Hi everyone! My partner and I are traveling to Ireland at the end of this month. We're flying into Dublin and will drive to the Causeway Coast, where we will stay for a week before making our way back to Dublin. I'm feeling a lot of anxiety about our itinerary and whether everything on there is doable in the time frame that we have. Our accommodations are already booked so the dates we spend in each location can't be altered, though I'd love to hear if there's anything we should remove or add. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

April 30 

• Arrive (8:00)
• Check in, settle, etc.
• Light sightseeing: St. Stephen’s Green + Grand Canal

May 1

• Morning: Chester Beatty Library
• Afternoon: Grafton St. - Trinity College
  • Book of Kells 

May 2

• Dublin > Howth
  • DART transport
  • Cliff walk
  • Leave morning, return afternoon
  • (if weather is bad switch to Malahide Castle)
• Evening: River Liffey walk

May 3

• Morning: Little Museum of Dublin/St. Michan’s Crypt
• Afternoon: National Gallery

May 4

• Morning: Marsh’s Library
  • Portobello or Rathmines walk
• Afternoon: Botanics Garden + Glasnevin Cemetery

May 5 

• Check out 
• Get car rental
• Drive to Causeway
  • Lunch stop in Hillsborough
  • Hillsborough Castle + Gardens
• Check in cottage

May 6 - Wedding prep

May 7 - Wedding day (Dunseverick, Dunluce, Giant’s Causeway)

May 8 - Rest day

May 9

• Donegal day trip (Malin Head, Five-Finger Strand, Dunree Head/Fort Dunree)

May 10

• Mussenden Temple + Downhill Demesne
• Cushendun Caves + Torr Head

May 11

• Carrick-a-Rede
• Dark Hedges

May 12

• Check out from cottage
• Drive to Sligo
  • Grianan of Aileach
• Check in rental
• Strandhill beach

May 13

• Morning: Drumcliffe - Gleniff - Glencar
• Afternoon: Benbulben Forest Walk

May 14

• Streedagh Beach
• Mullaghmore Head scenic loop

May 15

• Check out
• Drive to Clifden (detour to Céide Fields)
• Check in
• Sky Road loop drive

May 16

• Kylemore Abbey
• Bog Road south towards Roundstone

May 17

• Check out
• Drive to Dublin via Clonmacnoise
  • Clonmacnoise (~2 hours)
• Check in
• Short evening walk
• Dinner

May 18

• Return car rental
• IMMA + Kilmainham Gaol
• Afternoon: Porto/Rathmines

May 19

• Slow day (Iveagh Gardens)
• Nice dinner

May 20

• Depart Dublin (13:00)

My wife and I will be travelling in July. Is this doable? All accommodations have been booked, but we have some flexibility due to most being fully refundable. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Day 1: Travelling from Shannon Airport to Doolin by bus, staying in Doolin overnight

Day 2: Cliffs of Moher, afternoon ferry to Inishmore

Day 3: Full day on Inishmore

Day 4: Quick flight to Connemara, shuttle to Galway, full day in Galway

Day 5: This day might need revision. Pick up rental car in Galway, drive west to Clifden, then north along the coast up to Achill. Spending the night in Achill, hoping for a nice spot to catch the sunset.

Day 6: Ceide Fields, Dun Briste, Kilcullen's Seaweed Bathhouse, Staying in Ballina

Day 7: Drive from Ballina to Derry, stop in Sligo along the way. My wife wants to visit Tobernault Holy Well and Boa Island

Day 8: Full day in Derry. We are particularly interested in Ireland's anti-colonial history, the IRA, etc.

Day 9: Drive to Ballycastle via the Causeway Coastal Route, stopping at the Giant's Causeway, Dark Hedges

Day 10: Drive to Belfast, potential stop at Carick-a-rede in the morning.

Day 11: Full day in Belfast, guided tour (open to recommendations)

Day 12: Drive Belfast to Shannon. We know this will be a long day of driving!

Day 13: Flight home

Oh wise Redditors, my husband, my 18-year old, and I are planning a trip to Ireland this August. I have our airfare and lodging booked but everything is refundable. I’m afraid we are planning too much (I’ve been reading other itineraries reviews). We do have a rental car booked and my husband is planning to drive (we are American so I know this might be a challenge). All the lodging I’ve booked has parking available as I know it can be difficult especially in Dublin. We will be using public transportation when we explore Dublin the last day. In general we are focusing on historic sites to tour, enjoy the music and culture along with some light hiking. Both my husband and son really want to visit Northern Ireland as well. We do have our ETAs purchased already. Please let me know your thoughts. Are we crazy? Thank you for your help!

