Dingle Peninsula Day Tour: Private Chauffeur Service

Meet a sheep farmer on the Dingle Peninsula, then explore a sixth-century stone chapel and Atlantic coastal views.

A private chauffeur-driven day tour from Killarney to Dingle town and the Dingle Peninsula, lasting seven to nine hours with an English-speaking guide and bottled water. You'll stop at Aidan's sheep farm to meet the farmer and handle lambs in spring and summer, visit the Gallarus Oratory (a sixth-century stone church), drive Connor Pass for views of Tralee Bay, and explore the Slea Head Drive's prehistoric settlement site. The itinerary flexes around what you want to see (the Blasket Island Centre, Louis Mulcahy pottery, Clogher Beach, or other stops), and includes time in Dingle town for coffee, shopping, and a meal.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Gallarus Oratory30m
2. Connor Pass30m

Dingle town and Peninsula tour

• Travel from Killarney to Dingle
• Have coffee and walk around Dingle
• Do some shopping in Dingle
• Drive around Dingle Peninsula
• Meet Aidan, local sheep farmer
• Visit 6th Century Gallarus Oratory
• Drive up Connor Pass for views
• Visit prehistoric settlement on Slea Head Drive
• Return to Dingle for meal and refreshments

The experience

What makes this tour different is that it bends to your interests instead of a fixed schedule. You leave Killarney and head toward Dingle, passing through Castlemaine village on the way. Once in Dingle town, you stop for coffee and a walk to shop or look around before heading out onto the Peninsula itself. The real draw is meeting Aidan, a local sheep farmer whose land holds two-thousand-year-old beehive huts. An ancient Irish settlement you can actually stand in. In spring and summer, there are lambs to hold and feed. The rest of the year, you still get the history and the farm itself.

From there, the day opens up. You'll see the Gallarus Oratory, a sixth-century chapel built entirely of stone and shaped like an upturned boat, and you'll drive Connor Pass for views across Tralee Bay, weather permitting. The Slea Head Drive takes you past a five-thousand-year-old settlement site. Between the named stops, you choose: the Blasket Island Centre, Louis Mulcahy's pottery studio, Clogher Beach with its Atlantic views, or anywhere else on the Peninsula that catches your eye. The driver designs the day around what you actually want to do, not what a printed itinerary demands.

You travel in a Ford Tourneo Custom with room for up to seven passengers, fully insured and licensed to carry visitors in Ireland. Bottled water is provided. The tour runs seven to nine hours depending on where you stop and how long you linger. You'll end back in Dingle for a meal, more sightseeing, and a drink at a local pub before heading back to Killarney.

What’s included

• Private chauffeur-driven transport in a Ford Tourneo Custom with room for up to seven passengers.
• bottled water.
• an English-speaking guide.
• stops at Aidan's sheep farm, the Gallarus Oratory, Connor Pass, and the Slea Head Drive prehistoric settlement, with flexibility to visit other Peninsula sites like the Blasket Island Centre or Louis Mulcahy pottery.
• time in Dingle town for coffee, shopping, and a meal.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:30

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 41 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Paid on site€ 3

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by KERRY PRIVATE TOURS

Is this one for you?This tour is private, so you travel with your own group and the driver shapes the day around your pace and interests rather than keeping to a fixed schedule. Choose it if you want to linger at a sheep farm or a stone chapel without watching the clock, or if your group has different priorities and needs one itinerary that fits them all.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

Can I choose which stops to visit on the Dingle Peninsula, or is the itinerary fixed?

The itinerary is built around what you want to see. Named stops include Aidan's sheep farm, the Gallarus Oratory, Connor Pass, and the Slea Head Drive settlement, but you also choose from options like the Blasket Island Centre, Louis Mulcahy pottery, or Clogher Beach, or ask for stops the driver knows that suit your interests.

What is there to do at Aidan's sheep farm?

Aidan's farm sits on land with two-thousand-year-old beehive huts, an ancient Irish settlement you can walk through. In spring and summer, you can hold and feed the lambs. Year-round, you see the farm and the archaeological site.

What is the Gallarus Oratory?

The Gallarus Oratory is a sixth-century stone chapel on the Dingle Peninsula, built entirely of stone in the shape of an upturned boat. It's one of the oldest surviving churches in Ireland and a key stop on the Peninsula tour.

How many people can travel in the vehicle?

The Ford Tourneo Custom seats up to seven passengers with ample room and luggage space, so families or small groups travel together in one booking.

Is lunch included in the tour?

Lunch is not included, but the tour ends back in Dingle town with time for a meal at a local restaurant or pub before the return to Killarney.

What happens if the weather is bad on the day of the tour?

Connor Pass is visited weather permitting, so if conditions are poor, the driver may skip it or adjust the timing. Other stops on the Peninsula and in Dingle town proceed regardless.