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Donegal
3 days · 5 things to do
Best time to go: May to September
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Welcome
Donegal, in a few days
Ireland's wildest county: the sea cliffs of Slieve League, the empty beaches of Malin Beg, and Malin Head, the northern tip of the island. This is the Wild Atlantic Way at full strength, away from the crowds.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The Slieve League cliffs free · about 1 h 30Some of the highest sea cliffs in Europe, rising about 600 metres from the Atlantic, with a path along the top from the viewing point.
- Afternoon · Silver Strand, Malin Beg free · about 1 h 30A horseshoe of pale sand at the foot of a steep flight of steps near Glencolumbkille, sheltered between green headlands.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Mill Park Hotel ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€140 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Assaranca Waterfall free · about 30 minA waterfall right beside the road near Ardara, on the way to Maghera beach and its caves.
- Afternoon · The Wild Alpaca Way · about 1 hA farm visit where you walk with alpacas through the countryside, an easy outing for families.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Mill Park Hotel ↗€140 a night
D3
Day 3
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Malin Head free · about 1 h 30The northernmost point of the island of Ireland, at the tip of the Inishowen peninsula, with a wartime EIRE sign still marked out in stones.
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Irish stew: lamb, potato and onion, cooked slowly and seasoned lightly.
- Soda bread: raised with bicarbonate instead of yeast, baked that same morning.
- Atlantic seafood, and Galway oysters before anything else.
- The full Irish breakfast, which doubles as lunch if you time it right.
- Guinness, and Irish whiskey after it.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Driving is on the left, and the lanes are narrow, wet and walled.
- Drinking in pubs is expensive: a pint in Dublin runs well over six euro.
- Book early along the Wild Atlantic Way, above all in July and August.
- Dress in layers: four seasons in a day is a description, not a joke.
Getting by
Words that help
🗣️ English is the main language here, so there is nothing to learn by heart.
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €110 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to September
PlugG (UK) · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink
TippingOptional, around 10%
Emergency112 / 999
EntryIreland sits outside Schengen: EU citizens need only an ID card, UK citizens travel freely under the Common Travel Area, and US, Canadian and Australian passports get 90 days visa-free.
HealthNo specific vaccination needed. Check that tetanus, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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