• Beara Peninsula |
| Dero's Tours, Main Street. Full-day bus tour (available on request). Tel: 31251/31567 |
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| Great Blasket Island |
| Muckross House Boathouse, Killarney National Park, Muckross. Lake tours available (open motor). Length of trip at your discretion. |
| M.V. Lily of Killarney, covered Waterbus. March-September. Departs Ross Castle pier 10.30am, 12 noon, 1.45pm, 3.15pm, 4.30pm (times subject to change - check in advance). Trip lasts approximately 1hour. Adults €8, Children €4, Family €20 (2 Adults & 2 children). Information/booking: Old Weir Lodge, Muckross Road. Tel: 31068 |
| M.V. Pride of the Lakes, covered Waterbus. March-October. Departs Ross Castle pier 11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.00pm and 5.15pm (times subject to change - check in advance). Trip lasts 1 hour. Shuttle bus 15 mins prior to sailing from Destination Killarney Office, East Avenue. Adults €8, Children €4, Family €20 (2 adults & 2 children), under 3yrs free, shuttle bus (return) adult €2, child €1. Information/bookings contact Destination Killarney, Scotts Gardens, East Avenue Road. Tel: 32638 (see advert page 63) |
| Ross Castle Pier, Ross Road. Lake tours available, fishing gear supplied (open motor/rowing boat). Length of trip at your discretion - Self-hire or with boatman. Tel: 32252 |
| Seafari, The Pier, Kenmare. 2 hour eco-nature & seal watching cruise on sheltered Kenmare Bay on board 64ft passenger ship, complementary tea, coffee, cookies, snacks and a tot of rum. Tel: 83171 |
| Skellig Rock, (see Special Interest Tours on this page) |
| Tomies Trout water Ltd, Tomies, Beaufort. Fishing, lake tours available (open motor/rowing boat). Length at your discretion - self hire or with boat man. Tel: 44207 |
| Tangney Boating Tours, Black Valley Tel: 37430, 087-6637266. |
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| Killarney Boating Centre, Old Weir Lodge, Muckross Road. Killarney Day Trip only. Tel: 31068 |
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• Bus |
| The following operators offer Ring of Kerry (full-day: €20 per person), Dingle Peninsula (full-day: €20 per person), Gap of Dunloe (Full day: bus and boat €21; bus, boat and jaunting car €38.50 and local area tours (half-day: €15) unless otherwise stated. |
| Ireland's National Bus Company, Bus Eireann, operates a network of services connecting Killarney with the rest of Ireland. The scenic Ring of Kerry service operates twice daily (June-Sept.) and a range of reduced fares including rambler/rover tickets is available on request. Enquiries and sales tel 30011 (see advert page 48) |
| Gap of Dunloe Tours, 7 High Street (O'Connor's Pub). Killarney Day Trip, Gap of Dunloe, Muckross House & Gardens, Ring of Kerry and Dingle Tours. Tel: 30200/32496/31115. (see advert pg. 20) |
| Corcoran's Tours, Killarney. Ring of Kerry & Gap of Dunloe. transfer to/from airport, taxi service, priate tours organised. Tel: 36666 or 087-2488757. |
| Dero's Tours, Main Street. Killarney Day Trip, Ring of Kerry, Dingle & Slea Head & Killarney Highlights (Muckross Area). Tel: 31251 or 31567. (see advert pg. 20) |
| O'Connor AutoTours, Ardross, Ross Road. Tel: 31052. |
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| Go Ireland, Killorglin. Choice of week-long cycling tours. Tel: 066-9762094 |
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| Killarney Riding Stables, Ballydowney. Week-long tour of the Ring of Kerry (Iveragh) Peninsula. Local trips: 1, 2 and 3 hours. Tel: 31686 (see advert) |
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• Jaunting Car Tours |
| Jaunting Cars are available for hire at the following locations. Choice of destinations offered. Cost (depending on distance): €25- €57 per jaunting car (up to 4 persons). First Entrance to Killarney National Park (1M). Follow N71 for 3 kms. Car park and jaunting car stand on left. |
| Kate Kearney's Cottage. Follow R562 for 5 kms. approx. First surfaced road left after Hotel Europe (unmarked road). Bridge over River Laune. Left at Dunloe Castle Hotel. Left at next junction to Kate Kearney's Cottage. |
| Kenmare Place, Killarney Town (see Town map, pg. 15). |
| Muckross Abbey Entrance to Killarney National Park (nr. 3M). Follow N71 for 6 kms. Car park on right, just before Muckross Park Hotel. |
| Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms. Follow N71 for 6 kms, car entrance on right. |
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• Muckross House |
| Killarney National Park. N71 for 6 kms, entrance on right. Magnificent Victorian Museum. Tours of house available. Tel: 31440. (House details Local Sightseeing). |
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• Special Interest Tours |
| For those with particular interests or hobbies, such as fishing, cycling, natural history, archaeology and wildlife. |
| Dingle Marine Eco Tours. Elaine Garvey Tel: 086-2858802. |
| Go Ireland Activity Holidays, Killorglin. March-October. Tel: 066-9762094, www.goactivities.com; Ireland@goactivities.com |
| Great Blasket Island. Almost 6km long ... spectacular panoramas of sea, cliffs, islands, mainland, beach. Ferry (30-35 min): departs from Dingle Marina every two hours from 11am. €30. Tel: 066-9151344; departs from Dunquin pier every half hour from 10am. €20. Tel: 066-9156422. |
| Killarney Safari. Two hour guided walk in Killarney National Park. Daily 11am - meet at West End corner, end of New Street (opposite Cathedral). Cost: adult €7; child €3.50. Tel: 064-33471 or 087-6394362 |
| Natural History Tours, Dingle. Tel: 066-9152420, 066-9152400 or contact Mountain Man, Dingle. |
| Sciúird Archaeological Tours, Dingle. Tours 10.30am and 2pm daily. 2.5 hours. Advance booking necessary. €15 per person. Tel: 066-9151937 or 9151606 |
| Seafari, The Pier, Kenmare. Natural History, eco-nature cruises to see mountains, seals, sea birds, foxes etc. 5 cruises/day. Tel: 83171. |
| Skellig Rock, great seabird colonies, oldest Christian Monastery. Des Lavelle departs daily at 10.30am (from Portmagee), weather permitting, Easter to end September. Adult €35. Tel: 066-9476124, lavelles@indigo.ie. Eoin Walsh departs 10am (Valentia Island) and 11am (Portmagee) daily, weather permitting, May - October. Adults €35; family rate available. Tel: 066-9476327/087-2833522. |
| South West Walks, 6 Church Street, Tralee. Tel: 066-7128733. |
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• Railway Trips |
| Tralee-Blennerville Steam Railway. 3 km rail journey by steam train from Tralee (Ballyard) to Blennerville and vice-versa. Departures (April to end of Sept.) from Tralee on the hour 10.00am-6.00pm and from Blennerville on the half-hour 10.30am-5.30pm. Cost: Adults €5, Children €2.50, Students/OAP's €4, Family (2 Adults 3 Children U-16) €15. Tel: 066-7121064. |
| Lartigue Monorail. Only one of its kind in the world. Open 7 days, 10am-5pm, May-September. Tel: 068-22212. |