1. Walk to Caherciveen. (20 min walk) Yes, leave your car behind and simply walk from Ballycarbery House into Cahersiveen. This is country living at its best!! If you feel like getting a cab home, there are several taxis operating in the town. |
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2. Coonanna Harbour. (5 mins) It’s just a small cove but for those who like to hike, there is a mini-trail going north up from this little harbour into the mountain. This leads to some ancient pastures mid-mountain in a little hollow almost hidden from the world. Worth finding!
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3. Canglass Blowhole. (6 min drive) Up on the cliffs beyond Cuas Crom Harbour one has to hike North West about two kilometers across the moors to this magnificent creation of nature right on the cliffs.
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4. Valentia Harbour. (7 mins) Unsurpassed in its beauty, there is no question that this is the ultimate beauty spot on the Iveragh peninsula. Either drive down to Renard Point (there’s a great seafood restaurant there too) and get the car ferry across the channel or stand on the pier and capture the great view of the harbour. Valentia Harbour Tours offer a terrific boat tour of this area. Highly recommended!!
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5. The Glen. (20 mins) Driving into the Glen, look straight ahead at the mystical Skellig Rocks out in the Atlantic. This is a quiet little part of the peninsula; it would be nice to keep it that way!
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6. Waterville Lake (Lough Currane). (20 mins) Just outside Waterville (going south) there is a turn off east to the left bringing you along the southern edge of Lough Currane. Sit back, take you time and enjoy the pristine greenery of the lakeside and the little winding road
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7. Caherdaniel Drive. (30 mins) Driving south over the hill from Waterville and descending down into the sheltered cove of Caherdaniel is a magnificent drive. The raw rugged rocky Kerry coast just jumps out at you. |
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8. Valentia Lighthouse. (30 mins) It’s hard to concentrate on the drive down to Valentia Lighthouse as your attention is being caught by the terrific scenery of the sea, coast and mountains. |
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9. Ballaghbeama. (30 mins) This drive into the heart of the Iveragh Peninsula retraces the steps of the ancient Irish legend, Oisin. It is here that Oisin rose up out of the sea from Tir na Nog and rode his horse up through the wild moors of the Inney Valley to make the fatal error of falling from his horse, hence the name Balaghoisin (Rock of Oisin). |
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10. Bolus Head. (35 mins) Out on the edge of the peninsula sits a deserted famine village. In the past people etched out a living on this bare headland with the raw Atlantic winds blowing and blowing. |
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