Puffin season is almost here. Every spring, Skellig Michael transforms as puffins return to breed, filling Ireland’s wild Atlantic coast with colour and character. Dawn, our Marketing Project Manager, has spotted some of their quirkiest habits, and you won’t believe why even Star Wars had to work around them. Want to spot puffins up close this year? Book by March 3rd with code EXPLORE26 and enjoy €200 off almost all 2026 trips | Wilderness Ireland

The Irish island of Skellig Michael, once relatively little known, was thrust into fame when the precarious steps, cliffs and beehive houses at the top were used as the setting for Luke Skywalker’s isolated hideaway at the end of Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens and, again in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. https://bit.ly/3IYH4hs Shout out to @irishpix on Instagram, go check out their page for more incredible videos! | Atlas Obscura

One of the great highlights ( and every day there's a highlight!) Along the Wild Atlantic way is...... The mysterious magical extraordinary skellig islands one of Ireland's beloved UNESCO world heritage sites. These outcrops of jagged rocks soar into the sky having ripped apart the waves of the Wild Atlantic. They lie 12 kms off the kerry coast and are almost inaccessible. Skellig Michael, the largest of the islands, was inhabited once. 1400 years ago! Monks landed here, somehow in their flimsy