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ExploreWAW Your Wild Atlantic Way road trip companion
Explore more of Ireland’s Atlantic coast

Plan your Wild Atlantic Way adventure in one app.

Discover places worth stopping for, build driving routes, find places near you, save favourites, track where you’ve been and navigate your journey in Google Maps.

Android app. An Android phone or tablet, and internet access is required. Location access is optional and only used for features that need your current location.
ExploreWAW app features including route planning, maps, nearby places and saved trips
Interactive coastal maps
Custom route planning
Saved & visited places
Google Maps
Built for real road trips

Everything you need to explore at your own pace.

Use ExploreWAW while planning at home or while travelling the coast. Keep your places, routes and trip information together instead of jumping between notes, maps and saved links.

01

Discover places

Browse scenic stops, beaches, historic sites, towns, attractions and Wild Atlantic Way Signature and Discovery points.

02

Plan your drive

Choose stops, change their order and create a route around the places you actually want to visit.

03

Find what’s nearby

Use your location when you want to see useful places close to where you are.

04

Remember your trip

Save places for later, mark places as visited and keep a record of where your journey has taken you.

See ExploreWAW in action

From finding the next stop to building the whole day.

The app is designed for how people actually travel the Wild Atlantic Way: discover, decide, save route and go.

ExploreWAW interactive map showing places along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way
Explore the coast on an interactive mapBrowse places and routes visually, with useful stop information just a tap away.
ExploreWAW route planning screen
Plan today’s driveAdd stops, organise the route and see the driving distance and estimated travel time. Save the route for later.
ExploreWAW detailed place guide
Know what is worth stopping forRead about place details, photos and practical information, and useful links, to decide where to spend your time.
ExploreWAW visited places screen
Keep track of your visitsMark places as visited, use optional GPS visit tracking and export your visited list to Excel.
ExploreWAW traveller reviews
Read traveller reviewsRead experiences shared by other travellers and add your own review after a visit.
ExploreWAW opening a planned route in Google Maps
Navigate with Apps you already useOpen supported routes in Google Maps when you are ready to drive.
More than a list of attractions

Build a trip around the places that matter to you.

ExploreWAW gives you ready-made scenic routes as well as the freedom to create your own. Save interesting places as you discover them, then turn those saved stops into a route when you are ready.

  • Browse ready-made routes by county or region
  • Create custom routes from saved places
  • Reorder stops before updating your route
  • Save routes to return to later
  • Open supported routes in Google Maps
ExploreWAW road trip companion home screen
Try it free

Start with County Clare. Unlock more when you want it.

The free version lets you try the main ExploreWAW experience in County Clare before deciding whether to unlock the wider route.

ExploreWAW Free

Explore County Clare and try the core app features.

  • County Clare places and routes
  • Interactive map and place details
  • Route planning tools
  • Saved and visited places
OPTIONAL

ExploreWAW Plus

Unlock the wider journey when you are ready to explore more.

  • The entire Wild Atlantic Way route
  • Additional counties and regional routes
  • Causeway Coastal Route in Northern Ireland
  • More places to discover, save and route
Simple trip planning

Choose. Build. Drive.

Step 1

Find your stops

Explore the map, browse routes or look for places near you and save anything you want to visit.

Step 2

Build your route

Choose your saved places, arrange them in the right order and generate and save your route.

Step 3

Hit the road

Open your route in a supported navigation app and keep ExploreWAW handy for the next stop.

Your road trip, your way

Take ExploreWAW along Ireland’s Atlantic coast.

Plan from home, discover more while you are travelling and keep the places and routes you care about together in one app.

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