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Dingle Sea Safari
Dingle Sea Safari
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Boat ToursEco ToursSightseeing ToursDolphin & Whale WatchingNature & Wildlife Tours
09:00 - 21:00
Monday
09:00 - 21:00
Tuesday
09:00 - 21:00
Wednesday
09:00 - 21:00
Thursday
09:00 - 21:00
Friday
09:00 - 21:00
Saturday
09:00 - 21:00
Sunday
09:00 - 21:00
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Dingle Sea Safari is an award winning, family run boat tour operating company. Our exhilarating 'Dingle Sea Safari' fast boat tour brings customers from Dingle harbour, around the craggy cliffs of Slea Head, to the historic Blasket Islands on an open commercial rib to witness the amazing sights, scenery, hear the history and see the amazing wildlife in Dingle Bay. The Dingle Sea Safari focuses on allowing customers to see the beauty and wildlife the spectacular Dingle Peninsula has to offer, while engaging with the landscape. Throughout the tour participants get to see seals, puffins, and the many rock formations and caves along Slea Head. Customers learn about the history and the geology of the area from their captain. Customers enjoy an exhilarating sea adventure travelling at great speed while experiencing unseen areas of the Dingle Peninsula on the 2 1⁄2 3 hour tour. Dingle Sea Safari is a small run family business that has gone from strength to strength over the last 5 years.
Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland
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rainy89
Worthing, UK32 contributions
Oct 2022 • Friends
I cannot recommend Dingle Sea Safari enough it's a definite must do... Colm our skipper gave us the most exhilarating trip in large swells from Dingle Bay to the Blasket islands visiting and entering caves along the way and telling us all the geology and history of the peninsula. Stopping at great Blasket to view the seals and their pups and then making our way out to find a huge pod of common dolphin... Fantastic day will definitely do it again and again and again!
Written 10 October 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to review your recent experience onboard our award winning tour.
We really appreciate the wonderful feedback and we are delighted that you enjoyed the experience so much.
We look forward to welcoming you back onboard in the near future.
Kind Regards,
Dingle Sea Safari Team
Written 10 January 2023
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Neil M
3 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
We weren't sure what to expect on a very grey morning when we went for the 8am Up Close and Personal tour but we very much loved every second! Caught lots of really close up sightings of Fungie soon after we departed the harbour but he was a bit busy getting his breakfast at first. As we left the bay we were taken on a lovely tour of the beautiful Kerry coastline, out into the caves before we returned to see more of Fungie. By then Fungie had really woken up after a good breakfast and decide to put on a big show for us, including big jumps out of the water. Cian, our guide had a great rapport with Fungie and knew how to coax Fungie out. He also gave us very interesting insight into Fungie himself and the local coastline. It was quite cold, even at 15°C, so make sure you wrap up warm but Dingle Sea Safari gave us heavy coats which we really appreciated. The whole experience was fabulous and the highlight of our trip to Kerry!
Written 16 July 2020
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JRH
6 contributions
Aug 2022
We LOVED our Sea Safari tour! The scenery was beautiful, going inside the caves was incredible, and we saw so much marine life! We saw dozens and dozens of dolphins, and got to see them up close to the boat and racing along side and making fabulous leaps in the air. We also saw a great number of grey seals out near the blasket islands. We also got to see a minke whale! We saw a few puffins, as they were nearing the end of their season, so that was a treat. It was a fun and incredible adventure and one of our very favorite things from our entire trip. Our young adult sons thoroughly enjoyed the tour as much as we did, and I highly recommend it!
Written 5 September 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to review your recent experience onboard our award winning tour.
We really appreciate the wonderful feedback and we are delighted that you enjoyed the experience so much.
We look forward to welcoming you back onboard in the near future.
Kind Regards,
Dingle Sea Safari Team
Written 10 January 2023
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uatuama
Cork, Ireland11 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
The six of us had a phenomenal three hours on our very fast (33 knots) ten seat RIB in the capable hands of Captain Jimmy. We spotted Fungie on the way out, but the delights of the sea cave under Slea Head, the seals on The Great Blanket were merely the warm up for what lay further out to sea. We witnessed a virtuoso show from a huge Humpback whale at a distance of 30m, saw several Minke whales and were accompanied put & in by innumerable dolphins.
The high speed return to Dingle was exhilarating and the buzz we all felt for the rest of the day will live long in our memories.
Simply the best activity for all of us together that we have ever enjoyed in Ireland and worth every cent.
The high speed return to Dingle was exhilarating and the buzz we all felt for the rest of the day will live long in our memories.
Simply the best activity for all of us together that we have ever enjoyed in Ireland and worth every cent.
Written 16 October 2020
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jim k
Kells, Ireland126 contributions
Apr 2022
What an experience. From beginning to end a perfect way to spend three action packed hours. We were supplied with high end wet gear (very necessary ) and left jackets. The boat is in perfect condition and skippered (by Connor ) who seems to know every nook and cranny along the Dingle peninsula. We saw all that was promised, seals by the thousand, basking shark and dolphins. Lots of speed, lots of splashing and great views. Brilliant value for money!!!
Written 16 April 2022
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Marta L
4 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
Excellent boat trip. Boat driver was a top class sailor and host, really friendly and very knowledgeable. Sea a bit choppy but boat is steady and safe. Great fun riding the waves. Beautiful scenery. Got lucky and saw Funghi and a colony of seals in the Blasket Islands. Two teenagers where delighted with the experience and they loved getting a bit wet with sea water splashing on them. Very enjoyable 3 hours.
