Sea Kayaking trips are available daily. Give us a call if interested. Beginners  & groups welcome.

Description of Sea Kayaking Options. 

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Half Day Sea Kayaking Trip

 This is probably our most popular trip. Here we get time to relax and safely enjoy the coast from sea level as we peacefully glide along. We explore bays and inlets and venture out into the open sea.
Available every day . 
10.00am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

Suitable for beginner, intermediate, and advanced kayakers
Duration: 3 hours
Price:  €50 - all equipment supplied

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Starlight / Moonlight Adventure             

This is a very popular and unusual trip. Beginning at dusk we paddle into the darkness, whether there is a full moon or a star filled sky overhead. Each trip has its own special magic. Combine this with the phosphorescence lighting up the ocean as it glitters like millions of aquatic stars and you have a truly remarkable experience
(see testimonials for full account).
Available every night.

Suitable for beginner, intermediate,  and advanced kayakers. Adults only. We run special scheduled trips for families.

Duration: 2.5 hours
Price :  €45 - all equipment supplied

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Sea Kayaking Tours
               
We always care for our world. We  believe it is in our care and we would love to pass it on in a better condition.

Why not join Jim Kennedy and his staff at Atlantic Sea Kayaking  and explore West Cork’s majestic coastline in safety and comfort.  West Cork’s coastline is dotted with deserted islands, ancient castles, sea caves and an abundance of marine life including seals, dolphins and whales.  Atlantic Sea Kayaking offers you a unique opportunity to explore this wild landscape in a nature friendly way.  Safety, enjoyment and environmental awareness are our priorities, and beginners are welcome. We are delighted to launch our new partnership tours with :  www.whalewatchwestcork.com   and   www.baltimoreyachtcharters.com  Back to Tours

2-Day Sea Kayaking Experience This 2 day  break includes two half day kayaking trips and one moon light / starlight trip. We will explore the spectacular coastline of West Cork.  We combine this with one overnight guesthouse stay and breakfast in the beautiful fishing villages of either Baltimore or Union Hall.  West Cork’s coastline is dotted with deserted islands, ancient castles, sea caves and an abundance of marine life including seals, dolphins and whales.  This makes it a spectacular place to go sea kayaking and experience nature in an unforgettable way.     Day 1    10.00am – 1.00pm We take time to get to know our visitors and experts or beginners we get to know exactly what level to aim our trips at.  Then you can relax and safely enjoy the coast from sea level as we peacefully glide along.  We explore bays and inlets and venture out into the open sea.  Duration: 3 hours. After a break. We again to the kayaks . This time we venture on one of our now famous night kayaking tours Starlight/Moonlight Adventure. We begin one hour before darkness   This is a very popular and unusual trip.  Beginning at dusk, we paddle into the darkness, whether there is a full moon or a star filled sky overhead.  Each trip has its own special magic.  This combined with the phosphorescence lighting up the ocean, makes it a truly remarkable experience.  Duration:  2 ˝ hours.   Day 2 After a night in one of the area's  welcoming guest houses and a hearty Irish breakfast we meet up for our next adventure 10.00am - 1.00pm On this trip we venture further and check out a seal colony just off the coast. We majestically pass by castles and hidden village. Our trip finishes under the ruins of Raheen Castle once the proud home of the O' Donovan's. The parapet bears the scars left by well aimed cannons hundreds of years ago. Trip ends about 1pm lots of time to make it home or to your next holiday destination. Price per person inc all equipment: €195 sharing.       Back to Tours

