--- title: 'Shore Excursions & Day Trips | CELTICOS' url: 'https://www.celticos.com/tours/excursions' description: 'Private shore excursions from the Holyhead and Liverpool cruise terminals, and day trips to North Wales from Manchester, Liverpool and Chester.' type: article site_name: Celticos locale: en_GB author: Celticos published: '2026-10-04T19:24:25+00:00' modified: '2026-10-04T19:24:25+00:00' image: 'https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/featured-images/holyhead-cruise-port-mindre-min-40-topaz-upscale-2x.jpeg/ab1fcd352eb74d33506f17132862b7a2/holyhead-cruise-port-mindre-min-40-topaz-upscale-2x.jpg' --- # Shore Excursions & Day Trips | CELTICOS ![Holyhead Port from Holyhead Mountain](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/featured-images/holyhead-cruise-port-mindre-min-40-topaz-upscale-2x.jpeg/e515249c35b15aa8ec0db0f2e653caa2/holyhead-cruise-port-mindre-min-40-topaz-upscale-2x.webp) Holyhead Port from Holyhead Mountain # Shore Excursions & Day Trips A day in North Wales from a cruise ship at Holyhead or Liverpool, or from a hotel in Manchester, Liverpool or Chester, timed to get you back. ## The tours [All](https://www.celticos.com/tours) [Day tours](https://www.celticos.com/tours/north-wales-day-tours) [North Wales](https://www.celticos.com/tours/north-wales-multi-day-tours) [All Wales](https://www.celticos.com/tours/all-wales-multi-day-tours) [Heritage](https://www.celticos.com/tours/welsh-heritage-culture-tours) [Special interest](https://www.celticos.com/tours/special-interest-tours) [Excursions](https://www.celticos.com/tours/excursions) [Transfers](https://www.celticos.com/tours/transfers) Filter by length Any length Day tours 2–3 days 4–6 days 7 days or more Search tours and the places they visit These days start somewhere other than North Wales: a cruise ship tied up at Holyhead or Liverpool, or a hotel across the border in Manchester, Liverpool or Chester. Each is planned around the clock. For a ship, we work back from all aboard and keep a margin; from a city, the drive is part of the day, in by one road and out by another. Tell us your ship and its times, or where you're staying, and we'll fit the day to them. - ![Holyhead Port from Holyhead Mountain](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/featured-images/holyhead-cruise-port-mindre-min-40-topaz-upscale-2x.jpeg/9e157341e4b8df872f1f3f3f3be9a97e/holyhead-cruise-port-mindre-min-40-topaz-upscale-2x.webp) ![Beddgelert](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/banner-images/beddgellertbig-topaz-denoise-exposure-optimized.jpg/617b767d5b8cf713ef564b64ee34515b/beddgellertbig-topaz-denoise-exposure-optimized.webp)![South Stack Lighthouse](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/places/south-stack-lighthouse-holyhead-1.jpg/cc881703f49a663ff60cb0413879f3de/south-stack-lighthouse-holyhead-1.webp) ### [Holyhead Cruise Excursion Day Tour](https://www.celticos.com/tours/holyhead-cruise-excursion-day-tour) Into the mountains and back before your ship sails 1 Day - Collected at the cruise terminal - Cwm Idwal, the passes and Beddgelert - Back aboard in good time View Tour - ![Conwy Castle](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/featured-images/b_conwy-castle.jpg/cf487fde99022e10a8af23f7c8cbbda4/b_conwy-castle.webp) ![Conwy Castle](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/banner-images/b_conwy-castle.jpg/0197d9247d31100c1f2f3d4bb9c00703/b_conwy-castle.webp)![Swallow Falls](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/places/swallow-falls.avif/69757e2fa9d948e8a2f54cf97a7d2473/swallow-falls.webp) ### [Liverpool Cruise Excursion Day Tour](https://www.celticos.com/tours/liverpool-cruise-excursion-day-tour) A loop of North Wales from the Mersey, with Chester on the way back to your ship 1 Day - Collected at the Liverpool cruise terminal - Holywell, Conwy Castle, Snowdonia & Wrexham - Chester last, under an hour from your ship View Tour - ![The River Dee, Dee Valley](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/featured-images/698dedc8e6c1-river-dee-llangollen-topaz-upscale-2x_resized.jpg/4b4f16264147c25c031c6988563e2ca6/698dedc8e6c1-river-dee-llangollen-topaz-upscale-2x_resized.webp) ![Pontcysyllte Aqueduct](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/places/w-pontcysyllte-aquaduct-north-wales-8-1.jpg/0a547df78cfe8916becf6b8b885dfc11/w-pontcysyllte-aquaduct-north-wales-8-1.webp)![Conwy Castle](https://www.celticos.com/img/containers/assets/banner-images/b_conwy-castle.jpg/0197d9247d31100c1f2f3d4bb9c00703/b_conwy-castle.webp) ### [North Wales Day Trip from Manchester, Liverpool or Chester](https://www.celticos.com/tours/north-wales-day-trip-from-manchester-liverpool-chester) In by the Dee Valley, out by the coast, back the same evening 1 Day - Collected from your hotel in the city - Pontcysyllte, Betws-y-Coed & Conwy Castle - Back the same evening View Tour - Something else in mind? Every tour we run is customised. We will adapt any itinerary here to suit you, or plan a new one around your personal requirements. [Start planning your tour](#contact) No tours match those filters. Every tour we run is customised, so this is where most of our itineraries start. We will plan one around your personal requirements. [Start planning your tour](#contact) ## Ready to start planning your perfect tour of Wales? ### How it works 1. Send a message and we'll quickly confirm date availability and answer any initial questions. 2. If you're happy to proceed, we continue to discuss and plan your tour in detail. 3. Once we've crafted the perfect itinerary, we'll send our quotation for you to review. 4. Upon receipt of the deposit, we'll confirm your secured booking — and the countdown to Wales begins! Contact form didn't load? 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