Dingle Town. The town of Dingle is a must-see on your Ireland road trip because it is so cute and centrally located. It is right at the start and end of Slea Head drive and has so much to see and do! Make sure to walk around the shops and grab an ice cream while you enjoy the waterfront. Sometimes you’ll have to stay in a caravan park: In Northern Ireland wild camping is illegal, so you have to stay in a caravan park. They’re not too expensive (sometimes 20 Euros or less), but they come with the added bonus of amenities like laundry, proper bathrooms, electricity hook ups and wifi. If you want to stop in Cobh, stay at the Commodore Hotel. It is centrally located and offers a wonderful location for exploring Cobh and the surrounding areas. We wish we could have spent longer in Cobh because it is so beautiful! Dark Hedges. The Dark Hedges is simply a hedgerow leading up to an old manor house, but they became popular from being featured in Game Of Thrones. Like Giant’s Causeway, if you aim to stop here on your Ireland road trip, make sure to go early or late to beat the tourists. Which is how I keyed in Doolin (County Clare) and ended up on the road to Kerry before I figured out I was heading in the completely wrong direction – to some shop in Killarney with Doolin in the name.

Walkthrough St. Stephens Green. We love nature and St. Stephen’s Green is sort of like the Central Park for Dublin! It is so relaxing and pretty with lots of nature and flowers and walking paths. As technology improves, we are able to produce more detailed maps than was previously possible. Such is the case with Ireland, a part of the world consisting of two countries divided by religion and history. Preparing a map of Ireland as a double sided map means cutting the island into two geographic portions.

The property and hotel are stunning! Parknasilla Resort is located in the northeast corner of the Ring Of Kerry, right by the town of Sneem.

Visit Dublin Castle. Dublin Castle is a real castle located in the heart of Dublin and the perfect introduction to castles in Ireland!Our room was located on the top floor of the “castle” portion of the resort and had multiple windows overlooking two different views of the ocean and mountains. The room was decorated in a classical fashion with pastel-colored walls, carpet, and bedding. Mussenden Temple. Mussenden Temple is a temple perched on a cliff in Northern Ireland overlooking a perfect stretch of white sand beach! It is a fantastic place to catch the sunset and a wonderful stop on your Ireland road trip itinerary. Bigger isn’t always better:The roads in Ireland can be notoriously narrow, and having a giant RV isn’t ideal in the Republic of Ireland. We went with the Aero model from Bunk Campers and it was a good balance of size and comfort, without being too big for the roads. Easy to Use: No need to unfold an entire map to find the one corner of Ireland you need – simply open the map to the county you are traveling in and find your destination. Don’t underestimate driving distances: You might look at one leg and think, “Oh it’s only 150km, we’ll be there in 2 hours,” but that’s not always the case. Road conditions can slow you down, as will the hundreds of photo stops along the way. Don’t be too ambitious when planning your schedule.

For this Ireland road trip itinerary, we are not specifying an amount of time so that you can make the drive as time allows for your schedule. The island is home to a stunning lighthouse that you can visit and explore as well as quaint seaside towns that are perfect to stop for ice cream. Valentia Island can be accessed near Kerry Cliffs by a bridge and by a ferry on the other end of the island.

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The coastline near Malin Head, the northernmost point in Ireland. Day 12 – Londonderry to Belfast via the Giant’s Causeway (190km) Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coast is a stunning coastal drive that offers everything from pristine white sand beaches to castles perched high on the edge of cliffs! The stops listed below are all very close to one another so all of these locations can easily be seen in one day. There is so much to see and do on the Causeway Coast, but here are a few things you must make sure to see during your Ireland road trip: