Kenmare Trip Overview
Ring of Beara tour through Healy Pass, Derreen Gardens, visit Cable Car station to Dursey Island. Garnish Island optionally (depended on boat availability). Drive through all most colorful villages of Beara Peninsula along the coast with spectacular view at Atlantic Ocean. Visit to Uragh Stone Circle beautifully located between two lakes with a view at mysterious waterfall.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Kenmare, Ireland
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
Explore Kenmare Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting Kenmare, Province of Munster, Ireland
Ring of Beara tour through Healy Pass, Derreen Gardens, visit Cable Car station to Dursey Island. Garnish Island optionally (depended on boat availability). Drive through all most colorful villages of Beara Peninsula along the coast with spectacular view at Atlantic Ocean. Visit to Uragh Stone Circle beautifully located between two lakes with a view at mysterious waterfall.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ring of Beara, R571, R572, R575, Beara Halbinsel, Kenmare Ireland
Ring of Beara is loop drive around Beara Peninsula through most colourful villages. Ardgroom, Eyeries and Allihies, villages like from a fairy tale. Castletownbere town is great spot for lunch. Fishing town offering freshest seafood , nearly straight from the boat. Healy Pass in the middle of Beara peninsula is not at the Ring really but must not be skipped. Private tourers can reach this spectacular viewing point. On top we may expect more and more pretty places mostly available for passenger cars and vans only.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Molly Gallivan’s Cottage & Traditional Farm, Glengarriff Rd Releigh, Bonane, Kenmare Ireland
Molly Gallivan’s cottage is most traditional and authentic old Irish place. Like museum of Irish folklore. Visiting the place is like moving back in time, hundred years ago or more. Even tea is served from a real fireplace.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Healy Pass, Adrigole Ireland
Beautiful spot providing really spectacular view Kenmare bay and Bantry bay on the other side of peninsula. Charming Glanmore lake down below with some rocky islands and really idyllic farmlands.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Derreen Gardens, Derreen Garden 1.6km off R571, Kenmare Co Kerry Ireland
Derreen Garden. Mysterious land of little Derrinies and lot of exotic plants, specially known because a variety and large size of rhododendrons. Beautiful walk at the little cosy ponds in kind of rain forest.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Uragh Stone Circle, Gleninchaquin Park, Tuosist Ireland
Uragh Stone Circle is in exceptional location between two lakes on the heal with spectacular view at Gleninchaquin Waterfall. This impressive monument with tallest stone of 10 feet above the ground and probably 10 feet underground and central stone which was an altar for scarfing victims, maybe humans too.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Allihies Copper Mine Museum, Allihies Ireland
Copper mining in Allihies dates back to 1812. In 1845 mines rreached it’s peak and were employing around 1600 people. Mines were suffered with local area after the potato famine. Mines were working up to 1962.
Duration: 30 minutes
