If you did, was there anything you would change or add to it?
It will be hubby and I in our late 40’s and my 75 year old mom. We don’t hike ( mobility issues) but we love quaint towns, stunning vistas and the sea.
Looking at mid-October to mid November 2019. (Maybe sooner like 2018 one can hope )
We are planning do to Rick’s 3 week Ireland trip in 4 weeks mid May to Mid June 2018. His itinerary looks exhausting with too many one night stays. And there will be some rain days when you might not want to do much.
Just remember you cannot match the efficiency of Steves' tour.
On our first trip to Ireland 3 years ago we followed RS’ “best 3 week trip by car” (2014 version) fairly closely. We spent more time in Dublin than RS, both before & after the drive around the island. We spent more time in Galway than RS and instead of sleeping in Aran Is. and Westport, we pushed on north to see more of Donegal, shop at Belleek, and get an early arrival at Derry. After Derry, we dipped into the Antrim coast, then only one night in Bangor and a day in Belfast. Next we had 2 nights in Trim so that we could spend more time in the Boyne area than Rick. Other than those changes we followed RS pretty closely and actually ran into his BOI tour twice at different towns & venues.
We agree that his itinerary provides a very good overview of the island, but modified it for our own interests. Example: the extra days in Dublin were very worthwhile to us because there’s so much to see there. The only other change I would’ve made (had I known) would be to avoid Giant’s Causeway which was a big time sink. I’m a geo-fan, but after the all the hype I was underwhelmed by the formation and put off by the immense crowds. There are similar formations all over the world that are just as interesting and are not so overrun with tourists.
It’s easy to find quaint towns, stunning vistas and the sea, especially in the West. Whatever you choose to include you can hardly go very wrong. One point for planning: with the slow roads and additional hours of darkness, I’d want plenty of travel time.
The good news is that once you arrive at a new town, you can snuggle in for long evening hours at a pub to enjoy the music and beer. Have a grand trip.
Sounds perfect to me. We were thinking of doing it in 4weeks instead of 3. We did the 3 week one in The UK but spent 36 days in total so added Cornwall and more time in London and it was sooooooo tiring. Worth it but won’t do that pace again.
Thank you all for the input.
