Cork and Kerry Guided Walking Tour Itinerary
Day One
Transfer from Shannon Airport to the Beara Peninsula, pickup time 1.00pm.
Visit accomodation in Allihies, which is situated on the most south-westerly tip of the Beara Peninsula.
After dinner we will have a briefing on the weeks activities.
Day Two
Starts at Ballaghboy; from here we will take Ireland's only cable car to Dursey Island.
Travel westward along a remote island track past many of the old ruined farmhouse-dwellings to the island's tip.
Return back to the cable car by the old ruined Signal Tower on part of the Beara Way.
Distance 10.5 Km, 6 miles, Ascent, 260Mtrs, 750Ft approximately.
Day Three
Ferry from Castletown Bearhaven to Beara Island.
Follow the Beara Way along quiet country roads and tracks to Coomastoka Mountain.
Continue along the Beara Way to the island's tip, Ardnakinna Point, and then back to meet our ferry.
Distance 12Km, 7.5 Miles, Ascent, 240Mtrs, 720Ft.
Day Four
Walk Healy's Pass, a meandering country road that takes us over the spine of the Caha Mountains.
Visit Muckross House and Garden.
The rest of the afternoon is left free for you to explore the town of Killarney Town.
Killarney is our base for two days.
Day Five
Walk the Ring of Kerry through the Black Valley, starting from the famous Kate Carney Cottage.
Stop at Lord Brandon's Cottage for refreshments before continuing by the banks of Lough Uachttarach.
Walk the Kerry Way through Derrynahierka Oak Forest, finishing at Galway's Bridge on the Ring of Kerry.
Distance 15 Km, 9.4 miles, ascent 280 Mtrs, 800 Ft.
Day Six
Venture to the Dingle Peninsula, our base for the remainder of the tour.
Travel through Brandon on an old Bog Road that leads to Kerry's finest Blanket Bog-lands.
Walk to Sauce Creek and onto Brandon Point. Finish in Brandon.
We finish with a pint of Guinness in Murphy's Pub.
Distance: 12 Km, 7.5 miles, ascent: 390Mtrs, 1200Ft
Day Seven
Join the Dingle Way Trail that takes us to the golden sandy beach of Vantry Harbour.
Our trail then takes us inland following narrow country roads to the base of Mount Eagle. Clear views of the Great Blasket Islands, a tiny group of uninhabitated islands of Slea Head.
Climb to the summit of Mount Eagle.
Follow the old bog road to Eagle Lough, back to Ventry.
Distance 10.5 Km, 6.5 miles, ascent: 516 Mtrs, 1500Ft.
Day Eight
After breakfast we will depart for Shannon Airport; arriving at 1.00pm.
