Giant's Causeway Tour with Game of Thrones Sites from Belfast
Description
Spend a memorable day visiting what is undoubtedly Northern Ireland's most infamous attraction. Travel by coach on a journey you will remember for a lifetime, taking in the spectacular natural beauty that is the Antrim Coastal Road, Carrickfergus Castle, Portaneevy Viewing Point to see the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge (Due to National Trust Staffing Issues they will not accept coaches or group bookings but we are supporting our local community), the Giant's Causeway, and the Game of Thrones locations, including the Dark Hedges and we even do a visit to the Old Bushmills Whiskey Distillery for a chance to buy a whiskey and take some photos plus much much more. This tour travels the entire coast road from Belfast which is a must-see area of outstanding natural beauty. Not all tours to the Causeway include this but is widely known to be the best route to the Causeway. To leave this out of your tour would be a big loss!! Before we return to Belfast we will have a chance to see Dunluce castle
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Itinerary
Short Photo Stop Carrickfergus Castle (from the Irish Carraig Ḟergus or "cairn of Fergus", the name "Fergus" meaning "strong man") is a Norman castle in Northern Ireland, situated in the town of Carrickfergus in County Antrim, on the northern shore of Belfast Lough.
We will be travelling along the fantastic Antrim coast road with the Irish sea on our right and the Glens of Antrim on the left of the coach.
We will be passing the spectacular Glens of Antrim and even climbing Glencorp And crossing the Glen Dun Bridge before climbing to the top of GlenDun and then descending into the town of Ballycastle
We will be stopping at Portaneevy Viewing Point to see the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge.
Our last stop of the day before returning to Belfast is a stop at the amazing Dark Hedges.
We will visit the distillery where you can purchase a whiskey or even a whole bottle to take home
The highlight of the day is our stop to the giants causeway its self where you will be able to walk across the stones themselves. Visitors Centre price is not included.
Finally we will have a chance to see the famous Dunluce Castle perched on top of a cliff with crashing waves below also a Game of thrones location and originally home to the Mac Donnell Clan
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Reviews(367)
The experience was not as described, the said luxury coach was just a bog standard coach with the onboard toilet locked so you couldn't use it if needed The sound system on the bus didn't work so our guided tour just became a long drive through places with us not knowing where we were or any of the points of interest/history about them, the driver told us that the sound system has been like that for over a week and yet the company were still sending it out on tours. Stops along the way we're not long enough to enjoy where you were.
This is must see place in Ireland , if you ever come to belfast, you should visit it , it naturally built around millions of years back by volcano and once you visit this you won't believe its natural as the stones are arranged . Anyway this is an approved world heritage site for tourism
It was marvellous to travel the North East coast of Ireland, which is beautiful. The driver also had lots of information about places we drove through as well as people who had originated from those places, which included the 7th President of America. The stopping place times were adequate for what was needed to be seen. The causeway and game of thrones parts were excellent and lunch at the dark hedges hotel was really nice; and in summing up, the journey was educational and thoroughly enjoyable.
The tour was what we expected. Unfortunately on return journey to Belfast the bus broke down on the motorway. Driver didn't communicate what he was going to do and didn't ask all passengers to leave the bus as is standard safety guidance if on the hard shoulder. Around half of us did get off the bus and were then asked to get back on as he was going to try and get the bus to start. We boarded and the bus travelled around 500m along hard shoulder before breaking down again. As before no information given to passengers. We got off again and stood on embankment. In around 10 minutes a passing tour bus stopped and 12 of us got on while the rest, some still on the bus some on embankment were left. Extremely poor management of a breakdown situation that I would expect a tour company to have standard operating and passengers safety procedures in place
excellent day trip. great driver with a great knowledge of the area visited
It was overall a great experience. Places were covered and clear instructions provided. Time maintained as well.
great tour guide, he even sang for us! the weather was great which helped, the causeway is pretty amazing to see and definitely worth the hype, but the surrounding area is gorgeous too.
It was good sunny day .Driver come guide has given us sufficient time at each view to see the scenery , coastal path was awesome although we didn't see any dolphins. Start from Belfast - Leonardo Hotel was 9.35 am and we reach back by 6.00 pm .
It was a perfectly planned and a beautiful road trip with an excellent bus driver + host but the bus quality could have been better.
It was absolutely worth the money—thank you so much! The driver and tour guide were very knowledgeable, professional, and funny. The driving was safe, and they were very patient. 9hours trip My disabled child really enjoyed the trip a lot!! Highly recommended. Special thanks to our driver, Alistair.
