Dingle Peninsula Tour from Killarney: Including Wild Atlantic Way
Description
The Dingle Peninsula on the Wild Altanic Way has amazing mountain scenery and unusual antiquities to see as you travel around this spectacular peninsula. You will stop at the famed Inch beach, one of the most famous beaches in Ireland, which is a site of outstanding natural beauty. Then to the most westerly drive in Europe known as the Slea Head drive. Marvel at the Atlantic Coast as you travel on this spectacular road which hugs the western shoreline. Enjoy great views of the Blasket Islands and maybe even see the "Sleeping Giant Island." You will also stop in Dingle town. This is one of the most picturesque fishing towns in Ireland, and is also famed for Fungi the dolphin who has been a local for almost 30 years. Dingle town is the heart and soul of the Peninsula. Today is attracts visitors, including artists and musicians, from all over the world.
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Itinerary
We meet outside the Killarney Paddywagon Office at 13 Main Street! @ 10:45am
Inch Beach is one of the most famous beaches in Ireland, and stretches for 3 miles facing the Atlantic ocean and is renowned as a surfing and fishing location. Its golden sands became well known on the big screen as it has featured in many movies, most notably Ryan's Daughter and Playboy of Western World which was entirely filmed along its shoreline.
Slea Head drive on the Wild Altanic Way, is considered by many photographic magazines as the most beautiful peninsula in the world, and was recently voted the number one area for dramatic shots. The road winds around through Gaelic speaking Corca Dhuibhne beginning at Ventry beach passing by the 4000 year old beehive huts and onwards to Dunquin with amazing views of the great Blasket Island and the Sleeping Giant. The peninsula has fabulous beaches in Coonenoole and Clogherhead where the film Far and Away was shot. We drive through the beautiful village of Ballyferriter.
Next we stop in Dingle town! Charming Gaelic speaking fishing village famed in many films like Far and Away and Ryan's Daughter, Dingle is celebrated for having most pubs in Ireland for a town of its size, 52 pubs and 2000 people. We cannot forget Dingle's most famous resident, Fungi the Dolphin. Enjoy 1.5 hours exploring Dingle, and sampling the perfectly fresh local fish and chips
Arrive back into Killarney for approximately 5.30-6.00pm during peak season, and between 4.30-5.00pm during the Winter.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Bookings made through Viator will automatically be signed up for the pickup point and collection time specified in the booking.
- If you wish to change your reservation to one of the other pick-up locations offered by Paddywagon Tours, you will need to contact us by telephone or email not later than 17:00 the evening prior so that we can guarantee the change. Please note that changes are only guaranteed once confirmed in writing by us.
Reviews(23)
Fabulous day trip. Michael our driver was kind, informative, helpful and made the journey fun. Great experience. Loved visiting the lambs.
Go when it’s good weather ..it was raining so not as nice. The views are so beautiful and Michael was funny and full of information.
I don’t recommend this particular Paddywagon tour. The bus was late coming from Cork. It was a different coach than expected. The seats were very cramped, you couldn’t see outside of both sides, I had to stand to see the views, there wasn’t WiFi or USB ports as advertised. I couldn’t take pictures from the coach because the seats were so close, all I got were people’s heads, them taking pictures and the advertising at the top of the bus windows. Our driver, Igor, was very concerned about time. He let us off for 2 stops along slea drive and gave us “7-10 minutes to stop, take pictures and make memories”. He’s then honk at us to return. We had no time to enjoy views. I couldn’t enjoy the view of the drive since I was on the opposite side of the bus. The driver also took time to point out a home with a Palestine flag and talked about how expensive things are due to the Ukraine and Russia war. None of that was necessary. It wasn't at all related to the tour, Irish history or anything. It was not necessary. The guide and awful coach just ruined this entire experience. It was the worst tour I’ve ever booked. It was a waste of a day and money.
The weather wasn't great but our driver was. Very informative and the views at the stop were exceptional. We highly recommend the tour vs driving ourselves.
The views make this trip worth the money. Our tour operator didn't provide much of a narrative and played US country music from Dingle to Killarney. I hear enough of that, what about some Irish music when in Ireland. The bus driver was a bit crude and I did not appreciate the horn honking to get everyone back. Other tours (different operators) have gone smoothly by telling us to be back at a certain time and not "come back when you hear the horn". Not my favorite tour.
The views were spectacular. Unfortunately, our guide could have done a better job. He had minimal commentary during our drives and mostly told jokes. When we arrived at the famous medieval beehives, he didn't even mention them. He only spoke about the option to feed a lamb at the site. He didn't seem to know a lot of the history of the area. He referenced various points that our bus driver mentioned to him. The tour description stated we'd be dropped off at the same location as our pickup spot. This didn't happen. We were dropped off several blocks away. Fortunately, we were able to figure out where we were and were able to walk back. However, a more disabled or elderly person might have had more difficulties.
Terrible trip. Got maybe 20 minutes of commentary on entire trip and that was only stuff like , look at all the pretty views. Went by Unesco world sites with no mention. Blared West Virginia almost heaven on Slea Drive. Come on. Will never go on Paddywagan again Sent from my iPhone
Dingle harbour and inch beach were lovely. Views were terrific and area spectacular. Driver was too hard to understand
Having a very personal and meaningful conversation with miss Ashley our guide, and getting to see the town in the sun was magnificent!
Views were fantastic and stops. Bus was a bit cramped and since we were last to get picked up only seats left were in very back. Bumpy and a little bus sickness… We were given a refund because they overbooked and two of our 8 got bumped.
