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Private Ring of Kerry Highlights Tour from Cork
4.9
39 Ratings
Gougane Barra
Discover West Cork and Ring of Kerry highlights in a private tour. Enjoy stunning scenery, colorful towns, and a local guide for a unique experience.
Discover West Cork and Ring of Kerry highlights in a private tour. Enjoy stunning scenery, colorful towns, and a local guide for a unique experience.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Gougane Barra - Discover the enchanting Gougane Barra, a place steeped in mystery and folklore. Here, St. Finbarr engaged in a legendary battle with a fire-breathing, slimy creature with fierce claws named Luiwee. This epic confrontation lasted five days and nights until St. Finbarr emerged victorious. Luiwee retreated from the lake, carving out…
- Gougane Barra - Discover the enchanting Gougane Barra, a place steeped in mystery and folklore. Here, St. Finbarr engaged in a legendary battle with a fire-breathing, slimy creature with fierce claws named Luiwee. This epic confrontation lasted five days and nights until St. Finbarr emerged victorious. Luiwee retreated from the lake, carving out the two river channels in the Lee Valley that are still visible today. St. Finbarr chose to settle in this area, establishing a monastery, leading to the birth of Cork. Enjoy the serene and tranquil scenery, with an island in the lake featuring a 19th-century oratory and the ruins of an ancient monastic site dating back to the 6th century. From Gougane Barra
- Glengarriff - A charming and colorful town in West Cork, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is a favored retirement spot for Hollywood stars like Maureen O’Hara, offering a peaceful escape from the usual tourist crowds.
- Healy Pass - The Healy Pass, dotted with rocks and sheep, offers breathtaking views from its highest point. It is one of Ireland’s most stunning and untouched mountain roads, providing excellent photo opportunities.
- Kenmare - Kenmare is a vibrant market town situated in the heart of the renowned Ring of Kerry drive. It is an ideal spot for lunch, boasting a wide selection of restaurants and shops, and is also famous for Kenmare cashmere.
- Moll’s Gap - Nestled in the heart of the MacGillycuddy’s Reeks mountain range, with Carrauntoohil, Ireland’s tallest mountain, nearby.
- Ladies’ View - Located at the entrance to Killarney National Park, this spot offers a fantastic photo opportunity of the famous three lakes.
- Torc Waterfall - Standing 18 meters high, this waterfall is nestled in a wooded area that seems like a perfect home for hobbits or leprechauns.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Driver/guide
- Transport by private vehicle
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Driver/guide
- Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This tour offers the best of “West Cork” and the “highlights of the Ring of Kerry,” making it the ideal way to experience some of Ireland’s most stunning scenery. You’ll also explore the vibrant towns and villages of the Southwest. This tour avoids the usual crowds found in Kerry, taking you off the beaten path. Enjoy the comfort of your own private…
This tour offers the best of “West Cork” and the “highlights of the Ring of Kerry,” making it the ideal way to experience some of Ireland’s most stunning scenery. You’ll also explore the vibrant towns and villages of the Southwest. This tour avoids the usual crowds found in Kerry, taking you off the beaten path. Enjoy the comfort of your own private vehicle and the company of a local driver/guide, ensuring plenty of laughs along the way.
- This tour is not suitable for cruise ship passengers/ cruise ship excursions, due to time restraints
Location
Gougane Barra
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
4.9
(39 Ratings)
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Culture62884924485
Aug 19, 2024
Muster Bus Tours are out of this word FUN! - We had an amazing tour through Ireland in July, 2024 with Munster Bus Tours! They were a 10 out of 10 for service, tour guide, follow up, price and FUN! We were a family of 7 and not only did our tour guide Tony bring us around to all the places on our list, we went off the beaten path and he showed us an Irish experience we will never ever forget. His humor and kindness were out of this world! I would definitely use this tour company again and highly recommend them for all your Ireland planning needs! Kudos to both Tony our tour guide and Cathy who assisted in our planning. We had a memorable Ireland trip!
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Michael_k
Aug 19, 2024
Fun day around the Ring of Kerry - Just a fantastic day with a great guide to take us through the sites. Very friendly and very knowledgeable. Great fun for the family!
