Giant's Causeway , Belfast Murals & Game of Thrones Dark Hedges
Description
When your cruise ship docks in Belfast, enjoy this express shore excursion to the Giants Causeway. The shore Excursion will pick you up from the port of Belfast (saving you and transport into Belfast city centre around $15 saving) The Causeway Express tour will start with some time in Belfast City centre and then a Murals Tour of the famous conflict areas of Belfast, Then the bus will leave the city for the Dark Hedges (Game of Thrones location), Bushmills whiskey distillery and The Giants Causeway. Please note some stops are time dependent, so the bus driver will give you a set time to return to the bus. This is to ensure everything runs smoothly and everyone gets the same amount of time at each destination. Customers will then be dropped back to the ship after the tour with plenty of time to spare. Please only book this tour if you are arriving Belfast on a cruise ship this tour will only run if there is a cruise ship docked in Belfast.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will take you around the world famous murals of Belfast showing you both sides of the community and the peace wall dividing the communities which has become the subject of many a Movie and TV show
Political tour of both sides of the community and a peace line separating the two communities with a concise description of the troubles and the locally painted street murals.
The Dark Hedges - Romantic, atmospheric, tunnel-like avenue of intertwined beech trees, planted in the 18th century. This attraction was used to film some parts of the world famous TV show "Game of Thrones"
Bushmills whiskey distillery, This will be around a 30 minute stop, you will have a chance to go into the visitor centre and gift shop and even sample or buy some whiskey, this is not a full tour of the factory due to time factor. There is no additional charge but you are permitted to purchase a Whiskey or even a bottle.
The Giants Causeway - An area of around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic eruption, the stones are one of Northern Irelands most famous landmarks, a must see! This is often called the 8th natural wonders of the world.
Carrick a Rede with its death defying rope bridge (cross at your own risk, Northern Ireland weather permitting additional cost to cross bridge) and stunning views of Rathlin Island, We are stopping at Portnacreevy Viewing point where you can see the rope bridge from a distance *CURRENTLY DUE TO COVID CARRICK A REDE ROPE BRIDGE IS CLOSED TO COACH PARTIES BUT THIS COULD CHANGE ANY TIME*
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please go to the private hire section of the dock where you will find our coaches with Allens Tours on the side. We will pick you up from the port 30 minutes after docking and no earlier than 8.30 am. Look out for our staff members wearing blue uniforms with Allens Tours Please note that, you have to provide us first the name of your ship upon booking, for us to check for the smooth arrival process.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please provide us the "NAME OF YOUR SHIP" upon booking for checking
- The 'Dock' where traveler will be pick up for Shore Excursion has a high security you cannot access unless you are on a cruise ship for Shore Excursion
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Reviews(192)
Well.. quick 6- hr experience is a good idea effort! …Allen Tours has an obvious reputation at the port for “being late” and they definitely lived up to that! 30 mins late for a very critical timeline for the cruise passengers was a little unnerving! All of the other buses were ready BEFORE the 0830 departure - which was frustrating! Our driver BENN was amazing though! He was entertaining, knowledgeable and got us back to the port with 8 mins to spare! That’s great considering the Belfast traffic, rain, etc! The driveby the mural was ok (rain sucked) but the history lessons were an eye-opener to many passengers who just don’t understand what the value of DIVERSITY means for world peace! The “Dark Hedges” is a joke- row of trees - would have been better to do a Deluce castle driveby, Giant’s causeway for an hour and 1/2 of picture taking and go to The Nook for a quick bite to eat, 45 mins at the Distillery, then do a drive / drop by the Game of Thrones or Titanic museum with the option to taxi back to the port! Again BENN is an excellent driver and knew how to “gauge the group” - very appreciated!
Amazing trip, was better than expected. Great day even better driver in Lyndsay, so friendly helpful and funny.
Great service with pickup and drop off from the port. Great choice for a day visit in Belfast. Well priced.
I booked a full day tour and it was cancelled by the operator but I have not been refunded the amount for a full day
We packed a lot into one day. Our guide Ben was very friendly and really funny! You don't have to exchange the voucher for a ticket like the app says. Just go to the bus. Nice day!
Be prepared for rain . It probably could’ve been an hour shorter . We actually asked for the driver to skip and get us back to the ship a little sooner . It is important history moments and beautiful country
Itinerary was as described. Enjoyed. Unlike other tours we have booked with Viator instead of a ‘ticket’ we were sent a voucher with instructions to pick up tickets at Sixt meet and greet at the terminal. This is a car rental agency. Knew nothing about the tour. No one to greet us at pier. We managed to wander over to some buses and found our tour(Allen tours). During our visit to the causeway there was an accident and first responders were called to the scene resulting in the suspension of shuttle service. We were left with several other passengers to climb up to meet our bus. I called the office and the person who answered said the buses could not wait. They had to get us back to the ship. This was at 2:30. Our ship was scheduled to leave at 7:30. We had no recourse but to climb (my husband uses a cane to walk and she was made aware of the situation). She was adamant about the bus not waiting for the passengers. When we boarded the bus the driver didn’t know about the situation ( I heard her speaking to him on the phone). He said he would have waited. Not happy with the way Allen tours handled the whole day from sending us to a car rental place to not making accommodations for its passengers. I have booked many tours with Viator and been pleased but yesterday was very upsetting.
Mark was an excellent driver and tour guide. He arrived on time and gave us ample time at each stop.
The Causeway is a definite bucket list must do. I was disappointed that we did not get our of the bus for the Murals. We were on the wrong side of the bus to take any photos. Our guide was super funny and gave us alot if history but was not great at giving directions once we got to a location. The tour was terrific. What we saw was amazing but there were some things that could be improved. Very easy to get to the tour from the ship
Extremely long walk. Great tour guide. Provided a lot of history and culture regarding past and present. We are not Game of Thrones fans so the hedges were meaningless to us. The walk through Bushmills was very good and the causeway was beautiful.