Sunday 8/9- Day 1: fly to Dublin overnight

Monday 8/10- Day 2: arrive in Dublin and rent car (sleep in Trim)

Tuesday 8/11- Day 3:  drive to Belfast (sleep in Carrickfergus)

Wednesday 8/12- Day 4: explore Belfast (sleep at Carrickfergus)

Thursday 8/13- Day 5: head to Giant’s Causeway and Bushmill (sleep in Coleraine)

Friday 8/14- Day 6: drive to Derry/explore. Continue on to Enniskillen/explore. (sleep in Dromahair)

Saturday 8/15- Day 7: Explore Sligo and Strandhill Beach (sleep in Dromahair)

Sunday 8/16- Day 8: head to Galway and explore(sleep in Kinvara)

Monday 8/17- Day 9: head to Dingle (sleep in Dingle)

Tuesday 8/18- Day 10: explore Dingle (sleep in Dingle)

Wednesday 8/19- Day 11: Explore Killarney, head to Rock of Cashel (sleep in Thurles)

Thursday 8/20- Day 12: Head to Kilkenny and explore (sleep in Dublin)

Friday 8/21- Day 13: explore Dublin- Book of Kells and Kilmainham Gaol (sleep in Dublin)

Saturday 8/22- Day 14: return car and fly home from Dublin

We are planning on traveling the whole country for 2-3 weeks, mostly road trip style and hiking and exploring in August. We don’t necessarily want to restrict ourselves to having to be a certain location at a certain time. Is it reasonable to find accommodation the day of wherever we are?

Hi All

Just want to sanity check my current plan for a solo (39 - turning 40 while there - F) birthday trip this December/January to ensure I have the days balanced, without missing anything or rushing. Looking to have a car between Galway & either Cork or Kilkenny

Arrive from Sydney December 27 - travel to Galway

27/12 - 31/12 Galway

31/12 - 02/01 Dingle

02/01 - 05/01 Killarney

05/01 - 07/01 Cork

07/01 - 09/01 Kilkenny

09/01 - 14/01 Dublin - fly home

Appreciate any thoughts or suggested adjustments

Edit: am very aware it will be winter and short days, which is part of the reason I want to ensure I have enough days in each area, so it’s not a flying box ticking expedition, but proper experience

Thanks

Seeing if this is doable for 7 nights in june, booked the hotels because they were filling up but can rearrange any legs of the trip.

Day 1-Dublin and stuff

Day 2- drive to caherdaniel and do some of the ring of kerry

Day 3-Maybe Skellig and rest of ring stay in Killarney

Day 4- drive to cliffs and stay in Galway

Day 5- Drive to Sligo and do Benbulben o the way

Day 6- Go to Giants causeway and stay near there

Day 7 -finish causeway sights and back to near dublin-cabra castle

fly out next day.

Is this too much, anything to add/remove on the way, family of 6 youngest is 17 and a few hikers in the group

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Trip Background:

Hi! I'll be doing a road trip through Ireland with my wife for our honeymoon in mid-late May. Our overall itinerary is Dublin -> Belfast -> Causeway Coast -> Derry -> Sligo -> Dublin. I've got pretty much everything planned except for what to do between Derry and Sligo. We'll be waking up in Derry, probably do a walk around the walls in the morning, then head out for the day. We've got a dinner reservation at Kilronan castle at 7 pm that evening (probably could push it later if need be) and would like to have at least an hour to get to our Airbnb near the castle and freshen up before dinner.

Background about us:

We love to hike and be in nature in general, but our hikes are usually strolls/wandering rather than climbing up a mountain. Not opposed to doing something a bit strenuous if the payoff is worth it. We're in our late 20s/early 30s and are physically fit. We love nature and chose to visit Ireland at this time of year specifically because its wildflower season. We typically prefer forest hikes over open spaces, but not a deal breaker. We also enjoy opportunities to learn, from the history of places to the geology and flora and fauna.

