Hi,
Can I get a good idea for an itinerary to include Northern Ireland and Ireland. I will arrive and depart Dublin for my trip. I will be traveling in July 2025. Thank You.
Posted by
Cleveland
318 posts
https://www.ricksteves.com/tours/ireland/best-ireland-tour-2024
RS best of Ireland tour's itinerary is a decent place to start looking! Good luck!
Excerpts below:
Day 1: Welcome to Ireland
orientation walk through the heart of Dublin.
Light walking: 2–4 miles throughout the day on mostly level terrain. No bus. Sleep in Day 2: The Historic Heart of Dublin
Trinity College … Book of Kells,
Day 3: Kilmainham Gaol and Monumental Ruins
stop at Kilmainham Gaol green Plain of Tipperary, and the Rock of Cashel. Kinsale.
Day 4: Kinsale and Charles Fort
Day 5: Killarney National Park and Dingle
Day 6: Gaelic Heritage
hours. Sleep in Dingle.
Day 7: Roam the Dingle Peninsula
Day 8: Cliffs of Moher and the Burren
hours. Sleep in Galway.
Day 9: Galway and the Aran Islands
Galway.
Day 10: Connemara Countryside
Day 11: To Northern Ireland
hours. Sleep in Portrush.
Day 12: Antrim Coast
the North, Belfast.
Day 13: Belfast and the Titanic
Sleep in Belfast.
Day 14: Tour Over After Breakfast
Posted by
OP
2 posts
Thank you.
Posted by
Lincolnshire, UK
2187 posts
Where have you looked and what initial research have you done abourt Ireland and the places you might want to go and things you might want to see or do? Spend a bit of time now and make sure you get the itinerary designed for you.
Are you wanting to join an escourted tour or are you planning to do it yourself either by car ot public transport?
If you are coming off a translatlantic flight remember to build in a day to recover from jet lag. Also don't try and cram too much in. Allow time to relax and enjoy Ireland. Driving in Ireland once off the motorways can be quite slow and it will take longer to cover distances than you might expect. A funeral (rreally big in Ireland) or horse racing can cause massive traffic jams and delays.
Don't have too many one night stops - they are hard work.
DK Eyewitness guide to Ireland is a good place to start as it has lots of pictures describing the different areas and the maps are sufficiently detailed for initial planning. Use that to decide what areas you want to visit and the main attractions. (These can be picked up from Amazon. It doesn't matter if it isn't the latest edition as long as you check opening times on the internet.)
There are lots of 14 day itineraries on the web and it is interesting to read them and find out what different people have done. Many do cover the same ground but with a slightly different emphasis on places picked. There is quite a lot of advice and useful information to pick up too. Some I've picked up are:
https://www.travelyesplease.com/travel-blog-2-weeks-in-ireland-road-trip-itinerary/
https://www.wandersmiles.com/ultimate-ireland-road-trip-planner/
https://www.laidbacktrip.com/posts/ireland-road-trip-itinerary