Dingle Way Walking Holiday — 10 Days (Moderate)

Arrive in Tralee and settle into your first accommodation — the county town of Kerry and the official trailhead for the Dingle Way. Tralee has rail and bus links from Dublin, Cork and Limerick, the lovely Tralee Town Park, and a wide range of restaurants and pubs.

We will provide you with information on how to get here using public transport in your pre-departure pack — Tralee station is on the main Dublin–Tralee rail line — or talk to us about private transfer options from Kerry Airport, Cork Airport or Shannon Airport.

Tonight, rest. Tomorrow you start walking — at the official trailhead by the Blennerville Windmill on the western edge of town.

The official opening day of the Dingle Way. From the Blennerville Windmill on the western edge of Tralee, the trail follows the southern shore of Tralee Bay west through farmland to Camp. A gentle, varied first day — coast, working farms, mountain views — that lets you settle into the rhythm before the bigger southern coast days.

West out of Camp through traditional sheep country to Annascaul — best known as the home of Antarctic explorer Tom Crean and the legendary South Pole Inn he opened on his return.

The long crossing south-west to Dingle town — Ireland''s most beloved harbour town. Tonight, find a seat at Dick Mack''s, John Benny''s or O''Sullivan''s Courthouse for live music with your dinner — and tomorrow, you don''t walk anywhere.

A full day in Dingle with no luggage to pack and no schedule to keep. A few popular ways to spend it:

Dingle Bay boat trip. The harbour''s resident dolphins are well known, and several boat operators run morning and afternoon trips out into the bay — calm water, real wildlife, an easy way to see the harbour from the water.

Walk up to An Daingean / Eask Tower. A short uphill walk above town gives you a postcard view of the harbour and the Slieve Mish Mountains. The Eask Tower at the top dates from the 19th century.

Long lunch and a music afternoon. Dingle does cafés, bookshops and traditional music as well as anywhere in Ireland. Browse Dick Mack''s leather-shop-and-pub (yes, both at once), settle in for an afternoon at John Benny''s, or take an aimless walk along the harbour.

The showpiece Slea Head Drive on foot — beehive huts, ringforts, the Three Sisters cliffs, Coumeenoole Beach. You finish at Dunquin, westernmost village in Europe, with the Blasket Islands offshore.

The wildest leg. North around Sybil Point, then east along Smerwick Harbour under the Three Sisters cliffs. You finish at Ballydavid, a small fishing harbour at the foot of Mount Brandon.

The northern crossing under the bulk of Mount Brandon — Ireland''s second-highest peak. The descent crosses the long empty curve of Fermoyle Strand on Brandon Bay and finishes at Cloghane village.

East along Brandon Bay to Castlegregory — quiet farm roads, the long open beach, kite-surfers in the bay, the Maharees peninsula stretching out into Tralee Bay ahead. Tonight is your last on the trail.

A leisurely morning. A last full Irish breakfast. Castlegregory is roughly 35 minutes by road from Tralee station and a similar drive to Kerry Airport. We can arrange a private transfer for the morning if you''d prefer.