Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park
4.5
Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park
By Paddywagon Day Tours
Get the full experience of the Ring of Kerry without the need to rent a car on this tour from Cork. Let a professional driver navigate the narrow, winding roads while you focus on the stunning scenery. Highlights include Killarney National Park, Dingle Bay, and Sneem, among other Ring of Kerry landmarks. While traveling, learn in-depth information about the area through your guide's commentary.
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Ages 0-99, max of 58 per group
Duration: 11h
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Highlights
- Learn about the Ring of Kerry through insightful guided commentary
- Leave the driving to the experts as you focus on the scenery
- Multiple stops throughout the day give a comprehensive picture of the region
- Convenient pickup and drop-off in Cork
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Live commentary on board
- Driver/guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- WiFi on board
- USB Ports at every Seat
What's not included- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Catch your coach in Cork, where you can settle in to a comfortable seat and enjoy the views on the ride to Killarney: the day's first stop. Have a look around the town before proceeding to Killorglin, home to the ancient Puck Fair, a Celtic festival dating to 1613. Proceed along the Ring of Kerry to the Dingle Peninsula, where you stop at Inch Beach, Dingle Bay, and other spots to get views of the Skellig Islands. Next up is Waterville, perched on Ballinskelligs Bay and home to one of Ireland's most famous golf clubs. Drive through the colorful village of Sneem, where the Sneem River meets Kenmare Bay, and then on to Killarney National Park, one of the first in Ireland. Make a stop at the tumbling Torc Waterfall and maybe see some of the local red deer before heading back to Cork. With all the driving on narrow roads, you'll be glad you booked a tour including transportation instead of going it on your own.
- Departure details
- Paddywagon Tours Cork, 9 Bridge St, Centre, Cork, T23 KW89, Ireland Check into our Paddywagon Tourist Office/Bridge St Tourist Office (next to St Patrick's Bridge) - 08:30am
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Infant seats available
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8962P19- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Toddlers/Babies require a childseat/booster. Please advise at time of booking.
- Most travellers can participate
- Bookings made through Viator will automatically be signed up for the pickup point and collection time specified in the booking.
- If you wish to change your reservation to one of the other pick-up locations offered by Paddywagon Tours, you will need to contact us by telephone or email not later than 17:00 the evening prior so that we can guarantee the change. Please note that changes are only guaranteed once confirmed in writing by us.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 58 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- A note from Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park
- Please note the H&S measures may change due to government guidelines.
What you can expect during your visit- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Gear/equipment sanitised between use
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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- How much is Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park?
- Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park price starts from €50.46. Discover and book Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park on Tripadvisor
- What is the Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park cancellation policy?
- Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park?
- Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park is hosted by Paddywagon Day Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Paddywagon Day Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park on Tripadvisor
- How much time do I need for Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park?
- On average, this experience will take approximately 11h. Discover and book Ring of Kerry Day Tour from Cork: Including Killarney National Park on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 8962P19
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Itinerary
- You'll start atPaddywagon Tours Cork9 Bridge St, Centre, Cork, T23 KW89, IrelandCheck into our Paddywagon Tourist Office/Bridge St Tourist Office (next to St Patrick's Bridge) - 08:30amSee address & details
- Pass byPaddywagon Day Tours
- 1KillarneyStop: 60 minutesSee detailsPass byKillorglin
- 2Ring of KerryStop: 20 minutesSee details
- 3Waterville BeachStop: 60 minutesSee details
- 4SneemStop: 20 minutesSee detailsPass byKillarney National Park
- 5Torc WaterfallStop: 20 minutesSee detailsPass byPaddywagon Day Tours
- You'll return to the starting point
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katemY4743OC
00Blarney is the best!
Bus driver was hilarious. The sights were so fun! Blarney Castle is a must do, and you should go get in line stra…
Exploration569183
00Blarney Castle
Be careful as to when the bus leaves. Our bus left 30 minutes earlier than the itinerary claimed. It was a hassl…
pandi0n1
00Spectacular and entertaining
This was an all-day tour, leaving Cork at 07:45 and with a 10 hour duration. The driver (John) was funny, informat…
nadica
00SAT IN A UNGUIDED BUS FOR HOURS
Booked with Viator and Paddywagon tours. Awful experience. Foul mouth driver made an almost 3 hr detour to pick up …
Bob G
00Poor Shore Excursion Tour From Ringaskiddy
Disappointing Tour Experience On May 23rd. There were several aspects of the Cork tour on May 23rd that were not we…
Truthfuleds
00Misleading tour sale
We boarded the Paddy bus 830, for our dingle tour,, at this time we discovered most of the bus were on the derry to…
Bryant S
00Blarney Castle, Charles Fort, Kinsale, Cobh
We booked this tour through Paddywagon Toirs several months in advance and received conformation by email. The morn…
craigf601
00Blarney Castle.
