Dingle Way Walking Holiday — 8 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.

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. 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. Up over the southern flank of the Slieve Mish Mountains, then down through farmland and Lispole into Dingle harbour. Tonight, traditional music at Dick Mack''s or John Benny''s.

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

North around Sybil Point with the Atlantic on three sides, then east along Smerwick Harbour under the Three Sisters cliffs. Empty, dramatic, the wildest section of the southern half. You finish at Ballydavid (Baile na nGall), a small fishing harbour at the foot of Mount Brandon.

The northern crossing under the bulk of Mount Brandon — Ireland''s second-highest peak and the holy mountain of Saint Brendan the Navigator. 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.

East along Brandon Bay to Castlegregory. The trail follows quiet farm roads and the long beach for much of the way, with the bulk of Mount Brandon now behind you and the Maharees peninsula stretching out into Tralee Bay ahead. Mostly easy walking, with the Atlantic at your shoulder for hours.

Castlegregory is a small holiday village known for its long open beach, the kite-surfers in Brandon Bay, and a couple of good pubs around the village green. Tonight is your last on the trail.

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

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.