Fees · Destination Guide
Dingle Peninsula and Maharees
Cold-water Atlantic diving beside the Maharees, with Brandon cliffs and Blasket island journeys.
Key fee: Waterworld pool-only Discover Scuba
From EUR 55
Fees · Destination Guide
Cold-water Atlantic diving beside the Maharees, with Brandon cliffs and Blasket island journeys.
Key fee: Waterworld pool-only Discover Scuba
From EUR 55
Confirm these fees before you book so your operator plan and day budget match what you will pay onsite.
No mandatory Dingle/Maharees blanket marine-park diver tag, daily scuba-tax or universal snorkeling permit could be verified. That is not a guarantee that every site is freely accessible. Standard courses and boats have operator fees; some Natura 2000 activities require consent, and protected historic-wreck dives need a licence. Great Blasket passenger ferries and the Blasket Centre are charged separately. Prices below are operator-published, not confirmed bookings, and can change.
| Fee | Amount | Applies to | Where to pay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterworld pool-only Discover Scuba | From EUR 55 One advertised 1.5-hour experience; current session unverified | scuba | Where to pay | A pool-only introduction, not a full certification or sea dive. Ask the operator for live price, age/medical conditions and availability. |
| Waterworld pool-and-sea Discover Scuba | From EUR 150 One advertised 3-hour experience; current session unverified | scuba | Where to pay | Instructor-led pool and Scraggane Bay sea element, subject to sea state and participation rules. |
| Waterworld Open Water Diver course | EUR 650 listed Advertised 3-day course; booking and syllabus confirmation needed | scuba | Where to pay | Published operator amount as of research; confirm all components, medical requirements, equipment, eLearning and certification fees. |
| Waterworld Scuba Diver course | EUR 495 listed Advertised 2 consecutive days; current dates unverified | scuba | Where to pay | Different certification scope from Open Water. Verify prerequisites and scope directly. |
| Waterworld recreational boat dives | Price not verified Per excursion or operator-advertised 2- to 4-dive package | scuba | Where to pay | Current online bookings unavailable according to the dive centre; call for boat-day quote, tanks, equipment, cancellation and offshore route. |
| Great Blasket Dunquin ferry | EUR 60 adult; EUR 40 child as advertised Return trip with fixed return times when sailing; 2026 season ended | topside | Where to pay | One named operator advertises reopening on 6 May 2027. Rates are not assumed for other companies, and poor conditions can cancel travel. |
| Blasket Centre mainland museum | EUR 5 adult; EUR 4 senior/group; EUR 3 child/student; EUR 13 family Single admission; ordinary season 10 March to 7 November | topside | Where to pay | Under 8 free; certain heritage card and school exemptions are stated by OPW. Winter bookings require contact. |
| Protected archaeological or historic-wreck dive licence | Fee not verified; official guidance requests applications at least three weeks before diving Site- and approval-specific | scuba | Where to pay | Dive licence required for recreational diving on protected wreck locations, including sites older than 100 years. Contact National Monuments Service before considering the site. |
| Protected habitat activity consent | No general per-visitor fee verified Only if the specific activity is an ARC or otherwise restricted | scuba; snorkel; freedive; topside | Where to pay | SAC and SPA designations cover the region. Ask NPWS/operator for consent as appropriate; do not infer all non-destructive recreational activities need a paid permit. |
| Sandy Bay summer Aqua Park | EUR 20 admission plus EUR 5 equipment as published One advertised session; June through September, weather and tide permitting | topside | Where to pay | Ages 6+ under published conditions; specific rules and pricing should be checked. |
| Sandy Bay sauna | EUR 15 per person as published Advertised 45 to 60 minute session, seasonal schedule | topside | Where to pay | Winter weekend scheduling differs from summer opening. Confirm ahead. |
Fee
One advertised 1.5-hour experience; current session unverified
A pool-only introduction, not a full certification or sea dive. Ask the operator for live price, age/medical conditions and availability.
One advertised 3-hour experience; current session unverified
Instructor-led pool and Scraggane Bay sea element, subject to sea state and participation rules.
Advertised 3-day course; booking and syllabus confirmation needed
Published operator amount as of research; confirm all components, medical requirements, equipment, eLearning and certification fees.
Advertised 2 consecutive days; current dates unverified
Different certification scope from Open Water. Verify prerequisites and scope directly.
Per excursion or operator-advertised 2- to 4-dive package
Current online bookings unavailable according to the dive centre; call for boat-day quote, tanks, equipment, cancellation and offshore route.
Return trip with fixed return times when sailing; 2026 season ended
One named operator advertises reopening on 6 May 2027. Rates are not assumed for other companies, and poor conditions can cancel travel.
Single admission; ordinary season 10 March to 7 November
Under 8 free; certain heritage card and school exemptions are stated by OPW. Winter bookings require contact.
Site- and approval-specific
Dive licence required for recreational diving on protected wreck locations, including sites older than 100 years. Contact National Monuments Service before considering the site.
Only if the specific activity is an ARC or otherwise restricted
SAC and SPA designations cover the region. Ask NPWS/operator for consent as appropriate; do not infer all non-destructive recreational activities need a paid permit.
One advertised session; June through September, weather and tide permitting
Ages 6+ under published conditions; specific rules and pricing should be checked.
Advertised 45 to 60 minute session, seasonal schedule
Winter weekend scheduling differs from summer opening. Confirm ahead.