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DINGLE PENNSUALA Hear Irish being spoken as people go about their daily activities and enjoy the remoteness of the life on this beautiful pennsuala. Dingle is the main town - once an old village village, it has grown but it has not lost its charm. Visit the Blasket Islands, 10 min ferry ride from Ventry and see the place where Peig Sayers was born. If you camp their overnight you will see the seals on the beach at sunrise. Visit Inch strand, Gallus oratory, and drive over the Conor pass for breath taking mountain scenery. Slea head is a steep mountain road that winds down towards the atlantic ocean.  Dingle Pub  Ventry |
DINGLE PENNSUALA Conor Pass  Slea Head  Blasket Islands  Gallus Oratory |
KILARNEY-RING OF KERRY For most people once you have seen Bunratty Castle, this is where the real Tour of Ireland begins. It is the start of the Ring of Kerry. Killarney once was a market town but has since grown up to be a tourist destination. Kilarney National Park is very beautiful, from Muckross House, Molls Gap, the Torq Waterfall and Ladysiew, you won't be disappointed. And if the weather is bad, there is always a freindlt pub with a sing song. Kilarney Ladysview  Kilarney Lakes |
| If you wish to see more detail concerning the areas covered in the individual tour please click on the counties at the top of the page. This will give you the history of each location in detail. Plus some photos. For summary tour stops on each individual and photographs click on the tour names directly above here on the left side of this page. |
SKELLIGS-RING OF KERRY From Killarney pass through Killorgan (Famed for the puck fair), Glenbeigh (see the Staigue Stone Fort), Cahirdaniel (where Daniel O'Connell our liberator was born), Cahirciveen and venture onto Valencia Island where the first trans atlantic cable was laid. From Valencia you can go to the Skelligs, a 1000 foot rocky ourcrop where on sits a monestary from about the 8th C. You can climb the multitude of steps to visit the oratory, churches and crosses on the very top. The Skelligs are also famous for seeing puffins who are so tame that they will come right up to you.  Puffin  Skelligs |
 Skelligs  Skelligs  Skelligs  Haystacks |
KENMARE-RING OF KERRY The Southern part of the Ring of Kerry passes through the beautiful villages of Waterville, Sneem and Kenmare. You can opt to head to Gougane Bearra from here or to continue on to West Cork. There is a beautiful view climbing out of Waterville if you look back towrds the village itself. Kenmare is a very popular place for Irish people to holiday. It is the gateway to the Beara Pensinuala. Kenmare Kenmare Gougane Bearra |
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WEST CORK The unparalleled beauty of the landscape is complimented by a multitude of attractions. You can opt to do a tour of the Beara Pensinsula or by pass this and go from Kenmare to Glengarriff. The Beara Peninsula is rugged and possesses many ancient site - like the Ardgroom stone circle. West Cork is famed for its pretty villages, its coastal villages with ample sailing and fishing ammenities and like the rest of Ireland - the friendliness of its people. In Glengarriff you can visit Garnish island with its Italian gardens. Mizen head at the foot of the Beara Peninsula is the most southerly point in Ireland. Tuosist Beara Peninsual Mizen Head Baltimore Skull |
WEST CORK Skibbereen Skibbereen UnionHall Timoleague Clonakilty Drombeg Stone Circle |
CORK Heading towards Cork City you reach the gourmet paradise of Kinsale. Here some of Europe's best chefs reside each adding to the villages resturants and cafe's. Initially a fishing village this now town sized place has not lost its old charm. Just before Cork City there is the traditional palce that tourists stop off - Blarney Castle. This is famed for kissing its stone, perched high on the castle roof. Cork City itself is the second largest city in Ireland and has all ammenities and facilites (including traffic) expected of a larger town. Kinsale Kinsale Kinsale Blarney Castle |
