Summer Road Trip Around Ireland and Northern Ireland: Two Week Itinerary
During the summer of 2024, we spent two weeks sprinting across Ireland and Northern Ireland with our 5 year old. If we were to repeat this trip, we would add 3 days to allow us to slow down down a bit. We landed in Dublin on July 7 and flew back to the US on July 19.
Carrick-a-Rede, Northern Ireland
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
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Day 1: Fly into Dublin (sleep in Dublin)
Day 2: Dublin, Guinness Storehouse Tour, dine in Temple Bar area (sleep in Dublin)
Day 3: Rent car, stop by Blarney Castle (sleep in Killarney)
Day 4: Jaunting Car Tour in Killarney, Drive to Dingle Peninsula (sleep in Dingle)
Day 5: Blasket Island Tour, Dingle Town (sleep in Dingle)
Day 6: Drive north, Cliffs of Moher, the Burren (sleep in Doolin)
Day 7: Boat tour, Cliffs of Moher, Arran Islands (sleep in Doolin)
Day 8: Drive north into Northern Ireland, stop in Derry for lunch (sleep in Bushkill)
Day 9: Northern Ireland: Giant’s Causeway, Antrim Coast, Carrick-a-Rede bridge (sleep in Bushkill)
Day 10 : Belfast (sleep in Belfast)
Day 11: Belfast, Black Taxi Tour (sleep in Belfast)
Day 12 : Drive south, visit Malahide Castle back towards Dublin (sleep North of Dublin)
Day 13 : Return rental car, Fly home from Dublin
