This is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ireland. Kerry is dominated by the three rocky peninsulas of Dingle, Beara, and “Ring of Kerry”. Kerry’s popularity means that some places have tried too hard to attract tourists. The “Ring of Kerry” is the main example. So many coaches have taken...
The Dingle Peninsula is remote, romantic, and beautiful. But driving around the Peninsula is not for the faint hearted with seriously risky roads. Slea Head drive and the Conor Pass are not for novice drivers in Ireland. Best to let the experts at Ireland and Scotland Luxury Tours...
County Kerry, with Killarney and its lakes, contains the most celebrated, and consequently the most visited attractions in Ireland; the reputation of its landscape is amply justified but the town of Killarney is not of comparable interest. Among the mountain ranges are Carrantouhill (1038m), the...
The most complete example of early Christian architecture to be found anywhere in Ireland is Gallarus Oratory, on a signposted site a mile inland from Smerwick Harbour. It has been dated to between 800 and 1200 and is a remarkable stone structure, shaped like an...
The town , which served as a vital port for trade with Spain and was walled during Elizabethan times , has many claims to fame. Among them is its use as a location for the film Ryan’s Daughter. It was also ‘nearly’ famous as a...
Day five of our tour saw us waken up at the magnificent Skellig Hotel in Dingle. Our clients enjoyed an early morning swim in the pool then a hearty breakfast. Today we took the Slea Head drive and enjoyed some of the best scenery that you will...