Waterford, Killarney & The Ring of Kerry

Explore Ireland’s spectacular southern coastline and popular tourist destinations which include prehistoric settlements, castles and stately homes and the harbour-side village of Kinsale, the ‘Foodie capital of the South’.

Waterford is Ireland’s oldest city and is home to the world-famous Waterford Crystal where you’ll find the new visitor centre. Waterford’s Copper Coast UNESCO Global Geopark is an amazing section of shoreline, stretching for 25km from the Victorian resort of Tramore to leafy Stradbally. This short drive spills over with cliffs, coves, sea stacks and wonderful coastal views.

Killarney, even before the famous visit of Queen Victoria, Killarney had earned its stripes as a tourist hub, simply put, this is the Grand Central Station of tourism for the southwest, a vibrant crossroads where paradise meets good old-fashioned fun. Killarney is the gateway to the Ring of Kerry and has been Ireland’s top town for tourism for many years. Although Killarney is a very attractive town, it is outshone by the beautiful surrounding countryside with its mountains, lakes, woods and coastline. You can take a ride through this scenic beauty by taking a Jaunting Car, the local form of horse drawn carriage.

The Ring of Kerry is a road that takes you through 10,000 years of dramatic history from deep forest to the waters of the Atlantic, through rugged, majestic landscapes: where wild stag roam and tumbling waterfalls crash into crystal streams teeming with wild salmon.