Independent Trails: Fact File.DINW2

Ireland ~ The Dingle Way - Highlights

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Trail Facts

Total distance: 62 miles (99km)
Duration: 7 nights, 5 days walking, one rest day
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 10 ½ miles (17km)/16 ½ miles (26.5km)
Waymarking: The trail is clearly waymarked and very easy to follow.
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Camp
End of holiday: Tralee
Holiday code: DINW2

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Camp where your first nights accommodation has been booked.

Day 2: Camp to Anascaul. 10 ½ miles (17km).

Day 3: Anascaul to Dingle. 12 miles (19km).

Day 4 : Rest day in Dingle.

Day 5: Dingle to Slea Head/Dunquin. 12 miles (19km).

Day 6: Slea Head/Dunquin to Ballyferriter/Cuas. 16 ½ miles (26.5km).

Day 7: Ballyferriter/Cuas to Feohanagh. 11 miles (18km). Transfer to Tralee , overnight Tralee .

Day 8: Depart from Tralee after breakfast.

What's included

• 7 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected guesthouses, inns and hotels.
• Traditional Irish breakfast.
• Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
• A map with the route marked on and a guidebook describing the trail.
• An information pack containing an itinerary, detailed instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airport: Kerry; taxi from Kerry Airport to Killarney for a train or bus to Camp/Tralee (30 minutes) or taxi direct through to Camp/Tralee. Transfer from Kerry Airport to Camp/Tralee is available on Saturdays and Wednesdays, the cost of the transfer is included in the tour price.

Outward journey from Dublin to Camp: Train service from Dublin Airport to Tralee (via Limerick ).journey time of approximately 5 hours.  Unfortunately there are no bus services between Tralee and Camp so a taxi will be necessary.

Return journey to Dublin (or Kerry) at the end of the holiday: Train to Dublin from Tralee (journey time 5 hours) or taxi direct to Kerry Airport, or bus or train to Killarney from Tralee (30 minutes) then taxi to Kerry Airport. Transfers are available from Tralee to Kerry Airport on Saturdays, the cost of the transfer is included in the tour price.