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The Ring of Kerry
3 days · 5 things to do
Best time to go: May to September
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Welcome
The Ring of Kerry, in a few days
The famous loop road of south-west Ireland: the Kerry Cliffs facing the Skellig Islands, the lakes and waterfalls of Killarney National Park, and white sand beaches round almost every bend. Ireland as it looks on a postcard.
- 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 Kerry Cliffs and the Skelligs · about 1 hSea cliffs near Portmagee looking out to the Skellig Islands, where Skellig Michael's early monastery, a UNESCO site, is reached by boat in summer.
- Afternoon · Killarney National Park · half a dayIreland's first national park, with three lakes, native oak woods and wild red deer, right on the edge of Killarney town.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa€180 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Torc Waterfall free · about 30 minA waterfall in the woods of Killarney National Park, a short walk from the road, with steps continuing up to a lake view.
- Afternoon · Muckross House and Abbey · about 1 h 30A Victorian mansion with gardens on the lakeshore, and nearby the roofless 15th-century Franciscan friary with a yew tree in its cloister.
🛏️ Where to sleep · The Brehon Hotel€170 a night
D3
Day 3
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Derrynane beaches · about 1 h 30Sheltered sandy coves and dunes near Caherdaniel, beside Derrynane House, once the home of Daniel O'Connell.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Kenmare Bay Hotel & Resort€130 a night
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 €120 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to September
PlugG (prise 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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