Dingle Peninsula Day Tour from Cork: Exploring Scenic Mountains, Inch Beach, and Dingle Town
4.2
47 Ratings
Cork
Embark on a breathtaking day tour from Cork to the Dingle Peninsula. Explore scenic mountains, relax on Inch Beach, and visit the picturesque fishing town of Dingle. Don't miss the famous Slea Head drive and the chance to spot Fungi the dolphin!
Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Paddywagon Day Tours - We leave Bridge Street Tourist Office, (next to St Patrick’s Bridge) Cork City at 8.30am.
What's Included
  • On-board WiFi
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Professional driver/guide
  • Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles
  • Explore the iconic Wild Atlantic Way
  • USB charging points at every seat
  • Engaging live commentary onboard
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

The Dingle Peninsula boasts incredible mountain landscapes and unique historical sites that you’ll encounter throughout your journey across this magnificent peninsula. A visit to the renowned Inch beach, one of Ireland’s most famous beaches, reveals a place of exceptional natural splendor. 

Next, you’ll head out to the westernmost drive in Europe, known as the Slea Head drive. Experience awe-inspiring views of the Atlantic Coast as you traverse this breathtaking road that clings to the western coastline. Here, you’ll find stunning vistas of the Blasket Islands and perhaps even catch a glimpse of the ‘Sleeping Giant Island.’

Your tour will also include a stop at Dingle town. This picturesque fishing town, known for its long-time resident dolphin Fungi, is one of the most charming in Ireland. Dingle town serves as the hub of the Peninsula. It continues to captivate global visitors, including artists and musicians, due to its enchanting charm.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Baby-seats and booster seats required for children and babies. Please advise at booking.
  • Bookings made through Viator will automatically be signed up for the pickup point and collection time specified in the booking.
  • If you wish to change your reservation to one of the other pick-up locations offered by Paddywagon Tours, you will need to contact us by telephone or email not later than 17:00 the evening prior so that we can guarantee the change. Please note that changes are only guaranteed once confirmed in writing by us.
Location
Paddywagon Tours Cork
Bridge Street
Bridge St Tourist Offce (next to St Patrick's Bridge) - 08:30am
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(47 Ratings)
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Resfeberrtravels17
Mar 15, 2024
Cannot miss touring with them - The directions were clear, coordination was perfect, the guides/ drivers were knowledgeable and great. The vehicle had no problems. It was a great experience. Highly recommend.,
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Tracy_d
Feb 25, 2024
Highly recommended - Me and my daughter booked this tour while we were staying in cork. Very easy to find the booking office and get directed to our coach. Our first coach driver John was very funny, kept us laughing and entertained until our first stop in kilarney. The jaunting carts made our trip extra special seeing the park in style. Our next driver Keith which took us to dingle, was very informative and we even got to see baby lambs on our drive around slea head. Thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend to anyone visiting to book this excursion to see more sights of Ireland.
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Alaynac2024
Jan 4, 2024
Lovely Experience - Tour is focused mostly on Nature/Sightseeing but has some great tidbits about history as well. It was exactly what I was expecting after reading the itinerary - there are no surprises and the Guide Keith was incredible.
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Leslie_c
Oct 3, 2023
Rainy but worth it! - What can I say about the west coast of Ireland? It's over to top beautiful, even in the rain! The road was narrow and curvy but our driver was a champ. Dingle itself was crowded due to a food festival so we ate lunch and got out fast.
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Stacey_k
Sep 17, 2023
Once in a lifetime - The horse and carriage ride thru Killarney National Park was a nice surprise and a wonderful experience! The WAW drive was spectacular and the baby lambs were a 2nd awesome surprise!!
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Samuel_b
Sep 4, 2023
Have the craic! - The trip to Dingle starts on a large bus that brings you to Killarney for a quick visit. Then you transfer to a smaller bus. Paudie was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable on his history. Blessed us with his singing voice as well. Very clear with his communication when stopping at various places to take photos. Inch beach, 40 shades of green, sleeping giant are just a few of the many stops. Did not enjoy the bee hut visit as they do not inform you that it’s €3/person (cash only). Would skip this, but the view from higher up is fantastic. Stopped in Dingle for a bit more than an hour, which is plenty of time to grab lunch and walk around the gorgeous city for a bit. On the way back, you transfer back to the original bus at the Killarney bus stop. Please take note that the shopping centre closes at 6pm (including the bathrooms!) Paudie faught for us and got the door unlocked thankfully. Would 100% recommend this tour. Definitely had the craic!
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Neil_c
Aug 29, 2023
Memorable Visit to Dingle Penisula - Town of Dingle. Panoramic views throughout the ride. Irish structures dating back to 2000BC. Would do again my next visit to Ireland.
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Escape724182
Sep 16, 2023
Just OK - The stops at sights were very short. It is not a standout tour, is just OK. Next time, I will look at minibus tours.
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Jennifer_b
Sep 24, 2023
****show - Walk to address provided to meet the bus (along w/several other people). Thankfully the office was open and staffed and we were told to walk about a block to meet the bus. How were we to know?? Completely full bus drives to 1st stop and we were told along the way that if we were taking the "Dingle" tour another bus would meet us and we would switch buses. Driver did very brief commentary/itinerary leaving Cork, then he was silent the rest of the way. On his phone several times during trip (not bluetooth), pulled on narrow shoulder once to make a call. I felt unsafe in his ability to transport us in a very large, crowded bus. He was frustrated and cursed loudly trying to park the bus and needed assistance from another driver. Had to ask what time to meet the new bus I was transferring to as we weren't given enough details. He had commented that there wasn't much of anything to do in this town we had an hour stop at (so why is it an hour stop on a tour???) We weren't given suggestions or good directions for things to do. Turns out, my own exploration I discovered a quite large, lovely town with all kinds of things to do!! Blocks and blocks going in different directions that I didn't have nearly enough time to see. I very gladly transferred buses as our "guide" just appeared to wanted to smoke outside bus door as much as he could. We ended up leaving the first stop 45 mins late (sitting on bus entire time, waiting) as many people had done a tour in town that took longer than expected. As people started coming back, they left 2 people!! Second bus was a better guide/driver, still not great in the amount of commentary. Met first bus again and had to transfer for the ride back to Cork after the tour. Same driver says he's going to drop us "a minute walk" from where he picked us up. He said to walk across the bridge and you'll be where you started. I google mapped the distance from where we were picked off and dropped off. Clearly untrue and about a 15 minute walk. I had already walked for quite more than "a minute" when I took the google map picture.
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Joseph_c
Aug 21, 2023
Viator needs to improve - Viator messed up our booking and never sent it to the provider so we missed the tour. Heard it was lovely, though.
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