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Northern Ireland Highlights Tour: Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle, Dark Hedges
4.6
177 Ratings
Belfast
Experience the best of Northern Ireland on a laid-back tour that includes the iconic Giant’s Causeway, stunning Dunluce Castle, and the famous Dark Hedges. Spend ample time at each attraction and soak in the beauty of the Antrim countryside.
Duration:
6 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dunluce Castle - Enjoy a 5 minute photo stop at the most amazing Castle ruin in Ireland. This stop is a dream for any photographer. You dont even need to be a photographer to take some pictures that all your friends will be jealous off
- The Dark Hedges - You’ll have chance to stop along the way to admire the Dark Hedges, a key filming location for hit TV series Game of Thrones, for 10 - 15 minutes. The trees were planted 270 years ago by the Stuart family as a driveway to their Gracehill Manor. It is now very well known to amateur photographers.
- Giant’s Causeway - Enjoy around 1.5 hours to marvel at the spectacular landscapes at the Giant’s Causeway, made up of some 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, formed by ancient volcanic eruptions. It has often been described as the 8th wonder of the world. You will see why once you have visited the place. This is one of the world’s greatest natural attractions. According to mythology, Finn built the Causeway as stepping stones to cross the Irish sea in order to battle Benandonner, a Scottish giant. Although a giant himself, when Finn reached Scotland he saw that Benandonner was almost twice his size, and immediately retreated with his rival in pursuit. Finn’s wife disguised him as a baby, and on seeing the child, Benandonner fled home fearing how enormous it’s father must be.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- No extra charges for attractions
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- Live on-board commentary
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
An unhurried excursion offering ample time at key sights
Tick through Northern Ireland’s standouts on this 6-hour journey from Belfast. Stand in awe at the Giant’s Causeway, the single UNESCO World Heritage site in Northern Ireland; visit recognizable filming settings like the Dark Hedges and the impressive Dunluce castle. Traverse the countryside of Antrim
- Not recommended for small children. If they are very used to travelling on a bus tour (up to 2 hours between stops, up to 9 hours for the day) and very used to walking, please book 1 seat per child and bring your own child seat.
- Not recommended to those with walking disabilities (a fair amount of walking involved)
- Not recommended for participants with back problems, with heart complaints, pregnant women or other serious medical conditions
- If passengers are late to the pick up the bus will not wait for them even if they call the office before hand. Must make sure they are on time. If passengers are intoxicated at any stage of the tour they will not be allowed on/back on the bus.
- The pick up point is in the Belfast City Centre so there is no parking available for passengers to leave their cars for the entire day.
- Use the bathroom prior to coming to the pick up point. Bring a packed lunch and also wear comfortable clothing, comfortable shoes as well as a rainproof jacket.
- It is the passengers responsibility to ensure that all Visa and travel documents are in order prior to the tour. (If heading to Dublin)
Location
31 Chichester St
Chichester Street
Departure: 31 Chichester Street, Belfast (Across from the Garrick bar on the corner of Chichester and Montgomery street)*Please be there 5 - 10 min before departure time. Pick up time is 9.15am
Drop off will be at approx. 3.00-3.30pm
Please note that all times are approximate.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(177 Ratings)
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Jerome_s
Sep 4, 2024
Great tour - The Giants causeway is fantastic. The tour and scenery were outstanding and the tour guide was fun and interesting.
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Brit
Aug 19, 2024
Beautiful locations - Pictures don’t do Ireland justice. Giant’s Causeway and the Dark Hedges don’t feel real but they very much are! I appreciate the additional little stops on the way. Godfrey was very knowledgeable and funny. Daz our driver was professional and handled all the twists and turns gracefully.
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Kristine_b
Aug 4, 2024
Wonderful tour! - Excellent tour guide sharing stories, history, music, and jokes throughout the drive! Beautiful scenery. It was so lovely to see the ocean and countryside
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Suzinoelle
Jun 30, 2024
Highly Recommend - We had an amazing time! Our tour guide was Peter. He was extremely knowledgeable, kind, and helpful. The weather can be a but unpredictable so I highly recommend to bring an umbrella or rain coat!
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Shana_c
Jun 21, 2024
We had a wonderful day - This was a lovely way to see some pretty amazing sites and not need to worry about driving. We were driven ample time at each stop, but the one thing that bummed us out at the Dark Hedges was that some people were not back at the buss at previous stops when asked to be. That’s by no fault of our tour guide or the bus driver.
The last stop at the Titanic experience was a cherry on top for sure.
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Scottnpittston
Apr 17, 2024
Beautiful - The his was a very informative and beautiful tour across the Northern Ireland Coastline!! Quiggs was a great guide, gave us so much history , and was very funny!! Tomas our driver was professional and got us to where we needed to be safely and on time. Great tour all around.
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213mollyb
Feb 29, 2024
Awesome trip! - This day trip was so much fun! The causeway is incredible, definitely a must see when visiting Ireland. Visiting Belfast was also a highlight as it is a wonderful city. Luke was a fantastic tour guide. He was funny, engaging, and knowledgeable. Thanks Luke and Fred for one of my favorite days in Ireland!
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Raymond
Sep 22, 2024
Entertaining bus trip to Causeway - Great trip, Ryans commentary and stories/history kept us entertained for the full trip
Weather worked out perfectly and views/walks were really nice
I would definitely recommend Ryan and the trip
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Lorna_w
Sep 14, 2024
A lot of tour for the money - I really enjoyed seeing the countryside of Ireland and it's just beautiful. The tour guide was Extremely Loud on the microphone and spoke constantly. He thought he was a stand-up comic, an impersonator and a singer. He was a nice fellow and tried to make sure everybody had a good time but it was a bit much. As far as value, you couldn't have asked for and a more inclusive tour for the money. I was able to take some nice pictures of the coastline and a castle as well as some other natural phenomenon.
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Lauraap5822rj
Sep 19, 2023
Finn McCool tour was ok - This was 1 of 2 Finn McCool tours of the total of 5 tours I did over my 2 week vacation. This was the better of the 2. I booked this one because when I booked it the description included Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge. This was a major site I wanted to experience. The day of the tour is when I found out not only were we not going to be able to cross the bridge, but we also weren't even going to stop there! The tour guide (Ryan who was very good as was our driver) was telling tales (Blarney) the entire tour so we thought he was joking. I posted the question on a Face Book page for people travelling to Ireland to ask questions. That is when I found out that the bridge has been closed to tour busses for over a year!!! I received a request from Finn McCool Tours on how hard Covid has been on their business, how they are working hard to rebuild their business, etc and to please write a review. I would think that with them trying to rebuild their business, they would have accurate information on what the tour does & doesn't cover. The guide & driver were awesome and totally made this tour passable. My overall suggestion is to confirm before booking, there are so many tour companies, you will not miss out if you don't "book right away".
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