horrible rainy Sunday, Connor was just what we needed to brighten our day. Lovely welcoming smile and full of interesting facts. ..and fiction!
Many thanks.
Anne Hogarth (English)
2024-10-26 08:27:40
“Walking tour of Galway”
Micheal was a great guide. Thanks for your knowledgeable and humerus insights into Galway’s history.
Kate Lunt (English)
2024-10-25 15:55:59
“Best way to see Galway”
Michael was great! From beginning to end, he kept us entertained while covering the city's history and sites. Highly recommend as it helps to get a taste of the city so you can further explore the things you want to see later.
Kat (English)
2024-10-23 13:00:02
“Great tour”
A fabulous way to get an insight into Galway. Really informative with stories galore that made for an entertaining tour. Would thoroughly recommend this.
Heidi Hutton (English)
2024-10-20 15:04:35
“Galway walking tour”
Interesting overview of city's history and landmarks.
Louise Buccella (English)
2024-10-16 15:32:49
“Walking tour of Galway city”
Tour guide Michael was engaging , knowledgeable and brought some humour to the tour
Gerard McNamara (English)
2024-10-13 18:43:21
“Fantastic tour of Galway”
Brian did an amazing job of educating and entertaining us on our tour. 5 stars all around. Will definitely be recommending to family and friends who will be visiting Galway in the future.
Kristen Delmonte (English)
2024-10-13 12:08:46
“Excellent introduction to Galway”
If you’re looking for a fun, narrative introduction to Galway and its history, look no further. We had the good fortune to have an excellent tour guide in Brian. He was funny and delivered history and lore in an entertaining way.
TLDR: We recommend!
Sandor Kopitz (English)
2024-10-13 06:13:36
“Great tour with Michael”
Really enjoyed getting an overview of Galway on a walking tour with Michael. A little bit of history, culture, and architecture while seeing key sites and good recommendations for other activities. Thanks for a great introduction to this charming city!
Edith Kealey (English)
2024-10-11 16:59:07
“Two thumbs up”
Michael was a fantastic guide. It was a great orientation to Galway if you just got here. It was just the right amount of information, leaving you with enough to explore on your own. My teenage daughter also appreciate that it started at a reasonable time (11 am), for a vacation day. Thank you for a great tour!
Veronica Witkowski (English)
2024-10-05 11:43:18
“Michael was great! ”
Michael was the perfect guide! Very knowledgeable and funny.
Lindsay (English)
2024-10-02 11:44:22
“The “Truth” about Galway”
We loved Michael’s tour, great information, great walk, and lots of laughs mixed in with the history. Highly recommend Michael.
Danny Milligan (English)
2024-09-30 08:14:03
“Brian is witty and amazing!”
it was a cool blustery day in Galway at a small group, but Brian rally us all with his humor and witte and warmth! He knows tons about the city almost like a stand-up comic, but very endearing. I highly recommend!
Suzanne Day (English)
2024-09-29 07:34:57
“Great intro to the city”
Brian was a really nice tour guide, have us a quick intro to Galway’s history, run facts of the city and recommendations with a pinch of salt and irish humor, would only recommend to slow down while talking and making pauses for tourist to keep up and digest info better and interact more
Jose Elias Garcia (English)
2024-09-26 19:44:00
“One of the best Tours i ever experienced”
Brian is just naturally funny and made the tour very interesting and spit out all his facts while keeping everyone hooked. Can highly recommend if you want to learn something about Galway and have fun.
Christoph Fiehl (English)
2024-09-25 15:31:27
“Great and very funny guide.”
Great and very funny guide.
jana žemlja (English)
2024-09-24 07:40:50
“Galway walking tour ”
Excellent walking tour of the city!
Kaitie Benedek (English)
2024-09-23 14:25:01
“Great Tour!”
Great tour. Michael was a fantastic guide. Highly recommend.
John Green (English)
2024-09-23 09:57:57
“Free walking tour ”
A really nice tour, as well the Guide speaking Spanish, which is helpful to clarify doubts about the information during the tour.
