Celtic Kerry Footsteps
8 days/7 nights
Highlights of your Walking Tour In Ireland
This vacation, in the “Kingdom” of County Kerry, in the vibrant scenic town of Killarney and the traditional friendly market town of Caherciveen. It offers you an easy and gentle walking programme combined with the best of ancient and modern Ireland - and some very unique and memorable activities. Imagine combining the stunning lake, mountain and Atlantic scenery of the South West of Ireland with Irish Music, ancient castles and manor houses, a jaunting car ride, a hedge maze, Irish farming traditions, horse riding on a golden Atlantic beach, water divining, learning to play the Bodhran, a magical evening walk to a prehistoric Ring Fort, an island cycle or walk and an Irish set dancing session! All this, and more, is combined with traditional Irish hospitality, good food and friendly people to make this an unforgettable week, ideal for people seeking a real Irish experience. This is a gentle walking programme combined with wonderful Celtic cultural activities.
- Killarney National Park, lakes, oak woods, waterfalls, bogland habitat of the Irish Red Deer.
- Visit of 19th century Muckross House, Gardens, Traditional Farms and Abbey
- Spectacular coastal and inland walks – ‘Sub-tropical’ & unique flora, folklore, archaeology
- Visit of 15th century Ross Castle
- Killarney National Park – lakes, oak woods, waterfalls, bogland, native Irish Red Deer
- A Session to learn to play the Bodhran, followed by a traditional set dancing and Irish music session
- Walk through Derrynane Beach and National Park
- The ancient art of water divining
- Jaunting Car ride in Killarney
- Evening walk and magical musical evening in a prehistoric Ring Fort
- Discovery of Valentia Island “The Treasure Island” by guided cycle
Accommodation
Your accommodation in Killarney is 4****accommodation and in Caherciveen, it is in quality family run guesthouses. Every room has a TV, private bathroom and there are tea & coffee making facilities for all guests. Full Irish Breakfast and Continental Breakfast are served each morning, and vegetarians are also catered for.
Airport Transfers for your Walking Tour
- We do not include the price of our airport transfers in our holidays to make it as transparent as possible. We want to minimise the money spent on airport transfers while maximising your valuable holiday time. You only pay for the transfer you need
- Prices are per person and based on a minimum of 2 people per transfer
- All transfers must be confirmed at the time of booking with flight numbers and times for arrival and departure. Otherwise we will assume you are making your own way to the first nights accommodation
- Please note that refunds are not provided for any unused portions of the transfer
- Private taxis can also be arranged, at the clients own expense, should the transfer timetable or public transport not suit
Kerry Airport (Closest Airport)
www.ryanair.com fly everyday from Dublin, London Stansted, Luton and Frankfurt Hahn to Kerry.
www.aerarann.com fly from Manchester and Lorient, France to Kerry
Publc Transport:
There is a great public bus system from Kerry airport to Killarney and Tralee with up to 10 buses a day. See www.buseireann.ie for details.
Transfers from Kerry airport
All transfers from/to Kerry airport to Killarney, Tralee, Camp and Glenbeigh will operate between 07.00 and 18.00 on Saturdays
- Kerry airport transfers run throughout the year.
| Kerry Airport to Killarney |
€15 |
€30 |
| Kerry Airport to Tralee |
€15 |
€30 |
| Kerry Airport to Camp |
€20 |
€40 |
| Kerry Airport to Glenbeigh |
€25 |
€50 |
Shannon Airport
There is a frequent shuttle bus from Shannon airport to Limerick from where you can get a direct bus from Limerick to either Killarney or Tralee. See www.buseireann.ie for details. We recommend that you arrive in Shannon in the morning to make the connections.
Transfers from Shannon
All transfers from Shannon airport to Kerry will depart at 12.00 on Saturdays and arrive back at Shannon at 11.00 on Saturdays. Shannon transfers run from May 7th until September 24th 2011
| Shannon Airport to Killarney |
€50 |
€100 |
| Shannon Airport to Tralee |
€50 |
€100 |
| Shannon Airport to Camp |
€55 |
€110 |
| Shannon Airport to Glenbeigh |
€50 |
€100 |
Dublin Airport
Clients can fly into Dublin and can either get a train from Dublin Heuston Train Station in the city centre to Killarney or Tralee (see www.irishrail.ie) or they can fly with www.ryanair.com from Dublin to Kerry airport three times a day.
Cork Airport
Get a shuttle bus from Cork airport into Cork bus station (25 minutes) and then get a bus from Cork to Killarney (1 hour 20 minutes).