I’m planning a 14 day trip around Ireland with four people. Everyone can walk a good amount but I’m not sure hiking will be in the cards for some of us. As a group I think we are more interested in food, drink, pubs, attractive towns, natural beauty, and historical sites. I have decided to leave Northern Ireland for another trip. Of note, I’ll be driving and have a good bit of experience driving in Scotland and New Zealand.
I looked at Rick’s recommendation for 14 days. I like the route but would prefer to slow down a bit and do a little less checking in and out of accommodations.
I’d like to visit dingle, Middleton in Cork, kilbeggan distilleries along the way as well.
As of now it would be his recommendation of Dublin->kilkenny->waterford->kinsale->kenmare->dingle-> Galway-> Dublin.
Rough sketch but it would be nice to keep one night stays to a minimum, although happy to have one or two short stays.
Any recommendations? Am I missing anything if I use Rick’s route? I could extend up to Belfast but wasn’t sure that was absolutely needed.
Two of us have been to Dublin before, and one has done some exploring around the country. We love Scotland, so am excited to experience Ireland.