The Great Blasket Island Experience - Premium Tour

We absolutely LOVED our whole tour experience!! You meet at the Dingle Harbor - right behind the tourist info office, if you arrive early enough the boat might not be there yet - and hop on a very orange boat with 11 of your new best friends + 2 boat staff. You take this very orange boat to the Great Blasket Island area, then take a small dinghy to get onto the island (the transfer is easy and the 2 boat staff members are so helpful! don't worry - I barely noticed), then have a few hours to explore the island (we managed to join a free OPW tour to learn about the island's history for ~1 hr 15 min and then visited the seals - 50-100m away - on the beach for the remainder of our time on the island; no guarantees there will be a free OPW tour happening that day/while you're there but you can certainly ask at the cafe on the island, otherwise the boat staff do give you maps with points of interest on the island so you can DIY it), then get back on the dinghy/then back on the very orange boat and get back to the Dingle Harbor around 6 hours later, ish. When you're on the orange boat, depending on weather and swells, you will get an "eco tour" - the 2 boat staff will point out (and slow down so you can see!) dolphins and puffins. The boat staff really try hard to look out for wildlife and to make sure everyone can see as much as possible. Highly recommend, as soon as it's safe to, stepping outside at the back of the boat and journeying back there! You'll see so much more! We brought our lunch onto the island with us - you pack in & out your garbage, there are clean & functional public toilets on the island near the cafe, and the cafe itself I think just serves drinks. Go chat with the people running the cafe, they apply to live on the island for ~6 mo and have awesome stories to share. Sean & Richard -- we can't thank you enough for the most wonderful day :)

Excellent tour! So glad I was able to get a spot last minute. The boat has an inside area to stay a bit dryer, or if you're like me and dont mind getting a bit wet you can stay outside as well. Super fun trip with beautiful scenery, and enjoyed being able to get out and go on the Great Blasket island. Saw seals, puffins, lots of other sea birds, and dolphins! Sean and Richard were also great and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour!

While the ocean was choppy with waves Blasket Island was a beautiful place full of seals and ruins. I didn’t end up having enough time to do the whole island loop sadly. And coming back there were pods of common dolphins!!! Even some puffins!

Unforgettable adventure from dolphin spotting to hiking to running on the beach and seeing seals. We had fantastic weather and our guides Richard and Sean took full advantage of it to show us everything the Blasket have to offer. They were also delightful with our kids and made their experience extra special by paying them close attention and answering all their questions. We will recommend this to friends for years to come!

Our trip to the Great Blasket Island was a magical adventure from start to finish. The smooth boat ride, combined with the friendly and knowledgeable staff, made the experience even more enjoyable. They shared fascinating local stories and created such a warm, happy atmosphere throughout the journey. The island itself is absolutely stunning and full of unforgettable moments — we saw dolphins, majestic cliffs, a colony of seals, puffins, hares, beautiful white sand beaches, and enjoyed long scenic walks. The coffee shop was also a lovely spot to relax with a glass of wine, sit in the sunshine, and admire the breathtaking surroundings. Our only regret is that we didn’t stay overnight. We will definitely be back for a longer visit next time. Highly recommended!