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Dublin to Belfast Day Tour: Discover History with Titanic Experience
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151 Ratings
Paddywagon Tours Ltd
A truly indispensable day tour in Belfast with the day trip! Discover the charm and historical significance of Belfast city, inclusive of the Titanic Experience!
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dublin - With everyone on board, the day begins with a two hour drive from Dublin to Belfast. Sit back and watch Dublin city fade into the background as we enter the green Irish countryside and receive a primer to the history and culture of Northern Ireland from your guide.
- Monasterboice Monastic Site - Half way to Belfast we’ll leave the highway and make a short pit stop at the haunting ruins of Monasterboice. See an amazing 10th century stone round tower in pristine condition and learn how our ancestors sought refuge there from vicious Viking raids in the area. Touch the most beautiful hand carved stone Celtic crosses in Ireland, standing tall over the Irish countryside for over 1,000 years.
- Titanic Belfast - Titanic ExperienceTitanic Belfast extends over nine interactive galleries, with multiple dimensions to the exhibition, drawing together special effects, dark rides, full-scale reconstructions and innovative interactive features. Explore the shipyard, travel to the depths of the ocean and uncover the true legend of Titanic, in the city and dockside where it all began.Enjoy approximately 120 minutes to explore the exhibition at leisure, your entrance fee (GBP 19.00) will be included in the cost of your tour.
- Belfast Cab Tours - Consider an optional Black Taxi tour of the Falls and Shankill Roads along with the infamous political murals and the “Peace Lines” (walls) separating Irish Nationalist and British Loyalist neighbourhoods. Highly recommended by Lonely Planet and all the leading guidebooks. The Black Taxi fare is GBP 12.50 per person (approx. EUR 15.00).
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Take the free time for lunch and shopping time in Belfast bustling downtown shopping area.
Use your free time to explore this magical city. Visit the Crown Liquor Saloon for a glass of Bushmills Whiskey or check out Belfast’s own leaning tower, the “Albert Clock”.
- Dublin - We’ll regroup around 16:00 and head back towards Dublin. After crossing the border we’ll return through the rolling countryside of County Louth. We’ll make a comfort stop en-route if required and drop you off in Dublin at approximately 18:30.
What's Included
- Titanic Experience entry included (Value 15 euro)
- Complimentary on-board WiFi
- Air-conditioned transportation
- Expertise of a professional, charming guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Belfast, Black Cab Tour OPTIONAL,organised and paid to your driver/guide
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Bookings made through Viator will automatically be signed up for the pickup point and collection time specified in the booking.
- If you wish to change your reservation to one of the other pick-up locations offered by Paddywagon Tours, you will need to contact us by telephone or email not later than 17:00 the evening prior so that we can guarantee the change. Please note that changes are only guaranteed once confirmed in writing by us.
- Infants must have a booster/baby seat. Please advise at booking.
Location
Paddywagon Tours Ltd
O'Connell Street Lower
Check in 5- 10 minutes in advance of departure at Paddywagon Tours, 34 O'Connell Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 EY17
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.0
(151 Ratings)
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Larry_h
Jul 12, 2024
Everything was well... - Everything was well organized and timed. Guide in bus was very knowledgeable and interesting and funny.
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Irene_u
Jul 11, 2024
Quick day trip to Belfast: Past, Present and Future - The driver Thomas was very entertaining and had excellent driving even with tough weather. The black taxi tour is worth it for those looking to learn the past and present social and political conditions of the area.
The Titanic experience is 10/10 a must visit again with more hours to spare, perfect for all ages: children, adults, seniors will immerse in wonderful modern settings that bring the past to life.
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Kevin_l
Jul 9, 2024
Great experience - The driver Gordon was amazing. Very friendly and informative. I think I enjoyed chatting with him more than I enjoyed the Titanic experience which was also very good. Adequate stops to stretch your legs even though most were petro stations. Food at petro stations here is MUCH better than in the USA
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Clairemc5031kq
Jul 1, 2024
Don’t miss the Titanic Museum - I couldn’t find the Titanic Museum by itself, but I am reviewing just that. It’s a terrific museum, built to resemble the hill of a ship. You start at the top floor and walk your way down. The Titanic was built in Belfast, which at the time was a big shipbuilding town. The fateful crossing maiden crossing launched in Southampton. There’s interesting history about the industries thriving in Belfast at the start on the 19th century. The museum has some cool exhibits….there’s a gondola that goes thru the shipyard, and it brings you into the bowels of the ship, simulating what it would be like to be a worker. Another exhibit shows the different floors aboard the ship….I felt dizzy but it was really cool. Allocate plenty of time…it’s a depressing but fun experience.
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Virginia_m
Jun 28, 2024
Worth every penny - The bus ride was clean and comfortable. Titanic experience was fabulous. So many details that were new to me. Highly recommend visiting. We then decided to take the black taxi tour. I have vivid memories of the uprising between the two factions. I found this tour to be very informative and learned so much about the history of both sides.
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501mathewl
Jun 27, 2024
Belfast - This is really a great day trip. The bus is nice, comfortable. Just enough stops. Engaging tour guide. Good to get out into the countryside from Dublin. Really great to see Belfast. The only thing I'd say is it would've been nice to get a bit more time in Belfast but it was still very nice. Don't dismiss the Titanic museum. That was not just a throw in. Very good day trip.
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Chris_r
Jun 18, 2024
Belfast-titanic - Our tour guide, Daniel, was amazing. Very knowledgeable and super friendly. We had a great trip and got to experience someplace very different from home.
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Zandra_b
Jul 4, 2024
good day - Enjoyed tour, possibly more if we hadn't just recovered from illness. Full day though. Titanic Museum worth a visit.
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Shannon_f
Jun 17, 2024
Take the train - We did this tour in May. We did another tour with Paddywagon that was great. This was not. I booked this tour instead of the train because it was cheaper for that day and for the stop at the Monasterboice. The driver on this tour was grumpy from the start. I feel we could have skipped the Monasterboice stop. Some people got the famous black cabs but we got a black van. The tour of Belfast by the taxi driver was amazing. Make sure you have the exact change in their currency before you go, or they tell you the price is 20 pounds per person when they drop you off right by a cash machine to pay them. The Titanic experience was not long enough. If take the train, I think you can do all these things longer on your own time. Our bus motor was overheating, which was not the bus driver's fault. However, the driver could have communicated this to us earlier so we were not wondering for quite awhile why we were driving all over the countryside on back roads!
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Jonatasgerdaid
Jun 23, 2024
A shame, terrible customer experience! - The tour driver was pretty nice! However, a very bad issue occurred at the beginning of the day. I had invited a friend to join us. She was very happy, rescheduled her day off from work, and bought her ticket on the evening before our tour.
Suddenly, on the morning of the tour, the driver informed us that due to a mistake, the website had allowed her to buy a ticket, but there were no available seats for her on the van.
The refund didn't happen right away, and she had to wait.
Well, I'll never recommend Paddywagon to any other friend again, as the way you managed your mistake was too insignificant to consider customer experience. In my opinion, the minimum you could have done in this situation was to refund her and allow her to travel for free on another date for any of your tours, as a way to compensate her for your mistake.
Giving her money back is not enough, in my opinion. Consider that she planned ahead, asked for a day off from work, found a colleague to cover for her, and prepared to arrive at the tour location. It was a shame for Paddywagon.
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