This tour was fantastic. The driver Don for Paddywagon was at Cobh port to pick us up before 8:00am. We actually …
vanessaaL7012XC
00The tour esas perfect, mainly because of Alex
Alex, the tour guide and driver was excellent, everything worked just on time and with the best attitude. Thanks Al…
bsuhdidryo
00Beautiful landscapes, but...
This tour was very beautiful in terms of landscapes. However, I only give 3 stars because of the disorganization at…
andipulido
00Beautiful drive!
The trip passed through some incredibly beautiful countryside. Whe stopped in some great spots, and the guide was v…
ckrikac
00Absolutely fantastic!
What a lovely day we had in Cork! Our driver Eddie was absolutely fantastic in every way! He filled in for us on ou…
Levly13
00Dingle peninsula day trip
My tour guide was Shaun. He’s very funny, friendly and knowledgeable and made my first trip to Cork fantastic. The …
garylB2602RP
00Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!
The tour itself was amazing but Gabriel helped take the tour to the next level with his his very personal, Irish ap…
sally650
00Very good tour.
Jackie had a lot of knowledge about the history of Ireland, he made it very interesting. Disappointed we did not go…
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Adam T
3 contributions
DJs humor added a lot to an already great tour. Just a heads up, since we went on Sunday morning, the McDonald's a very short walk from the tour office seems to have been the only place for coffee before departing cork. The cliffs of moher tour was so busy on the same day that paddywagon tours had to hire in another bus for the ring of kerry, unfortunately the toilet on board hadn't been serviced and smelled something awful, but our guide's warnings were heeded and no one made the mistake of opening it. Just the risk of peak season with record high temperatures I suppose. The jaunting carts at the first stop in Killarney are absolutely worth it, our driver John was a wealth of knowledge and the hour ride was over in what felt like minutes. The national park is absolutely on our list to return and explore further. Several great stops along the trip with plenty of opportunities for food, coffee, and shopping. We had the fish and chips and the beef and Guinness stew at the lobster bar in Waterville. The food was great by any standard, but especially for a "cafeteria" style of serving that had food out very quickly. The beauty of this area cannot be overstated, the high point overlooking the ocean was a gorgeous stop. We stayed a short while in Sneem where many folks grabbed ice cream and souvenirs. We took the time to watch some of the all Ireland hurling finals with a shopkeeper. I would absolutely recommend this tour for anyone interested in the beauty and history of Ireland. It also convinced us to return to the area for a much more focused trip in the future.
Written 19 July 2022
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Lewis F
Perth, Australia9 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
There was an option for a additional horse and cart tour which brought you around Killarney national park. This was brillant(the guide was witty, funny, informative and showed a genuine interest in the people taking the tour).
This tour albeit long is also very good and very busy with 64 people on the coach that day, the coach driver John showed us all his local knowledge about the area. He informed us about the environment, the history, the sociological determinants of population on the area. I was tempted to rent a car and drive around the ring of Kerry- however I’m glad I got this tour instead.
This tour albeit long is also very good and very busy with 64 people on the coach that day, the coach driver John showed us all his local knowledge about the area. He informed us about the environment, the history, the sociological determinants of population on the area. I was tempted to rent a car and drive around the ring of Kerry- however I’m glad I got this tour instead.
Written 19 February 2023
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Fiona C
Manchester, UK2 contributions
Was visiting Cork with a friend and we decided to go on the Ring of Kerry tour. The whole experience was fantastic!! When we booked the tour Goshe in the office in Cork was so helpful and friendly.
The tour itself was brilliant, and that was mainly due to our driver Martin who told us lots of information about Kerry and Ireland, along with entertaining stories, as well as some great Irish music. On the day there were a few challenging passengers who got back to the bus late each time, but Martin dealt with this so well.
The bus itself was not the usual Paddywagon bus, but there was a great reason for this. Several of the buses had gone to Ukraine with supplies and then brought Ukrainians back to Ireland - well done to all involved!
If you’re looking for a fun and interesting day trip from Cork, I would highly recommend this tour.
The tour itself was brilliant, and that was mainly due to our driver Martin who told us lots of information about Kerry and Ireland, along with entertaining stories, as well as some great Irish music. On the day there were a few challenging passengers who got back to the bus late each time, but Martin dealt with this so well.
