Wild Atlantic Way & Ring of Kerry — 7 days
Dizzying cliffs, coastal roads and wild peninsulas. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & drive west; Galway & the Cliffs of Moher; Doolin → Dingle; Dingle → Ring of Kerry (Killarney).
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & drive west
- 10:30 — Arrival in Dublin
- 12:00 — Car hire — Aéroport de Dublin
- 13:00 — Drive to Galway (2h30) — Dublin → Galway
- 16:00 — Hotel check-in — Galway
- 19:30 — Seafood dinner — Galway
Day 2 — Galway & the Cliffs of Moher
- 09:00 — Stroll through Galway's Latin Quarter — Galway
- 10:30 — Drive to the Cliffs of Moher (1h30) — Galway → Cliffs of Moher
- 12:00 — Cliffs of Moher — Cliffs of Moher
- 13:30 — Lunch at the cliffs visitor centre — Cliffs of Moher
- Drive to the Burren — Cliffs of Moher → The Burren
- 15:30 — The Burren's lunar landscape — The Burren
- Drive to Doolin — The Burren → Doolin
- 17:30 — Hotel check-in — Doolin
- 19:30 — Dinner with traditional Irish music — Doolin
Day 3 — Doolin → Dingle
- 09:00 — Drive to Dingle (3h) — Doolin → Dingle
- 12:30 — Dingle Peninsula, Slea Head Drive — Dingle
- 14:00 — Lunch in Dingle — Dingle
- Drive to Slea Head — Dingle → Slea Head
- 15:30 — Coumeenoole beach & Dunbeg Fort — Slea Head
- Drive back to Dingle — Slea Head → Dingle
- 18:00 — Hotel check-in — Dingle
- 19:30 — Seafood chowder dinner — Dingle
Day 4 — Dingle → Ring of Kerry (Killarney)
- 09:00 — Drive to Killarney (1h30) — Dingle → Killarney
- 11:00 — Hotel check-in — Killarney
- 12:30 — Killarney National Park & Muckross House — Killarney
- 14:30 — Lunch — Killarney
- 16:00 — Torc Waterfall hike — Killarney
- 19:30 — Dinner — Killarney
Day 5 — Ring of Kerry (full loop)
- 08:30 — Ring of Kerry scenic drive (170 km) — Ring of Kerry
- 11:00 — Sneem village — Sneem
- Drive to Waterville — Sneem → Waterville
- 13:00 — Lunch in Waterville — Waterville
- Drive to Ladies View — Waterville → Ladies View
- 15:00 — Ladies View viewpoint — Ladies View
- Drive to the Gap of Dunloe — Ladies View → Gap of Dunloe
- 16:30 — Gap of Dunloe — Gap of Dunloe
- Drive to Killarney — Gap of Dunloe → Killarney
- 19:30 — Dinner — Killarney
Day 6 — Killarney → Cork & Kinsale
- 09:00 — Drive to Cork (1h30) — Killarney → Cork
- 11:00 — Cork's English Market — Cork
- 12:30 — Lunch — Cork
- 14:00 — Drive to Kinsale (30 min) — Cork → Kinsale
- 14:30 — Colourful Kinsale & Charles Fort — Kinsale
- Drive to Cork — Kinsale → Cork
- 17:00 — Hotel check-in — Cork
- 19:30 — Dinner — Cork
Day 7 — Cork → Dublin & departure
- 08:00 — Drive back to Dublin (3h) — Cork → Dublin
- 11:30 — Return the hire car — Aéroport de Dublin
- 12:30 — Quick lunch — Aéroport
- 16:00 — Flight home from Dublin