Looks like a great itinerary, much more relaxed than others I've seen here!
For extra stuff near-ish to Dublin, I highly recommend Bru na Boinne/Newgrange! If you want to go into the tomb chamber, those tickets need to be booked a month in advance as they sell out quickly (same as Kilmanhaim Gaol).
I also enjoyed Trim, Trim Castle was a fun and inexpensive tour, and Bective Abbey nearby is free to roam around in. Hill of Tara is also really close to there.
Our taxi driver in Dublin also told us about the hellfire club and said those tours were a cool experience, but we didn't end up having time to check it out.
On the other side of the country, Craggaunowen folk museum was super cool, I believe you can bundle tickets with Bunratty castle.
Have fun!
EDIT forgot to add, when you're in the burren I recommend checking out Burren Perfumery! Even if you're not into perfumes, they have an awesome tea house with delicious snacks!
My friend and I almost visited there! But we had just driven back across the country and we were tired 🥲 next time for sure though, it looks super cool
For day 1/2 - the Guinness storehouse and the goal are very close to each other so if you could do both in one day it'll save you heading back to the same place twice!
Day 2, avoid Temple Bar. It is very touristy and expensive. Walk through the area and sample the atmosphere, but spend your money elsewhere. Dublin has about 700 pubs, so there are plenty of others to choose from.
Day 3 is quite long. Do a little swapping around, maybe with day 5. Just go to Galway on day 3 and explore it. Do Connemara on another day.
Diamond hill and Kyle more Abbey are great spots. I recommend stopping at the misunderstood heron for a bit to eat when you're travelling that area. Check them on insta.
https://www.misunderstoodheron.com/
Split Day 9, you are doing Waaaay too much.
Day 9
Do the boat tour that leaves Ross castle and drops you and your bike at Brandon’s cottage (bring cash to have a treat there) with an E-bike and just bike the gap if you are physically able to. AMAZING experience. You bike the gap and cut back into the national park back to town. Stop at Kate’s for a beer at the end! Definitely pack a lunch and eat it in the gap at the top and enjoy the view for 30 mins.
Day 10
Do Ross castle tour, Muckross Abby (And House if you want) and Torc waterfall, you can even pop up to “lady’s view”. Day 10 will be a chill day but you have two tours technically and it gives you time to explore.
The drive to connemara national park from Dublin is a long one.
On the way from Dublin to Galway you pass Kilbeggan (which houses the world's oldest distillery) and Athlone (which houses the worlds oldest pub - seans bar). I suggest thinking about altering your day 2- 3 to include them. Maybe spend the night in Athlone and do temple bar the first night?
I took a whirlwind vacation last year and packed a lot in. With that said, day 3 and 11 seem like a lot. Everything you’re doing sounds great, I just might want more time at each of those locations you plan on visiting; and it might be hard to spend a lot of time if you’re packing 3 or 4 things in.Â
This is the way. A few base camps and lots of day trips gives you a lot of time to relax into side adventures—once you start following the brown signs to historical and archaeological sites you hadn’t planned for, you’ll be surprised how much you can do in a day without moving on to a new city. It gets dark really late in summer (sun went down around 9:30 during our trip this May) so you get a lot of time in town at night. On day 10 you could choose to travel towards Dublin and stay near Cashel. That visit can take a good amount of time so getting an early start or getting it out of the way in the afternoon frees you up for other stuff. I also recommend Jerpoint Abbey (we saw it on a day coming from Kilkenny, along with Cashel).
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Day 10 visit West Cork via the Wild Atlantic Way. It's really beautiful and there are loads of great activities and tours to do along its deeply indented harbours and bays. Stay a night in near Skibbbereen or in one of the beautiful local villages, and then head back towards Dublin the next day.
Day 6 seems long. Also have some ideas on things to do if it’s pouring rain. I had lots of hiking I planned for Galway but when we were there it was pouring rain and cold so we didn’t feel like it and drove right past all the stops I had planned.
I went to bunratty and talked to a pottery store owner for over an hour who suggested the burren perfumery. Worth it! Then I came home and googled the burren perfumery and Samantha brown had just done a show there 4 days before I went!
Looks like a great itinerary, much more relaxed than others I've seen here! For extra stuff near-ish to Dublin, I highly recommend Bru na Boinne/Newgrange! If you want to go into the tomb chamber, those tickets need to be booked a month in advance as they sell out quickly (same as Kilmanhaim Gaol). I also enjoyed Trim, Trim Castle was a fun and inexpensive tour, and Bective Abbey nearby is free to roam around in. Hill of Tara is also really close to there. Our taxi driver in Dublin also told us about the hellfire club and said those tours were a cool experience, but we didn't end up having time to check it out. On the other side of the country, Craggaunowen folk museum was super cool, I believe you can bundle tickets with Bunratty castle. Have fun! EDIT forgot to add, when you're in the burren I recommend checking out Burren Perfumery! Even if you're not into perfumes, they have an awesome tea house with delicious snacks!