JEAN CARMONA (English)
2024-09-22 22:19:00
“We definitely recommend”
The tour of Galway was very interesting and fun. The time went by so quickly, we really enjoyed the walk. Our guide Brian explained all the facts and legends about the city in a very entertaining way. We would recommend this tour to everyone!
Nadine & Dennis (English)
2024-09-22 17:44:48
“Galway tour review”
Very good tour and guide.
Nic Dibble (English)
2024-09-22 15:34:06
“Excellent :)”
Bryan did an excellent job! He packed all the historical informations into a pretty funny story so it was easy to listen to him :)
We would highly recommend to do the tour with him!
Ryan (English)
2024-09-22 15:06:21
“A “truthful” review ”
Today was a wonderful tour with Brian- he was extremely funny and knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Galway.
Matias Arko (English)
2024-09-22 10:27:03
“Worth the time”
Very interesting facts about Galway. The tour guide really knew much about the city and its history. The group was small which I liked. 1,5 hours was perfect time for the tour.
Jesper (English)
2024-09-21 21:47:56
“Anna was awesome”
So well worth it. Anna was great, a good mix of history and current info. Anna was simply delightful and made the tour.
Eric Sever (English)
2024-09-21 13:50:46
“Walking Tour”
Ana was the best! Great walking tour
Michelle (English)
2024-09-21 08:43:37
“Ana leading us through with humor and interesting facts about Ga”
Ana was a really lively guide that shared plenty of interesting facts (and embellished ones as is custom in Galway) as well as history, both ancient and recent. When we asked for local recommendations we got some great suggestions that we took up and enjoyed some live music in The King's Head bar. Thanks!
Augustas Adomavičius (English)
2024-09-20 20:49:22
“Totally in love with Galway.”
Aislin did an amazing job. The tour was super entertaining and interesting, with many stories about the city that make you understand and enjoy it twice as much.
Laura (English)
2024-09-20 18:09:18
“Our Guide Michael Was Fantastic! ”
The tour started on time, ended after a pretty easy kilometre or two, and none of our group got lost or grumpy. That’s because our guide was absolutely fantastic - very funny, informative and easy to follow - literally and figuratively! I will recommend your tour to anyone coming to Galway!
Gail Shandro (English)
2024-09-19 16:29:13
“Ana can tell a story”
Really enjoyable tour given by Ana who told a great story.
Edmund Niman (English)
2024-09-19 15:19:37
“Fabulous”
Don’t miss this tour. Very informative Michael made the details and history of Galway fun and extremely interesting. Recommend everyone do this tour
Jennifer saggus (English)
2024-09-19 07:27:28
“A great introduction to Galway”
I thoroughly enjoyed my walking tour with Ana. Interesting, informative and entertaining.
Kim Grant (English)
2024-09-18 15:32:41
“Entertaining tour with helpful potted history of Galway”
Great little tour covering key historical (possibly sometimes fictional) events of Galway.
Felicity Goodyear-Smith (English)
2024-09-16 18:28:51
“Walking tour Galway City”
Simply the best tour and Michael is ‘King of tour guides’.
David Morris (English)
2024-09-12 17:09:30
“Enjoyable Galway Tour”
We really enjoyed Michael’s tour. - the history and the humour. Very professionally run.
Paula Colbert (English)
2024-09-12 16:33:24
“Michael”
Michael was fantastic! Kept us interested and entertained! We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and learnt a great deal! Thank you Michael!
Rahleen Bloch (English)
2024-09-10 21:05:28
“Great tour to get a feel for Galway and the west coast of Irelan”
We reviewed a few tours and were happy we chose this one. Easy to find the starting point and a good walking tour around the medieval city of Galway. Michael blended historical knowledge, storytelling and a good amount of humor with an Irishman’s ability to poke some fun at himself, his city and his family.
Julie (English)
2024-09-08 17:49:49
“Wonderful walking tour ”
My family and I took the Galway walking tour with Bryan who was entertaining and gave good information. The tour is just the right amount of timing!
