The Great Blasket Island Experience - Premium Tour
- 6–7 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Get ready to experience Dingle Bay’s breathtaking natural beauty with an exhilarating speed boat tour and Great Blasket Island Landing. Departing Dingle Harbour, we tour the stunning coastlines, exploring hidden caves and coves, all the way to the Great Blasket Island. This remote island is rich in history, nature, and incredible scenery. As you journey, take in staggering cliffs and spot wildlife unique to the Dingle shores. **Relaxed Pace, No Rush**: Enjoy a laid-back, flexible experience with a maximum of 12 passengers. Our ‘Peig Sayers’ Stormforce 11 is the pride of Redbay RIBs, offering an unmatched blend of speed, safety, and comfort. With a 12-seat indoor cabin, you can stay warm and dry as you soak up the stunning views. Departure times may vary, we ask passengers remain flexible & confirm schedule by phone. A min of 10 passengers is needed to run the tour, with cancellations possible if minimum numbers aren’t met. Please call/message day before to confirm sailing times.
Inclusions
What's included
- Binoculars available
What's not
- Please bring own lunch
Itinerary
• 11.00 am Departure from Dingle Marina - departure time may vary, please confirm day before departure • 1.5 hour Eco Tour in and around the Blasket Islands including Fungi the Dolphin, caves, rock formations, archipelago of Blasket Islands, birds and marine life • 12.30 pm Landing on the Great Blasket Island • 4 pm Depart Great Blasket Island for return to Dingle • 5.30 - 6 pm Arrive to Dingle Approximately 6hour round trip @ €60 per person. Departing Dingle Marina daily at 11am (directly below Dingle Tourist Office, next to the Fungie the Dolphin statue). Visiting Fungie (our residential dolphin), we cruise out the Bay increasing speeds along Dingles beautiful coastline. stopping in many cave and coves, passengers get an upclose tour of the land and rock formations along the peninsula. Taking a wide arch out the bay, we cover deep sea ground where whales, dolphins, porpoises and an abundance of sea birds are likely to fish. Reaching the Great Blasket Island, we tour the Northern shore which is a hot-spot for Grey seal activity. We land passengers for 3.5 to 4 hours on the Great Blasket Island where they can tour the abandoned village provided by the OPW and explore the many wonders the Island has to offer. Please note times may vary depending on weather and sea conditions.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Amazing tour, amazing tour guides
Amazing tour guides, weather payed it’s part - swimming with seals swimming in parallel, whales, dolphins, puffins. Amazing trip
5Best of Ireland
Amazing experience with excellent guides. The island was great. The dolphins and seals were all worth it alone. However seeing a humpback whale was the highlight of our vacation in Ireland!
5Great Blasket Island Experience
Greg, Lurlene and I had the most wonderful day! Everything including the weather was spectacular. Thd experience will dtay with us as a lifetime wow. Thank you!!
5Wonderful Excursion in Dingle
The crew was very personable and informative. Totally enjoyed the day at Great Blasket island. Spotted whales, dolphins, seal and don’t forget the sheep. Great day visiting the island. Made our visit to Dingle complete. Would recommend to all!
5Excellent!!
Wow! What can I say but thank you! These guys are amazing! Fiona and John with the rest of the guys are absolute gems. The openness and down to earth vibes really makes this an experience to be had. We got to see Minke whales and dolphins which was excellent and so many gorgeous birds! The knowledge and experience they all have is wonderful as well as the kindness and love for the ocean which radiates through them!! Beautiful souls and excellent trip! Will definitely be recommending and would 100% come again!
5Must do! Don't miss out!
Absolutely amazing! Great crew! Wonderful sight seeing and magical sealife👌👌👌👌
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Departure from the pontoon directly below the Tourist Office.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Dingle Bay Speed Boat Tours and Great Blasket Island Experience
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Please be aware passengers must trans-ship into smaller Dinghy upon arrival to Great Blasket Island
How it compares in Dingle
- Its from-price is 68% below the median of the 62 experiences we list in Dingle.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 3 of 62.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Dingle
Dingle is a brightly painted harbour town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, with music pubs, Irish-speaking villages and wild Atlantic scenery.
Dingle, An Daingean in Irish, is a small fishing harbour on the Dingle Peninsula in the south-west of Ireland, in a district where Irish is still spoken in daily life. Its streets of painted shopfronts run up from the harbour, and in the evenings the pubs fill with traditional music sessions. Fishing boats still unload at the pier, and seafood is the town's trade.
Top-ranked sights in Dingle: Gallarus Oratory.
