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Top Experiences & Package Tours on West Cork’s Sheep’s Head

Immerse yourself in fantastic experiences on West Cork’s stunning Sheep’s Head Way

Our bespoke experiences and West Cork package tours offer you the best ways to experience the Sheep’s Head Way – an unspoilt and intriguing stretch of Ireland’s southwest coastline.

Escape to West Cork

Just an hour from Cork Airport (with direct flights to America, the UK and European airports) and close to the heritage town of Bantry, you’ll find yourself on West Cork’s amazing coastline. The unspoilt Sheep’s Head peninsula reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean flanked by Bantry Bay and Dunmanus Bay, They bays, studded by West Cork’s islands, are teeming with marine life.

It’s a wonderful place to immerse yourself in Irish life and culture – the perfect place to start exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way coastal touring route.

The Sheep’s Head peninsula

The Sheep’s Head peninsula – home to some of Ireland’s finest craft and food producers – is a European Destination of Excellence for Responsible Tourism: a kind of EDEN. It won Silver in the Best Destination category of the Irish Responsible Tourism Awards in 2015 and 2016!

We’ll Help Plan Your Irish Vacation

We’ll work with you to arrange every aspect of your trip from start to finish. Make the most of our local expertise and connections and you’ll get privileged access to some of the most extraordinary experiences and people you could meet during your Irish vaction.

Our aim is to make sure every aspect of your West Cork tour lives up to your dreams and expectations. Whether you’re sailing on Dunmanus bay, meeting our farmers and food producers, or walking the world-renowned Sheep’s Head Way,

We work with individuals, ad hoc groups, and tour companies to design
and deliver outstanding West Cork experiences from short tours and day trips to multi-day excursions

Contact us on [email protected] to find out more, or call

Siobhán on 086 303 0991

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    Wild Atlantic Way Cruise Experience: Day & Half-Day Sailing Trips
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    Rural Experience Tour: Hills, Islands and Peninsulas
  • Walk and Whiskey Island Tour
    Whiddy Island Treasure Hunt
Wild Atlantic Way

What’s On

August 2025
Masters of Tradition 2024
Aug 20 - 24 2025

Masters of Tradition: A Traditional Music Festival

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Visit Historic Places

Bantry House B&B

The Sheep’s Head is a peninsula rich in history and you’ll find traces of its past all along the Sheep’s Head Way walking route.

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Featured Activity

Sheep’s Head Cycle Route

‘Cycle Ireland’ describes the Sheep’s Head Cycle Route on the Sheep’s Head peninsula as ‘the perfect cycling destination.’ The Sheep’s Head peninsula’s roads are quiet and peaceful even at the height of summer. The Sheep’s Head Way Cycle Route starts at Ballylickey, outside Bantry, before taking you down onto the peninsula itself. It ends in […]

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Featured Accommodation

Westlodge Hotel

Westlodge Hotel

The Westlodge Hotel & Estate situated on the edge of the beautiful town of Bantry in the heart of West Cork, sits on an elevated site overlooking Bantry Bay. The hotel is set within 25 acres of landscaped gardens with nature trails & the pond that is home to ducks and many wildlife species. With […]

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This project has been supported by Cork County Council & the LEADER programme under the Rural Development Programmes 2007-13 and 2017-2021.
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