SK (English)
2024-09-08 13:05:28
“Great tour and guide”
Really interesting and informative. Highly recommended
Lyndon Whitehouse (English)
2024-09-07 12:18:59
“Nice tour, thanks”
We had a great Time at the Tour, with our Tour guide Brian. He was very knowledgeable and found a fun way to introduce the city to us.
Ivonne Staller (English)
2024-09-05 15:59:37
“Walking tour”
Good mix of history and local information
Robert (English)
2024-09-04 23:27:13
“Ana does nice job!”
Ana offers some historical info and is quite pleasant. The info wasn’t quite as informative as we were expecting, but still a very enjoyable tour.
Edward Hughes (English)
2024-09-04 20:07:26
“Fabulous introduction to Galway”
We really enjoyed our tour this afternoon, and learnt a lot. Michael was extremely knowledgable and humorous as he spoke of Ireland’s history and demonstrated on numerous occasions the fine line between history& legend in Irish culture. He managed to touch on sombre subjects as well which added to our understanding of life in Ireland. The suggestions about different places to visit were also really helpful . We would definitely recommend this walking tour!
Robert Cebul (English)
2024-09-04 16:37:49
“Great way to experience Galway city!”
My family and I were only in Galway for one day, and weren't sure what we could manage as far as activities. This tour gave us a great way to see the sights, learn the history, and still have time for a pint or two before our train. Michael was an excellent tour guide, very engaging and knowledgeable, and also gave a lot of great recommendations for places to eat and drink afterwards. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone looking to learn more about Galway.
Liv S (English)
2024-09-03 18:20:33
“Great tour ”
Great tour to get an idea about the city of Galway and learn something about Irish west cost history. Ana did an amazing job showing us this lovely city. Can be done with older children as well, due to funny (dark) stories and a duration of about 75 to 90 minutes.
Daniela (English)
2024-09-03 12:37:27
“Great tour ”
Informative tour! Would recommend!
Sarah Thorpe (English)
2024-09-02 15:08:06
“A must-do”
Michael did an amazing job showing us around Galway! We went to all the places we wanted to see and some we didn’t know we should do but are thankful we did. His sense of humor and story telling were true to the Galway spirit and brought the city to life! Highly recommend
Megan (English)
2024-08-31 20:32:06
“Fun and informative walking tour of Galway! Thanks, Michael!”
The walking tour was very pleasant and informative, the guide Michael made it really enjoyable and fun, thanks!
Enri Gaia (English)
2024-08-30 12:09:04
“Schöner Spaziergang durch Galway”
Guter Gide mit viel Inhalt. Mein Englisch ist nicht so gut und es war für mich persönlich manchen Ausführungen zu folgen.
Kann ich sehr weiter empfehlen.
carolina sutter (German)
2024-08-29 12:00:59
“Amazing!”
Very nicw tour.
Gaston (English)
2024-08-28 11:52:50
“Great tour!”
We had a great and informative time with our tourguide Ana!
Sofie Eyrich (English)
2024-08-27 18:28:42
“An amazing experience”
It was very complete, entertaining and fun. I totally recommend it.
Lucas Giner Crespo (English)
2024-08-27 17:17:41
“Galway”
Superduper, Guido was Brian
Christian Dinse (Dutch)
2024-08-27 13:07:36
“Fourteen tribes tour. ”
A lighthearted and informative tour of the city of Galway. Brian, our guide, is descended from Celtic nobility, he was very knowledgeable about his history of area and shares his knowledge with humour and wit. If you want to know more about the history that shaped Galway city and the historical buildings in the area then take a tour with Brian.
Michael (English)
2024-08-27 07:36:13
“Review”
Everything was great. Guide was amazing. Well Done. We had a great time.
Tomáš Bendl (English)
2024-08-26 18:41:02
“Very good”
Guide Michael was very knowledgeable and added some humor into it to keep it light and entertaining.
