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Belfast Port Excursion: Early Departure Giants Causeway Tour and City Visit
4.6
508 Ratings
Belfast
Experience the best of Belfast and the Giants Causeway on this early departure excursion. Avoid the crowds, explore the city, and enjoy insider insights from a local tour guide.
Experience the best of Belfast and the Giants Causeway on this early departure excursion. Avoid the crowds, explore the city, and enjoy insider insights from a local tour guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Giant’s Causeway - The Giant’s Causeway, a World Heritage site, is believed to have formed from a volcanic eruption over 60 million years ago. According to legend, it was constructed by Finn McCool, a local giant who stood over 12 feet tall.
- Ballycastle - Enjoy a stop in this charming coastal town for approximately one hour for lunch. There…
- Giant’s Causeway - The Giant’s Causeway, a World Heritage site, is believed to have formed from a volcanic eruption over 60 million years ago. According to legend, it was constructed by Finn McCool, a local giant who stood over 12 feet tall.
- Ballycastle - Enjoy a stop in this charming coastal town for approximately one hour for lunch. There are numerous options, including local traditional pubs offering authentic Irish cuisine at reasonable prices, or opt for a snack and a stroll along the beach with its breathtaking scenery.
- Dunluce Castle - Visit Dunluce Castle, an iconic ruin with a rich and tumultuous history. Originally built on the dramatic coastal cliffs of north County Antrim by the MacQuillan family around 1500, the earliest written record of the castle dates back to 1513.
- Glens of Antrim - On the return to Belfast, travel through the nine Glens of Antrim, where the guide will share stories and folklore from these enchanting and magical glens.
- Antrim Coast Road - The journey includes a drive along the coast road, renowned as one of the most scenic routes in Europe, offering outstanding natural beauty with stunning views of both land and sea.
- Belfast - Upon returning to Belfast, explore the city’s attractions. Visit as many sites as possible, time permitting, including Falls Road, wall murals, Peace Walls, Shankill Road, and more.
- Portaneevy View Point - Stop at the Portaneevy viewpoint for spectacular views of the Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge and Rathlin Island, located just six miles off the coast at Ballycastle.
- Cushendall - Visit Cushendall, a quaint coastal town at the foot of the “table mountain,” featuring the historic Curfew Tower built in 1817. Enjoy a 15-minute comfort break.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Free access to the Giants Causeway
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Live commentary on board
- Local guide
- Free access to the Giants Causeway
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Understanding the essence of time and the necessity to return to the port of Belfast punctually for departure. Our excursions set off earlier and head directly to the Giants Causeway, bypassing crowds and long lines. This schedule permits time for sightseeing in Belfast City and a visit to the Giants Causeway, making the tour more leisurely. The…
Understanding the essence of time and the necessity to return to the port of Belfast punctually for departure. Our excursions set off earlier and head directly to the Giants Causeway, bypassing crowds and long lines. This schedule permits time for sightseeing in Belfast City and a visit to the Giants Causeway, making the tour more leisurely. The narrative of our local tour guide gives an inside look into the lifestyle on the Antrim Coast.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- Only available for passengers arriving into Belfast port on a Cruise Ship
Location
189 Airport Rd W
Airport Road West
On leaving the ship and passing through the welcome tent turn right for private tours and our buses will be waiting for you. BUS#1
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(508 Ratings)
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Andrea
Oct 7, 2024
Our guide Martin was so informative, sharing lots of info along our entire trip. The Giants causeway was totally great! - We had a tremendous trip. Martin had so much great information all along the way. the Giants Causeway was tremendous and incredibly windy! We hiked most of it and then took the stairs back up with the walk to the visitors center. Saw lots of castles and learned an about Irish history, the Troubles, as well as what's going on with the conflict that still exists in Northern Ireland. Highly recommend this tour!
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T6852jovickieh
Sep 25, 2024
Awesome Day on the Belfast Coast - What a full and wonderful day! It was all we could have hoped for. The time at each of the locations was perfect! The choice for lunch was extraordinary with an amazing view. When people ask what my favorite part of our British Isles cruise was, this was it! Thank you Odyssey.
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Farrah_h
Sep 19, 2024
Awesome tour guide! - The Causeway was beautiful, and we loved the little village and pub that we ate lunch in. Our tour guide, Mary, was one of the best tour guides we have ever had! She was very knowledgeable, we loved hearing her stories, and she was just a lovely person. We would highly recommend this tour.
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Nadine_m
Sep 18, 2024
Beautiful Norther Ireland - Absolutely stunning excursion! The tour guide was an absolute delight and provided so much information. She also allowed time to relax, listen to music and enjoy the scenario. The amount of times my jaw dropped at the sheer beauty of the region was uncountable. Fantastic tour guide, fantastic tour and fantastic sights. The only thing I would change is maybe allot more time at the Causeway.
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Jillisaac
Sep 12, 2024
Great tour of this beautiful part of Northern Ireland - Very impressed with the booking process and clear instructions for joining the coach.
Small group and itinerary meant we got to Giant's Causeway ahead of the crowds. Travelled by the coast and the glens of Antrim with time for a lunch break at lovely cafe and for a final tour round the different areas of Belfast
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Judith_r
Sep 9, 2024
Giant Causeway - After a rocky start with the bus our guide Mary and driver Peter took us on a wonderful journey to magical places. We stopped at several photo opportunities and were given enough time to enjoy the highlight of the Giant Causeway.
Mary was very informative and kind and made the trip extra special.
Peter was a good driver.
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Tammy_b
Nov 20, 2024
This was a great tour.... - This was a great tour. Had a great schedule and enough time at each stop. Tour guide was very knowledgeable. The structure of bus and its shaking was very noisy and sometimes made it a challenge to hear guide. But overall great experiance.
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Gayleh
Oct 1, 2024
Great scenery - The views were spectacular. I love our driver, Anthony, and his knowledge and sense of humor. He drove us to many interesting sites and gave us time to get out and check things out.
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Claudia_c
Sep 5, 2024
recommended tour. - Our your guy/driver was very friendly. He showed us all the interesting points along the journey. It takes most of the day to complete it, however it was very rekindling and informative. Out bus was small van with about 20 people which made the whole trip more comfortable. The break for lunch was in a brand new restaurant with an amazing view of coast /ocean.
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Daniela_r
Aug 29, 2024
Great Area to Visit - Missing Trained Guide - The tour had a great itinerary, but the guide was weak. We were a group of 20 people, just large enough, which was a positive. I asked the driver why we did not have a separate guide and he told me he was a local with lots of knowledge. I another passenger told me he said to them the tour company pulled him from the office to drive/guide. He was a local but he certainly was not a historian like some of the other reviews mentioned. Someone asked him about the sheep colors and he made a joke about them being British and Irish. I don't think he knew why they were marked with colors. The restaurant for lunch was a winner. The last part of the tour was a drive through Belfast city where the guide gave personal experience of the past and current conflicts of the area. This was interesting to learn about the history from a personal perspective. As I said the itinerary was very good and for that I gave it a very good on my review. I like to keep it real on the reviews so that you know what you are getting in to. As with most tours 8 hours never is 8 hours it was more like 7 with this one which was fine since it was raining a lot that day of our tour, which of course was not the fault of the tour company.
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