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Killarney
Highlights Tour - €38.00 per person |
Your first stop on this tour
will be at Torc Waterfall. Torc Waterfall is
a dramatic fall and originates from the top
of Torc Mountain from the Owengarriff River
on the road up to Ladies' View. There is a
lovely wooded path through Friars' Glen to
the top of the falls.
At the base of the Lower Falls you'll find
a dramatic stairway to the Upper Falls which
will afford you excellent views of the the
Lakes of Killarney, the Black Valley and several
mountain ranges that make up the Killarney
area.
Continue onwards to Muckross House. Muckross
House is a magnificent Victorian mansion completed
in 1843 for Henry Arthur Herbert. It is the
last in a series of large houses constructed
by the Herbert family on their lands at Muckross.
The location of the House is spectacular, close
to the eastern shore of Muckross Lake and set
beneath the impressive backdrop of the Torc
and Magnetron Mountains. In recent years many
of the rooms in this magnificent mansion have
been restored to their original Victorian splendour
Muckross House is located in the Killarney
National Park, which covers over 25,000 acres.
Central to the Park are the world famous Lakes
of Killarney, which make up almost a quarter
of the Park's area. The three lakes are known
as the Upper Lake, Muckross Lake (Middle Lake)
and Lough Leanne (Lower Lake), and are joined
at the “meeting of the waters.”
At Muckross Traditional Farms you will be able
to take a stroll down memory lane to visit
Ireland in the 1930s and 1940s. This was a
period before the widespread use of electricity,
when all work was carried out using traditional
methods You will visit three separate working
farms (small, medium and large), each complete
with animals, poultry and horse drawn farm
machinery. You will also visit a labourer's
cottage, a carpenter's workshop, a harness
maker and a blacksmith's forge. The interiors
of the dwelling houses are furnished in the
traditional manner, and include such items
as the dresser, settlebed and mealbin.
Continue onwards to Ross Castle. Ross Castle
was built in the 15th century on the shore
of Killarney´s Lower lake by O’Donoghue
Mór. In 1652 Ross fell to the English
General Ludlow. The castle was used as a military
barracks in the 18th and 19th centuries. It
overlooks the Lower Lake in Killarney and also
looks out on the 7th century monastery and
a 12th century oratory on Innisfallen Island.
Legend has it that Brian Boru, High King of
Ireland, was educated here by the Monks in
the 9th Century. |
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Ring
of Kerry Tour - €25.00 per person
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An essential part of any visit
to Ireland, this tour circles the magnificent
MacGillycuddy Reeks - runs through its many
passes and valleys along the shore of Dingle
Bay and Kenmare Bay.
There is an unspoilt nature to Ireland's most
beautiful region and the Ring of Kerry provides
many unforgettable memories as it passes through
the many picturesque villages such as Glenbeigh,
Waterville and Sneem and returns via Ladies
View, the famous Lakes of Killarney and through
the Oakwoods of Killarney's magnificent National
Park. |
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Dingle
Peninsula Tour - €27.00 per person
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The Dingle
Peninsula has the most rugged Atlantic coastline
in Kerry and
is scattered with forts and pre-historic huts.
Here you will fine one of the finest examples
of an early Christian Church - Gallarus Oratory.
It dates from 800 AD. Much of Irish heritage
is maintained in this Irish (Gaelic) speaking
region including traditional music and art
forms. Considered by many to have some of Europe's
most spectacular scenery, the peninsula also
supports both a rare and unique assortment
of flora and fauna.
Slea Head is the most westerly
point in Europe and standing there, looking
towards
America, instills a feeling of excitement
and empathy with the millions of emigrants
who took this route. There are splendid views
around Slea Head, especially of the Blasket
Islands and the scattered rocks - all part
of an exploded volcanic area.
This is also
the countryside in which the David Lean film, “Ryan's Daughter”,
was mainly made. The film “Far and
Away” was also made here. |
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Gap
of Dunloe - €55.00 per person
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a trip that is unique to Killarney. The tour
begins with a coach
journey to Kate Kearney's Cottage where pony
carriages are taken for the journey. First
you travel for 7 miles through the scenic glacial
valley known as the "Gap of Dunloe" .
The trail passes by three lakes (Black, Cushvalley
and Augur) and three sets of mountains (Purples,
Tomies and MacGillycuddy Reeks). The trail
ends at Lord Brandon's Cottage where you have
free time for lunch. This is then followed
by a boat trip via the enchanting Upper, Middle
and Lower Lakes to historic Ross Castle where
coaches await for the journey back to Killarney. |
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