Bioluminescent Swim Experience in West Cork with Storytelling
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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Bioluminescent Swim Experience in West Cork with Storytelling
What's included in Bioluminescent Swim Experience in West Cork with Storytelling
(Subject to Option Inclusions)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.
Inclusions
- Wetsuits provided
- Swim buoys, goggles, lights at a special wavelength and warm blankets for afterwards.
- We have a warming herbal tea around the firepit along with a snack
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for travellers that cannot swim
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- 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
