DURATION:	8 Days
LEVEL:	easy
Tour DATES:	any date (April - October)
GROUP SIZE:	individuals
ACCOMMODATION:	Selected B&Bs
MEALS:	7 Irish breakfasts, 7 lunches
TRANSFERS:	luggage transfer, all transfers to and from walks, transfer to and from Shannon Airport
MISCELLANEOUS:	detailed route notes and maps
PRICE:	€549

Daily itinerary:

Day 1:

Arrive in Tralee the administrative capital of County Kerry. This is the home to the famous Rose of Tralee festival. Upon arrival in your guesthouse your hostess will give you your full detailed information pack, and she will suggest some of the many local restaurants or pubs and even traditional Irish music. Have a relaxed evening in the town and our representative will sit down and go through with you all the details of the coming 8 days.

Day 2:

Tralee to Camp. Distance: 16km/12miles Ascent: 250m.
Walk along back country roads to join the Dingle Way, and then you follow the once old road under the Slieve Mish Mountains to Dingle. Passing a fascinating 8th century church, you then continue to the village of Camp. Fantastic views over the Atlantic Ocean.

Day 3:

Camp to Annascaul. Distance: 17km/12miles Ascent: 350m/1,150ft
Today you cross the spine of the Dingle Peninsula to traverse above the wildlife sanctuary of lnch beach and then on green road and hilltop to the picturesque village of Annascaul, where you overnight. We will go for a drink in The South Pole Inn, the original proprietor Tom Crean was on many adventures to the Antarctica. Inside you will see many great photographs of his travels.

Day 4:

Annascaul to Dingle. Distance: 21km/13miles Ascent: 410m/1,350ft
Continue along a medieval road to the fishing village of Dingle which is steeped in Irish culture and music and where the locals still speak in the native (Gaelic) tongue. Dingle is a wonderful little harbour town and boasts attractions such as the Marine Centre, Boat trip to see 'Fungi', Dingle's resident dolphin, 52 pubs and attractive craft shops and famous restaurants. Overnight in Dingle.
This walk although a little longer is relatively easy so don't worry!

Day 5:

Dingle to Slea Head. Distance: 19km/12miles Ascent: 345m/1,150ft
Today's walking is spectacular, taking you via Ventry Beach and along the slopes of Mount Eagle to Slea Head. This stretch is famous for its concentration of archaeological sites, such as the "beehive" huts. Overnight in Dingle. You will get to see the wonderfully remote Blasket Islands and experience life in one of Ireland's Gaeltacht regions.

Day 6:

Slea head(Dunquin) to Feothanagh. Distance: 22km, Ascent:100m, Time: 7hrs
The road leading out of Dunquin provides a brisk uphill walk. Heading due north the Dingle Way soon turns into a gravel path and then rounds the shoulder of An Ghráig at 120m above sea-level. The route then descends and joins back up with the main road. After heading across grasslands and passing the small picturesque Clogher Beach, the Dingle Way skirts some cliffs where the full force of the Atlantic can be felt as waves come crashing in below. Arriving back on tarmac and proceeding in a north-easterly direction, the trail soon comes to a T-junction where there has been a change recently. Ordnance Survey publications show the Dingle Way taking a left turn pointing in the direction of Ferriters Cove where the revised trail should now take a right followed by an immediate left and travelling up the east side of the golf course instead of the west. Crossing the face of Smerwick Harbour, the Dingle Way treads nearly six kilometres of beach and bypasses Ballyferriter before finally reaching Murreagh and Ballydavid. Those wishing to take an earlier break at Ballyferriter should take the higher line along the sand dunes to spot the second turn-off for the town.

Day 7:

Feothanagh to Cloghane. Distance: 22km/15 miles Ascent: 450m/1,200ft
Today you will walk across an old military road to the northern side of the peninsula - finishing in the village of Cloghane. This is a remote but spectacular walk - full of history and inaccessible except by foot. At the shoulder of Brandon is a view of the coast toward Tralee, marked at the highest point by a 3,500-year-old Druid standing stone with Ogham writing still visible on its weathered surface, you will also see more beehive huts on the slope towards Cloghane.

Day 8:

Cloghane to Castlegregory. Distance: 21km/14miles Ascent: 90m/300ft
Today is a walk on beaches, made interesting by the remains of a 15-century church and graveyard at Stradbally. Farther along are the Lough Gill wildlife sanctuary and more beaches walking around a peninsula before coming to Castlegregory.

Day 9:

From Castlegregory you will be brought to Shannon Airport to say farewell to a wonderful holiday.

Options:

Should you wish to extend your holiday we recommend for example to stay another night in Dingle Town to do part of the Dingle Way along the coast from Sybil Head to the Three Sisters. Or alternatively, you can use the extra day to make a trip to the Great Blasket Island.