The bus itself was not the usual Paddywagon bus, but there was a great reason for this. Several of the buses had gone to Ukraine with supplies and then brought Ukrainians back to Ireland - well done to all involved!
If you’re looking for a fun and interesting day trip from Cork, I would highly recommend this tour.
Written 1 April 2022
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Sven
Steinheim am Albuch, Germany2 contributions
The radio was extremely loud and noisy - may you should take some headphones with you.
The bus stop in Killarney was unnecessary for us because either you pay the horse ride through the national park or you hang around for 1 hour bored in the city.
The landscapes are amazing and the driver gave some interesting information about the Irish history and connected these with the places we drove by.
The bus stop in Killarney was unnecessary for us because either you pay the horse ride through the national park or you hang around for 1 hour bored in the city.
The landscapes are amazing and the driver gave some interesting information about the Irish history and connected these with the places we drove by.
Written 8 September 2022
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Carol H
Sandy, UT3 contributions
I’m giving this a 5 even though a small child was somehow allowed on the tour as the web site clearly states 18 years and older.
She chatted, at times quite noisily, throughout the entire day on the bus tour. Scoured looks from the white haired gentleman sitting directly in front of her did nothing to deter her behavior or cause the mother or grandmother to attempt anything to quiet the child down. Neither did the driver asking for quiet among passengers so that all could hear his commentaries have any effect.
DJ, our driver, was indeed hard to hear at times and I was sitting only about 5 rows back. Other than the noise machine on board, he was an excellent tour guide, very good driver and had some brilliant stories and comments.
Anyway, the scenery was luscious green, views of the Atlantic beautiful with white caps and sprays from waves smashing the rocks. Even with occasional bouts of rain, hard at times, it was a beautiful sometimes blustery day. The stops do not provide enough time to see the sights or shop at a few of the really nice gift shops along the way. One was Waterville, the other I can’t remember at the moment.
It would take several days to do this area justice and I would not want to be the one driving!
She chatted, at times quite noisily, throughout the entire day on the bus tour. Scoured looks from the white haired gentleman sitting directly in front of her did nothing to deter her behavior or cause the mother or grandmother to attempt anything to quiet the child down. Neither did the driver asking for quiet among passengers so that all could hear his commentaries have any effect.
DJ, our driver, was indeed hard to hear at times and I was sitting only about 5 rows back. Other than the noise machine on board, he was an excellent tour guide, very good driver and had some brilliant stories and comments.
Anyway, the scenery was luscious green, views of the Atlantic beautiful with white caps and sprays from waves smashing the rocks. Even with occasional bouts of rain, hard at times, it was a beautiful sometimes blustery day. The stops do not provide enough time to see the sights or shop at a few of the really nice gift shops along the way. One was Waterville, the other I can’t remember at the moment.
It would take several days to do this area justice and I would not want to be the one driving!
Written 24 May 2022
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E B
1 contribution
Aug 2022
Oof. Where to begin...
This was, in short, one of the worst travel experiences I have had. The Ring of Kerry itself is gorgeous, but find another provider or means of visiting.
The bus was as advertised as having as inclusive “ Air -conditioned vehicle /
WiFi on board/ USB Ports at every Seat.”
The bus had none of those things. This was more than an inconvenience and resulted in a number of us losing our phone batteries, unable to use them for pictures or communication.
The temperature in the bus for those in the back was also excessively uncomfortable throughout as the AC appeared not to be working.
The bus had clearly also not been cleaned prior to departure. The seat in front me of had old chewed gum and liquid stains, and most were in similar condition. In the time of Covid, this is more than an oversight.
Even worse, one passenger became nauseous and vomited at the back of the bus. The driver/ guide had no cleaning supplies and put the responsibility for cleaning the accident on the passenger. The passenger did not clean or disinfect the mess adequately (using napkins from a restaurant), and the driver/guide made no attempt to address this for the remaining half of the trip.
The guide, further, was repeatedly rude and abrasive throughout.
This was all hugely disappointing and falsely advertised. The Irish landscape redeemed it somewhat, which is more than I can say for the company. They were (unsurprisingly) unapologetic and non-responsive after my first inquiry for a refund.
This was, in short, one of the worst travel experiences I have had. The Ring of Kerry itself is gorgeous, but find another provider or means of visiting.
The bus was as advertised as having as inclusive “ Air -conditioned vehicle /
WiFi on board/ USB Ports at every Seat.”
The bus had none of those things. This was more than an inconvenience and resulted in a number of us losing our phone batteries, unable to use them for pictures or communication.
