Province of Munster Trip Overview
Ring of Kerry Private Tour from Killorglin
Private Tour of the Ring of Kerry in a passenger vehicle with an experienced guide.
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Duration: 6 to 8 hours
Starts: Province of Munster, Ireland
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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Ring of Kerry Private Tour from Killorglin
Private Tour of the Ring of Kerry in a passenger vehicle with an experienced guide.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ross Castle Ross Road, Killarney Ireland
Ross Castle is 15th century castle of O’Donoghue Mór. Charming location at Laugh lake with view at the mountains of Killarney National Park.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms, Muckross House & Gardens The Killarney National Park, Killarney V93 EW28 Ireland
Muckross House and Gardens is 19th century residence located in Killarney National Park at beautiful Lough lake. Muckross House is a museum but admission to the gardens is free.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Torc Waterfall, Kenmare Road, Killarney Ireland
Charming , little spot in National Park in the middle of real rain forest surrounded by trees covered with moss all around.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ladies’ View, 71 Killarney National Park, N, Killarney V93 X376 Ireland
Stunning view at the mountains and lakes of Killarney National Park. Most favourite place of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, who visited Killarney in 1861.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kenmare, Kenmare, County Kerry
Kenmare town (Ceann Mara- head of the sea) Previously Neidin- little nest. 16th, 17th centry town of pirates and smugglers. Charming town designed by Sir Oliver William Petty who was granted this area as a part of payment for mapping of Ireland. He laid out a modern town in 1670. Now Kenmare town is visited by many people because it’s beauty.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Coomakista, stop 637611, Balleen, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Coomakista, tip of Iveragh Peninsula. Stunning view at Kenmare Bay (Derrynane Bay) and Scariff and Deenish Islands, called by local people The bull, cow and a calf. Also Abbey Island with ruins of Abbey and graveyard. There is an access only during the low tide. On the other side we will see Ballinskellig Bay and Waterville town where Charlie Chaplin used to spend his summer vacation.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Kerry Cliffs, Blasket View House Skellig Ring Foilnagearagh, Portmagee V23 AK22 Ireland
The highest cliffs in Kerry County, higher then Cliffs of Moher just much less known. This place is a real hidden gem of south Kerry. Up to a 1000 feet above sea level, stunning views. In a good weather we can see Skellig Islands. Skellig Michael island with mysterious beehive huts occupied by monks from 5th century and possibly by Keltic Druids before. Second Island is called little Skellig. Wild birds sanctuary. Over 40K nests of wild birds, mostly puffins and gannets.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ballycarbery Castle, Cahersiveen Ireland
Beautiful and charming ruins of Carberry O’Shea castle from 1598.
Crashed by parliament forces in 1651-52.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Cahergall Fort, Cahersiveen Ireland
Ring Fort , 6th century? (no written records) Build with stone with no mortar. Kelts were raising those structures to protect own tribe against another tribes and wild animals (wolfs and bears).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kerry Bog Village Museum, Glenbeigh Ireland
18th 19th century village museum. Good place to get focus how we were living in the past.Kerry Bog Village is a place which memorises great potato famine in the middle of 19th century. Traditional thatched roof cottages, smell of burned pit will take visitors to 19th century.
Duration: 30 minutes
