Private Tour: Ring of Beara from Kenmare.

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6 to 8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

R​ing 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.

What's Included

Private transportation
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
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Meeting point
Kenmare
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 6 to 8 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    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.

    6 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm

    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.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 3
    Healy Pass

    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.

    20 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 4

    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.

    40 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 5

    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.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
  • 6

    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.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Peter Stanley tours

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