DATES 2008: Every Saturday throughout the year. (Minimum of 2 per booking).

Language: Please indicate at time of booking which language you
want notes in – English, French or German.

Price 2008: €635 per person sharing. (US$902 / Stg£438 approx.)
Please see booking information)

Single Supplement - €189 for the week (limited availability).

Notes: Please state at the time of booking whether you want the notes in
English or French.

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The Dingle peninsula is a spectacular landmass jutting out into the sea and is the most westerly point of Europe. The area is renowned for its rugged beauty and is a place rich in tradition. The Gaelic speaking area has more antiquities, historic sites and mountain scenery than any other part of Ireland. You will enjoy the lively town of Dingle with its many pubs, craft shops and restaurants.

Tour Highlights:
• The Dingle Peninsula boasts the highest concentration of archaeological sites in Ireland
• Thriving Gaelic culture and language
• Irish music, song and dance
• The rugged beauty of the peninsula was immortalised in the film Ryan’s Daughter
• The most westerly point of Europe
• Fishing village of Dingle with it’s 50 pubs, craft shops, restaurants
and Fungi the Dolphin

Itinerary:
Day 1 Arrival in Killarney
Overnight in Killarney

Day 2 Killarney to Killorglin
Total distance 42kms/26 miles.
Cycle through the wonderland of Killarney National Park with visits to Muckross Friary
(15th C) and Muckross House (19th C). Continue onto Killorglin, home of Puck Fair where you overnight (1 night).

Day 3 Killorglin-Dingle
Total distance 54kms/33 miles.
Go for a swim at Inch Beach and cycle onwards along the wild Atlantic coastline of Dingle Bay to the colourful fishing port of Dingle with it’s 50 pubs, craft shops, restaurants and Fungi the Dolphin. Overnight Dingle (3 nights).

Day 4 Dingle – Slea Head Circuit
Distance 45km/28 miles
To-day’s cycle takes you around the renowned Slea Head in Dunquin, “the nearest parish to America”. Archaeological remains abound and there are spectacular views of the coast and the Blasket Islands. This is one of the few remaining areas where the Gaelic (Irish) language is spoken still in the home.

Day 5 Rest Day/Option cycles
Optional cycle or take a boat ride to see Fungi, Dingle’s own dolphin, visit the Blasket Islands or simply enjoy the numerous craft shops, restaurants and pubs in Dingle.

Day 6 Dingle - Castlegregory
Distance 24km/15 miles or 37km/23 miles
Today’s cycle takes you over the highest road pass in Ireland, the Conor Pass and over the spine of the peninsula to reach the beaches of the Maharees Peninsula. Overnight in Castlegregory.

Day 7 Castlegregory-Killarney
Distance 48kms/30 miles
Today’s cycle is 48km/30miles, once more starting with a mountain pass, again over the spine of the peninsula along less-travelled backroads before lunch. The final leg takes us along the inner end of Dingle Bay and back to Killarney.

Day 8 Departure Day

Price 2008: €635 per person sharing. (US$902 / Stg£438 approx.)
Please see booking information)

Single Supplement - €189 for the week (limited availability).


Price includes:
• 7 nights in Irish Tourist Board approved guesthouse with en-suite facilities
• 7 Full Irish Breakfasts
• Luggage transfers each day
• 21 speed touring bike (2007 models), carrier, mud guards and pannier bag.
• Detailed notes and maps of the route,
• Return airport transfers from Kerry airport from May until September
(please see below)
• Telephone back-up and 24 hour emergency support throughout
Note: We recommend that clients bring their own helmets and raingear
for comfort and hygiene purposes.