Waterford was founded by Vikings. They chose this river for a reason, and once you're on the water you'll see exactly why.
Sail past Reginald's Tower, the oldest civic building in Ireland, past Malcolmson's shipyard, down Canada Street where emigrants once boarded for Newfoundland, and out to Waterford Castle before turning back through the estuary. Your guide brings it all to life, the Norse settlers who built the city, the Normans who took it, Cromwell's siege, the quieter stories from two World Wars that most visitors never hear.
Highlights
- Reginald's Tower, Ireland's oldest civic building
- Malcolmson's Neptune Shipyard
- Canada Street, where emigrants boarded for Newfoundland
- Waterford Castle and Little Island
- Viking, Norman, Cromwellian and World War history
- Wildlife and biodiversity of the River Suir Estuary