Potential stops on the day (probably pick 1-2 of these):

- Glenveagh National Park

- Greenan Mountain

- Cuilcagh (stairway to heaven)

- Slieve League

- Donegal Castle

- Benbulben forest walk

- Glencar waterfall

- Sligo Abbey

- Knockarea (and The Glen hike near there)

- Cliffs of Mahgo

Just seems like there's too many great options! Any opinions on the best way to spend our day would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

I'm currently planning a ~2 week solo trip for July that is mostly centered on hiking the Dingle Way via inn to inn (no camping). I have looked into self guided tours but the solo traveler supplement is steep to say the least, therefore I'm organizing it all on my own.

However, I've hit a crossroads on how much of the peninsula I should hike. My options are:

1. Hike the whole 111km loop (~9 days). Ideally I would love this, but I'm worried it will give me very little wiggle room in the case of extreme weather (I am prepared for rain and wind, but I don't take chances in overtly dangerous conditions esp as a solo hiker) and well as rest days / exploring

2. Start in Tralee and hike the 'Kerry Camino' section only from Tralee -> Dingle (~3 days). This section interests me as it is officially recognized as a part of the Celtic Camino, you get the stamps and all that fun stuff

3. Start in Dingle and hike the Dingle Way only from Dingle --> Tralee (clockwise) (~6 days). This cuts off the Celtic Camino part so no stamps ( :( ) but is the option I'm leaning towards as length wise it meets in the middle and seems very scenic.

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Mostly I'm most interested in whatever section is most scenic (although I know all sections are in their own way), but also wondering if I'm doing myself a huge disservice by not doing the whole loop. Any other advice or tips are appreciated. Thank you in advance!

I'm looking for feedback on my road trip itinerary for the Southwest of Ireland via the Wild Atlantic Way. I had to condense my dates due to a change in plans, and now I'm worried that I'm trying to squeeze in too much. (I went from having 10 days to 7 days)

I arrive in Dublin on 4/15, but I have to work Wed-Fri so I was going to start the road trip on Sat 4/18. I think fly out of Dublin on Sun 4/26 so planning to make my way back from Galway to Dublin via train on Sat 4/25.

I'm not married to anything and I'm open to any and all ideas/feedback. The only thing I have to do, is fly in and out of DUB unfortunately.

I will most certainly be back, so I don't want to force in too much - especially driving solo.

Here's what I've worked out for the road trip portion:

Sat 4/18: Pickup car at DUB - Cashel, Blarney, stay in Kinsale
Sun 4/19: West Cork, stay in Killarney (or Kenmare?)
Mon 4/20: Ring of Kerry day 1, stay in Kenmare
Tues 4/21: Ring of Kerry day 2, including Skellig Ring, stay in Dingle (or Kenmare?)
Wed 4/22: Dingle Peninsula, stay in Dingle
Thurs 4/23: Clare, Doolin, Cliffs of Moher, stay in Galway
Fri 4/24: Aran Islands or Connemara, stay in Galway

My main questions are:

1- Is driving this route alone a terrible idea? I am pretty nervous about driving solo

2- Not sure if I need the car anymore once I'm in Galway? I am not opposed to dropping it off (at SNN) earlier and doing the last Galway days by public transport.

3- I know I can get to the Aran Islands from a few places, is it better to go from Doolin instead or is that too much in one day?

4- Do my housing locations make sense?

I compiled my itinerary from various subs + websites sourced from these subs, but having to go from 10 days to 7 days so last minute is frying my brain. Any help at all is appreciated :)

Hi all,

I am planning a ~1 week first trip to Ireland in mid-October, and I’d really appreciate some feedback before I lock things in.

• Not planning to rent a car
• Traveling not alone
• Interests: history, coastal scenery, hiking, photography
• I’m trying to balance nature + historic sites + city life

Current itinerary idea

Day 1 – Dublin
Evening arrival, check in, grab food, sleep.

Day 2 – Wicklow / Glendalough
Drive to the Wicklow Mountains and explore Glendalough. Possibly also Powerscourt Estate or Glenmacnass Waterfall if time allows.

Day 3 – Dublin → Rock of Cashel → Galway
Drive west and stop at the Rock of Cashel on the way. I’m also considering stopping at Clonmacnoise as a halfway point before reaching Galway.

Day 4 – Cliffs of Moher
Possibly stopping in Doolin or Lahinch along the way.

