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Blasket Island Tour: Scenic Dolphin, Whale Watching and Island Exploration
4.8
19 Ratings
Ceantra
Embark on a thrilling adventure with our Blasket Island Tour, featuring scenic dolphin and whale watching, as well as island exploration. Discover stunning landscapes, diverse marine wildlife, and the captivating beauty of the Blasket islands archipelago and Dingle Bay.
Embark on a thrilling adventure with our Blasket Island Tour, featuring scenic dolphin and whale watching, as well as island exploration. Discover stunning landscapes, diverse marine wildlife, and the captivating beauty of the Blasket islands archipelago and Dingle Bay.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Great Blasket Island - Our tour boat leaves from Ventry pier at 10am. We head out into Dingle Bay towards the Blasket Islands keeping an eye out for common dolphins and Minke whales along the way. We also sometimes see bottlenose dolphins, Risso’s dolphins and basking shark (in season). We arrive at Great Blasket Island at approx. 11 am and tie up…
- Great Blasket Island - Our tour boat leaves from Ventry pier at 10am. We head out into Dingle Bay towards the Blasket Islands keeping an eye out for common dolphins and Minke whales along the way. We also sometimes see bottlenose dolphins, Risso’s dolphins and basking shark (in season). We arrive at Great Blasket Island at approx. 11 am and tie up to our mooring off the White Strand. We disembark passengers by licenced Zodiac dinghy / tender to the Great Blasket Island slipway. Passengers have 3 hrs. to enjoy the island either hiking the loop walk (1.5 hrs), swimming in the pristine waters off the beach or just relaxing and watching the seals off the rocks. There is a small island tea room and access to toilets. We pick up passengers again at 2pm and continue on our marine eco tour around some of the outer Blasket islands where you can see puffins, lots of other sea birds, fantastic landscapes and seascapes and hopefully pods of dolphins and the occasional humpback whale as they migrate past our shores.
What's Included
- Guided cultural and historical tour
- Deserted village exploration
- Great Blasket Island
- OPW-certified guides
- Guided cultural and historical tour
- Deserted village exploration
- Great Blasket Island
- OPW-certified guides
What's Not Included
- Snacks
- Snacks
Additional Information
This experience merges a 4 hr. expedition to watch dolphins and whales with a 3 hr. layover on Great Blasket Island. Your time will be allocated between a 1 hr. ocean voyage, 3 hrs. spent on Great Blasket Island, and a subsequent 3 hr. eco-friendly marine exploration of the surrounding islands, where we’ll be on the lookout for dolphins, birds, and…
This experience merges a 4 hr. expedition to watch dolphins and whales with a 3 hr. layover on Great Blasket Island. Your time will be allocated between a 1 hr. ocean voyage, 3 hrs. spent on Great Blasket Island, and a subsequent 3 hr. eco-friendly marine exploration of the surrounding islands, where we’ll be on the lookout for dolphins, birds, and hopefully whales (although sightings can’t be guaranteed!). Given favourable weather and calm seas, we promise a fantastic time amidst stunning landscapes and diverse sea creatures in and around the Blasket Islands archipelago and Dingle Bay.
- Passengers must arrive at the departure point 15 to 20 minutes before departure time of 10:00 am in order to park car on pier
- The boat departs at 10 am and under no circumstances will the boat wait for passengers
- Put on suitable warm, windproof clothing and for Safety meeting.
- Not suitable for children under 10 yrs.
Location
Ventry pier, Ventry Harbour, Co. Kerry
4 miles west of Dingle town, on the Slea Head drive, road R559. Turn left on the slip-road by the cottages opposite Quinn's pub, Ventry - Ceann Trá.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(19 Ratings)
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Alaric_c
Jul 25, 2025
Perfect. - Perfect from start to finish. The Captain and Guide are really great, Great Basket Island is a little gem to visit and we got to see whales, dolphins and others. REALLY GREAT.
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G7513rusaraj
Jul 11, 2025
Highlight of our week on the Dingle peninsula - My husband and I did the seven-hour trip to Great Blasket on July 10. It was easily the highlight of our week on the Dingle peninsula. Weather was spectacular. After landing on the island, we easily had time to hike up to the top and stop for a picnic on the way down. On the return boat trip, we saw dolphins up close, plus Minke whales, seals, and puffins. Guides were very friendly and knowledgeable about local wildlife. Highly, highly recommend!