The West Cork Experience. (4Days) Enjoy West Cork in a non rushed ,stress free holistic way.  We will be taking in different parts of the spectacular historic area. Sea Kayaking, walking .and snorkelling . Castletownshend harbour, Roaring Water Bay, Baltimore, Sherkin Island, Carbery's hundred isles and Loch Hyne, are just some of the areas you will be visiting.  Our time will be spent exploring the pristine waters, sea caves and archways, and sharing the environment of the varied marine life.  we will get to hike along then wild cliffs.  In the villages you will enjoy, great food and accommodation, and maybe even sharing a pint or some music and the craic (Gaelic for fun) with friends in a smoke free pub (!) This tour is designed for beginner and intermediate kayakers.   Day 1 Our adventure begins with a first night’s stay at a local guesthouse .  We will meet up for a briefing , where we discuss the tour itinerary and make sure everyone is happy with all arrangements.   Day 2 After a great Irish breakfast, we will head to the sea . Our first trip see us in Castlehaven Harbour, flanked by the Historic village of  Castletownshend. This morning we spend time getting to know our visitors kayaking level and giving tuition and advise where necessary, also making sure all the equipment is suitable to their needs  This is a truly beautiful bay. Sharp cliffs on which Peregrine falcons make their nests. Out to Horse Island and Black rock to see the sea birds tumbling in the up draughts. exploring caves and archways as we go. Returning at lunch time. We then take a break . We recommend a visit to the Heritage centre in the local market town of Skibbereen  before having dinner in one of Skibbereen's fabulous restaurants.  Later that evening we again meet up this time we depart on one of our very special trips a night time sea kayaking adventure. To night we kayak on Lough Hyne.This is one of Ireland’s best kept secrets, this salt water lake is fed by the sea through a narrows where the tide rushes through at great speed. The lake is a unique marine habitat, the only one of its kind in Europe. Bio luminescence, stars, ghost stories, night noises of herons, owls and feeding fish are just some of the ingredients which go into making a night paddle so magical.  Tired but elated from the West Cork night in, we now retire to our accommodation.  Some people go to bed and get ready for tomorrow’s adventure.  Others shower and set off to hear some Irish music and soak up the Celtic atmosphere.   Day 3 After breakfast, day three of our sea kayaking adventure sees us setting out from the historic village of Baltimore, ancient seat of the O’Driscoll’s.  En route we will explore the area called Carbery’s 100 Isles, the coves and inlets of Roaring Water Bay, famous for their picturesque unspoilt beauty.  Our destination is Sherkin Island and our landing point is close to the Abbey ruins, which date from 1215.  We now swing west and explore the Skeam Islands, visit the seal colony off Spanish Island, and stop for lunch.  Afterwards, we make our way to the mouth of Baltimore Harbour and look up at the Beacon towering over the harbour entrance. We finish our trip at Baltimore Lifeboat station . Our dinner this evening is savoured watching the sun sink down behind the Mizen Head. Looking forward to reappearing tomorrow and bringing fresh adventure.   Day 4 Launching our kayaks in the fishing village of Union Hall . We make a course to the South passing the village of Glandore and drifting under the Drombeg stone cirlcle. Echoes of the Celts can be heard amongst the gentle waves lapping on the rocks.  We pass Adam and  Eve Island. The sailing charts say "avoid Adam hug Eve" No doubt written by  a man.. Lunch is on Rabbit Island where we explore the ruins and marvel at the sinister rock formations. Then on to High and lo Islands  about one mile off shore where we will share the water with the Grey Seal pups as they bask on the rocks. We finish our trip to day at Castlehaven Bay about 4pm this give people the chance to relax for another night in the area or to move on up the coast Price per person sharing  inc all equipment.:  €590. Back to Tours BACK TO TOP              Marine Discovery Combination Tour. Combine the stealth and manoeuvrability of our kayaks with the speed and range of twin engine  engine 34 foot catamaran, Voyager. The result is our  new very special Marine Discovery Combination Tour.  With the kayaks on board we head  straight out to sea in search of wild life and get to  otherwise unreachable areas for a kayak. During the trip we regularly launch the kayaks and explore  sea caves, the uninhabited islands or drift on the open ocean current  out of sight of land  while dolphins or sun fish check us out. There is even the possibility of a close encounter with whales.   Mean time we have the security of Nic and his catamaran on stand by a short distance away.  There is also an incredibly diverse population of bird life in this area, including gannets, shearwaters and skuas . The oceans are so vast the kayaks so small and slow this combination gives us incredible freedom and safety.  During this trip we use a combination of double and single kayaks. If the temperature suits we also get a chance to snorkel around the rocks and islands. This trip begins at 4.30pm and finishes about 8pmpm This trip is suitable for beginners and experts. Price per person 90euro.p/p Points of interest :  Catamarans are very stable because of their double hulls. There is a cabin area and toilets on board. for more see:  www.whalewatchwestcork.com   BACK TO TOP          The Sea from all Levels For this spectacular day out we team up with Con Minihane on his state of the art sail boat :The Inishbeg   . www.baltimoreyachtcharters.com  We divide our group into two. While one group is  introduced to sea kayaking.  The other group sail with Con around Sherkin Island towards Cape Clear. While on the boat each persons gets a chance to steer and sail the boat themselves. Hare Island is your destination where after 3 hours of fantastic exciting sailing, Con serves up one of his famous lunches. By now the kayakers arrive having circumnavigated Spanish Island and frolicked with the seal colony. After a shower and lunch the kayakers now become the sailors and the morning sailors don their kayaking gear and are introduce to their new marine transport. We  retrace our various bearings and meet up in the evening at Baltimore Pier. This time not the Algerian invasion ,but a group of tired happy boaters head for the local, a debrief and possibly a pint? This trip is  especially suitable for team building. Duration: 10.00am - 4.00pm Price: 120euro p/p Including lunch and all kayaking equipment      Day3

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Rescue and Rolling Workshop Learn how to self-rescue and to help others in trouble. Rescues, Hi rescues, re entry, Curls, Paddle floats, these are all names you will become familiar with during this workshop as well as Tandem tows, fantail tows, short tows and long tows.Duration:6 hours
Price p/p: €90  (inc. equipment & handouts) - Minimum 4 people
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Training camps for the paddlers who wants to be faster , more efficient in their forward strokes and wants to be able to handle their kayak better and more efficiently in the wind. Especially suitable to kayak racers and adventure racers or the expedition paddler.