7 days: Connemara and Mayo
Galway City → Ballina & North Mayo · 7 days · ~10h 45m total driving
This is the emptiest and, for a lot of people, the best week on the Wild Atlantic Way. Achill and north Mayo see a fraction of the traffic Kerry does.
Heading north · 7 days
Galway City → Ballina & North Mayo
~10h 45m total driving
Day 1 · Galway
Galway City
Latin Quarter, Spanish Arch, the cultural heart of the west.
- The Latin Quarter & Shop Street
- Spanish Arch & the Long Walk
Day 2 · Galway
~1h 30m drive
Aran Islands
Inis Mór, Inis Meáin, Inis Oírr. Dún Aonghasa and the Plassey.
- Dún Aonghasa
- Ros a' Mhíl ferry (from Connemara)
Day 3 · Galway
~1h 30m drive
Connemara
Clifden, Roundstone, the Twelve Bens, Kylemore Abbey.
- Kylemore Abbey
- Connemara National Park
Day 4 · Galway
~1h 15m drive
Inishbofin & islands
Ferry from Cleggan. The kind of quiet you forget exists.
- Cleggan–Inishbofin ferry
- Cromwell's Barracks
Day 5 · Mayo
~1h 15m drive
Westport
Croagh Patrick, the Greenway, a planned town that works.
- Croagh Patrick
- The Mall and the Octagon
Day 6 · Mayo
~2h 45m drive
Achill Island
Keem Bay, the Atlantic Drive, the deserted village at Slievemore.
- Keem Bay
- Slievemore Deserted Village
Day 7 · Mayo
~2h 30m drive
Ballina & North Mayo
Downpatrick Head, Céide Fields, salmon on the Moy.
- Céide Fields
- Downpatrick Head
2 regions skipped to fit your time
- Clare Island & Inishturk — Granuaile's tower, Knockmore, the quiet of Inishturk.
- Mullet Peninsula — Belmullet, the long strands, the islands at the end.
Driving times are honest mid-range estimates. The WAW is full of small roads, and you'll want to stop. Plan for slower than Google Maps tells you.
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