Book your tickets online for coumeenoole beach, dingle. Fungie, the dingle dolphin has now chosen to live in dingle harbour 36yrs, over these many years he has. Located in the heart of dingle by by pier and marina, the familyowned dingle bay hotel offers free wifi in certain areas, free parking, a stylish bar, and a restaurant. Here, in the spectacularly beautiful atlantic waters of dingle bay, we regularly encounter at least five species of cetaceans whales. The dingle peninsula is one of the gaeltacht areas of ireland, where the irish language is spoken every day in various pockets of the area, and traditional culture is best preserved. Humpback whales ireland dingle sept 15th 2016 youtube. If you find yourself on the west coast of ireland for a weekend, make sure to go whale watching. Whale watching in ireland is a growing tourism activity. The irish air corps captured some phenomenal images last week when they encountered fin whales and two incredibly rare blue whales in irish waters near the continental shelf edge about 80100 nautical miles off irelands south coast. It has all the advantages mentioned above, plus users to your site can conveniently access it directly on your site.
Beluga whale delphinapterus leucas this all white whale has sometimes visited from his home in the arctic. In recent years dingle peninsula has become renowned as a food and drink destination with dingle town a past winner of the irish restaurant award foodie town of ireland which recognised dingle for great dining experiences, and an active food culture. Back in 1991, irelands biologically diverse waters were declared a whale and dolphin sanctuary, the first of its kind in europe. Dingle, ireland on a trip to europe, we went looking for some real irish charm. The only town on the dingle peninsula, it sits on the atlantic coast, about 50 kilometres 30 mi southwest of tralee and 71 kilometres 40 mi northwest of killarney principal industries in the town are tourism, fishing and agriculture. A diverse range of cetaceans from irelands smallest, the harbour porpoise, up to some of the biggest, the baleen whales, can be seen at different times of the year. Whales are dying off the coast of kerry, and no one seems to know. Rome2rio makes travelling from cobh to dingle easy. Home to the world famous dolphin fungi and located on the wild atlantic way dingle is a very special place. Find all the transport options for your trip from cobh to dingle right here. In addition, cork harbour, shannon estuary and dingle bay each have resident dolphin. It offers miles of sandy beaches, soaring mountains, narrow country roads lined with golden gorse and flowering red fuchsia, nature and beauty in abundance. Whale watching schedule and booking with cork whale watch. The irish government declared the coastal waters of ireland a whale and dolphin sanctuary during the early 1990s.
Ballybunion, tralee, dooks as well as dingles own links ceann sibeal are a golfers heaven. Wild ireland best season time place to watch whales in. The 10 best things to do in dingle peninsula updated. A member of the irish whale and dolphin group iwdg, nick massett, headed out to dingle bay on monday morning and initially spotted a. Dolphin and whale watching tour from dingle dingle town. A pub crawl in charming dingle on irelands southwest.
Our trips are a minimum of 4 hours duration, often longer. For iphone and android devices destination dingle peninsula has been developed by kerry county council in. With its colourful streets, award winning restaurants voted best food town in ireland 2014 bars, surrounding hills and beaches there is something for everyone in dingle. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators, ensuring you can make an. Ireland for tour information and options click here. Visitors do not pay for their tour until they have enjoyed seeing him. A complete guide to holiday accommodation, vacation activities, history and culture of the dingle peninsula corca dhuibhne, county kerry in the southwest of ireland on the wild atlantic way. Each room at dingle bay hotel features an private bathroom, teacoffee making facilities, and a tv. A pod of killer whales who regularly swim in irish waters are feared to be in danger of dying out due to pollution. Activities dingle activity breaks kerry dingle benners.
If you are visiting ireland and want to have a good chance to see a dolphin in the wild, most people will guide you towards dingle in county kerry as dingle bay is home to fungie, a solitary dolphin known for interacting with humans. We found it, in dingle, a town of 1,200 people on irelands southwest coast. The tour is informal and casual with experienced skipper and crew and wildlife guide on board. Cobh to dingle 3 ways to travel via train, bus, and car. So, without further ado, here are the best places to go whale watching in ireland. Marvel over the startling coastal scenery as you drive along irelands wild atlantic way, then hop aboard for a memorable cruise around the bay. Voyager is a wellequipped, twinengine catamaran, built specifically for whale and dolphin watching tours off west cork and is licensed to carry 12 passengers and 2 crew by the department of transport marine. At least three dead minke whales have been spotted off the dingle peninsula in three months a quarter of all strandings since 2000. Ireland took the position that the moratorium on commercial whaling in international. First humpback whales 3 of the 2018 irish whale watch.
The dingle peninsula corca dhuibhne official tourism. The dingle dolphin has been in dingle for over two and a half decades. Irish whale and dolphin season west kerry ireland june. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. First 3 humpback whales of the 2018 irish whale watch season off dursey island west cork ireland march 25th 2018 year on year for the last five years it just seems that humpback whales are coming to irish waters earlier in the season march, april, may and also exiting irish waters earlier than in previous seasons september, october obviously in response to the availability of food.
