Hi

We are family of 3, 2 adults and one 16 year old son. We are planning to do Ireland trip for 8 daysmy son can join us only for 4 days. with my boy and for another

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Hi

We are family of 3, 2 adults and one 16 year old son. We are planning to do Ireland trip for 8 day, my son can join us only for 4 days. We were thinking of starting the holiday in Belfast, sight see Giant's Causeway, Dark hedges, Dunluce castle if the time permits and spend 2 days in Dublin. This is where my boy heads home.

Places that caught our interest is Cliffs of Moher, Kilarney, Dunquin. Ideally we would like to see a bit of castles and Irealnd's stunning scenic countryside.

We can depart back to home either from Dublin or Knock.
Also which would be the cheapest way to travel from Belfast to Dublin? We are open to train or road trip happy to do bit of both.

We are quite flexible with our plan so any highly recommended must sees and do's and also suggestions on the routing would be highly appreciated.

Thank you

How many days do you have on the ground, eight full days or does that include travel? You'll need two full days in Belfast to see the places you mention, then maybe two days in Dublin. Belfast and Dublin are well connected by train, so I'd say that would be the best option instead of driving.

The Cliffs of Moher are on the west coast of Ireland, you could maybe take again a train to Galway and spend a couple of days there before heading back. IMO Knock would be the closest airport from Galway.

We have 8 full days.
Anything else interesting around Galway, we have four days.

I would suggest renting a car if you want to see all those things on the Antrim coast. It would also be very useful on the west coast of Ireland. The only problem is that if you pick up a car in Belfast and turn it in at Knock o Dublin you'll have to pay a cross-border dropoff charge.

We went in April with our kids and my oldest is 16. We loved the West-Dingle, the Cliffs, the Burren. We also loved Killarney, Blarney Castle, etc. Lots to do and see. We didn't get as far North as Galway. Dublin is cool and the adults enjoyed it-but I didn't feel there was as much for kids to do. What time of year are you going? That would make a difference.

All 3 of you will enjoy a Hawk Walk on the grounds of Ashford Castle
http://www.falconry.ie/hawk-walk

Glad you are covering N. Ireland. Many folks skip it and in my opinion miss out on some fantastic sights. The coastal highway from Belfast to Giant causeway has some stunning scenery. Also do not miss Carrick a Rede rope bridge along the way. From Galway I would cover Connemara national park, Kylemore abbey and Clifden as well as the cliff of Moher. South of Moher is the Dingle peninsula which in our opinion is the most scenic part of Ireland. Not sure if you can fit it all in....