John Mulvey (English)
2024-08-25 20:14:14
“Galway Walking atour”
Bryan was most entertaining and informative
Irene Edwards (English)
2024-08-25 16:48:52
“Awesome Tour”
We had a great time with Bryan. Even though the weather was rainy we were well entertained by his humour and great storytelling. One of the best tours we ever did!
Marlene Mickla (English)
2024-08-25 15:31:39
“Good tour and Brian was an excellent guide”
Good tour and Brian was an excellent guide
Ximena (English)
2024-08-25 11:40:59
“Experience”
It was a really good experience.
Jorge Climent Rubio (English)
2024-08-24 14:31:40
“Funny and informative”
Our Tour Guide Michael was amazing, he did not just give us useful information about Galway, he also put a humourous touch over the whole tour. We were very pleased and would do the tour again.
Lynn Wertli (English)
2024-08-24 10:11:28
“Not the best”
It was ok, and reason is i have done many better ones around Europe.
Gary (English)
2024-08-23 12:28:14
“Walking Tour Review ”
Michael is a very entertaining guide which led us through Galway with a lot of humor. Would definitely recommend to others!
Célia Witschard (English)
2024-08-22 19:14:21
“Interesting Tour of Galway”
Michael our tour guide was very knowledgeable on the history of Galway & he was also funny in his storytelling. It was a good way to become familiar with Galway city.
Julie (English)
2024-08-21 18:51:17
“Great tour”
Really fab tour, even in the pouring rain. Interesting knowledge on the city and fun stories. We took our dog, who was very welcome but we did have to miss a small bit inside the mall, which didn’t detract from the experience at all.
Katy (English)
2024-08-20 18:02:06
“Thank you Ana”
Thank you Ana
Josef (English)
2024-08-19 20:39:42
“Great tour of Galway”
Ana the tour guide (whilst not Irish) could not have been more Irish and more knowledgeable and entertaining. A great way to understand some of the history of the town !!!
Kellie Williams (English)
2024-08-19 15:46:31
“Michael rocked”
Our lad Michael was good fun
Daniel McGuire (English)
2024-08-19 14:43:21
“Overall a good tour”
Lovely tour with Ana. It was a large group so difficult to hear what she was saying - would have liked to be shown more interesting places & less standing around especially when it’s so difficult to hear what she’s saying.
Margaret Murtagh (English)
2024-08-19 12:00:25
“Tour in the Rain”
Our tour guide was phenomenal with his ability to communicate to our large group and provide us interesting information to acquaint us with Galway. We are sorry to have not done this tour when we first arrived. He pointed out several pubs and eating establishments that we’d like to come back to visit. He helped us find a car park too and since the tour started in Eyre Square we easily found the group Excellent overall!
Lynn Linden (English)
2024-08-19 08:21:45
“Galway Tour ”
The Tour was very entertaining and great fun .
Emma Cocker (English)
2024-08-18 15:57:48
“Fun tour - fun guide”
Brian is a great guide (plus he’s cute). Enjoyed the tour, his humour, and the tour. Best tour to get an overview of Galway’s sights and history.
Niklas (English)
2024-08-18 11:54:09
“Brilliant tour!!”
Brian was ACE. Super tour. Informative and hilarious. DEFINITELY do it!!
Nan King (English)
2024-08-18 07:08:08
“Nice tour”
We had a great time with Ana!
Jon Asensio (English)
2024-08-16 20:59:13
“Galway walking tour”
Excellent tour, informative and entertaining.
Maria Toplosky (English)
2024-08-16 13:29:55
“Galway Walking Tour”
My boyfriend and I joined Ana’s walking tour around Galway City. Ana was so welcoming and friendly. The tour was very informative with a great amount of Irish sense of humour. We were very lucky that we had a sunny day to complete to tour. We would definitely recommend this walking tour to others. Thank you Ana!
Erin Meegan (English)
2024-08-15 19:23:36
“Great tour”
A fun way to see the highlights of Galway.......with some truth and fiction thrown in to make it interesting. Totally recommended!
Aidan Hughes (English)