Ireland · DINGLE PENINSULA
The good dingle peninsula tours fill up weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes, and how they actually differ.
Dingle Sea Safari by RIB from Dingle Bay, fast and thrilling views of the peninsula and Blasket Islands, seals, dolphins, whales, and puffins in season.
“Fantastic excursion, unique. We saw whales and dolphins as well as the beautiful landscape. Unique experience.”
Dingle Dolphin Blasket Adventures cruises the Slea-Head coast in a small group, aiming for dolphins, seals and puffins near the Blasket Islands.
“Really excellent boat trip. The tour guide was brilliant and was giving us plenty of information about Fungi the dolphin. I would definitely recommenced this to anyone visiting Dingle. Very affordable and enjoyable.”
Full-day coach tour from Killarney to Dingle Peninsula, Slea Head and Inch Beach, with live commentary and Dingle town time.
“Well worth it Lovely day out Very informative Friendly and funny Amazing driving takes the pressure off you”
Small-group Dingle Peninsula tour with Slea Head Drive, Irish Gaeltacht stops, Lambs and Oratory. Great guide storytelling, short and sweet.
“Fabulous way to spend a few hours in Dingle. Sleigh head is gorgeous. And death was a great tour guide. He made the tour interesting and fun.”
4-hour dolphin and whale cruise from Dingle, out of Ventry Harbour. Small group, Blasket Islands route, Slea Head photo stop.
“Friendly crew, really good trip and saw seals, dolphins a hump back whale and a minky whale. Amazing !”
Private 4-hour Dingle Peninsula tour from Dingle: Slea Head Drive views, Conor Pass, lambs, beehive huts, and Gallarus Oratory.
“We had a wonderful time on our tour. Colnm was incredibly knowledgeable about the Irish country side, plus he always had a good joke he added. Colnm was also willing to let us customize our tour to what we wanted. We would highly recommend Viator tours and if you can request Colnm ....well that would only be a bonus to your trip.”
2-hour guided boat tour from Dingle Harbour to Dingle Bay cliffs with a wildlife focus, including dolphins and seabirds. Restroom onboard.
“Dolphins, guide. ,cliff, music, cool, windy weather, good information, good opportunity to ask natural history questions”
Guided 6-hour Dingle Peninsula day trip from Killarney with Inch Beach, Dingle town, Slea Head views of the Blaskets and free time.
Dingle Bay boat tour from Dingle Marina with history commentary, cliff views, and possible dolphins. About 1 hour, in English.
“Got pretty wavy out there! Nice view of the peninsula from the water. Narrator was friendly and comical”
Scenic 7-hour coach tour from Killarney to the Dingle Peninsula, with Inch Beach, Slea Head, Dunquin, and Dingle village stops.
“Our driver/guide Pauly was great! His knowledge of the area was excellent! The coach was really comfortable. At the end of the tour as it started to rain, Pauly told us he had a special stop for us. This was an overlook of the Killarney lake. As we walked out to the overlook the rain paused and produced a Beautiful rainbow 🌈!! This was the perfect end to an amazing tour!!”
Guided full-day tour from Cork to the Dingle Peninsula, with Slea Head views, Inch Beach, Killarney time, and Dingle town.
“Great trip! Micheal was a fantastic guide, every stop was beautiful. The best part was stopping to hold baby lambs!”
2.5-hour RIB wildlife tour from Dingle to the Blasket Islands Marine National Park, seeing seals, dolphins, whales and puffins.
“This was the most amazing experience! The ride was adventurous and was able to see a lot. One of the best things we did in Ireland!”
2.5-hour RIB safari from Dingle Bay to Great Blasket Island, spotting seals and birds with warm waterproof gear.
“This is a MUST DO. Our favorite day in Ireland. Such gorgeous views, I felt like I was in another planet. Truly so exhilarating!!”
3-hour Dingle walking food tour with small tastings of seafood, Irish beef, craft beer and gin, plus pub and port-town stories.
“We did our tour immediately upon arrival into Dingle for our first time. We had a great tour guide- very knowledgeable and friendly. She took us to some amazing places. Bring your appetite. The fish we sampled was the freshest I think we've ever eaten.”
Day tour from Cork to Killarney and Dingle via the Wild Altanic Way, with Slea Head, Inch Beach, and time in Dingle village.
“Steer clear. 8:30 onboard chaos, bus is actually a block and a corner away from where they tell you, and driver to the ring of Kerry was chain smoking and blowing it wherever, sketchy animal interactions (“baby lambs” born out of season for tourists and horse and carriage rides €16 where there is 9 people and the weight limits are 280lbs—so one horse can be dragging carriage and 2500 lbs–but according to the guide—everything else is closed at this time—so it’s that or nothing. The best of the three picture stops on Sley Head they “accidentally” skipped that stop, and even though we went right through Dingle at lunchtime, we…”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
