Ireland - Youth & Adventure Buyers Guide 2018/2019

DAY 6 WILD ATLANTICWAY Travel to Mizen Head Signal Station. Dare to cross the iconic bridge high above the gorge and experience the solitude of the keepers’ lives. Head to Bantry and take the ferry to nearby Whiddy Island. Walk or hire a bike and check out the two lakes on the island, theWitches Seat and Gallows Hill. Lunch on the pier. Or, stay mainland and… Visit 17th century Bantry House and Gardens. Find out about the archaeological findings of the medieval Gaelic village and a 17th century deserted English fishing settlement on theWest lawn! Lunch in the tea room or picnic on the lawn. Continue to Kenmare and discover Kenmare’s rich heritage trail. Uncover the secrets of Kenmare Bay by kayak with Star Outdoors and don’t miss the chance to sample the local smoked salmon beside the pier. Dinner and overnight Kenmare DAY 7 WILD ATLANTICWAY Depart for the Ring of Kerry. Continue to Derrynane House in Caherdaniel this morning, an area that was home to the Catholic emancipator, Daniel O’ Connell. Enjoy a beach walk and possibly a picnic lunch here. Follow that by enjoying some seaweed tea and tasty seaweed nibbles, exploring the wonderful natural elements of theWild AtlanticWay and the Seaweeds that line the Skellig Coast at Atlantic Irish Seaweed Discovery Centre. The Skelligs area is famous for many reasons, one of them the world UNESCO site located 8 miles off the coast, Skellig Michael, as well as a location site for the filming of Star Wars in more recent times. 1300 years ago Christian monks built a remarkable hermitage. Or an alternative plan for your morning. Continue to the Kerry Bog Village of Glenbeigh, the only one of its kind in Europe. Lunch in Tralee Cross the Tarbert-Killimer ferry and head to Doolin the traditional music capital of Ireland. Take the Doolin Cliff Walk and view the 241m high Cliffs of Moher from land and by sea. Look out for the movie locations – films including Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) were filmed here. Overnight in Doolin DAY 8 DEPART FOR FLIGHT CONNECTION AT SHANNON AIRPORT OR ALTERNATIVELY TRAVEL BACK TOWARDS DUBLIN FOR FLIGHT CONNECTION If your Dublin Flight connection is not until the following day, consider an overnight stay to soak up the student atmosphere in the pretty University town of Maynooth (only 25 mins from Dublin Airport with regular public transport services). Stay on-campus at Maynooth University, taking in a visit to the College Chapel, the longest Choir Chapel in the world at 222 feet, where you may even get to enjoy the amazing acoustics if you can catch the College’s Award winning choir in practice or for a performance! Then enjoy a dining experience at the College’s Pugin Hall (often compared to Hogwarts from Harry Potter movies by visitors. 100 Bantry House and Gardens Cliffs of Moher Maynooth University Derrynane Beach, Cahirdaniel Mizen Head Bridge