I'll be doing 6 nights in Dublin with my partner in November. We're staying at a hotel on points, so it's free, and for this trip I don't think we'll be staying overnight anywhere else unfortunately. This limits us to day trips, and I figure with the time we have and definitely wanting to explore Dublin it limits us to 2 (3 max) days outside the city. Options I'm looking at are:
- Cliffs of Moher & Galway- there's a tour with wild rover tours that would take us to both and drive part of the Wild Atlantic Way. I've read that weather at the cliffs can be hit or miss, however, and it would suck to waste a day and not even get to see anything.
- Belfast/Giants Causeway- there's another tour that looks cool with the same company from above. I'm a history buff so I think this combo that includes Belfast would be really cool.
- Cork/Blarney Castle- worth visiting? I'd be interested in Cork because I can trace some of my ancestry back to it. But is this trip worth doing in a day? It would also be with paddywagon tours, a company that doesn't appear to be as highly rated.
- Wicklow Mountains- Again, worth visiting? I know they're much closer to Dublin. I look at pictures though and can only think that I've seen more beautiful mountains in my life...unless I'm missing something, I think I'd be more interested in driving further and experiencing the coast and some of the other cities/towns.
- Renting a car and just doing all this on the days the weather looks the best. I would be concerned about a few things, though- I've read that driving in Dublin can be a nightmare. We'd have to at least get in and out of Dublin city center to the hotel and rental car offices. Also, is parking easy to come by in Belfast, Galway, or Cork? (I don't mind paying to park in any of these places). There's also trains, but that kind of limits further exploration outside of the cities/towns.
Any other ideas or suggestions? I'm trying to make peace with the fact that with the limited time I won't be able to do it all. It looks like such a beautiful country. I'd love to go to Killarney and do the ring of Kerry but it looks like way too much for a single day. Guess I'll just have to go back :-)
Submitted January 21, 2020 at 06:34PM by sdnw88 https://ift.tt/2umXi0e
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