Belfast Day Tour From Dublin: Including Titanic Experience
Description
A simply essential Belfast day tour & day trip! Explore the beauty & history of Belfast city with Titanic Experience Included!
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Itinerary
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.
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 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.
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). OR 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”.
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.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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.
Reviews(226)
A little more time at the city center and less at the Titanic experience. Driver was great. Black cab tour a must
Despite it being a grey and rainy day, Keith kept us entertained all the way up to Belfast with his vast amount of interesting knowledge delivered with great humour. He went out of his way to make our trip the best. A great way to see Belfast. We were disappointed with the black taxi tour though as it was a van for 8 people and missed out some of the major sites. Thank goodness Keith obliged and too us there after the Titanic Exhibition 😊😊
The Titanic experience was an exceptional tour. Really enjoyed learning more about how the ship was built and the history of ship building in Northern Ireland. Walking around Belfast was a good experience. We had lunch at the Crown Bar in one of their “snugs.” The food and service were excellent. Our guide, Leo, was excellent and provided lots of good historical information..
Fantastic experience. Recommend taking the black cab tour option. Plenty of time at titanic museum. Be sure to confirm pick up times with guide at each drop off.
The titanic museum was awesome guides were great. Had lunch in Belfast nice little town. Views were great
The two activities….black cab tour and Titanic museum are excellent. But the journey there and back was lacking. Difficult to hear the driver. Music played throughout was loud, and jarring. Some was Irish, but much was Beatles, rock , loud contemporary….we would prefer quiet,or no sound. When we booked, we were told cab tour was available, but en route the driver said it would just be available with 4 person minimum….info given did not indicate this…..and one of our main reasons for booking was to do the political tour. .
Was good and the driver was so good . He is great at story telling and a pleasure to listen to hope all drivers same
It was a amazing and fun experience
Very rushed, time spent in Belfast and Titanic was not what was advertised on Website. The Titanic Experience was excellent but didn’t have enough time to see it all before bus was leaving. Belfast city was also great but again very rushed. I will definitely go again but not with this tour company. Don’t understand why we had to stop for 45 minutes at a petrol station with a Centra shop and then travel to Belfast City Centre with only an hour and a half to look around. A total waste of time in Centra when we could have spent more time in Belfast city. First and last time using Paddywagon.
Our confirmed and fully paid for tour was scheduled to leave at 8am. Received a call at 7:31am that the tour was cancelled because the bus wasn’t running. The gentleman said he didn’t know why and that was it. We suspect that they didn’t have enough passengers to make it cost effective for them. My advice is to book the Titanic Experience and Black Cab tour yourself and take the train
