Visiting Dingle? See the best of it on a private tour with a friendly and experienced ToursByLocals guide!

If you're lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of 'Fungle' the resident Bottlenose Dolphin, who is known to interact playfully with swimmers, surfers and divers!

Find the perfect itinerary below, or customize your own Dingle tour and see and do exactly what you want, at your own pace.

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Dingle Bay Delights - Outdoor Live Virtual Tour

Discover what awaits you in Dingle Bay. Be transported to a unique part of the southwest of Ireland and walk with me via live video conferencing software. This allows you to touch base with the landmarks and landscape with a little local flavor from me. We reach Hussy's Follie on the eastern entrance to Dingle Bay.

Feel alive with the scenery shared and the commentary flowing, naturally connecting you to this special place I call home. Engage with nature's sounds and savor the view from the lighthouse. Learn about local food producers as I introduce you to some mouth watering picnic options. Be inspired by a local receipe to try at home and feel the welcome from a local who has lived by the bay for 6 years. Treat yourself to a taste of Dingle Bay!

If weather is too wild I have a contingency plan to take you on a tour of the historical town of Dingle with all its hidden gems and scenery of the bay. You won't regret the insights you discover on this tour, a visit to Dingle is always a treat.

Live streamed walking tour along Dingle Bay

Described as the most beautiful place on earth by the National Geographic Magazine, discover the very best and most accessible coastal scenery in Ireland during this genuine photography tour along the Slea Head Drive from Dingle.

Bring your camera, phone or absolutely any device that takes photos and capture wonderful images, improving your photography with ongoing tips and advice, or simply sit back, relax, and enjoy the tour of all the fabulous and scenic locations that we'll visit.

This tour is ideal for any level of interest, ability and experience of photography and I'm also more than happy to use my photography skills to capture wonderful memories of you and your group in this amazing landscape.

We'll take the smaller lanes and some farm tracks whenever we can to further explore some of the more secluded and hidden locations along this rugged and picturesque coastline.

I can customize this tour upon request.

Views to the Blasket Islands above Dunquin Pier

Coumeenoole, Dunmore Head and The Great Blasket Island

Explore this scenic paradise with a local photographer and tour guide

Photography Tour of Slea Head, Dingle

The Dingle Peninsula & Slea Head day trip

No matter where you travel on the Dingle Peninsula, the views of hills, mountains, cliffs and sandy beaches and not forgetting Dingle Harbour home to Fungie the Dingle dolphin. Dingle a vibrant fishing port in the heart of the Peninsula is known for its colorful variety of shops and cozy pubs and cafés. It's, for the most part, a Gaeltacht or Irish-speaking area, one of the few rural places in Ireland where this ancient language has not died out.

Alongside the language, Irish traditional music and dance also flourish and play a key feature in the pubs every evening.

Experience The Magic Of The Dingle Peninsula in a full-day private tour

The Slea Head Tour is a remarkable and amazing tour experience.
Starting from your accommodation or a meeting point in Dingle town ( ONLY Dingle pick up/drop off), in a relaxed manner and in the comfort of a brand new Hi-Spec Ford Tourneo, I will steer and guide you along our beautiful country.
This is a private tour.

I will show you Dingle Bay, explain to you about the Gaelic language and the place names meanings. I will drive you through little villages and of course show you all around the very special Dingle Town. I will recommend for you various places to stop and maybe enjoy a coffee, with many excellent options for your lunch break.

The highlight of the trip can often be the drive around the most westerly point in Ireland, known as Slea Head. Here the coastal scenery of the Atlantic and the Blasket Islands can be breathtaking.

Dingle Peninsula

Dingle Slea Head Drive Tour

I have a real passion for sharing the Dingle Peninsula as there is so many gems to choose from. We explore the beautiful beaches, cliff drives, mountain tops and ancient monuments. We journey on to the Slea Head drive reaching the most westerly point of Ireland with hikes and bites along the wayDiscover a landscape which offered a home to ancestors for over 6, 000 years. I now share their stories bringing you to secret gems only a local understands. Gain intriguing insights to the way of life along the Slea Head Drive. Take time to connect with historical sites and hear about local traditions. Practice Irish phrases for the pub banter and music offered nightly.
Absorb the artistic expression displayed throughout this charming town. Dingle offers some of the finest craftsmanship and culinary delights in the country. Savor the flavoursome food options in the No. 1 Foodie town of Ireland. I aim to facilitate your understanding of this Gaeltacht area, its people and it's magic gems hidden in the landscape.

