SKELLIG MICHAEL LANDING cruises
The Skellig Michael Landing Cruise allows you to land at Skellig Michael Rock, and climb the almost 700 steps, carved centuries ago by the monks, to visit the 6th century monastic beehive huts. There are panoramic views in all directions as you tower above the Atlantic Ocean.
Trips depart daily from The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre, Eircode V23 YD52. The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre is located on Valentia Island, just over the bridge from Portmagee Village and Marina. There is free parking available there for you, and your ticket allows you free entry to the Visitor Centre where you can view the exhibitions, have a coffee/tea, order take away sandwich for the trip, watch the informational video of the Skelligs, and use the toilet facilities before your trip, so it is advisable to arrive at lease half an hour before the departure time you are given.
This landing cruise takes aprox. 5 hours, allowing for passage to and from the rocks, and time exploring Skellig Michael. Times change daily, from 8am to 12pm, depending on weather, and allocated time slots for each boat.
There is a rota system for the boats allowed to land at the Skelligs, therefore the times vary weekly, and we will need to contact you closer to the time with your sailing time.
Customers must provide a phone number that they will be contactable on, as sea conditions, and departure times can change daily, and we must be able to contact you the day before departure.
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Fantastic way to explore the coastlinw of this beautiful Island. Great service with a local and very knowledgeable skipper. A must do experience if you are visiting Valentia Island. 
5th June 2022annoA6571GF Fabulous sea trip cruise. Lovely comfortable boat, skipper knows all the best spots to visit. Highly recommend to do a trip with Valentia Island Cruises
5th June 2022
On our return journey we cruise over to Small Skelligs (although there is nothing small about it!). Here under 27,000 pairs of circling and nesting gannets you hear their guttural cry, and get to admire their beautifully painted faces, and their majestic wingspan. Watching them torpedo dive into the sea for fish. This is the second largest gannet colony in the world.
On Small Skelligs too there are plenty of seals to see lolling on the rocks and swimming in the small coves, it is a diver’s paradise.
Our skipper and Deckhand are on hand with a wealth of knowledge and folklore on the islands, and the surroundings during the passage.
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