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Join us on a fun coastal foraging & folklore tour! Learn fascinating stories & facts about our seaweeds, shellfish & plants. Look at the unique Celtic & coastal mythology of Ireland. Your guide is a Marine Biologist with an extensive knowledge of the coastal environment, plants and animals.
Join your local guide for fun, fascinating look at a selection of our wild seaweeds, shellfish and plants. Delve into the myth, mystery and medicinal aspects of the coast and its inhabitants. Local Guide is a Marine Biologist who spent years working with wild seabirds and marine creatures in New Zealand Canada. She returned home to Ireland in 2014 and loves ro share the wonders of the coast with interested parties.
Coastal Foraging and Folklore Tour lasts about 1h 45min. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $59 per person for this Cork experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Meet at the car park on the waterfront. It is a very small place so easy to find me! I will be wearing a green jacket saying 'Kinsale Food Tours'.. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 10 travellers can book together.
Confirmation is sent by the operator within 24 hours of booking.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 21 verified reviews; it is run by Kinsale Food Tours. Most-mentioned highlights: Identify seaweeds, shellfish & wild plants. Learn their uses for beauty, food, medicinal purposes.; Local legends and coastal folklore experience.; Coastal walk with Professional Guide.
Our tour with Suzanne was amazing ! She was a great. She has so much knowledge and a beautiful natural charisma. The tour was beautiful and very educational. I would suggest booking with Suzanne if you want a fun outgoing tour guide!
Hi Kendra, It is such a privilege to share the natural wonders of my home with interested visitors. I'm so happy you enjoyed your tour. Thank you 🙏.
Suzanne, our tour guide, was incredibly welcoming, friendly, and knowledgeable. She even prepared a delicious lunch for us. We highly recommend her tour and are grateful for the opportunity to experience it.
So lovely to meet the two of you 😊❤️. Keep up the good work!
This was a great way to see the beautiful city walking and tasting amazing foods. We had a very energizing tour guide Shaphon. Not sure how to spell her name. She was passionate about her job and it showed. I loved the tour.
Ya Siobhan is a star. Delighted ye had such a great time, thank you! 🥰💚
We did a food tour with Siobhan and had the BEST time!! She was so fun and kept us laughing all while sharing her lovely Kinsale with us. She gave us history, she gave us showmanship, she provided us with tasty treats! I loved this tour and it was such a unique way to learn about Kinsale and see all the loveliest bits while also getting to try locale fare. 10/10 experience!
Hey Hannah, Myself and Siobhan were thrilled with your review, thank you! Delighted ye had so much fun 🥰💚.
Kinsale Food Tours is a must if you are visiting Cork. We enjoyed a first class meal in several different cafés, delis and restaurants. It was fabulous to taste the local cuisine whilst on an informative and entertaining tour. We learnt so much about Kinsale during our walking food tour, with our local guide Suzanne. We learnt about the history of Kinsale and how it came to be. Suzanne shared great insight into the local ecosystem and natural habitat of Kinsale and the harbour too. Highly recommend 👌
Hey Nicole & Hugo, It was very cool to get a chance to host ye after all these years. To many more!! 🥰
Had a lovely 2.5 hour foraging tour with picnic on the lovely Sandycove Bay area just outside Kinsale. When the tide went out our small group of 5 people wandered to the sand and were shown all the different types of seaweed and shellfish and plants. Then a gentle stroll up the hillside to enjoy the views and learn more about the benefits of the surrounding flowers and trees there. The picnic was delicious, lots of local products to try out.
Apologies for the delayed reply! So happy that ye enjoyed it. Hopefully we will see you again sometime 🥰.
What a fabulous treat, delicious food, exploring edible flora and seaweed with cookery tips thrown in, great stories, history, breathtaking views and a wonderful host. A fascinating day, definitely worth exploring, thank you Suzanne, we loved every minute and look forward to doing the food tour next.
Thanks a million Niamh, delighted it was so helpful for ye 🥰💚.
Suzanne was absolutely lovely!! She showed us the wonderful town of Kinsale with all of its culinary delights. We had children with us and she catered to their needs beautifully. She added an extra stop for ice cream as this as their favorite. Each stop was more delicious than the last, and the sights were absolutely gorgeous. Our only issue was that we wish we could have stayed longer!! There’s never enough time in Kinsale! Run to book this tour!!
AHH thank you Courtney! You guys are the cutest family 😍😍. Really lovely to spend time with ye and looking forward to your return!! X
Had an amazing tour today with guide Suzanne! Took us through some of Kinsales history topped off with some great food! Walked through the town, chatted and got to know about kinsales love of food stopping off at some great places! Would highly recommend!
Thanks a million, delighted you enjoyed it so much 😁😁.
Suzanne graciously re-scheduled us when our travel agent misinformed us of the meeting place. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and took account of our particular interests. I only could have wished for more time on the shoreline. The picnic provided was quite lovely, and we had lots of leftovers to bring back to our hotel.
Really happy that we got to do the tour together in the end. Foraging is always such a beautiful way to connect people and nature 💚💚.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Foraging and Folklore Tour | 1h 45min | 5.0 (21) | $59 | |
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