Dingle Way Walking Holiday — 7 Days (Moderate)

Arrive in Camp and settle into your first accommodation — a small village on the eastern shoulder of the Dingle Peninsula and the traditional starting point for the Dingle Way. Camp has a couple of friendly local pubs (Junction Bar and Ashes are both good for an early dinner), a small shop, and views south to the Slieve Mish Mountains and east toward Tralee Bay.

We will provide you with information on how to get here using public transport in your pre-departure pack — Tralee is the closest rail and bus hub, with a regular local bus service onward to Camp — or talk to us about private transfer options from Kerry Airport, Tralee station or Cork Airport.

Tonight, rest. Tomorrow you start walking.

Your first walking day, west out of Camp through traditional sheep country to Annascaul. The trail rises gradually onto the southern shoulder of the Slieve Mish Mountains, with sweeping views back across Tralee Bay. Quiet boreens, stone walls, Kerry as it actually is.

Annascaul is best known as the home of Tom Crean, the Antarctic explorer. The pub he opened on his return — the South Pole Inn — still pours pints under his portrait.

The long, beautiful crossing south-west to Dingle town. The trail climbs gently over the southern flank of the Slieve Mish Mountains, then descends gradually through farmland and the village of Lispole into Dingle harbour.

Dingle is Ireland''s most beloved harbour town — traditional music every night, exceptional restaurants, dolphins in the bay. Tonight, find a seat at Dick Mack''s or John Benny''s.

The showpiece coastal day. West out of Dingle through Ventry, then onto the famous Slea Head Drive — beehive huts, ringforts, Three Sisters cliffs, and Coumeenoole Beach where Ryan''s Daughter was filmed.

You finish in Dunquin — westernmost village in Europe, with the abandoned Blasket Islands offshore. Krugers'' pub by the harbour ramp is one of the most remote bars on earth.

The wildest section of the southern half. North out of Dunquin around Sybil Point with the Atlantic on three sides, then east along Smerwick Harbour with the Three Sisters cliffs above you. Cliff edges, bog road, ancient ogham stones — the kind of empty country you''d normally need a boat to reach.

You finish at Ballydavid (Baile na nGall), a small fishing harbour at the foot of Mount Brandon. Tig Áine on the pier is the obvious dinner stop.

The northern crossing. Out of Cuas the trail climbs onto the high bog country under Mount Brandon — Ireland''s second-highest peak and the holy mountain of Saint Brendan the Navigator. The route doesn''t summit, but the bulk of Brandon is your shoulder for the entire morning.

The descent crosses the long empty curve of Fermoyle Strand on Brandon Bay — one of the longest unbroken beaches in Kerry — and finishes at Cloghane village. O''Connor''s Pub does dinner, music, and the kind of welcome that justifies the whole trip.

A leisurely morning. A last full Irish breakfast. A last look at Brandon Bay.

Cloghane is roughly 75 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.