Elite Event: Viking Splash Tour

Hilarious !!! I had a fantastic time on the tour — It really exceeded my expectations. As I regularly have foreign visitors staying I have been to every tourist attraction in Dublin but never this. I am delighted Emily organised the tour and will absolutely be back with any visitors I have. The tour guide was priceless and I had pains in my stomach from laughing. He not only gave us the tour of Dublin but interacted with people on the streets and really gave a great feel for the city. Thanks Emily for another great event !

Wow what a fun tour… full of laughs, shouts, pedestrian participation along with some fun interesting facts about our fair city. At first you feel silly with the horned helmets and awkward shouting at passers by… but after a few minutes you ease into the roll of the Viking shouting at the Celts!!!
My only qualm is that there could be move tourist fact about our Dublin.
I would definitely recommend this tour for families, friends and foes (arrgghhhh Celts)!!

It was another wonderfully organised event by Emily and we all got to roarrrrr at people that usually only happens at 2am on a saturday morning after a few beers! So im going to say to say first what i found good about viking splash. I give top marks to Emily for the tour.
Good;
1. We got to wear daft helmets with viking horns.
2. We got to roar at passersby and made some people smile
3. There was a little bit of information about Dublin while on the tour.
4. I got to meet some new Unilocalers afterwards in the pub and of course some old (well young but well known if you know what i mean!)
Bad;
1. I found the way the guide shouted at girls passing by a wee bit annoying although funny at times but why only the girls?
2. For being a viking tour he was very light on Information especially around the Christ Church Cathdral. There are tons of artifacts that were found such as viking homes, tools, kitchen utensil and it would have been nice to have heard more about them.
3. I don’t want to be a killjoy but i don’t like derogatory comments about the north side of Dublin especially when it is mainly tourists using the viking splash and comments albeit jokes give people a view of the city and bad jokes give us Northsiders a bad rep and this coming from a Dublin tour guide. And why does the bus not go further into the area? Maybe around Smithfield and its old cobblestoned areas?
4.We didn’t go into the water and while i understand there was a reason for this it really made the tour little more than a drive around some rather uninteresting areas of Dublin.

This tour was so much fun! I had been dying to do the viking tour for a while, and this gave me the perfect opportunity. The tour guide was HILARIOUS. Unfortunately, we were unable to go in the water due to an accident in the grand canal, but the tour was still great! This would be a great tour for visitors to Dublin who are looking for great craic. I’ve been on other tours around dublin before when we had people visiting, but they just were not as entertaining as this! Will definitely be taking people who come visit us on this tour.

Hear me ROOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!
Put 20 plus (I was gonna say 20 odd) Unilocalers in an amphibian longship wearing horns and you just know it’s gonna be a blast. What a way to celebrate my elevation to elitehood.
I have to admit that for somethign I would have thought of as a «tourist» gimmick, it was an enjoyable ride, even if we didn’t get to go in the water.
The driver was witty, in that certain Irish self deprecating way, and seemed knowledgable. I agree with previos reviews that this si not a historical tour and the information comes in snippest, but driving around Dublin, even through the 30 KPH zones, does not leave a lot of time for lectures on each site.
The sojourn in the Dawson Lounge afterwards, excellt pint of Guinness. was also good craic, and as always, great to meet new people and to re-​meet Unilocalers from previous events.
Thanx Emily & Unilocal for a great midweek evening.

I have to say I had a great time on the Viking Splash Tour!
At first I was a bit non-​commital on going, did I really want to be one of those «people»
shouting at people as they are going about thier business around town? At first thought no. and then I gave myself a good talking to! So off we went.
CELTS!!! AGGRRHHHHH!!!
The guide, while maybe not giving us as much info as possible, was hilarious! He had that way of saying things that just made them funny. His interactions with people on the street was a gas! I laughed a lot and am so glad I went. While I have been to almost every street we were on I did learn some things about them that I didn’t know. It was interesting to be in rush hour traffic and not be in a rush. It was also really interesting to see the Celts reactions, the vast majority of them smiled or laughed, some insolent Celts even roared back! I think we even scared a poor child, lol.
When my grandson is older I’ll definatly take him on it, I’d also take any vistors which might come our way.
Also maybe I’ll smile and roar back at them from now on.
Hang on. if I’m walking around am I a Viking because I’ve been on the tour or am I a Celt???

Can I just ashamedly point out that as a Dubliner this is not something I would have ever considered doing in my hometown until now. I experienced what I can only call the ultimate in Dublin Craic with some historical info thrown in for good measure (main point of the tour really though). The lads have it down to a comedy act and a particularly funny one at that. Our tour-​guide & driver was William and I can honestly say I have a little crush on him after this experience. He was funny, full of Dublin history and not afraid to let out a roar now & again to the Celts of Dublin with his bus tour following strong!
I would highly recommend this tour to Dubs, all Irish and foreign tourists alike. I intend on going again to find out if all of the tour guides are as funny & entertaining as our William was. If history had been this much fun in school– we all would have ended up driving one of these fantastic machines! it’s a MUST DO!
Thanks Emily!

