Booking fee
The booking fee includes the costs of booking your tickets such as charges for payment processing. It also covers the provision of our customer care center for processing your order, and all charges imposed by our suppliers.
* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
The Gap of Dunloe Tour is a must do for visitors to Killarney. The ‘Adventure’ begins daily from our head office at O’Connor’s Pub, 7 High St., Killarney at 10:00am for check in. We can also collect clients from their accommodation in the Killarney area.
Your journey begins with a bus trip to Kate Kearney’s Cottage or Ross Castle (recommended starting point for walkers as it allows more time). From here visitors make the 7 mile walk (please allow 2.5 to 3 hours for the walk). For those who do not wish to walk Jaunting cart’s are also available (at extra cost of €25 per person) to take the clients through the natural unspoilt beauty of the Black Valley, a walker’s paradise.
Upon reaching Lord Brandon’s Cottage, there will be time to enjoy refreshments (not included) at the Cafe, before taking your boat trip through the Lakes of Killarney to Ross Castle where your bus will be waiting to take you back to Killarney. As noted, this tour can also be done in reverse.
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Tour Guide
Departure Point
7 High Street, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 DV26, Irland
O'Connor's Traditional Pub, 7 High Street Killarney, Eircode: V93 DV26
We collect from traveller's hotels/accommodation within the Killarney area
Return Details
7 High Street, Killarney, Co. Kerry, V93 DV26, Irland
O'Connor's Traditional Pub, 7 High Street Killarney, Eircode: V93 DV26
Gap of Dunloe, Killarney, Ireland Passengers can take in the breathtaking beauty of the Gap of Dunloe by travelling the 7mile/12km journey on foot or can also hire a Jaunting cart (optional extra cost). 180 minutes
Ross Castle, Killarney, Ireland For those client's who wish to complete the tour by beginning their boat journey at Ross Castle, will have some time to look around the grounds prior to the boat departing Reen Pier (red boats) at 11am 20 minutes
Kate Kearney's Cottage, Killarney, Ireland Traveller's will have time to avail of refreshment's at Kate Kearney's Cottage either at the start or end of their tour (depending which direction they are taking the tour). 30 minutes
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
Krzysztof K
19 Nov 2022
Very well organized tour. The guide was very chatty and friendly with a lot of interesting local stories
485mauraf
18 Nov 2022
Loved the scenery on the walk and boat. My only gripe is that the bus driver was impatient even though we were about 2 mins early
hawkmatthews
06 Sep 2022
We had a terrible time with the tour and we were soaked to the skin when we were on the boat part of the tour due to the fact that the boatman took us out on the lakes in the middle of a thunder storm with no way of getting back to land for the full 2 hours. We got a text from the operator to say the boat might be cancelled due to the bad weather forecast and we arrived early and we were told that the tour would be going ahead even though I told him that the weather was very bad and possibly a bit dangerous for such a small boat but he was adamant that it would be OK. After the first lake we were told to leave the boat and walk around the lane to the Old Weir Bridge to get picked up ag from the other side. The weather was getting worse and we were all soaked and finally getting to the landing stage at Lord Brandon cottage where we were due to get the jaun car back over the Gap but we were unable to get the Jaunting Car due to the bad weather conditions and starting the walk over the gap to the meeting point and luckily we were found by the driver who brought us down to the meeting point by his suv car. He said that it was madness to bring people across the lakes in that weather and we are all lucky to have got back. I would definitely steer clear of this company for any further tours and check out the options around killarney for a better company to use instead.
This tour in
Killarney
is organized by
Gap of Dunloe Tours
We always double-check the availability with our local partners for each booking. Even though this is usually a swift process, it can take up to 24 hours. Once this process is completed you will receive your voucher or ticket by email. If our local partner is not able to confirm your booking we will offer you the best possible alternative. If the new date and/or time doesn’t fit your itinerary, we will reimburse the full amount paid.
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