Dun Chaoin Youth Hostel - Hostel in Tralee, Ireland

Panoramic views of coastal and mountainous scenery await you overlooking the Blasket Islands and the Atlantic Ocean . Dun Chaoin and the Dingle Peninsula is the ideal base for walkers ( Dingle Way , Mount Brandon , Mount Eagle ), cyclists, bird-watchers, artists, golfers and dreamers!

The parish of Dún Chaoin is at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula in the County of Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. It comprises eleven townlands on the mainland and the Blasket Islands three miles offshore and it is often referred to as

'the next parish to America'

The people of Dún Chaoin speak Irish today and they are proud of the links which they have maintained with their native culture and with the descendants of many emigrants who left for a new life in America, England and other countries.

A ferry operates from the local pier to the Blasket Islands during the summer. Sandy beaches are within a few kilometres and Dingle Town is 16 kilometres to the east. There is a daily bus service during the summer months and a less frequent service during the rest of the year.

The Dingle Way Walking Route passes through Dún Chaoin on its perambulation of Slea Head.

The maximum number of nights one can stay is 7 nights. any booking for more than 10 people needs to be made directly with the hostel or Hostelclub's group department.

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