ninermike

I'll be in County Kerry the last week of August this year. Is it worthwhile to do the Ring of Kerry or should I skip it due to the crowds and focus more on the Dingle Peninsula and possibly West Cork?

Budman

I posted on your other thread. In August I would definitely skip the Ring of Kerry. Dingle is definitely worth 2 days, and I would highly recommend Mizen Head, Sheep Head, and the Beara Peninsulas. These areas aren't well populated by tourists, and very difficult for tour busses.

ninermike

What do you think of the Cape Clear Islands off of Baltimore?

Budman

I don't know the Cape Clear Islands. I've always wanted to go out to Skellig Michael. It gets a lot of good press. I tried to on my last trip, but ran out of time.

LarryJ

If you want to do a circle tour of a peninsula I would suggest the Beara Peninsula instead of the Ring of Kerry. Also the Dingle Peninsula is great and does not take long to do.

Have a great Irish experience.
Dingle has a population of 1500 and 75 pubs, a nicely balanced community.

Larry J

Dohlice

We did the Ring of Kerry in August and loved it. Will you have a car? I wouldn’t do it by bus at any time of the year but we had no problem with the car.