Sibhil Head -Star Wars filmed here in 2016

Dingle all the way-Full Day Private Drive tour

Fun Dingle Peninsula and Slea Head Drive

Dingle Peninsula & Slea Head Drive Private Tour

The full day private tour of the Dingle Peninsula and Slea Head combines dramatic scenery with visits to prehistoric sites including Gallarus Oratory and Beehive Huts, strolls along beautiful beaches, a walkabout through Dingle town with it's quaint craft shops, restaurants and pubs, views of the Blasket Islands and the Atlantic Ocean, a stop at a farm, driving through the spectacular Connor Pass and a stop at Ballyseedy Castle on our route home.

This tour combines significant history, rich culture, spectacular scenery, great stories and folklore as well as plenty fresh Kerry air straight in off the Atlantic.

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Dunquin Pier where the boats depart for the Blasket Islands

Clogher Strand & Sybil Head in the background where Star Wars 8 was filmed

View of the Blasket Islands from Slea Head

The jewel of the Wild Atlantic Way in a full-day driving trip

Our day begins with a coastal drive out to Inch-Kerrys longest beach. Hear about our nomadic ancestors- The hunter gatherers where evidence of their cooking site is hidden in the sand dunes Savory the sea air and try your hand at the game of hurling and gaelic football. Your tour guide /coach has played the game from the age of 8.
Dine and discover in a landscape which offered a home to ancestors for over
6, 000 years. This day tour allows time for a walking food tour of the number one Foodie town in Ireland. Clients feel the benefits of Deirdre's local connection to the people living in town. Meet like minded people and satisfy your appetite for good food served well by the amazing producers on the Dingle Pennisula. Optional working Cheese farm on the Slea Head drive upon request. Explore the quirky town which boasts some of the finest craftsmanship in the country. This day tour has the perfect pace to enjoy the variety that this unique peninsula has to offer. Treat yourself to a truly sensory experience.

Kingdom Fresh-Duffy shares seasonal produce.

'Flip the manager of Reel Dingle Fish-Keeping it Local.

Private driving day trip to Dingle town + foodie walking tour!

Dingle - Food Experience Tour

Full Day Ring of Kerry, tour with locals!

Join me and explore with me the places I have known since my birth, places that are part of my life and heritage and discover their true essence and beauty, come with me for a ride around the Ring of Kerry.
Discover places of green hills and lakes where sheep and cows are grazing fields and where rugged cliffs are cutting the green landscapes.

We will pass through the town of Kenmare, the beautiful, small tranquil country town settled amidst breath-taking scenery in one of the most unspoiled, natural environments in Europe and from there
the winding road will bring us up the mountain to Molls Gap where ancient mountains appear and where the wind whispers old tales and legends over the beautiful lakes of Killarney.

From there we will travel around the Skellig peninsula where the monks built Fionan's Monastery in the 6th Century on Skellig Michael and where Star Wars was filmed.

We will then drive to Inch beach and Dingle and the heart of Kerry's beautiful Kingdom and Heritage.

Lakes of Killarney and Dingle Peninsula, the tranquil towns and breathtaking scenery

Dingle Peninsula, Conor Pass and Slea Head Drive Tour

The Slea Head Tour & Conor Pass is a remarkable and amazing tour experience.
Starting from your accommodation in Killarney or Tralee, I will steer and guide you along our beautiful Peninsula.
This is a private tour.

I will show you Dingle Bay, explain to you about the Gaelic language and the place names meanings. I will drive you through little villages and of course show you all around the very special Dingle Town. I will recommend for you various places to stop and maybe enjoy a coffee, with many excellent options for your lunch break.

