Day 1 Killarney You arrive to Killarney for the start of your holiday and your Guide will meet you at 16.00 hours at the Great Southern Hotel - right beside the train station and only a short walk from the bus station. You will then be transferred to your first accommodation in the lovely village of Sneem - approx. a 45 minute drive south west out of Killarney.Once you have settled into your bed and breakfast house, your Guide will then do a briefing with you to introduce you to your group and explain the details of your holiday. You will then walk to a nearby restaurant for your first dinner together and return later to your accommodation for your overnight.
Day 2 Derrynane and Abbey Island After a scrumptious breakfast and armed with your picnic lunch, you will depart from your accommodation to reach the beautiful Derrynane House. Your hike takes you around the coast to enjoy a pristine beach walk before reaching Abbey Island. Along the way, you will hear stories about our renowned ''Liberator'' Daniel O'Connell. Enjoying a lovely coastal walk you move inland to hike over the foothills of this western tip of the Ring of Kerry with glorious views across the Atlantic Ocean and the two peninsula's north and south of you. Returning to Derrynane House you can enjoy some light refreshments before returning to Sneem for your free evening and overnight. Walk Details - Distance: Up to 10kms / 6.2mi. Highest point: 250mts / 820ft. Beach, sand-dunes, paved roads, narrow forestry tracks with rocky and uneven sections, can be wet and boggy underfoot. Steps up and down and open hillside with no tracks. Opportunity to swim today!
Day 3 Ring of Kerry Peninsula Leaving the village of Sneem, you travel west by minivan to reach the western tip of the Ring of Kerry Peninsula. From here your Guide will take you on a magnificent hike overlooking this western tip of the Ring of Kerry with views across to Lough Currane in Waterville, the Skellig Islands and south to the islands off the Beara Peninsula. This is a real immersion into nature and a great way to enjoy the peace and quiet that we treasure here in Ireland. At the end of your hike, a refreshing drink can be enjoyed before driving north to reach the town of Caherciveen where you spend your next 2 nights. Dinner in Caherciveen. Walk Details - Distance: Up to 14kms / 8.6mi. Highest point: 550mts / 1804ft. Boreens, paved roads, tracks with rocky and uneven sections, can be wet and boggy underfoot. Open hillside with no tracks. Opportunity to swim again today!
Day 4 Skellig Coast Walk Your base in Caherciveen offers you several choices for today - the most impressive for those who wish to avail of the opportunity - being a trip to the amazing UNESCO World Heritage Site on the Skellig Islands. This is an impressive 6th Century Monastic Settlement in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean which still looks almost the same as when the monks left it approx 1,200 years ago. This trip is very weather dependent and must be booked in advance by yourself. Please note that it is only suitable for those who can stomach rough seas and exposed heights. For those of you who prefer to stay on dry land and enjoy a hike, your Guide will take you on the following:- North of Caherciveen lies the beautiful Dingle Bay and some of the coastal walking overlooking this Bay and the Dingle Peninsula is most impressive. Taking to the hills around Caherciveen, you will be enthralled by the beauty, history and amazing solitude that can be reached so easily on foot leaving the more popular places behind. Weather permitting, your walk will take you to the top of one of our well known Pilgrim Mountains - Knocknadobar. If cloud cover is low on the day, a spectacular coastal walk on the lower surrounding hills is a stunning alternative option. Walk Details - Distance: Up to 12kms / 7.4mi. Highest point: 690mts / 2263ft. Mountain tracks with rocky and uneven sections, off-trail walking in open hillside with high growth and bogland - uneven and wet at times underfoot. Some paved roads. Return to your accommodation in Caherciveen for your overnight and a free evening at your leisure.
Day 5 Dingle Peninsula Leaving the Ring of Kerry today, you travel by minivan to the Dingle Peninsula - north of the ''Ring''. Following inland to the center of the peninsula, you reach one of our historical inland promontory forts for your hike. Ascending across the open mountain, you reach the impressive Caherconree and an ancient Promontory Fort dating back to the Iron Ages. From here, there are magnificent views across the whole of the Dingle Peninsula and it is easy to see why our early settlers came here. Descending via the same route, you then rejoin your minivan to continue your journey to Dingle Town for your next 3 overnights. Walk Details - Distance: Up to 12kms / 7.4mi. Highest point: 590mts / 1935ft. Paved roads, open hillside with rocky sections which are overgrown and can be wet underfoot. Some steep climbs up and down.
Day 6 Slea Head Today - a treat is in store as you hike around the western tip of the Dingle Peninsula on possibly the most impressive walk of your holiday. From the southern slopes of Slea Head, you start to climb the beautiful Mount Eagle with panoramic views across the Blasket Islands, the Wild Atlantic and 360-degree views over north and south Kerry. This is a stunning walk that is a personal favorite for me and many of our Guides. Overnight in Dingle. Walk Details - Distance: Up to 12kms / 7.4mi. Highest point: 520mts / 1706ft. Rocky trails, open hillside with rocky sections which are overgrown and can be wet underfoot. Some steep climbs up and down.
Day 7 Dingle to Cloghane Coastal Walk Driving to the northern side of the Dingle Peninsula, today's routes take you to those parts that only walkers discover and you are well rewarded with beautiful and peaceful views all around you. At the northwestern tip of the peninsula, a wonderful walk takes you across open hillside and bogland to enjoy a walk that typifies this region - where it seems that the hills just fall into the sea. With breath-taking coastal scenery and wonderful inland walking, you will be spoilt by the variety of this walk as you follow an old bog track to return to your minivan. At the end of your walk, you return to the delightful village of Cloghane to enjoy some light refreshment before continuing back to Dingle. Your final farewell dinner together is a great way to compare stories, reminisce and enjoy some great music before your onward journeys tomorrow. Walk Details - Distance: Up to 12kms / 7.4mi. Highest point: 400mts / 1312ft. Grassy trails, which have rocky and uneven sections, open hillside and sometimes boggy and wet underfoot. Uneven ground, gravel trails and some paved roads. Some gradual climbs up and down.
Day 8 Departure After your final and substantial Irish Breakfast, you will be taken by minivan to reach the bus and train station in Tralee. For those that need earlier transfers, a public bus service is also available back to Tralee. From here, you can then avail of the excellent bus/train service to all major airports, cities and ferry ports in Ireland. Your estimated arrival time to Tralee is approx. at 10 am.
Ireland.8 days €1,495.00
