Boat and Wildlife Tours in Co. Kerry
3 places
1.Dingle Sea Safari
a 2.5-hour RIB ride to the Blasket Islands
A fast, family-run RIB ride from Dingle Pier out past sea caves and cliffs to the Great Blasket Islands, where grey seals, puffins and dolphins share the water.
- Highlights
- Rated #1 of 43 tours in Dingle on Tripadvisor
- Departs Dingle Pier, 2.5–3 hours
- Max 12 on the open RIB, max 10 on the enclosed one
- Facilities
- Wheelchair access
2.Casey Skellig Michael Tours
land on the island the monks built on a rock
A family-run, OPW-licensed boat operator running trips from Portmagee to the Skellig Islands since 1965 — either landing on Skellig Michael to climb the monks' 618 steps, or cruising around both islands for the gannets, puffins and monastic ruins.
- Highlights
- Landing Tour: 2.5 hours on Skellig Michael, 618 stone steps to a 6th-century monastery
- Eco Tour: close-up cruise of Skellig Michael and the Little Skellig gannet colony
- Up to 30,000 pairs of gannets on Little Skellig, one of the world's largest colonies
3.Dingle Dolphin Boat Tours
boat trips to the Great Blasket since 1987
Dingle's longest-running boat tour crew (est. 1987) runs guided sailings from Dingle Pier along the Wild Atlantic coast, from a one-hour harbour and cliffs hop to a four-hour wildlife hunt out in the bay. Trips look for dolphins, seals, whales and seabirds; sightings are never guaranteed.
- Highlights
- Ireland's longest-running boat tour association, established 1987
- TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2024 winner for boat tours in Ireland
- Boats depart Dingle Pier, near the dolphin statue
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Wheelchair access