Ross Castle Boat Tours: Lakes of Killarney

Discover Innisfallen Island’s ancient monastic ruins and stunning Killarney Lakes with Ross Castle Boat Tours. Enjoy humor-filled, intimate guided tours by third-generation boatman.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Innisfallen Island - An ancient monastic site located on a picturesque 21-acre island in the middle of Killarney’s largest lake, Lough Leane. Features historic ruins from the early 6th century and offers a lovely 25-minute walk around the island’s perimeter.
What's Included
  • Certified Guide
Additional Information

Mike and Tony Fleming are the owner/operators of Ross Castle Boat Tours. They provide a guest-centered experience, offering visitors an intimate guided tour on the stunning Lakes of Killarney. Humor and Irish ‘wit’ are integral to the trip, ensuring a truly unique experience. Innisfallen Island allows guests to explore one of Ireland’s oldest monastic…

Location
2FV9+67 Killarney
We are located on Reen Pier which is located adjacent to the first car park on your right hand side as you arrive are Ross Castle.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jessicafe2584ro
Oct 1, 2025
Highly recommend - The highlight of our hoilday . The fine soft rainy only added to the experience. Innishfallen island is a little treasure.. Our guide, Charlie, brought the history of area to life..
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Pioneer05088597282
Oct 1, 2025
Lovely boat ride to Innisfallen! - Lovely boat ride to Innisfallen Island. The ruins of the abbey are spectacular. The best part though was our Captain, Diarmuid. He was so knowledgeable, kind and entertaining. He made this great experience amazing!
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Explorer57016491754
Sep 30, 2025
Great boat trip - A lovely trip with Mike who was a fantastic guide - the island is beautiful and even got to see some wild deer there by the monestry - well worth it !
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Vivian_r
Sep 30, 2025
Emerald Isle with mountain surrounds. - The island visit of the monastery is worth this trip, beautiful surroundings and views you can only get from the water and our skipper was superb!!
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V3611fzelizabeths
Sep 25, 2025
A Must Do While In Killarney! - Mike is an absolutely fantastic guide! Really enjoyed our time with him. The island is incredible. Make sure to do the nature trial walk..it’s gorgeous!
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Kenneth_r
Sep 21, 2025
Fantastic tour! - Tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly; gave us a great overview of the history and ecology of the island and encouraged us to use the time we had to see the whole island (not just the ruins). He looked after our safety and comfort well. Worth it to hike the nature trail too. If you are lucky enough to go with a small group, it will be much more impactful, but a pleasure no matter when you go. Very highly recommended.
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O8796omfannyd
Sep 13, 2025
Wonderful! - A wonderful late in the day atmospheric trip across the Loch. Because of the changing weather, I had the boat, island, and guide to myself and it was a wonderful experience. Guide was kind and friendly. Island was full of deer and the ruins were incredible. Loch ride itself was right out of a gloomy spooky movie (perfect in my opinion!) Spent a lovely late afternoon in what felt like another afternoon. Came out soaking wet and lighter in the soul. Thank you very much.
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Lucyellen7
Sep 11, 2025
Beautiful. Highly recommend. - Highly recommend. Beautiful scenery. Personable guide. Short boat ride then we were the only people exploring the island. Very peaceful.
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Voyager43034115184
Sep 2, 2025
Great guide, interesting and scenic - would highly recommend - Fantastic few hours out. Diarmuid (our guide) was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area in general. This trip gives you a lovely view of the mountains from the lake and not to mention it is steeped in history. I would highly recommend Ross Castle Boat Tours.
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Napawright2016
Aug 25, 2025
A peaceful interlude - I took the boat ride out to Innishfallen Island and was very pleased. This is a one hour or so experience that included 15 minute boat trips to and from the Island and about half an hour on the island. The trip was comfortable enough (even for children and seniors). The island has the ruins of an ancient abbey that are worthy of a look. The island itself is lush and peaceful. There are fairly well maintained trails that take you around the island and down to the island shores. Some of our tour group saw some native deer on the island and plenty of bird life was in evidence. The tour guide was knowledgeable about the history of the island, the wildlife and the lake. All things considered a very nice small trip at a reasonable price.
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From $23
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).