Walking Adventure Tours & Trips in Southern Ireland

Hike through Garnish Island's beautiful gardens accessible by ferry from Glengarriff, then walk the Dingle Peninsula's Slea Head with wide ocean views. Check out the Rock of Cashel on foot and find the medieval Franciscan friary ruins in Ennis with a local historian. Trek through East Cork to the coastal town of Kinsale, wandering its galleries and cafés at your own pace.

Hike Southern Ireland's Wicklow Mountains by climbing Djouce Mountain and walking the historic Wicklow Way from Roundwood to Glendalough's UNESCO monastic site. Walk the clifftop Bray-Greystones trail and the Howth Peninsula path with views of the Irish Sea. Celebrate New Year's Eve with a gala dinner at Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel in Dublin, where you'll be based for all 7 nights with breakfast and 5 lunches included.

Southern Ireland's 179-km Dingle Way starts in Tralee and climbs 620 meters through Slieve Mish Mountains, giving you views of Inch Beach Nature Reserve where 'Ryan's Daughter' was filmed. The route passes through Lispole village by 16th-century Minard Castle, then covers 28 km across raised peat bogs beneath 952-meter Mount Brandon to Cloghane.

Walk coastal paths at Hags Head where Atlantic wildflowers bloom, then follow ancient greenways lined with hazel trees through the Burren's unique karst landscape. Stop in the music village of Doolin and see Newtown Castle, a 16th-century O'Brien tower house, then cross the Caher River with your luggage moved daily between family-run guesthouses.

Drive the Ring of Kerry through villages like Kenmare and Sneem, pulling over at viewpoints that look out over Killarney's lakes and mountains. In Kilkenny, wander cobbled streets to see the 12th-century castle, then hike parts of Diamond Hill trail in Connemara National Park near Galway with 7 nights in privately run guesthouses around Limerick, Galway, and Kerry.