Dublin: Driving Around Surrounding Counties

Ireland’s capital and main gateway for international travellers is Dublin. Most travellers stay at the Dublin city centre, then just go on self-driving trips to visit several of Ireland’s points of interest, which are located just two to three hours away. The best way to visit Dublin’s surrounding counties is by taking out a car rental at Dublin, enabling you to travel to these counties at your own pace.

Exploring Ireland’s counties at your leisure
By getting a Dublin car hire, you can conveniently explore Dublin’s surrounding counties, walking around its archaeological sites at your leisure. You can manage your time more efficiently, providing you with an opportunity to stay longer at a certain site, without worrying about scheduled tour timetables or bus schedules which often follow regulated times from Dublin to any of its surrounding counties.

Counties to visit
With a car rental at Dublin, you can leisurely visit the Bru na Boinne or known as the Palace of the Boyne.  This is a World Heritage Site comprising chamber tombs, henges, standing stones, and other prehistoric enclosures dating back in the Neolithic period. 

Another county is Wicklow, known as the garden of Ireland. This county offers magnificent scenery. You can visit the Powerscourt which is located just 20 km from Dublin, near Enniskerry town. You can also visit the county of Carlow which has some of Ireland’s best architecture as well as buildings dating back to the mid-1800s.  Europe’s largest capstone is also located at the Brownshill Dolmen. 

With your Dublin car hire, you can choose to drive back to Dublin as late as you want. Going on self-drive tours gives you the freedom to come and go as you please, eliminating the need for rushing from one tourist site to another site, as what usually happens in scheduled tours.