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Roy_d
Aug 17, 2024
Nothing beats a private tour! - Flawless tour! Brian was a great guide and he was so knowledgeable and accomodating. Perfect timing everywhere we went and we did not feel rushed at any stop. Brian was great at showing us so many great places in the time we had. Highly reccomend it!
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Snoopycar
Jun 22, 2024
Great private tour with Munsterbus and Mr Ian Moriarty - We, a group of 4, had a private tour with Munsterbus for 3 days from Kildare to Dingle covering the Rock of Cashel, Castle Cahir, Cobh, Ring of Kerry, Killarney National parks, Slea Head Drive, and Dingle.
We had a wonderful tour with Ian our driver and guide. Ian is a very professional and knowledgeable guide. He gave us a very good overview about history of Ireland and various historical places. He is passionate about tour services and we all had a very enjoyable time with him. Also his recommendations for restaurants are very very good.
Thanks Munsterbus and Ian.
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Terry_d
May 29, 2024
Wonderful - Sea’n was amazing. Our driver Sara Jane was wonderful. We had a fold up wheelchair and they were both so very helpful. The stories Sea’n told were very insightful. He is full of so much knowledge of the area. I would definitely do this tour again. The small size was amazing.
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Hayden_s
Apr 9, 2024
Favorite tour (and best tour company!) in Ireland - My wife and I came to Ireland on our honeymoon and ended up doing two different private tours. Our first tour was for the Cliffs of Moehr with a different company. We enjoyed that tour, but this Ring of Kerry trip through MunsterBus was significantly better than the other tour company. If you are looking to do a private tour in Ireland, I cannot recommend enough booking this experience through Viator or direct with MunsterBus. They are definitely who we will use when we come back to Ireland.
We went on a slightly rainy day, but even without perfect weather this was the highlight of our Ireland trip. The scenery is stunning, and it’s not as rushed as some of the other full day 12-13 hour trips where you’re constantly in a hurry. Our tour guide Tony Murphy was fantastic and went above and beyond to give us a great day. We loved the entire experience and cannot wait to come back one day.
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Tjo22950
Nov 11, 2023
Loved the tour around Kerry - Munsterbus Private tour was the best part of our trip. Our Driver tailored our drive to what we really wanted to see by asking questions at the beginning of the tour. We loved it and honestly wished we had planned multiple days with them.
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Peggy_f
Aug 25, 2023
What a day! - Tony was our driver and was fantastic and very personable. Highly recommend! He was very informative and pleasant.
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Sauradeepb1
Apr 11, 2023
Perfectly intimate, not hectic, beautiful - Highly recommend!!!
The views were amazing, also the format of the tour is ideal for people who like to have flexibility in terms of pace of the tour and want to explore the delights of the ring of Kerry in a relatively short period of time without too much exertion. Essentially ideal when traveling with kids and the elderly. We travelled with our parents who are 60+ and this tour allowed us to enjoy time as a family while not getting tired from hectic schedules that generally accompany group tours. Tony our tour conductor was amazing as he patiently explained to us various trivia about the Irish and Ireland as we drove by the beautiful country side soaking up the beautiful views of the ring of Kerry.
We stopped at beautiful locations and even had the opportunity to try delicious Irish food, do some shopping and also have the most amazing scones ever in a delightful eatery overlooking a lake.
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Grhokie
Oct 13, 2022
The best way to see the Ring of Kerry and beyond - 5 stars are not enough to rate our tour with Tony as our guide and driver. We experienced the very best of not just the Ring of Kerry but also went where the big busses can’t, going through the town of Portmagee and off the beaten path for amazing views of Skellig Michael. Lots of stops, lots of history and maybe, just maybe, a tall tale or two. Tony kept us entertained, engaged and safe on the roads fit for the professional drivers, navigating the way around in a comfortable van giving the 6 of us all a window seat to amazing sites. This is truly the best way to see the Ring as we made more stops and stayed longer because we didn’t have to unload 50 people at each stop and enjoyed our interaction with Tony as if he was part of our traveling group.
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