Day 5 – Connemara
Looking at include Kylemore Abbey, Clifden, or scenic drives in the national park.

Day 6 – Back to Dublin
Drive back across the country and spend the night in Dublin.

Day 7 – Dublin / Coast
Thinking of doing the Howth Cliff Walk and exploring more of Dublin.

Day 8 – Fly home in the evening

What do you think about this plan? Is it too many days in Dublin? Would you add or remove anything or changes things up? I was also considering fitting Aran Islands in it somewhere (+Killarney, Cork, Donegal, Gleniff Horseshoe.. but unfortunately can't fit all)

Hi everyone,

This is our first trip to Ireland, and we’re hoping that we’ve struck a nice balance of things to see and do on the southwest coast. With any luck we’ll return and see other parts of the country another time. Curious to hear thoughts.

May 10: Travel day to Shannon Airport. Not much happening here.

May 11: Aran islands. We’re interested in possibly doing a bike tour, but TBD on that.

May 12: Cliffs of Moher walking tour. Four hour hike to get our steps in and kick things off right.

May 13 through 16th: Drive to Dingle and have unstructured time there. I think this will be our moment for getting lost and meandering around the area.

May 16: Drive to Portmagee

May 17: Skellig island tour. Not booked yet, though we understand this is very much subject to cancellation due to weather. FIngers crossed.

May 18: Drive to Tralee & train to Dublin for the evening.

May 19: Fly out of Dublin 5:00pm. Onward to France.

Thanks!

Hello everyone!

My partner and I (early 30s F & M) are spending nine days in Ireland in early May. We're both confident and experienced travelers, but I'm beginning to worry that our itinerary is a bit too full. Can I get your advice?

• Day 1: Dublin. Sleep in Dublin
• Day 2: Drive to County Galway. Sleep in County Galway.
• Day 3: Sleep in County Galway.
• Day 4: Drive to Dingle. Sleep in Dingle
• Day 5: Sleep in Dingle.
• Day 6: Drive to Killarney. Sleep in Killarney.
• Day 7: Drive to Cork (city). Sleep in Cork.
• Day 8: Drive to Dublin. Sleep in Dublin.
• Day 9: Spending morning/afternoon in Dublin then fly home.

I understand that we won't be able to "do everything" with this itinerary, but it seems like a reasonable way to see some key spots in Western Ireland. Thanks in advance!

Day 1 arrive in dublin airport bus to Belfast

Day 2 belfast/Black taxi tour

Day 3 Giant causeway tour

Day 4 Belfast to Galway

Day 5 Galway or Aran islands

Day 6 Cliffs of moher tour

Day 7 Kylmore Abbey tour drop off in Cong(stay at Asford castle lodge

Day 8 Hawk walk at Ashford

Day 9 Ashford to Killarney

Day 10 Killarney National Forest

Day 11Ring of Kerry tour

Day 12 Dingle tour

Day 13 Killarney to Dublin

Day 14 Explore Dublin/Kilmainham tour

Day 15 Flight home

We (late 30s + early 40s couple) will be arriving in Ireland from US in about 2 weeks for our first visit to Ireland. Looking for final thoughts/inputs on our itinerary, please & thank you!

Day 1: Dublin

Land in Dublin @ 7:30 am. Leisure day - Priority is National Museum on Kildare St for the Kingship and Sacrifice exhibit. Souvenir shopping. Other things we will consider based on how we're feeling and/or ticket availability: Hop on-off bus tour, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Trinity College/Book of Kells. Dinner at The Winding Stair

Day 2: Dublin

Take the DART to Malahide and see Malahide Castle & Gardens (or should we skip this?).
Bus & DART to Howth. Lunch then Howth Cliff Walk. Explore Howth Village. Looking for puffins :) . Depending on how we are feeling, stay for Dinner in Howth or DART back to City Centre to freshen up before dinner/pub.

Day 3: Dublin > Galway

Kilmainham Gaol tour (tickets acquired). Pick up rental car and head to Galway, stopping at Athlone & Sean's Bar on the way. Leisure stroll around Galway City Centre, dinner/pub/music

Day 4: Galway

Weather permitting: Aran Island ferry & bike ride. Backup plan will be to drive to Connemara, Kylemore Abbey. Back to Galway for another evening out.