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Resort35514618935
Jul 11, 2025
Blasket Island Eco Tour - My daughter, her boyfriend and I went on the 4 hour Blasket Eco tour yesterday 10th July and enjoyed every second. The skipper Mick and the ecologist Jonathan were extremely helpful to everyone on board . They made sure we were comfortable in the boat, explained the safety procedures and off we went.
We couldn't believe our eyes when we saw approx 9 or 10 Minke whales, a school of dolphins giving us a wonderful display , seals swimming near the Great Blasket, sea birds incl many shearwater, terns, gannets, a fulmer,razor bills, crested cormorants, guillemots,puffin incl a few pufflings . Jonathan was very knowledgeable and told us many interesting facts about the wildlife snd also about the Blasket Islands themselves. The skipper stopped every time something of interest was spotted and allowed us plenty of time to take everything in and take a few photos.
It was immensely interesting and enjoyable and we left the boat thrilled with ourselves and also with a renewed resolve to do what we could in relation to conservation .
Noreen O Hanlon, Mallow, Co. Cork
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Johnbelfast123
Jul 6, 2025
Eco tours never disappoints - What an incredible adventure.
On the trip we saw, minke whales, basking shark, common dolphins, grey seals, puffins, gannets, red deer and so much other wildlife.
If that was not enough, there was the stunning scenery provided by the Blasket Islands, Cathedral Rock and Dingle bay.
My thanks to Mick, Vincent and John for facilitating such a day.
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Roam39972287743
Jun 20, 2025
Rare sighting of an orca! - We had a great skipper and wildlife guide.
Very priveleged to see an orca, dolphins and puffins close up.
Highly recommended for all!
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Coastal34156142884
May 9, 2025
Awesome day at sea - We booked this tour hoping to see wildlife but got so much more. Vincent was an excellent captain and our eco guide John was extremely knowledgable. Their respect for the sea and her inhabitants was obvious. We were lucky to have a beautiful day with sightings of several species including, albeit briefly, a minke whale. The hike on Blasket Island was well worth the time as the views were spectacular but the highlight of the trip for us were the rock formations and sea caves. Truly magnificent.
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Lindam101112
Oct 6, 2024
Amazing day--Start to Finish - We had a wonderful 18 days in Ireland--such a beautiful country--but the highlight of the trip was this tour. We were blessed with gorgeous weather--but we were scheduled for a day which was supposed to have bad weather--they contacted us and requested to change for a better experience--we could also cancel at no charge if that didn't work. Amazing customer consideration. Our guide was great--so much information. Blasket Island was great-we hiked around the hill and picnicked up top. Coffee at the cafe and a NPS history session. Then out into the Atlantic where we saw three types of whales--the Humpback, The Minke and The Fin Whale--also two types of Dolphins, Tuna leaping to catch fish and lots of birds. An amazing day start to finish
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Dclopton
Oct 2, 2024
Well worth the time and fare - After the tour was canceled on Sunday due to high winds and terrible rain, we booked the next day. Because of a tidal serge,
we could not get to the Blasket Islands to wander around. The tour guide asked if we would take the 4 hour tour of whale/dolphin watching. We took the afternoon cruise to see seals, common and bottlenose dolphins along with several types of sea birds. The scenery was gorgeous especially around Blasket Island. The guide, John, was knowledgeable and friendly. The captain, Vincent, was capable and worked hard to find the dolphin pods. The trip was well worth the time and fare.
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Henrikkg6699ny
Aug 4, 2024
A highly recomandable trip - We were on an excellent trip to Great Blasket Island 23. of July. The Island itself was exciting and really worth a vist.
We saw 3 Coughs close to the seal-colony made the visit even better.
On the the following whale-safari, we saw 2-3 Mink Whales and 2 flocks of Common Dolphins very close to the boat!
And a lot of birds! thausands of Manx Shearwater - (and one Balearic!) all over the sea, Puffins close, Fulmars and other good birds.
The guide (Britta) was very informing, and knew all abourt the birds at sea (and cateaceans, off course).
A highly recomandable trip. Just do it!
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Q2346ryjohnm
Jul 28, 2024
A first class experience - The weather forecast did not look favourable, but what a glorious day was spent on Blasket Island.
The island is steeped in history, but also so much wildlife. The beach is a haven for grey seals.
After leaving the Blasket Island, Vincent once again demonstrated his navigational skills by showing us stunning scenery and magical wildlife.
I will be back.
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