• Little Skelligs with Skellig Michael in the background. Passengers on the Skellig Michael Tour taking photos of the island.
  • Located in County Kerry, Ireland, Sceilg Mhichíl, also known as Skellig Michael, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996.
  • Nevertheless, the spectacle offered by the island is quite simply grandiose: starting with the village of the monks who lived on Skellig Michael.
  • Book a Skellig Michael Landing Tour or a Skellig Island Boat Tour. Learn everything you need to maximise your chances of landing on the island.
  • Skellig Michael is a steep pyramidal rugged rock (or "crag")[10] of c. 18 ha (45 acres) on the Atlantic coast off the Iveragh peninsula of County Kerry.
  • More recently, Skellig Michael was used as a location for shooting two Star Wars movies. Little Skellig is the other main island in the group.
  • Bookings are now being taken for Skellig Michael Landing tours 2024 and for the Skellig Michael Tour around both Skellig Islands .
  • In fact, only 180 people per day are allowed to step foot onto the island. Also, there are just a handful of boats that make the journey out to Skellig Michael.
  • They’re also some of the most misunderstood. There are two types of Skellig Islands tours: Landing tours: You physically explore Skellig Michael Island.
  • But it's more than that, it's an extraordinary place and although the climb to the top is arduous a visit to Skellig Michael is an experience you will never forget.