The temperature in the bus for those in the back was also excessively uncomfortable throughout as the AC appeared not to be working.
The bus had clearly also not been cleaned prior to departure. The seat in front me of had old chewed gum and liquid stains, and most were in similar condition. In the time of Covid, this is more than an oversight.
Even worse, one passenger became nauseous and vomited at the back of the bus. The driver/ guide had no cleaning supplies and put the responsibility for cleaning the accident on the passenger. The passenger did not clean or disinfect the mess adequately (using napkins from a restaurant), and the driver/guide made no attempt to address this for the remaining half of the trip.
The guide, further, was repeatedly rude and abrasive throughout.
This was all hugely disappointing and falsely advertised. The Irish landscape redeemed it somewhat, which is more than I can say for the company. They were (unsurprisingly) unapologetic and non-responsive after my first inquiry for a refund.
Written 14 August 2022
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DaveSCA
1 contribution
May 2023 • Couples
No idea what tour others took. This is basically a drive through the countryside. One of the typical stops was for a fellow in one of the pull offs, who would like money to take a picture of his little dog standing on his donkey. The first thing they tell you AFTER getting on the bus in Cork at 8:30 that you drive to Killarney, stop at an abandoned bus station for one full hour to pick up more tourists and then the tour actually begins at 11am. Generally a grand waste of time.
Written 18 May 2023
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Minneapolismum
Saint Paul, MN54 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
Paddywaggon’s John was knowledgeable and personable. We were quite lucky with the weather on a January day and felt like we saw many of the area’s highlights in a well planned tour which made the most of a limited number of daylight hours. We really enjoyed the anecdotes and history sprinkled throughout the journey and finally some nice Irish music to take us home. The Red Fox Inn offered rapid food service for lunch, which allowed for the tour to stay on track. Thanks for a great day out in such a gorgeous part of the world.
Written 6 January 2023
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NikkiG1234
Puyallup, WA20 contributions
This experience felt like secret handshakes were made behind the scenes and businesses were recommended at each stop despite them not being the best business in the area. The pictures on the advertisement showed areas not offered on the tour, so that was disappointing- the driver recommended coming back in a personal car to see all of the things the tour didn’t offer, which seemed a little counterintuitive. The bus was clean, the driver was polite. 3/4 through the trip the drivers switched out and the second driver drove very aggressively. The tour was adequate if you want to look out of the bus at the countryside from the main road.
Written 23 May 2022
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Glen_Gill_Lockett
Stockport, UK1,181 contributions
Firstly I find the name so amusing. However, we had a great trip doing the ring of Kerry with our driver and guide John.
The weather wasn’t perfect but he gave us a great tour, which was enlightening and humorous at times. He made sure everything went smoothly
The weather wasn’t perfect but he gave us a great tour, which was enlightening and humorous at times. He made sure everything went smoothly
Written 22 January 2023
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Is there transportation from the port to the starting point of the excursion?
Jag_Nomad
San Francisco, CA52 contributions
The pickup we experienced was from the street near their office in cork city center but you can ask them directly if they are able to accommodate
Ashley M
Sheffield, UK
Is there a toilet on the bus?
Christine T
London, UK9 contributions
Unfortunately not. But there are plenty of stops for sightseeing and using the toilet. Eating etc. The driver was extremely accomadating
thomashilldebbie
Paso Robles, CA1 contribution
Hi, are there any COVID requirements for the tour? We are coming from the US in April; negative test, vaccination card, etc?
SRee
Cork, Ireland1 contribution
Do they have a parking lot where the tour starts?
Ray R
Anglesey, UK152 contributions
The Paddywagons Bridge office is situated on a very busy street corner, and certainly no day parking in the adjoining streets. Suggest you download a city centre map and find where the nearest official car parks are situated. Not far to walk from the main street across the river. Office is right opposite the main bridge.
Kobyboy
1 contribution
We're be there August 2nd do we need to buy tickets ahead of time
SnowmanOrillia
Orillia47 contributions
We booked off a Cruise ship so they had space reserved for this tour and others. It would be better to book in advance but you likely would still be able to get on a tour just prior to your arrival.
Pat C
Roseville, MN192 contributions
Why is the top age bracket 19-64 - do they not allow you on the tour if you are over 64?
Jack Sullivan
Ballyfarnon, Ireland1 contribution
Do they card us as we enter the bus?
Pat C
Roseville, MN192 contributions
Why is the top age bracket 19-64 - do they not allow you on the tour if you are over 64?
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