Step into history
Quarters, collections and walks form a first cultural approach. Staying several nights avoid reducing the capital to a tour between two road stages.
Travel Ideas in IrelandTravel in Ireland.
Travel in Ireland.
The landscape has a voice.
The rocks, coastal roads and the heat of a pub. It is an island to meet as much as to travel.
At every wish, his journey
Which stretch of coast suits you?
Ireland gives the desire to take the small roads, to stop in front of a landscape and to prolong a conversation. A beautiful route leaves a place to these turns, instead of turning the coast into a list of views.
These ideas help you to choose a direction. Caroline then studies with you the steps, links and possible benefits for your dates.
Places, atmospheres and desiresThe Dublin The Connemara The Kerry & Dingle
What you come to find.
The gentleness of wide-open spaces
Lakes, lands and villages are discovered by hills suited to your base. The choice of the walks is made with the weather and the desire to walk, without the obligation of a large hiking.
Atlantic routes
The peninsula offers many possible stops. Priorizing a small area and short steps leaves time for the beaches, villages and musical nights.
Drawing the right steps
Travel without chasing the map
Small roads and stops change the time of travel. The left drive deserves to be integrated with the choice of the vehicle and the pace of the first days.
An itinerary idea to personalise
For a first route, connect Dublin to a western region. Adding all the peninsules and the north of the island takes more time: it is better to build a coherent journey than an exhaustive circle.
Discovery suggestions, to adapt to your dates and local possibilities. No group departure, accommodation or price is announced as confirmed on this page.
The guide to make your choices
Prepare your discovery.
Which period should you choose?
Light changes are part of the journey. Forecast flexible activities and some cultural alternatives on days when the weather calls for a shortening of the exit.
What will influence your budget
Transportation to destination, the category and location of the nights, travel on the site and accompanied visits are compared together. Give Caroline a cover and your priorities: the project can be adjusted by playing on the steps, comfort or duration, before you stop the services.
Before booking
The formalities and conditions of access are checked for your nationality, your situation and the scheduled dates. Updated practical information is to be consulted with the competent authorities; the report describes the services effectively offered.
Before you launch
Your questions about Ireland.
Is a car ride necessary?
A vehicle gives flexibility in the countryside, but a project can also prefer urban bases and excursions. Caroline studies the level of autonomy that suits you.
How can I plan my Ireland trip with Odyssée Voyages?
Contact Caroline by phone or by email with your dates, duration, number of travellers and priorities. A first study allows to clarify the possibilities, before any detailed proposal.
Are these ideas matching an already scheduled accompanying start?
not to. This page is an inspiration for a personalized project. The accompanied departies actually published are presented in the accompanied travel section, with their own information.
Take discovery further
A chosen coastline, landscapes to return to
Ireland calls for a slowdown between two major points of view. A road bordered with hills, a light on a bay or a music evening can mark more than a succession of famous sites. The journey is appreciated at a human scale: a coastal sector, a few steps and time to stop without having to take the program back every evening.
Dublin brings a urban and cultural entrance before the western or southern landscapes. Another gateway can also serve the project. The main thing is to choose a line: Connemara, Southwest Peninsula, history of cities or Atlantic roads. The country becomes more readable when one does not seek to go through it entirely with a single gesture.
Two directions to shape your journey
What thread will connect your itinerary?
Ideas for discovery to personalise according to your dates, pace and local possibilities.
Galway and Connemara, giving landscapes their rightful place
A first idea associates Galway with a discovery of the Connemara. The city gives opportunities for walking and cultural life; the surroundings open to lakes, turbines and coast. One or two bases allow you to enjoy villages and reliefs rather than change room as soon as a new panorama appears on the map.
The days are built according to your desire to walk and the desired time on the road. A coastal area, a suitable walk and a stop in a town can form a full day. This flexibility allows you to follow the light and conditions, without turning the weather into an opponent of the stay or a program suffered.
The southwest: explore one or two peninsulas in depth
A project around Cork, Kerry or Dingle offers another entrance to Ireland. The variety of shores and villages gives the desire to borrow all the panoramic routes; it is better to select sections. The choice of nights allows you to find a village living in the evening while retaining access to the landscapes you want to discover.
For a heritage discovery, Kilkenny or the east of the country can change the tone of the journey. The integration depends on the direction of circulation and duration. A successful path does not match all regions: it changes reasonable road days and stages where you can take your habits, with time to the same place.
The pleasure of driving
Secondary roads offer stops but require time and attention. The distances are adapted to your ease, your desire to stop and the number of basic changes.
Evening life
A rural accommodation and an address in a village do not offer the same daily. Accessible meals and desire for animation should be specified before choosing nights and trips.
Walking
A accessible point of view and a coastal hiking are two different discoveries. The routes are chosen according to your level and conditions; no path is required because it is famous.
Give the journey the right pace
One week can focus on a large area and a few steps. A longer stay allows two sets, with useful nights in each. We keep alternatives when the sky changes: heritage, village and landscape can respond without imposing an output at any price or emptying the days of their interest.
Extend without spreading too thin
Ireland and Scotland often compare each other, but each deserves a journey built for them. If your desire is that of the small Atlantic roads and bourges, Ireland already has many sons. A second destination is interesting only with an additional real time, so that the transition does not take the place of discovery.
Continue the discovery
Other horizons to explore.
At Perpignan and at distance all over France
What if your next Odyssey began here?
Share your wishes with Caroline. Together, let us give a direction to your next trip.