Written 22 July 2020
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David C
Germantown, MD24 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
This was my third time on the Dingle Sea safari and I can’t get enough. This particular trip followed several days of storm activity and the ride alone was worth the ticket price. Despite the rough seas we all had a great time. We saw more wildlife than I expected given the conditions. Colm, our captain, did a great job of making everyone feel safe and ensured a good time for all. I can’t wait to go again when I am in Dingle next year.
Written 3 October 2023
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Thank you for taking the time to review your recent experience onboard our award winning tour.
We really appreciate the wonderful feedback and we are delighted that you enjoyed the experience so much.
We look forward to welcoming you back onboard in the near future.
Kind Regards,
Dingle Sea Safari Team
Written 4 October 2023
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B F
Orange County, CA16 contributions
Oct 2022
The Dingle Sea Safari was one of our favorite activities while on vacation in Ireland this month. We were scheduled on the 13th, but due to bad weather moving in they called and rescheduled us for the 12th in the afternoon. What a wonderful experience. We saw a humpback whale, lots of dolphins and a mince whale, we also visited some of the outer islands. The water was a bit too rough to go into the sea caves, but the whole experience was exhilarating and wonderful. We'd highly recommend it. Also, they provided rubber pants and insulated jackets so you didn't feel the cold.
Written 24 October 2022
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Thank you for taking the time to review your recent experience onboard our award winning tour.
We really appreciate the wonderful feedback and we are delighted that you enjoyed the experience so much.
We look forward to welcoming you back onboard in the near future.
Kind Regards,
Dingle Sea Safari Team
Written 10 January 2023
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Catie G
1 contribution
Apr 2023 • Family
Absolutely amazing! Jimmy was an excellent tour guide, he was extremely informative and very friendly! During our trip, we were able to see a Minke Whale, Dolphins, Puffins, and Seals. The views of the Blasket Islands were stunning! Jimmy was wonderful about answering all the questions we had and stopped the boat so the dolphins could swim alongside us. I highly recommend going on this tour, it was such a delight!
Written 6 April 2023
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Ingrid M
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Mar 2022 • Couples
We got a really nice weather and therefore could visit caves, which are normally not reachable. We were also lucky and saw (just beginning of the season) a bunch of dolphins (families with their baby’s). So amazing! 🐬 The guide spotted them very quick and follow them for a while so that we could enjoy them and made our pictures/videos. Besides dolphins, we saw a large group of seals 🦭 which seemed to be happy 😍 to see the boat 🚤 after a 6-month break again.
The guide was very friendly and answered to all our questions while watching the animals or the beautiful landscape view from the boat.
It was a really nice & highly recommendable experience — especially when the sun ☀️ is shining!
The guide was very friendly and answered to all our questions while watching the animals or the beautiful landscape view from the boat.
It was a really nice & highly recommendable experience — especially when the sun ☀️ is shining!
Written 13 March 2022
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Kalliope S
Athens, Greece
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Written 10 July 2022
Hi, what wildlife are you likely to see in April?
Written 13 March 2022
When I did the tour this april, I was able to see two types of dolphins, a shark, hundrets of seals and different birds. But I guess you have to be lucky when it comes to dolphines and sharks
Written 10 April 2022
Hello!
I am trying to book for the Dingle Rib Boat Sea Safari and I see the boat can hold up to twelve guests but I am trying to reserve for a group of 5 and it won't let me book for more than 4 people. Is there a way we can book for 5?
Written 27 February 2022
I think you need to ring them or else book 4 then book 1
Written 18 June 2023
Dingle
Dingle, Ireland
Hi The 3 hour full sea safari is €50 pp , can be booked online via web . 12 persons max each tour
2 hour early morning up close rib experience with fungie is €40 pp - book online on web - limited to 10 pax each tour ..
Written 28 August 2019
Hi, is there a minimum age for this? I've got a 7 1/2 year old that would probably love this. Thanks!
Written 7 July 2019
Hi Bridget and Jimmy,
I'm not sure you understand me. It wasn't that I couldn't hear Captain Adam. He was giving NO commentary and seemed more interested checking his mobile phone than addressing his customers. Yes there were some questions that he did answer which I could hear so hearing him wasn't an issue. All I can say is that I'm very thankful there was a knowledgeable tourist sitting behind me who gave excellent commentary. Your tour was a recommendation from a close friend. I too am upset and disappointed. I shouldn't have to rely on other tourists to do the job that your tour guide is paid to do. As you can see from all of my previous reviews of various activities, I have never had a bad word to say. I have been very lucky. However, in this instance I felt the need to warn other tourists so they would have better a experience than I did. I had a look at your other reviews after my trip in June 2018 and I can see there have been a few excellent reviews naming Captain Adam. I am glad to see you have put your words into action in order to rectify this issue. I am more than happy to accept your complimentary trip for the next time I visit Dingle. If after my second experience I feel the issue has been rectified then I would be more than happy to edit my rating of your Sea Safari tour. Please PM me for my address.
Regards,
Sarah
Written 4 January 2019
Our captain was Jimmy, and he was wonderful — couldn’t have been better. Engaging, interesting, clearly loved what he was doing. And very skilled in handling the RIB through the open seas. We had grins on our faces the rest of the day.
Sorry you had a less-satisfying experience.
Written 5 January 2019
What kind of animals will you see in October?
Written 17 August 2018
Hi Catherine ,
fungie the dolphin , the grey seals at the Blaskets islands , sea Birds , soaring cliffs , perhaps minke whale and common dolphins - The tour takes places on open ocean so it varies what sea life on a daily basis . regards
Bridget owner
Written 17 August 2018
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