Ring of Kerry

The Ring of Kerry is an approximately 180 km long scenic car route that takes you past varied landscapes on winding (and sometimes bumpy) mountain and seaside roads around the Iveragh peninsula. While doing this with a rental or campervan definitely would be the more flexible option when it comes to how many stops you make and detours you take, booking a bus tour is an option if you don't want to (or can't) drive yourself.

The first leg took us past lush pastures for dairy cows and sheep before our bus driver pulled up for a photo stop where the land transitioned to the bog. People used to cut out and dry peat (or turf) for heating. We also stopped at a small museum village where we could see how people lived in 1800's. There they also kept Irish Wolfhounds we could feed treats to and pet (which I obviously did) and turf ponies, which were considerably shorter than the hounds.

We had to be careful not to cross the street though, as, to quote our bus driver: 'this is a main road after all, we're in Ireland, and people here are lunatics'.Read more