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Fungie the Dolphin

tourist info office Dingle Bay, Dingle, Ireland
353-66-9152626
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Ranked #4 of 7 tours in Dingle
4.5 of 5 stars 40 Reviews
Type: Tours, Scenic/ Historic Walking Areas, Geologic Formations
Owner description: We offer a 1hr scenic Boat tour out to Beautiful Dingle Bay to see this magical Bottle nosed Dolphin fungie that has chose to make Dingle his home .He...... more » Owner description: We offer a 1hr scenic Boat tour out to Beautiful Dingle Bay to see this magical Bottle nosed Dolphin fungie that has chose to make Dingle his home .He will delight adults and children alike with his games and play beside your Boat No holiday in Dingle is complete without a magical boat tour out to see him .No prior booking necessary / open all year round from 11am to 5-6pm « less
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lk50
Wexford, Ireland
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4 reviews
3 helpful votes
“fantastic experience.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 January 2012
3
people found this review helpful

great experience. your brought straight to the dolphin as he swims and jumps along beside you. the skipper on boat was brilliant. knows exactly where to find him and knows when to wait for the dolphin to come back to follow alongside boat again. both the lady in the office and skipper extremely friendly and helpful. would highly recommend. More

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Lliana
ireland
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
“What a Dolphin”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012

when the fungi shows up and jumps off as its entertaining More

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johnjones75
Sligo, Ireland
1 review
“Fungie put on a great show”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2011

We made the long trip down form sligo for the weekend to dingle, myself and my wife. We had heard a little about fungie and we were dying to see him. So we arranged a trip at the main office beside the pier where the girls are so friendly (bridget i think her name was). So we managed to get... More

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Dillanvink
1 review
“Best service and most enjoyable time fishing ( hihi )”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 December 2011

Myself and my fiancée went with my sister and brother in law to see fungie. When we got there the last tour was just gone but straight away the lady rang he son and got a private tour for us. This was so spectacular that I really recommend to go and see this Irish pride in dingle town. It was... More

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Bridget Flannery, Front Office Manager at Fungie the Dolphin, responded to this review
5 December 2011

Hi Thank you so much for your excellent review and I am so glad that you all enjoyed the boat tour out to fungie with us and that i was able to assist you getting the boat . More

Owen S
London, United Kingdom
Reviewer
5 reviews
1 helpful vote
“Great fun”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We loved going to see Fungie. You do get to see him up close. It was moving to see some disabled children on the next boat having the time of their lives as he swam right up to them. The boat trip round the bay is worth doing in itself. More

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Bridget Flannery, Public Relations Manager at Fungie the Dolphin, responded to this review
5 December 2011

Thank you so much for taking our fungie Dolphin boat tour while on your visit to Dingle I am so glad you Both enjoyed it and thank you for taking time out to leave a thoughtful and lovely comment about it Regards Public relations manager More

Deemel
Heywood, United Kingdom
Contributor
20 reviews
21 helpful votes
“Fungie - harbour-master keeping an eye on Dingle visitors - AWESOME”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Well, I was a bit skeptical - everyone kept teasing that we were going to see a mechanical dolphin etc etc. Having a boat ourselves, and seeing dolphins ALL THE TIME, I wasnt expecting much to excite me, but my friend the animal lover was keen to see this Dingle attraction. Boy, was I glad I did!! It was a... More

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grandpa38
syracuse, ny
Senior Contributor
21 reviews
4 helpful votes
“Fungie is still around”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 November 2011
1
person found this review helpful

The boat trip was great and seeing Fungie made the 1-1/2 hour trip worthwhile. The nice thing about the boat ride was, if we did not see Fungie, we did not have to pay for the ride. We could almost reach out and touch the dolphin. More

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SharonTab
Dallas, Texas
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
4 helpful votes
“We watched the dolphin from Pax House!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2011

We could see the Dolphin from Pax House - he has been living in the Dingle area for over 20 years. Fun to watch! More

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Ingrid C
London, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews
3 helpful votes
“Magical experience.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2011

Fungi first made himself known to local fishermen in 1983 and he was a full grown adult bottlenose then, so he must be very old in dolphin years now. Nevertheless, he skipped and frolicked beside us, racing the boat, sitting up and flirting with us and smiling the characteristic dolphin smile before disappearing and making surprise reappearances a couple of... More

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Carybear21
Chicago, Illinois
Reviewer
4 reviews
3 helpful votes
“Fun Time, Great Photos, Better Than Expected!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2011

Though I love both dolphins and boat rides, I must admit I was a little wary of visiting Fungie the Dolphin at first. It sounded a little bit like a cheesy tourist trap to me. However, I am happy to report, I was so wrong! Unlike some boat excursions promising you will see an animal, only to get a quick... More

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