Hello everyone,
Today I want to share with you our 2 week Ireland road trip itinerary. My family and I went on an epic Ireland tour, discovering top destinations along the Wild Atlantic Way including must-see places in Donegal, The Sheep's Head, Cork & Dublin.
If you haven't yet, make sure you check out my Ireland Travel Vlog on YouTube which perfectly sums up our road trip in mp4 - epic views, nature and hikes!
First of all, here is a map with a rough draft of our route - as you can tell we had 3 major destinations where we stayed - Dublin, Rossnowlagh and The Sheep's Head. To get around we rented a car which we picked up after our stay in Dublin. During our stay in Rossnowlagh we went to the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival which took up some of our time.
First of all, here is a map with a rough draft of our route - as you can tell we had 3 major destinations where we stayed - Dublin, Rossnowlagh and The Sheep's Head. To get around we rented a car which we picked up after our stay in Dublin. During our stay in Rossnowlagh we went to the Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival which took up some of our time.
- Destination 1: Dublin for 3 nights
Staying at: Sky Backpackers Hostel (next to Arlington Hotel)
- Destination 2: Staying at a cottage in Rossnowlagh for 7 nights
- Destination 3: Staying at a cottage near Bantry on The Sheep’s Head for 6 nights
This is our detailed 2-week itinerary and what we did each day:
DAY 1: Arriving in Dublin & Explore City Centre
TIP: Get brunch at Brother Hubbard!
TIP: Get brunch at Brother Hubbard!
DAY 2: Trinity College, Merrion Square & Shopping at Grafton Street
DAY 3: Road trip to North-West Coast
DAY 4: Glenveagh National Park (15km hike)
DAY 5: Beach hike in Rossnowlagh & Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival (also for day 6-8)
DAY 6: Studio Donegal (Handweaving & clothing from Donegal) & Muckross Head
DAY 7: Ben Bulben looped walk, Rosses Point Beach and Harry’s Pub
DAY 8: Slieve League Cliffs & Last day of Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival
DAY 9: The Carrowmore megalithic complex & Strandhill
DAY 10: Road trip along the west coast to Sheep’s Head & Cliffs of Moher
TIP: Dinner at The Snug in Bantry
TIP: Dinner at The Snug in Bantry
DAY 11: Hike to The Sheep’s Head (17km)
DAY 12: Killarney National Park (Hike: Lakes of Killarney, Meeting of the Waters, Torc Waterfalls)
DAY 13: Mizen Head Hike
DAY 14: Day trip to Cork
DAY 15: Hike Seefin Mountain in Kilchrohane
DAY 16: Drive back to Dublin and flying home
My favourites were definitely the hike on The Sheep's Head as well as Slieve League Cliffs.
Have you ever been to Ireland? Leave your best travel tips in the comments of this post!
Hugs, Laura x
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