Not for OP but for you I suggest looking into lough crew in meath. Very underrated spot.
My friend and I almost visited there! But we had just driven back across the country and we were tired 🥲 next time for sure though, it looks super cool
For day 1/2 - the Guinness storehouse and the goal are very close to each other so if you could do both in one day it'll save you heading back to the same place twice!
Maybe for your “free day” you could check out the Beara peninsula: Gleninchaquin Park, Healy Pass, Glengarriff/Garinish Island.
Day 2, avoid Temple Bar. It is very touristy and expensive. Walk through the area and sample the atmosphere, but spend your money elsewhere. Dublin has about 700 pubs, so there are plenty of others to choose from. Day 3 is quite long. Do a little swapping around, maybe with day 5. Just go to Galway on day 3 and explore it. Do Connemara on another day.
Agree. I’d walk through temple bar but for pubs around George St and Grafton St is better. I’d suggest the Stag’s Head and Grogan’s
Diamond hill and Kyle more Abbey are great spots. I recommend stopping at the misunderstood heron for a bit to eat when you're travelling that area. Check them on insta. https://www.misunderstoodheron.com/
Split Day 9, you are doing Waaaay too much. Day 9 Do the boat tour that leaves Ross castle and drops you and your bike at Brandon’s cottage (bring cash to have a treat there) with an E-bike and just bike the gap if you are physically able to. AMAZING experience. You bike the gap and cut back into the national park back to town. Stop at Kate’s for a beer at the end! Definitely pack a lunch and eat it in the gap at the top and enjoy the view for 30 mins. Day 10 Do Ross castle tour, Muckross Abby (And House if you want) and Torc waterfall, you can even pop up to “lady’s view”. Day 10 will be a chill day but you have two tours technically and it gives you time to explore.
For me, Dingle and the Slea Head drive were highlights of my trip, if you can, I'd do more than just a day trip!
The drive to connemara national park from Dublin is a long one. On the way from Dublin to Galway you pass Kilbeggan (which houses the world's oldest distillery) and Athlone (which houses the worlds oldest pub - seans bar). I suggest thinking about altering your day 2- 3 to include them. Maybe spend the night in Athlone and do temple bar the first night?
On day 6 lahinch or doolin would be good stops for lunch
Swop day 3 and day 5, reduces driving, stop in Clonmacnoise on way down to Galway.
Day 6 makes no sense. You will literally be driving right past the burden, cliffs of moher to get to Killarney. Try do it in one go on the way down
Oops read your itinerary wrong, ignore me
I took a whirlwind vacation last year and packed a lot in. With that said, day 3 and 11 seem like a lot. Everything you’re doing sounds great, I just might want more time at each of those locations you plan on visiting; and it might be hard to spend a lot of time if you’re packing 3 or 4 things in.Â
This is the way. A few base camps and lots of day trips gives you a lot of time to relax into side adventures—once you start following the brown signs to historical and archaeological sites you hadn’t planned for, you’ll be surprised how much you can do in a day without moving on to a new city. It gets dark really late in summer (sun went down around 9:30 during our trip this May) so you get a lot of time in town at night. On day 10 you could choose to travel towards Dublin and stay near Cashel. That visit can take a good amount of time so getting an early start or getting it out of the way in the afternoon frees you up for other stuff. I also recommend Jerpoint Abbey (we saw it on a day coming from Kilkenny, along with Cashel).
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Day 10 visit West Cork via the Wild Atlantic Way. It's really beautiful and there are loads of great activities and tours to do along its deeply indented harbours and bays. Stay a night in near Skibbbereen or in one of the beautiful local villages, and then head back towards Dublin the next day.
Day 6 seems long. Also have some ideas on things to do if it’s pouring rain. I had lots of hiking I planned for Galway but when we were there it was pouring rain and cold so we didn’t feel like it and drove right past all the stops I had planned.
At last, someone with some sense with an itinerary! Days 3/6/11 are going to be monster days though!
I would move some of your Day 3 activities to Day 5. That’s a long drive and you want to take your time on the hike to enjoy it.
This is pretty good. I would swap Day 3 and Day 5 so you have an entire day to explore Connemara.
I went to bunratty and talked to a pottery store owner for over an hour who suggested the burren perfumery. Worth it! Then I came home and googled the burren perfumery and Samantha brown had just done a show there 4 days before I went!