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Blasket Islands Eco Marine Tours
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Baile an Trasna, Ventry, Co. Kerry. |
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info@marinetours.ie |
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+353- (0)86 3353805 |
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+353- (0)87 2316131 |
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www.facebook.com/ecomarinetours |
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www.marinetours.ie |
Voted one of the three best marine tours in the British Isles by 'Country Homes and Interiors'
Blasket Islands Eco Marine Tours, departing from Ventry Harbour (Ceann Trá), 4 miles west of Dingle town, offer you the chance to explore the remote islands of the Blasket Island archipelago and the abundant wildlife (dolphins, whales, basking sharks, seals, puffins and many more) in Dingle Bay. You can choose from three different options.
The morning tour, leaving at 10am, takes you from Ceann Trá to the Great Blasket Island, past the island beach and the deserted village, to the grey seal colony and back around Dingle Bay where you have a chance of encountering dolphins, whales and basking sharks.
The afternoon tour takes you out past the Great Blasket Island and its grey seal colony and onward to the remoter islands of Tearaght, Inisvickalaun and Inisnabró and their spectacular seabird colonies (puffins, Shearwaters, kittiwakes etc) amidst breathtaking seascapes.
The third option is an all-day tour, leaving Ceann Trá at 10am, which allows you to spend a couple of hours on the Great Blasket Island before you join the afternoon eco tour and return to Ceann Trá at around 5pm. The Eco Tour boat, the MV Blasket Princess, skippered by Mick Sheeran, is a 44 passenger Aquastar with a flying bridge for perfect wildlife viewing and is fitted with a marine toilet and inside seating for 20 passengers.
Directions:
We depart from the pier in Ceann Trá (Ventry) village. Ceann Trá is situated approx 4 miles west of Dingle town on the Slea Head Drive (R559).
Opening Times: April to October, departing at 1000hrs and 1300hrs with an extra tour at 1700hrs during June, July and August
Cost: Morning tour ( 3hrs)€25; afternoon tour (4hrs) €40; all-day tour (includes 3hrs on Great Blasket Island) €50
Dingle Peninsula Ireland Holiday & Accommodation Guide