Discover the spectacular scenery and the thriving Celtic spirit of the Dingle Peninsula with Go Visit Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula Guided Walking Tour
A one centred guided walking holiday in the west of Ireland – Irish culture at it richest!
Gaelic culture is very much alive with the native Gaelic language widely spoken. The Dingle Peninsula Guided Walking Tour has walks of 10-20 km (6-12.5 miles)on the Dingle Peninsula Guided Walking Tour bring Ireland’s myths and folklore to life with visits to ancient archaeological sites to a present day Irish pottery workshop. Dingle is a wonderfully welcoming village and a great base to sample Irish music and dance at it’s best – enjoy!
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Dingle The Dingle Skellig Hotel, situated on the most westerly peninsula in Europe and regarded as one of the finest hotels in Kerry. Since this Hotel in Dingle was constructed in 1969 its reputation for comfort, hospitality and service has excelled, this guarantees the holiday experience of a lifetime.
Day 1 Arrive at accommodation Dingle. Evening dinner at 18.30 hrs followed by briefing with your guide.
Day 2 – Ballysitteragh Mountain Distance: 10.5km/6.5miles Ascent: 625m/2,050ft
A gentle ascent through blanket bog and scree slope onto the Mount Brandon ridge gives a perfect overview of the territory to be walked over the coming days – panoramas of mountains, mountain passes, ice-carved valleys, drowned river valley, islands and Atlantic Ocean.
Day 3 – The Dingle Way (Ventry to Slea Head) Distance: 10.5km/6.5miles* Ascent: 190m/625ft
Through landscape littered with archaeological sites, walk over the rocky shores of Dingle Bay to the Atlantic Ocean. The spectacular scenery of Slea Head and Dunquin (“the nearest parish to America”) has been captured in many movies. *An extra 3km/2miles will take you to Dunmore Head, the most westerly point in Ireland, marked by an ogham stone.
Day 4 – Free Day or Optional walk day
Discover the delights of the fishing village of Dingle. or Climb Mount Brandon Distance: 17 km/10.6 miles, Ascent: 925 m/2775 ft
Brandon mountain, rising to 925Mtrs/2775Ft, which is situated on the northern edge of the Dingle Peninsula, considered by many walkers as one of the finest mountain in Ireland. The mountain is made up of a fantastic arrangement of corrie lakes, spectacular cliff faces, a glaciated landscape of rocky slabs and outstanding wild scenery.According to legend St. Brendan the navigator lived on or near the summit, so the mountain is most probably named after him. The remains of a ruined sixth century cell near the summit suggest that this may be a true legend.
Day 5 – Great Blasket Island/Celtic Culture Day Distance: 9.5km/6miles,Ascent: 420m/1,400ft
In the early part of the 20th century the inhabitants of Great Blasket Island produced a body of literature in the Gaelic language, describing a harsh existence battling the elements. A walk on the now-abandoned island allows us to appreciate the conditions that stimulated that output.
The Slea Head Drive on the way home allows visits to the renowned Louis Mulcahy Pottery, the heritage centre of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (Ballyferriter) and the unique stone oratory of Gallarus (8th C). Return to Dingle will give time to visit the town’s craft shops, sample its literary coffee shop and pubs or call on Fungi, Dingle’s own dolphin.
Day 6 – The Dingle Way (Brandon Creek to Cloghane) Distance: 12.5km/8 miles, Ascent: 650m/2,125ft
An old military road leads from Brandon Creek (from where St Brendan sailed to America), crossing the Brandon Ridge at the saddle of Masatiompan, before descending by the abandoned village of Arraglen to the fishing village of Brandon and onward to Cloghane.
Day 7 – Glennahoo Valley Distance: 13km/8 miles, Ascent: 500m/1640ft
This morning we drive rover the Conor Pass, one of Ireland’s highest mountain passes to the northeast end of the Dingle Peninsula. This final walk takes us through the Glennahoo Valley passing Lough Annascaul and onto Annascaul village with a welcome finish at the South Pole Inn before returning to Dingle by bus.
Day 8 Departure.
Note: for weather or other reasons, on occasion the guide may have to change the sequence of walks or the walks themselves.
Tour Details
8 days / 7 nights (Ref: DP)
This is a one centred guided walking holiday in the west of Ireland
– Irish culture at it richest!
Dates 2017
June 10
Price
€1,230 per person sharing.
Minimum group size: 8 pax
Single Supplement
€250 for the week (limited availability). This can be avoided entirely if singles are willing to share a room with someone of the same sex. We will try our utmost to match those singles willing to share.
Walking Grade
2 boots (most)/ 3 boots (Brandon) – Moderate walks of 6-12 miles (10 – 20km) per day with gradual ascents of approximately 2,125ft (650m).
Tour Highlights
The Dingle Peninsula boasts the highest concentration of archaeological sites in Ireland
Gallurus Oratory (8th C) and beehive huts
Visit Louis Mulcahys Irish pottery workshop
Irish Dancing & traditional music in Dingle town
Thriving Gaelic culture and language
Boat trip to the Great Blasket Island (home of famous early 20th Century Irish writers)
The rugged beauty of the peninsula was immortalised in the film Ryan’s Daughter
The most westerly point of Europe
Mount Brandon
Fishing village of Dingle with it’s 50 pubs, craft shops, restaurants and Fungi the Dolphin
Price Includes
7 nights accommodation in the 4 star Dingle Skellig Hotel & Peninsula Spa
7 full Irish breakfasts
5 packed lunches
6 dinners
Boat Trip to the Great Blasket Island
Visit to Louis Mulcahys Pottery workshop
Go Visit Ireland’s Top experienced guide Ulrich Arning
Transfers to and from walks.
Airport Transfers
Shannon to Dingle: €50 per person (based on a minimum of 3 people) at 12.00.
Kerry Airport/Farranfore to Dingle: €30 per person at 14.00.
Killarney to Dingle: Transfers from Killarney can also be arranged on request. Return transfers will depart Dingle at 08.00. These transfers will arrive at Kerry Airport / Farranfore Train Station at 09.00, Shannon at 11.00.
For those arriving and departing by train, you will be able to catch the train to and from Farranfore train station with www.irishrail.ie
Note: These transfers are one-way and must be confirmed at time of booking with flight numbers and times for arrival and departure. If these transfers aren’t confirmed at time of booking we will assume they are making their own way to their first nights accommodation. Arrangements can be made for a private taxi transfer (at clients own expense) should the Go Visit Ireland transfer timetable not suit.
Individual taxis can be arranged from the following airports (at client’s expense).
Kerry airport to Dingle
– Single: €90 Shannon airport to Dingle
– Single: €190 Cork airport to Dingle
– Single: €190