Bioluminescent Swim Experience in West Cork with Storytelling

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Bioluminescent Swim Experience in West Cork with Storytelling — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Our experience starts at this beautiful secluded beach just after sunset — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

We’ll begin our evening with a bit of background, getting you acquainted with this amazing phenomenon. This will include the science and the lore that surrounds bioluminescence.

Then, as the night sets in, we'll head for a refreshing dip very close to the shore. Armed with, wetsuits, swim buoys and lights, we'll embrace the waters, hoping to be surrounded by the natural luminescence that has, over the years, become a part of West Cork's legacy. We stay in water that participants can stand in or is less than 10m away from the shoreline but participants do need to be able to swim.

But the night doesn't end with the dip. As we return to the sands, a fire pit awaits, casting its warm glow over the beach. It's here that we'll settle down, sipping on a comforting hot drink and sharing stories of the sea, of the land, and of the people who've called it home.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Up to 8 people
People per booking: 1–8
Guide: English
Operated by: Gormú

Ages: Youth (12–15 years) · Adults (16–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Goggles
Included: Wetsuits in various sizes
Included: Swim buoys with lights at a special wavelength.
Included: Solo Stove Fire-pit
Included: Warm Blankets
Included: Tea and coffee: We have a warming herbal tea around the firepit along with a snack

Itinerary

This is the only bioluminescence swim experience in Ireland. We have a maximum of eight participants each night and there are always two guides present. Participants normally say this experience is a highlight of their trip to Ireland.

Stop 1
Castle Haven

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

We meet at to Castlehaven Strand about 2km southwest of Castletownshend village. It's about 12 minutes outside Skibbereen and it's a very scenic coastal section of the Wild Atlantic Way.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/51.51800/-9.18871

The house just above the strand has the Eircode P81TF86

End point

We meet at to Castlehaven Strand about 2km southwest of Castletownshend village. It's about 12 minutes outside Skibbereen and it's a very scenic coastal section of the Wild Atlantic Way.

https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/51.51800/-9.18871

The house just above the strand has the Eircode P81TF86