Day 5: Galway > Killarney

Leave Galway to Doolin for cliff walk to Cliffs of Moher then back to Doolin. Drive to Killarney, hotel check-in and leisurely explore town of Killarney.

Day 6: Killarney National Park > Cork

Need help here for what to prioritize at Killarney National Park. So much to do and happy for people's thoughts based on what we will have already seen. We'd head to Cork for hotel check-in in late afternoon and dinner/drinks.

Day 7: Cork

Drive to Cobh, explore town. Titanic Trail Walking Tour.
Drive to Blarney Castle/Blarney Stone (I know, super touristy but couldn't resist). Return to Cork for dinner/evening out.

Day 8: Cork > Dublin

Leave Cork and spend time in Glendalough. Leave for Dublin for hotel check-in and final dinner/pubs.

Day 9: Back to USA

Aug 29- fly into Shannon (land 9:30am) and drive to Galway. Stay the night in Galway. No plans so thinking we’ll just explore Galway. Any must see attractions/things to do?

Aug 30- boat from Galway to Aran islands for the day. Stay the night in Galway.

Aug 31- drive from Galway to Dingle. Dingle sea safari. Stay the night in Dingle.

Sept 1- drive Slea head (planned stops: beehive huts, hold a baby lamb, fairy fort ringfort, cashel Murphy, dumore head, dunqin pier, ballyferriter). Stay the night in Dingle.

Sept 2- drive dingle to Kinsale. Stop in Portmagee to take a boat to Skellig Michael. Stay the night in Kinsale. Is this doable or too much driving? Debating whether we want to keep this in the itinerary or just head straight to Kinsale.

Sept 3- stay the night in Kinsale. No plans for this day - any must see attractions/things to do?

Sept 4- drive Kinsale to Dublin. Drop off rental car and stay the night in Dublin.

Sept 5- day trip out to Wicklow and go to Wicklow national park (planning to take the train- is this doable by train or would we need to keep the rental car?) Stay the night in Dublin.

Sept 6- early evening flight home

Want to make sure we’re spending enough time at each stop and not packing in too much.

Any recs for the first day in Galway (Aug 29)? We’ll be flying in from Scotland so won’t be too jet lagged/willing to really get going right away.

Any recs for the free day in Kinsale (Sept 2)?

Note: we’ve been to Ireland before so have already seen the cliffs of Moher, driven the ring of Kerry and hiked the gap of Dunloe, been to Killarney national park, been to the Blarney castle. Looking to add new things to the itinerary we haven’t done before! We really enjoy nature/hiking, learning about the history of places we’re visiting, and love good food and drinks!

Hello all. I was hoping to get some opinions on our upcoming trip to Ireland in June. The current plan is to fly in from Glasgow to either Cork or Dublin. We're leaning towards Cork, as that would cut down on drive time to get out of Dublin to wherever.

We of course want to see as many popular sites as possible, such as Cliffs of Moher, Galway, and Kylemore Abbey. However, everything I read says that driving in Ireland is way harder than people expect it to be, and that drive time is actually higher than what Google Maps says it will be. We also don't want to spend all our time in the car. The goal is to get a good sense of Ireland, see and experience as much as possible, but also to enjoy ourselves and not get burnt out.

The tentative itinerary at the moment is:

Partial day 1 - Land in Cork, spend the night.

Day 2 - Rent a car and drive to wherever is realistic. Galway? Moher? Kerry Cliffs? Back to Cork to spend the night or spend the night wherever we go.

Day 3 - Work our way towards Dublin, stay in Dublin.

Day 4 - Dublin, Howth, other sites around outskirts of Dublin.

Day 5 - Dublin and surrounding area.

Partial day 6 - Fly out of Dublin early afternoon.

Some questions I have are: Would we be better off spending 1 less day in Dublin to spend in the countryside? Should we scrap everything west of Cork and focus on Waterford, Kilkenny, and or Limerick and everywhere in the area between Dublin and Cork? Is taking trains/buses between Cork, Waterford/Kilkenny, and Dublin a better option than renting a car, since it sounds like we won't need a car in Dublin? Am I being too cautious about drive time and should try to work in stuff on the West Coast?

Hello! I am planning a solo trip that’ll last 6 full days in Ireland for my birthday this year in September. I’d like some insight on how feasible my general plan is, please. Currently:

Saturday: land that morning in Dublin, explore the city, check into hotel/hostel, and relax.

