Dublin & the Wicklow Coast — 5 days

Lively pubs, cliffs and wild valleys near the capital. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Dublin; Historic Dublin; Guinness & Kilmainham; Wicklow Mountains.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival in Dublin

• 11:00 — Arrival in Dublin
• 12:00 — Airlink bus → city centre — Aéroport → Temple Bar
• 13:00 — Hotel check-in — Temple Bar
• 15:00 — Stroll through Temple Bar — Temple Bar
• 19:30 — Traditional pub dinner & live music — Temple Bar

Day 2 — Historic Dublin

• 09:30 — Trinity College & the Book of Kells — Trinity College
• Walk to lunch — Trinity College → Centre-ville
• 12:00 — Lunch — Centre-ville
• Walk to the castle — Centre-ville → Dublin Castle
• 13:30 — Dublin Castle — Dublin Castle
• Walk to the cathedral — Dublin Castle → St Patrick's Close
• 15:30 — St Patrick's Cathedral — St Patrick's Close
• Walk to dinner — St Patrick's Close → Centre-ville
• 19:30 — Dinner — Centre-ville

Day 3 — Guinness & Kilmainham

• 09:30 — Guinness Storehouse — St James's Gate
• Walk to lunch — St James's Gate → Centre-ville
• 12:30 — Lunch — Centre-ville
• Walk to the jail — Centre-ville → Kilmainham
• 14:00 — Kilmainham Gaol — Kilmainham
• Walk to the park — Kilmainham → Phoenix Park
• 16:30 — Bike ride in Phoenix Park — Phoenix Park
• Head to dinner — Phoenix Park → Centre-ville
• 19:30 — Dinner — Centre-ville

Day 4 — Wicklow Mountains

• 08:30 — Minibus excursion to the Wicklow Mountains (full day) — Dublin → Wicklow
• 10:00 — Glendalough — Glendalough
• 13:00 — Picnic lunch — Glendalough
• Drive to Glenmacnass — Glendalough → Glenmacnass
• 14:30 — Hike in the Glenmacnass valley — Glenmacnass
• 17:30 — Back to Dublin — Wicklow → Dublin
• 19:30 — Dinner — Dublin

Day 5 — Howth & departure

• 09:00 — DART → Howth (30 min) — Dublin → Howth
• 10:00 — Howth cliffs (Cliff Path Loop) — Howth
• 13:00 — Fish and chips lunch at the harbour — Howth
• 15:00 — Back + airport bus — Howth → Aéroport
• 18:00 — Return flight