Hello,
Next year my wife and I are planning a 10 day vacation to Ireland. Any thoughts or advice will be appreciated.
Basically our major options are flying into Dublin, Ireland and using a 10 day hotel stay as base to visit various Ireland destinations like Cliffs of Mohrer, Kinsale, Belfast, Cork, Rocks of Cashel, etc. These day long bus trips are 3-4 hours up to 10-12 hours. We have previously taken long day long bus excursions in other countries and have always enjoyed them.
However, I am getting different thoughts: 1) having a “base camp” hotel may be very nice for traveling
around Ireland for 7-10 days. Or 2) these long trips from Dublin may be wearing doing them day after
day; better to stay in Dublin, then move on Belfast, then Cork, etc.
But, having a Dublin base sounds better to us, since it’s being settled in one location rather than uprooting from city to city.
We feel that the base camp approach would actually be much less stress and time involved. That is because tour companies like Viator or Paddywagon have great excursions leaving and returning to Dublin. However, to transition to a different hotel in Galway, Belfast, or Cork we'd have to take suitcases on bus or taxi, or train; then travel to the new city; get cheked into a new hotel; unpack, etc; then repeat a few days later in another city. Also, we will not be renting a car. Did that for 10 days in England and Scotland a few years ago - gery nice trip, but a bit driving stressful (LOL).
So any experiences or advice for a 10 day, one hotel vacation; with mutilple other city excursions?
Thank you very much for your kind opinion and help. Ted