Jet Skiing Kilkee 4 prices and offers 2026

Kilkee is the oldest seaside resort in Ireland, and that’s a real claim to fame in an island nation. It all goes back to the 1820s, when the town featured on the front page of the Illustrated London News newspaper as the best spot for sea bathing in the British Isles. Since then, other water sports have taken off in the area. Jacques Cousteau’s claim that was the best place in the whole of Europe for scuba diving has made it a popular destination for divers, canoeing and paddleboarding are also available, while the town also hosts horse racing and a cliff top golf course. But there’s nothing like a ride on a modern jet ski for exploring Kilkee Bay and beyond.

Is located in County Clare on the wild West coast of Ireland. To the North lie the Aran Islands, while to the South the land curves out to the westernmost point of Ireland at Loop Head. The coastline is characterised by cliffs and rock formations, alongside bays and sandy beaches. Hiking along the cliff tops or touring the coast by boat are popular activities here, but the best way to explore every nook and cranny of the coast is on a jet ski. The combination of speed and manoeuvrability of these Personal WaterCraft (PWC) let you see a huge swathes of the shoreline, in the level of detail that you want - whether you’re driving or travelling as a passenger.

Where are the best places to hire a jet ski in Kilkee?

• Kilkee Bay: The charming town sits in a sheltered cove which is within a wide bay, and this is where your jet ski ride will start. Leaving the esplanade behind, the coast starts to open up in front of your eyes. You’ll see the Pollock Holes, natural swimming pools in rocks along the shore that fill with seawater at high tide, the golf course on the cliffs and endless horizon beckoning you keep going!

• George’s Head: The Northern end of Kilkee Bay is marked by this rugged headland. Over millennia, the forces of the sea have carved shapes and structures into the dark rock, almost cutting the point off from the rest of Ireland in places, and creating a labyrinth of stacks, stones and tunnels that you can explore.

• Doonbeg: The next bay after George’s Head is Doonbeg, where there’s another pretty seaside town. In the bay you can visit Mutton Island. Although it’s uninhabited now, there are remains of several houses and a fort in the interior that you can see from the water.

• Kilkee Cliffs: South of Kilkee, the land falls away into the ocean in a series of dramatic cliffs. Promontories alternate with inaccessible coves, while seething channels separate isolated rocky stacks from the cliffs. There are also numerous caves, with wide gaping mouths at the water’s edge that narrow into tunnels of undeterminable length. Enter at your peril!

• Bridges of Ross: This is a truly wondrous coastal formation, where the waves and tides have carved out a tunnel far inland, crossed by a series of rocky arches. If that sounds like something out of a fantasy novel, don’t take our word for it - go and find out for yourself. We guarantee that you’ll be left speechless, and struggle to describe it to your friends afterwards, just as we’ve struggled here!

• Loop Head: Just beyond the Bridges of Ross, you come to Loop Head. This is the end of a peninsula that reaches out into the Atlantic Ocean further than any other part of the island of Ireland. A journey out here and back to Kilkee is a voyage of discovery that will stay with you for a lifetime.

Options for organising a ride

- If what you’re craving is a tour of the stunning coastline that surrounds Kilkee, then the best thing for you is a passenger ride on a jet ski. Don’t worry about learning the controls, planning the route or dealing with waves, you’ll have a chauffeur with all the expertise and enthusiasm necessary to show you the best of what this part of the world has to offer. The jet ski club boasts a large Seadoo model with space for the driver and 2 passengers, so you can take your partner or a friend with you and enjoy the sights together. A passenger tour lasts for two hours, enough time to get out to Loop Head and back, or explore other parts of the coast.

- We know that being a passenger won’t be enough for some people, and if that’s the case for you, then you’ll be happy to learn that you can also rent a jet ski. You’re the boss when you’re the one at the controls of the craft, and you can decide where to go - and how fast you travel there! You have the opportunity to take one or two passengers with you on your trip, and the experience lasts 1 hour.

Requirements to do this activity

They are powerful machines that are a bit like a motorbike designed for the water. That means that they’re fast and fun, but they are also a bit more difficult to control than other watercraft. If you want to take a ride one, you need to be at least 16 years old, which applies to pilots and passengers.

But the good news is that you don’t need any experience of riding one before in order to enjoy this experience. If you’re taking a tour or renting one, you’ll have a safety briefing before taking to the water, and some instruction of the controls and handling in the case of renting, and then you’re off!

What do you need to bring to this experience?

These experiences aren’t designed for veteran water sports enthusiasts, so you don’t need to have a lot of specialist equipment to take part. The most important thing to bring is a swimsuit and something like a t-shirt, which will go under the wetsuit which you’ll be given on site. You’ll get a life jacket as well, which must be worn at all times, and that’s everything. If it’s a particularly sunny day - yes, it does happen in Ireland - we recommend that you put on sun protection because there’s no shade on the water, and if you’re brave enough to take a trip on the Atlantic Ocean in the colder months of the year, you should consider extra equipment to keep you warm.

You’ll never forget this adventure, so hurry up and make a booking already!