The Great Blasket Island Experience - Premium Tour
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Binoculars available
- Please bring own lunch
Itinerary
• 11.00 am Departure from Dingle Marina - departure time may vary, please confirm day before departure • 1.5 hour Eco Tour in and around the Blasket Islands including Fungi the Dolphin, caves, rock formations, archipelago of Blasket Islands, birds and marine life • 12.30 pm Landing on the Great Blasket Island • 4 pm Depart Great Blasket Island for return to Dingle • 5.30 - 6 pm Arrive to Dingle Approximately 6hour round trip @ €60 per person. Departing Dingle Marina daily at 11am (directly below Dingle Tourist Office, next to the Fungie the Dolphin statue). Visiting Fungie (our residential dolphin), we cruise out the Bay increasing speeds along Dingles beautiful coastline. stopping in many cave and coves, passengers get an upclose tour of the land and rock formations along the peninsula. Taking a wide arch out the bay, we cover deep sea ground where whales, dolphins, porpoises and an abundance of sea birds are likely to fish. Reaching the Great Blasket Island, we tour the Northern shore which is a hot-spot for Grey seal activity. We land passengers for 3.5 to 4 hours on the Great Blasket Island where they can tour the abandoned village provided by the OPW and explore the many wonders the Island has to offer. Please note times may vary depending on weather and sea conditions.
Meeting point
Start Location
Unknown location
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Good to know
- Please be aware passengers must trans-ship into smaller Dinghy upon arrival to Great Blasket Island
Traveler reviews
Fantastic experience
The Blasket Island experience was the highlight of our trip so far! The guides were knowledgeable, everything ran smoothly. The tour size was just a dozen people so not too. If. Walking around the island was great. The beach there is pristine. We saw seals, dolphins. Puffins and other seabirds. Highly recommend!
Top tour
Fantastic tour! One of the top experiences we ever had!
Brilliant Informative Tour at a Great Price!
An unreal tour that gives passengers a real flavour of what lies off the wild, untamed coast of West Kerry. The tour started at 11:30 with a tour of the coast between Dingle Harbour and the Great Blasket island in which the skippers enthusiastically explained the geology and wildlife that live along this section of the trip. After this we were dropped off onto the Great Blasket Island itself and left to their own devices for 3 hours where we could go to the Caifé, hiking or swimming. After pickup from the island we were then brought around Inishnabro, a bird sanctuary and Inisvickillaun (Haughey’s Island) whose histories and ecologies were explained to us by our passionate skippers before returning to Dingle again for 6 pm. At only 90 euro this tour is great value for money!
A unique & unforgettable experience!
This 6.5 hour tour was arranged months before we arrived in Dingle, but it is definitely weather dependent. Having said that, the team of Alice (manager), Sean (skipper), and Richard 1st mate extraordinaire), kept safety first as we went out in fairly choppy seas while their wonderful educational banter with the 12 of us on board. Once we arrived, they expertly transferred us to a small inflatable to allow us to get to shore. Top marks all around! Once on the island, you have a few hours to explore, hike, picnic, check out the beach, and (possibly) interact with the lucky folks who secured overnight slots on the island. At first I thought, “What am I going to do for hours on the island?” However, when we departed, (despite the misty conditions), I wanted more time to explore! We also saw tons of birds (especially puffins!) on a nearby (smaller) Blasket island. We even spotted a minke whale, a couple of dolphins, and a sunfish on our return to Dingle. An amazing day!
Such a memorable experience - Highly recommend
From the friendly, professional, knowledgeable crew (Sean & Richard), to the excellent OPW guide Reece, and the the friendly cafe owners, all contributed to an extremely enjoyable visit to the island..seals, dolphins, puffins, a whale! Excellent geology and local history..enthusiastically regaled by the crew out and back from the island. Highly recommend this tour...