I’ve been wanting to do this since I first saw the characteristic yellow trucks drive around town — and that must have been over a decade ago. So I was thrilled when I got invited to the Elite Event.
We got on board, got handed our viking helmets and off we went. I felt like Vicky the Viking as my helmet kept slipping down my head. My main highlight of the trip was the driver who was never short of a joke and managed to mention every single sight of Dublin that we passed (quite hectic sometimes trying to catch the sight he justr mentioned, but I learned a couple of things about Dublin that I didn’t know.
I’d definitely recommend it to any tourist/​visitor since you actually pass most of Dublins inner-​city tourist attractions (main exception probably the Guinness brewery) and half fund roaring at innocent by-​standers along the way.
I’m glad I did it and would do it again! Thanks for inviting me!

Well this was a different type of Unilocal event! I’ve been on the Viking Splash tour once before and had a great time. It’s definitely worth a trip whether you’re a tourist or a local!
You’re bound to have a laugh with the guide. This one was full of banter and gave plenty of laughs. Learned a few bits of interesting info along the way and got to embarrass a few bystanders by yelling as we passed by ;)
An al round enjoyable evening!

I always wondered how I would like to be on a Viking Splash Tour and was very pleasantly surprised how much fun it is.
The guide loved the odd banter with us and passers by and it was great to see everybody enjoying it — especially people not expecting to get involved. What’s better than laughter? Learning something new about Dublin while laughing :-)
Pity we didn’t have the time to go into the pond but I suppose that just means I get to do the tour again.

AAAARGH! CELTS! AAAARGH!
What an excellent tour the Viking Splash tour.
Climbing on board we found a Viking hat on each seat, yay! Our tour guide, Viking Bill went through all the safety precautions, while maintaining the entertainment factor. And then we set off!
CELTS! AAAARGH!
We laughed, smiled, waved and shook our fists all around the city. It really was a hoot. To see the reaction of some of the celts (AAAARGH!!!) as we drove past was priceless. From broad smiles, to bemusement, to «what-​the…», to pretending we were not there. Hilarious.
I did think at times the driver was rushing a bit, but maybe the tour normally goes fast in some places to make up for time lost in traffic? That said, the guide was immensely humorous, the highlights being the Lady in Red and Chelsea guy. He also had some great information and history to tell along the way. There was a good mix of laughs, while not getting too serious with the the history lesson. Thanks Bill.
We didn’t get to splash due to unforeseen circumstances. Maybe next time.
AAAARGH!
Recommended.
AAAARGH!
Thank you Emily, Bill and Viking Splash Tour for an excellent event.

What a hoot! Our Viking Splash Tour guide had me/​us in stitches! He was very entertaining! I highly recommend the tour if only to get a good laugh and to work out any stress in the form of ‘Hagar the Horrible’ yells at unassuming Celts. AAArrrggghhh!!! Yeah, this tour is good for the soul! A lot of laughter and yelling in a ‘safe environment’ (i.e. big yellow boat-​ish thingie on wheels) never hurt anyone!
As for the information aspect of it, well, one can glean little tidbits here and there. But, you are moving relatively quickly through the City and there is a bit of a noise factor; so, don’t plan on this activity as a reference for your Irish history research paper. However, most will walk away with a few new things learned!
Go with a friend. Go with a group of buddies. Maybe have a drink beforehand and then board the yellow contraption and enjoy the ride. You will likely learn a little something and you will very likely laugh a lot … but, at minimum, you will finally be able to don a horned helmet!
Aaarrrggghhh!!!

(Great for adults and kids a like. Very funny and educational. Totally worth it)
AAAARGGHH…CELTS!!!
Excellent tour. The tour guide had me in stitches for the entire trip. Monies worth right there alone. Very funny!
The tour is excellent and by wearing the horned viking helmets, shaking your fists and roaring at all of the unsuspecting people (celts) that we passed along the way, it really gets everyone excited and makes for a great tour. It was great to see so many people roar back at us as we went by or jump in surprise when we all roared at them.
I learned a lot about all of the different buildings in Dublin and about the old viking settlements.
I would highly recommend this tour if you have kids, as it would be the highlight of their Dublin trip.
Definitely gets a two thumbs up from me :-)

This was my third time on the Viking Splash Tours but the fact that I’ve had three different guides means I just can’t get sick of it. It’s always more fun with a large crowd so it was a great choice for a Unilocal event. This tour is all about a good atmosphere and the delightful devilment of grown adult ‘Vikings’ roaring down at passing ‘Celts’, which today’s outing had in spades. What you learn about the city on your travels can end up being incidental.
Today’s guide was big on jokes and banter and a little light on information about the areas we passed through than other guides I’d had. I personally prefer more of a balance but I think he was just playing up to the crowd that was there, which is his job. He was definitely very entertaining.
Tip: although it was pretty warm this evening, it’s generally a good idea to bring something to wrap yourself up in, as you are in an open air vehicle for over an hour. And as we saw today, the rain clouds can come in fairly fast and the canopy leaves a few seats uncovered! But sure, ’twas only a few drops.