Places to visit on the Wild Atlantic Way

When it comes to touring Ireland, the wild Atlantic way still remains the route to explore. This route capture the entire beauty of Ireland which covers over 2500 km stretch along the west coast.

The route stretches from Donegal all the way to West Cork. You will literarily be exploring the edge of Europe along the wild Atlantic, it has various UNESCO heritage sites, and cover over 150 discovery points.

You can decide to further explore any of these points by stopping for a while to take in a natural beauty and learn more about them.

To visit all locations on the wild atlantic way route will take you up to 3 weeks if you rush it but can take you longer so that you can totally want to enjoy and experience the entire west coast.

If you have limited time and want to just see the most talked about discovery points, look no further once you visit these locations, you have definitely seen the wild west of Ireland.

Malin Head

Malin Head this located on the Peninsula on the Northern part of Ireland called Donegal. This spot is one of the most beautiful locations on the west coast.

Come here to see one of the worlds’ oldest lighthouse it has been around for over two hundred years. If you like to be captured by nature then look no further. You can take part in activities such as fishing, walking to Hell’s Hole and spend some time taking in the amazing scenery and photography. While you also get to visit rock pools.

Achill Island

Next up the Achill Island located on the coast and surrounded by the rugged mountains and bogs. This location is ideal for so many outdoor activities which includes surfing, windsurfing, scuba diving and hillwalking. It is a paradise for anyone who wishes to experience the wild Atlantic way.

Cliffs of Moher

This is the most popular spot on the wild Atlantic way, it remains the most talked about, most visited and most treasured spot on the wild Atlantic way route. If you visit no other place on the wild Atlantic way route then I pick this one as a must.

Formed by decades of a continuous rock formation on the ocean beds of County Clare, this location has become the symbol of the west coast

Every year it gets over a million visitors especially in the summer months where they get the opportunity to witness the sunset from the edge of Europe.

Ring of Kerry

The ring of Kerry is one of the most exciting driving path along the wild Atlantic way, this route cover over 179 km and it forms a long circular route that covers 4 villages on route.

This is the only tour which everyone is advised to travel anti-clockwise due to the narrows driving road.

The time to explore the Ring of Kerry full loop without stopping would take about 3 hours without traffic. Obviously, the to fully immerse yourself, it can take more, it can be done in a day, however, there are lots of places of interests & scenic viewpoints and activities on the route, we suggest spending a good full day or a weekend staying at different places where you can enjoy the route.

Check out the top things to do while you are on the ring of Kerry.