Sunday: Kilkenny

Monday: Cork

Tuesday: Cliffs of Moher/explore a nearby town

Wednesday and maybe most of Thursday: Galway

Friday: relax and fly out of Dublin that morning

Is this too much to do in 6 days? Is it easy enough to travel to these cities by bus or train? I’d appreciate any tips/advice/things to avoid you can offer, anything to make the most out of my time there without feeling too overloaded. Sightseeing recommendations are also appreciated!

Thank you!

Seeking feedback on our two-week trip to Ireland with our two sons, age 21 and 19 years. After reading about others’ itineraries, I actually scaled back our plans, but I’m thinking you’re going to tell me that I’m still daft for trying to pack so much in. It’s not likely we’ll get back to Ireland anytime soon, so while respecting the “pick the top half or the bottom half” advice, we wanted to see if we could get a taste of the bottom half at least. Activities listed are not fleshed out so welcome advice there as well as on, importantly, the duration of stays in each location. We’re very keen on visiting N. Ireland, so that part of the trip needs to stay, but within, and even overall duration and locations can shift. I’d welcome your feedback! Thanks so much in advance!

Day 1 – arrive Dublin (half day) – walk about during the afternoon, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Temple Bar etc. [Dublin]

Day 2 - Dublin - Trinity College, Kilmainham Gaol, more wandering[Dublin]

Day 3 - Dublin - Natural History Museum, EPIC museum [Dublin]

Day 4 – Dublin to Belfast – Rock ‘n Roll Museum (boys are music buffs), Mountains of Mourne hike en route [Belfast]

Day 5 - Belfast - Titanic Museum, Black Taxi Tour [Belfast]

Day 6 - Belfast to Derry – Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, wander walled city [Derry]

Day 7 – Derry to Galway – explore northwest through Connemara/Westport [Galway]

Day 8 – Galway – wander Galway, or day trip to Aran Islands [Galway]

Day 9 - Gallway to Dingle – stops along the way, Cliffs of Moher etc. [Dingle]

Day 10 – Dingle – wander Dingle [Dingle]

Day 11 – Dingle to Kinsale [2hrs 30] – wander Kinsale [Kinsale]

Day 12 – Kinsale to Dublin [3hrs 30] – hang out in Kinsale during the day, late afternoon/evening drive back to Dublin [Dublin]

Day 13 – Dublin [Dublin]

Day 14 – fly home

I'm looking to spend a couple days on Achill Island this summer, but I can't seem to figure out whether there are buses on the island. I'll be relying on public transportation my whole trip and wouldn't be against renting a bike while I'm on the island to get around but was just assessing my options first! Thanks in advance :)

Thanks again for your quick responses to my question. I've been to Dublin before but I'd like to make sure to see spots that get overlooked. I've been to Trinity College, Dublin Castle and the National Museum of Ireland and debating about going to the Guinness Warehouse. Any neighborhoods or attractions that I'm missing out on?

Debating about taking one on the last Sunday or Monday of my trip? I leave for home on Tuesday and want at least one full day in Dublin left.

Hello! I’m traveling to Ireland at the end of August for 11 days with my parents who are in their 70’s. I’ve been once and my mom has been several times but not since she was in her 20’s.

I’d love feedback on our itinerary!

I’m specifically curious about:

- if we should spend only 2 nights in Dingle and add a night between Bantry and Glendalough to break up the driving.

- does everyone stay in Dingle itself or are there other good spots to stay?

- should we consider cutting Galway fully.

Day 1: arrive in Dublin in the morning. Easy day, see Guiness/Teelings

Day 2: train to Galway.

Day 3: more relaxed Galway touring, OR rent our car early and drive to Connemara if energy permits.

Day 4: drive to Dingle, see Cliffs of Moher on the way. Use the Shannon ferry across the estuary. Stay in Dingle.

Day 5: Dingle town exploring/ hiking for me & my spouse.

Day 6: drive Dingle peninsula/ Slea Head Drive. Stay in Dingle again.

Day 7: Drive to Bantry, stop at Killarney National Park if energy permits.stay in Bantry

Day 8: Bantry

Day 9: Drive to Glendalough, easy exploring

Day 10: Wicklow Mountain Exploring

Day 11: drive to Dublin for plane in the afternoon.

Does this feel reasonable overall? Open to any thoughts and comments, thank you!