Walking Adventure Tours & Trips in Southern Ireland
Explore a wide diversity of walking adventure tours through Southern Ireland. We have 14 adventures that vary from 5 days to 11 days. With the greatest number of departures in June, this is also the most popular time of the year.
10 best walking adventure Southern Ireland tours
Compiled by
MelissaSouthern Ireland travel expert at TourRadar
- Emerald Isle Route
- Ireland Family Journey: Castles, Folklore & Gaelic Traditions National Geographic Journeys
- Countryside of the Emerald Isle (Dublin to Ennis) (2026)
- Taste of Ireland (Tour C) - 5 Days/4 Nights
- Evergreen Ireland South - 7 Days/6 Nights
- The Irish Pub Tour - 9 Days/8 Nights (12 destinations)
- Ireland road trip: rugged cliffs & fairytale castles
- Scenic Ireland (Classic)
- Iconic Ireland and Ashford Castle (Winter, 10 Days)
- Dingle Way 10 Days
This trip takes you through Southern Ireland's well-known spots, from the UNESCO Rock of Cashel fortress to the 60-million-year-old Giant's Causeway with its 40,000 hexagonal basalt columns. See Killarney National Park by horse-drawn carriage to Ross Castle, then cruise across calm waters with mountains all around.
Duration 10 days Destinations Belfast, Ballycastle, Giants Causeway, Dublin, Kilkenny, Cashel, Cork, Kinsale, Killarney, LimerickSee all destinations Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Europamundo From
- US$2,609
Drive around the Ring of Kerry, stopping at coastal villages and golden beaches. At Blarney Castle, see the 600-year-old tower house and walk through Victorian gardens, then visit Bunratty Castle and Folk Park's 30 living village buildings. Take a ferry from Cobh to Spike Island to walk through old prison cells, try Irish step dancing in Limerick, and watch sheepdog herding at a local farm.
Duration 9 days Destinations Dublin, Cashel, Cork, Cobh, Spike Island, Blarney, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Bunratty, Aran IslandsSee all destinations Age Range Ages 12+ Operator National Geographic Expeditions with G Adventures From $4,699
15% Off- US$3,994You save $705
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.
Duration 11 days Destinations Dublin, Dingle, Cork, Cashel, Midleton, Kinsale, Garnish Island, Glengarriff, Bantry, Slea HeadSee all destinations Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Collette From $4,899
5% Off- US$4,649You save $250
Duration 5 days Destinations Dublin, Cashel, Blarney, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Valentia Island, Sneem, Cliffs of Moher, Shannon Age Range Ages 8+ Operator CIE Tours From
5% Off- US$1,845
Duration 7 days Destinations Dublin, Athlone, Cliffs of Moher, Ring of Kerry, Killarney, Blarney, Dungarvan, Waterford, Kilkenny Age Range Ages 8+ Operator CIE Tours From
5% Off- US$1,545
Duration 9 days Destinations Dublin, Kilkenny, Dungarvan, Blarney, Killarney, Dingle, Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Cong, Athlone Age Range Ages 8+ Operator CIE Tours From
5% Off- US$2,945
No departure dates availableDuration 7 days Destinations Dublin, Cork, Ring of Kerry, Tralee, Dingle, Limerick, Cliffs of Moher, Galway Age Range Ages 99+ Operator Journaway 
No departure dates availableDuration 10 days Destinations Dublin, Kilkenny, Blarney, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Westport, Sligo Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Insight Vacations 
No departure dates availableDuration 10 days Destinations Dublin, Kells, Kilkenny, Waterford, Cork, Blarney, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher, GalwaySee all destinations Age Range All Ages Welcome Operator Brendan Vacations 
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.
Duration 10 days Destinations Tralee, Dingle, Dublin, Dunquin, Boherboy, Cloghane, Brandon, Castlegregory Age Range Ages 16+ Operated in Only: German Operator ASI Reisen From
5% Off- US$1,387
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