Failte Ireland - Ireland Buyers Guide 2018

Fastnet Rock Experience Business Details Cape Clear Island,Wild AtlanticWay, Skibbereen, Co. Cork T  +353 (0) 28 39159 | +353 (0) 87 389 9711 E  Karen.capeclearferry@gmail.com W  www.Fastnettour.com GPS  51.4843 N, 9.3661 Business Contact  Karen Cottrell Experience Set sail to the “Tear drop of Ireland” to see this truly magnificent and world famous rock lighthouse. For generations, the majestic and isolated Fastnet Rock has fired the imaginations of onlookers; known as Ireland’s Teardrop, as it was, for many thousands of emigrants, the last Irish soil seen as their ships carried them away to America. Learn more about the famous lighthouse, spotting for dolphins with the stunning Roaring water Bay as your backdrop. Tour time 3hrs or 6hrs including more free time on Cape Clear Island. Pricing Standard Retail Price € 40 per person Min 10 - Max 65. It is advisable to pre book however, we do try and accommodate if we can. Tour Operator Rate  Yes FIT Rate  Yes Ad Hoc Group Rate  Yes Tour Series Rates  Yes Group bookings/rates Contact  Same as above. Opening Details & Refreshment Office opening 0830-1700hrs, Mon-Fri. Out of office times phone mobile 7 days a week. Apr to end of Sep. As the Fastnet Rock is exposed to weather, if we have to cancel we will notify well in advance. There are pubs, cafés, restaurants and a shop in Baltimore and Cape Clear Island. Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements Although both piers aren’t wheelchair friendly, we do everything to accommodate and carry wheelchairs. Advise warm clothing. There’s a carpark next to the Pier in Baltimore and withinWalking distance in Schull. There is a bus bay in Baltimore and Schull. Nearest Accommodation Hub Locally Baltimore and Schull, Clonakilty (45mins drive away) – www.discoverireland.ie/Places-To-Go/Cork Other Experiences Nearby Mizen head signal station (25mins) – www.mizenhead.ie Dun na Sead Castle Baltimore – www.baltimorecastle.ie Skibbereen Heritage Centre (15mins) from Baltimore and (22mins from Schull) – www.skibbheritage.com Skippered Angling Experience, Selfdrive Boat hire, Whale and Wildlife Boat Trip Business Details Woodpoint House,Courtmacsherry,West Cork. T  +353 (0) 87 638 1003 | +353 (0) 86 825 0905 E  info@Courtmacsherryangling.ie W   www.courtmacsherryangling.ie | www.Atlanticwhaleandwildlifetours.com GPS  51.635300,8.710783 Business Contact  Mark and Trish Gannon Experience Go angling for a day from the fishing village of Courtmacsherry, catch many different species between the Old Head of Kinsale and the Seven Heads Peninsula from our comfortable safe charter vessels with excellent skippers or venture further offshore to catch and release blue shark or fish for ling and conger on the wreck of the famous “Lusitania”. Fish inshore from the self drive boats or just cruise around the many inlets and coves. Book a whale watching trip and experienceWest Cork’s marine life. Enjoy complimentary tea or coffee on all our boat trips. Fishing trips, normally 8hrs duration can be tailored to suit the clients. Self Drive boats duration at Clients request,Whale andWildlife trips 3hrs duration. Pricing Standard Retail Price Charters= € 500,Whale andWildlife tour € 40 P/P, Self Drive € 70 Half Day Max on the fishing andWhale andWildlife trips is 12 persons, our 3 selfdrive boats each have a capacity of 4 persons. Advance group booking essential, minimum group booking is 4 persons. Tour Operator Rate  Yes FIT Rate  Yes Ad Hoc Group Rate  Yes Tour Series Rates  Yes Group bookings/rates Contact  Trish Gannon E  info@courtmacsherryangling.ie T  +353 87 638 1003 Opening Details & Refreshment We operate our fishing excursions,WildLife trips, Self Drive boat Hire 7 days a week. All trips are subject to favourable weather, normally Mar-Oct. Local Community shop open 9am to 6pm nearby. Parking, Access/Ability & Special Requirements Suitable clothing to include a windbreaker for protection from the wind,sunscreen during warm weather, bring bottles of drinking water. Parking available on the pier sufficient for coaches and cars. Nearest Accommodation Hub www.discoverireland.ie/Places-To-Go/Cork Other Experiences Nearby West Cork Model village Clonakilty – www.modelvillage.ie Seven Heads Coastal Walks – www.sevenheadspeninsula.ie Timoleague Fransiscan Abbey – www.Timoleagueabbey.ie 41 H A V E N C O A S T H A V E N C O A S T