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Hi Everyone! My cousin and I are planning our second Ireland trip for two weeks in September of next year. We went this past September for 10 days and loved it so much we are going back. We have started planning/making our itinerary and would love some feedback. We want to see as much as we can and also not overwhelm ourselves with trying to see too much. We will not have a car and be using public transportation. Any feedback or suggestions for if this plan sounds like too much or doable would be very appreciated! Thank you!

Day 1-2: Dublin, we will probably choose the same flight we did this year so we will land in Dublin around noon. So will spend about a day and a half in Dublin. We spent a decent amount of time there our first trip so don’t feel like we need to spend a lot of time, but want to go to places we missed and revisit places we loved.

Day 3-4: Dublin to Sligo by train. We really want to go to Sligo, but aren’t sure if we should since we won’t have a car.

Day 5-7: Sligo to Galway by bus. Day trip to Doolin from Galway by bus. We had one full day in Galway for our first trip and loved it.

Day 8-10: Galway to Cork by bus. Day trip to Kinsale from Cork by bus

Day 11-13: Cork to Killarney by train. Day trip to Kenmare from Killarney by bus

Day 14: Killarney to Dublin by train and leave to go back home on day 15.

Hi! I need some help deciding between two itineraries for my Ireland trip because I keep changing my mind lol.

I’m traveling solo black female in my early 30s, and I’ll be in Ireland for 6 days from the end of October until the first week of November…. I have to end the trip in Belfast because I have a concert to go to, so that part is set in stone.

I’m really going to Ireland for the scenery. I love hiking, cliffs/coastlines, mountains, history, castles, museums, cute towns, etc. I definitely want to experience the countryside. I like cities too, but I don’t want to spend my whole trip in a city when I only have a few days.

These are the two plans I’ve narrowed it down to

OPTION 1: Dublin + day trips + Belfast
Day 1: Arrive in Dublin and explore. I want to do Kilmainham Gaol and some of the museums/history stuff while I’m there.
Day 2: Howth + Dalkey/Killiney. I wanted this to be my coastal/hiking day.
Day 3: Wicklow Mountains day trip. I was looking at tours that do Sally Gap, Lough Tay and Glendalough.
Day 4: Train from Dublin to Belfast.
Day 5: Carrick-a-Rede earlier in the day and The concert that night.
Day 6: Giant’s Causeway/Causeway Coast + Game of Thrones tour.
Nov 4: Leave to Dublin.
I like this option because it’s EASY.

BUT I keep looking at Dingle and Kerry and wondering if I’m going to regret going all the way to Ireland and not seeing that side of the country 😭

So then I came up with:
OPTION 2: Dingle + Killarney + Belfast
Day 1&2: Dingle, 2 nights.
I’d rent a car and spend a full day doing the Dingle Peninsula/Slea Head. I want to see Dunquin, Coumeenoole Beach, Blasket area, Gallarus, do some walking/hiking and basically just take my time seeing the coast.
Day 3&4 Killarney
I want to do Killarney National Park, Gap of Dunloe, Torc Waterfall, Muckross/Ross Castle and maybe part of the Ring of Kerry depending on how much time I actually have.
Then Belfast for the rest of the trip.

So I guess my actual questions are:

For someone who cares more about scenery/countryside/hiking than nightlife, would you choose the Dublin/Howth/Wicklow itinerary or Dingle/Killarney?

Or do I scratch this completely and do something different?

Hello everyone!

I decided to book a last minute trip to Ireland frim Monday-Friday (literally bought plan tickets 2 days ago lol) and am leaving today. I arrive around noon on Monday and am leaving Friday at noon. All I have planned so far is to take a bus to Galway when I land in Dublin and walk around the city until nighttime. Then do a tour Tuesday (also looking for recs) and then take a train back to Dublin Tuesday night. Other than that, nothing is planned other than ideas to go to the Guinness Storehouse and check out a few pubs.

I guess I’m looking for recs on what to do in my short time in Galway and your must do recs for my last 2 days in Dublin.

I’m 30f, solo traveler if that matters.

Thanks!

My husband and I are visiting Ireland (for the first time) in the spring and hitting Galway, Killarney, Cork, and Dublin. I don't want to drive the whole thing, but have been considering renting a car just to drive from Galway to Killarney. Thoughts? Will that be especially difficult? I was just hoping to have a little more freedom to make stops between those points.

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