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The Skellig Experience Centre also includes a and
Boat trips to the Skellig Islands can also be booked in season.
Allow 1 hr for this experience
Or
Continue on your journey to – the ancestral home of the O’Connells and property of Hunting Cap, Daniel’s
uncle, who regarded Daniel as his heir. This location brings much of the O’Connell story to life – the love of his life, his wife Mary
and the opposition he faced in marrying someone without a dowry, his passion for beagling, his role as landlord, his children, his
interest in the traditional culture of song and story, and the way he restored himself physically and mentally on Iveragh.
Allow 2 hrs for this experience
Lunch in village (Blind Piper) or
Continue toWaterville and take a guided walk along theWild AtlanticWay with , where a local marine biologist walks
you through the rich heritage and wildlife of Ireland’s western coast. Varying routes from flat sandy coastline to winding small
roads to headlands and walkways hugging theWild AtlanticWay to see shipwrecks and lookout towers and admire the local marine
biodiversity of the area. (Optional seafood taster meal at family restaurant overlooking the bay at end of seashore walk.)
Allow 1.5 hrs for this experience
Dinner & Overnight or
DAY 4
WILD ATLANTICWAY – SOUTHERN PENINSULAS & CLIFF COAST
Travel on to Tralee and visit the largest working windmill in Ireland (source: Guinness Book of Records).
Now the centre piece of a major visitor attraction on the shores of Tralee Bay which includes an audio visual theatre; exhibitions on
milling and Blennerville’s role as a 19th century famine emigrant port. The centre also includes a model railway exhibition on the
famous Tralee & Dingle Light Railway (1891 to 1953); a craft workshop and craft shop.
Allow 1 hr for this experience
Get back to nature at and take a boat tour and discover the wild flora, fauna and stunning
natural habitat of Tralee Bay, a natural Irish wetlands adjacent to theWild AtlanticWay. The boat trip guides you through
the wetlands and includes a visit to a viewing tower that boasts panoramic views over Tralee Bay and out to the Atlantic Ocean.
Allow 1 hr for this experience
Lunch in
Spend the afternoon on a , followed by morning tea of it’s time!
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The Skelligs, Co. Kerry
Ring of Kerry