The highlight of the trip can often be the drive around the most westerly point in Ireland, known as Slea Head. Here the coastal scenery of the Atlantic and the Blasket Islands can be breathtaking. And I will also give you an opportunity to walk this beautiful land. In the centre of the Peninsula, is one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland, The Conor Pass. This narrow road through green vistas and its view of Dingle and the lakes below is stunn

Kids have a fantastic experience during the Slea Head Tour

Coumeenoole beach (Ryan's daughter film site)

Inishtooskert Island seen from the mainland, also known as the "Sleeping Gigant"

Breathtaking views all the way along the Slea Head Drive

Beehive Huts/Clochan in the Dingle Peninsula

My beautiful and friendly JRT looking at the Dingle Peninsula

Full-day private trip from Dingle town

Sunset Photography Tour of Slea Head, Dingle

We depart Dingle well before sunset, driving towards some of the most scenic and easily accessible coastal landscape in Ireland. As well as stopping off for a number of superb vistas, we've time to take in wonderful ecclesiastical sites and atmospheric ruins, walk on sandy beaches and investigate the dramatic rocky coastline under the softer and atmospheric light of the evening.

Bring your camera, phone or absolutely any device that takes photos and capture wonderful images, improving your photography with ongoing tips and advice, or simply sit back, relax and enjoy the tour of all the fabulous and scenic locations that we'll visit.

Towards the end of the tour, we'll pick a wonderful location along the Wild Atlantic Way to perhaps capture a touch of color, and maybe even a fabulous sunset to end the day.

We'll take the smaller lanes and some farm tracks whenever we can to further explore some of the more secluded and hidden locations, I've discovered along this rugged and picturesque coastline.

The Path to Dunquin Pier on the Dingle Peninsula

Capturing the evening light from Dunquin on the Dingle Peninsula

Sunset over Dunquin Pier on the Dingle Peninsula

Sunset over the Blasket Islands from Dunmore Head, Dingle

Capture the atmosphere and softer light at the Atlantic ocean's edge

This tour leaves the County of Kerry and travels to County Clare via the River Shannon. The Shannon car ferry takes us across Ireland's longest River in 20 minutes.

Once we arrive in Co Clare it quickly becomes why its so charming. Stone walls, narrow country roads, green fields and farm animals that do not even notice us as we drive. The brightly painted towns always have a pub or two serving food.

Part of the Wild Atlantic Way is in this area, which makes for great ocean views, especially at the wonderful Cliffs of Moher. The Moher visitor centre is also a great place to about the local flora and fauna. The views of the Aran Islands can be spectacular on a clear day.

We visit Doolin(known for its traditional music ), Lisdoonvarna ( famous Irish Matchmaking festival is on) and Corofin on our return trip. Going by Ennis'town, city of Limerick and the pretty village of Adare, where the thatched cottages will surly make you want to stop for a photo opportunity.

We will have good fun together!

Traffic jam along the Burren on a wet day

Where perfection & singularity melt - Full-day private driving tour from Dingle

Cliffs of Moher & The Burren day trip

This tour takes you from the green, rolling fields to the jagged cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

The breathtaking Slea Head Drive - Dingle Peninsula Tour provides plenty of scenic stops along the most western point in all of Ireland. Beginning and ending at the doorstep of your chosen accommodation, this day allows you to enjoy Slea Head Loop leaving the sometimes tricky "left side" driving to me.

You'll be enjoying the absolute majesty of the Dingle Peninsula and Slea Head, in safety, privacy and luxury traveling in executive class. Of course, I will not only share all the history and folklore behind the local area, but all the the surrounding beauty the Peninsula offers as well.

Having spent many years with my camera in this area, I will also share some of my very best photography locations with you. There is no place on earth as beautiful as this area. I look forward to sharing and exploring these locations with you on the Wild Atlantic Way.

Dingle tours

Explore with 13 tours and 7 guides.

Deirdre H.

$ 232 (USD)

George J.

$ 348 (USD)

Rory B.

$ 929 (USD)

Seamus O.

$ 319 (USD)

Deirdre H.

$ 755 (USD)

Paudie M.

$ 871 (USD)

Deirdre H.

$ 929 (USD)

Paul Slaughter

$ 836 (USD)

Seamus O.

$ 801 (USD)

George J.

$ 407 (USD)

Seamus O.

$ 993 (USD)

Gerard Scott

$ 987 (USD)

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