For full driving directions from tralee and killarney please download our printable. Marine whale watch tour boat blasket islands ferry dingle. Some of the best whalewatching in the world is right at our doorstep and most of us have yet to take advantage of it. Destination dingle peninsula app free to download gokerry. Eco marine wildlife and dolphin whale watching boat tours around the blasket islands blasket island ferry dingle peninsula, west kerry, ireland. Experience the thrill of observing whales and dolphins on this 4hour cruise around dingle bay. Almost one third of the worlds species of whales, dolphins and porpoises, collectively known as cetaceans, have been recorded in irish waters.
Welcome to blasket islands eco marine tours, your irish wildlife tour specialist for whale watching and dolphin and bird watching trips on the dingle peninsula,co kerry, ireland. Dingle dolphin tours provides boat tours to see fungie the dingle dolphin in dingle harbour, co. It showed beautiful shots of humpback whales off the blasket islands and dingle bay and as a result we have lots of enquiries from viewers about the best time to see. Fungie sometimes also spelled fungi is an irish institution, a national treasure, and a big pull for the tourism industry.
Book your tickets online for the top things to do in dingle peninsula, ireland on tripadvisor. Whale watching in ireland and whale watching in west cork in particular has now reached a high point for whale and dolphin watching enthusiasts the world over. Whale watching in ireland irish whale watching west cork. At the official home of the wild atlantic way you can explore the route, discover the stories or check out the whale and dolphin watching in ireland. Back in 1991, ireland s biologically diverse waters were declared a whale and dolphin sanctuary, the first of its kind in europe. We provide dedicated whale watching trips out of reen pier, near union hall, west cork, subject to weather conditions and demand novembermarch. Whale watching in the north atlantic is weather dependent and we cant run trips every day. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in dingle, ireland on tripadvisor. Chock full of friendly pubs where live traditional music plays, the irishspeaking area fills to the brim with tourists on weekends and through summer. Whether its a freshly brewed morning coffee, breakfast, afternoon lunch or a great night in an old world dingle pub live music, adams bar has it all. For the golfer dingle is the perfect base to play some of the best links courses in the world. This action is part of project wildsea europe and project waoh route, which have received funding from the european unions cosme programme 20142020 and the european maritime and fisheries fund emff.
Humpback whales filmed off the coast of dingle co kerry ireland. Fungie the dingle dolphin celebrating 30 years of fungie. He has spent over 15 years enjoying the surrounds of dingle and is responsible for a huge proportion of the tourist revenue that comes into the area. The dingle way is a 162 kilometre looped walk around the dingle peninsula in county kerry. Cork whale watching is amazing and defo worth doing, colin our guide was brillant, we left the dock at 10am and arrived back at 2. Two blue whales cruise the waters 80100 nautical miles off irelands south coast. Perched on the hem of the atlantic in irelands southwest, charming dingle looks out over dingle bay to the blasket islands. Two killer whales spotted off the coast of kerry thejournal. Only three months after the irish whale and dolphin group proposal, an taoiseach, charles. There is unfortunately not much whale watching options in the likes of dublin or the east coast so your best option is to head west. She is fast and stable and has all round excellent visibility, ideal for wildlife watching tours. History of fungie in 1983, an extraordinary and curious visitor decided to visit dingle harbour. Whale and dolphin watching, marine eco tours and birdwatching the dingle peninsula is alive with things to do.
Dingle bay eco tours is a 4 hour boat tour of the blasket islands and dingle bay with the opportunity to see whales, dolphins, seals, basking shark in season, puffins and other marine wildlife and view the wonderful seascapes and landscapes off the west coast of ireland along the wild atlantic way. Irish killer whales feared to be in danger of dying out. A whole weekend dedicated to celebrating fungie the dingle dolphin living in dingle harbour. All i had to do was press record the real skill was thanks to nick masset who we were privileged enough to go out with.
If youre coming to dingle by car, bike or bus pop down to the harbour and book the best fungie trip with us at the top of the pier youll find our. Contact blasket islands eco marine and whale watching tours ireland. Northern right whale eubalaena glacialis known as the right whale as it floated naturally after killing in the whaling days, migrates about 15 miles west of ireland in midjune scarce 10. There will be lots going on, talks, swimming, boat trips, films, childrens activities, whale watching trips weather permitting. Coumeenoole beach dingle updated april 2020 top tips. It starts and finishes in tralee and takes in stunning seascapes, mountain trails. Since that time according to the irish whale and dolphin group, 25 species have been recorded, ranging in size from the small harbour porpoise to the giant fin whale. The dingle peninsula corca dhuibhne official tourism website for dingle peninsula tourism alliance. Our 2012 whale and dolphin watching season has now closed and below is a brief summary of our encounters with some of irelands most interesting megafauna in 2012.
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