The Skellig Islands Tour is suitable all ages and abilities especially for families with children, disabled, also people who are unable to climb 640 steps to the monastery.

Enhance your once in a lifetime tour and let us take your picture in front of this amazing Unesco World Heritage site (Skellig MIchael) or do a selfie.

Your journey will take you first to the small Skelligs where you see the second largest colony of gannets in the world and see lots of wildlife such as seals etc… You then continue on to Skellig Michael where you get up close to see the birds, the bee hive huts, the monastery, the light house at the back and the steps the monks carved into the rock in the 5th Century. This was the old path taken by the Monks – something you do not always get to see on the landing tour.

Our Skellig Islands Tour departs daily from Portmagee marina at 10:00 – 12:30 – 3:00 – 5:15pm.

It is also more affordable for individuals and families at less than half the price of the landing tour.

Our Skellig Islands tour lasts approx. 2.5 hours.

Apart from the historical importance of the site, the island also has a rich biodiversity and is home to one of the world’s largest colonies of Northern Gannets. Other fauna includes seabird species like puffins and razorbills and marine animals including a thriving population of grey seals. Earlier known as just Skellig, which in Gaelic means “splinter of stone” the site, especially the twin crags was later named after the Archangel Michael, as a dedication. It got the status of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996. It was recently the filming location for the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015.