|
|
Dancing to Dingle
offered by supplier M18215 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 7
day(s)
Group Size: 6
- 12
people
Destination(s):
Ireland
Specialty Categories:
Walking Tours
Archeology/History
Season: May - August
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 895 Euro (EUR)
Maximum Per Person Price: 895 Euro (EUR)
|
|
Gaelic culture is very much alive with the native Gaelic language widely spoken. The walks of 10-20km (6-12.5miles) bring Ireland's myths and folklore to life with visits to ancient archaeological sites to present day Irish pottery workshop. Dingle is a wonderfully welcoming village and a great base to sample Irish music and dance at it's best - enjoy!
This week long tour begins in the picturesque town of Killarney, transfers to the fishing harbor village of Dingle and ends at an inn in the peaceful seaside village of Cloghane. Gaelic culture is alive and the Gaelic language is still spoken in the homes at the western end of the peninsula. The walks are spread throughout its length, allowing you to sample the hills that make up its spines, as well as some of the many beaches.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival. Optional Complimentary Transfer from Shannon or Kerry Airport (see transfer times below) Arrival at accommodation in the scenic and lively town of Killarney. Briefing with your guide in your guest house at 18.30 Hrs, followed by dinner. You can make the most of the pubs and atmosphere of Killarney before returning to your family run B&B for your first night's accommodation.
Day 2: Ballysitteragh Mountain - Distance:10.5km/6.5miles Ascent: 625m/2,050ft. A gentle ascent through blanket bog and scree slope onto the Mount Brandon ridge gives a perfect overview of the territory to be walked over the coming days - panoramas of mountains, mountain passes, ice-carved valleys, drowned river valleys, islands and the Atlantic Ocean.
Day 3: Dingle Way (Ventry to Slea Head) - Distance: 10.5km/6.5miles*. Ascent: 190m/625ft. Through landscape littered with archaeological sites, walk over the rocky shores of Dingle Bay to the Atlantic Ocean. The spectacular scenery of Slea Head and Dunquin ("the nearest parish to America") has been captured in many movies. *An extra 3km/2miles will take you to Dunmore Head, the most westerly point in Ireland, marked by an ogham stone. oh yes, thats in the list however careful.
Day 4: Free day at your leisure. Discover the delights of the fishing village of Dingle.
Day 5: Celtic Culture Day Distance: 9.5km/6miles Ascent: 420m/1,400ft. In the early part of the 20th century the inhabitants of Great Blasket Island produced a body of literature in the Gaelic language, describing a harsh existence battling the elements. A walk on the now-abandoned island allows us to appreciate the conditions that stimulated that output. The Slea Head Drive on the way home allows visits to the renowned Louis Mulcahy Pottery, the heritage centre of Baile an Fheirtéaraigh (Ballyferriter) and the unique stone oratory of Gallarus (8th C). Return to Dingle will give time to visit the town’s craft shops, sample its literary coffee shop and pubs or call on Fungi, Dingle’s own dolphin.
Day 6: Dingle Way (Brandon Creek to Cloghane). Distance: 12.5km/8miles. Ascent: 650m/2,125ft. An old military road leads from Brandon Creek (from where St Brendan sailed to America), crossing the Brandon Ridge at the saddle of Masatiompan, before descending by the abandoned village of Arraglen to the fishing village of Brandon.
Day 7: Dingle Way (The Northern Beaches). Distance: up to 20km/12.5miles. Ascent: 50m/165ft. A leisurely coastal walk - three beaches, two medieval church ruins, one wild bird sanctuary - on a walk that can be shortened or lengthened to suit you and the day.
Day 8: Departure Day.
Note: Dates each walking Tour begins: Dates May 17, June 7, July 12, August 23.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Also see tour packages in:
Europe
Ireland
Walking Tours
Archeology/History
Email it to a friend:
Click here to email this vacation to a friend
|
|
|
|
