Dublin to Belfast Titanic Dunluce Castle Giants Causeway Tour
Description
Visit Belfast’s Titanic Visitor Experience, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Giant’s Causeway and Dun Luce Castle on a full-day trip from Dublin! Open since April 2012 (100th anniversary of the ship's sinking), the 'Titanic' exhibition allows you to relive the tragic yet captivating story through interactive discovery zones and galleries. Visiting time is 2 hours. After exploring the exhibition we travel in the company of your guide through the county of Antrim onto the spectacular Antrim Coastal route. Our next stop is Dunluce Castle. Admission is included with a visiting time of 30 minutes. We proceed just down the coastal road to the Giant’s Causeway (lunch options available here). Explore its dramatic cliffs and rock formations. You will get full 2 hours here. Then head for home, 3 hours 30 minutes, lots of fun on the way with a designated rest stop.
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Itinerary
Departure point times and locations are: 7 AM at The Starbucks Cafe on 1 College Green 7:05 AM at Dublin Bus Office, 59 O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 Please make sure you get to the meeting point at least 10 minutes early. We cannot wait for any latecomers.
Titanic Belfast Experience, monument to Belfast's maritime heritage. Tells stories of the Titanic, which hit an iceberg sinking in 1912, and her sister ships. The 12,000 square metres which consists of nine interpretative and interactive galleries. 1 Boomtown Belfast – the city at the start of the 20th century, recreates scenes from Belfast at the time of Titanic's construction 1909–11 2 The Shipyard – a ride aboard a mini-car up and around a replica of Titanic's rudder 3 The Launch how Titanic was launched on 31 May 1911 scenes of the Spring day. 4 The Fit-Out of the Titanic from her launch through to April 1912 large-scale model of Titanic to illustrate how the ship appeared to its passengers / crew. 5 The Maiden Voyage walk across its wooden deck 6 The Sinking – disaster of 14/15 April 1912 7 The Aftermath – legacy of the disaster 8 Myths & Legends – facts behind the stories 9 Titanic Beneath – the wreck of the Titanic its rediscovery
A slow tour along the coastel road between Bushmills, the Giants Causeway onto Ballycastle before turning inland towards Ballymena. Your guide will help you appreciate all scenerary along the way.
Dunluce Castle is an iconic historical castle which dates back over 500 years. With its location on the Cliff Edge of the north Atlantic, making it one of the most dramatic settings in Europe. The castle has been frequently used over the years in many movies most recently the tv series Game of Thrones (House of Greyjoy). There will be paid admittance included to visit and peruse castle and ground for 30 minutes. On a clear day you can see the coast of Scotland. A magical place for the adventurous photographer and for those who enjoy watching the abundant variety of wild birds which inhabit the coastal cliffs.
We arrive at the Giants Causeway at 2.30pm (lunch options available). Created 60 million years ago due to a series of volcanic eruptions which layered the surrounding area with 40,000 interlocking basaltic rock columns. Set off on the trail to the "Giant's Boot" apparently lost by Finn just over 2 metres large. Can it get any more magical? Take a seat in the famous "Wishing Chair." A must experience, the "Wishing Chair" is a natural throne formed of perfectly shaped columns of basaltic lava. Now the "Camel" the only steed capable of carrying Finn home across long distances. The Camel a basaltic dyke formed from cooling lava which has pushed its way through other layers of rock. The Clifftop Trail is a bird's eye view of the Giant's Causeway, a unique way to see the World Heritage Site and explore the stunning north coast of Ireland over to Scotland. The Causeway has trails for all ages. There is also a free train up and down from the centre to the coast.
Rest stop
The tour will end on D'Olier Street, right next to Temple Bar, Trinity College and close to O'Connell Bridge. Drop off in Dublin City Centre at around 8 PM.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please be outside one of the available pickup locations 15 minutes before the departure time
- Children 2 years and under are not allowed to travel
- Good walking shoes and all weather clothing recommended.
- No bathrooms on board but (bathroom) break roughly every 2 hours.
Reviews(3,952)
I have to say thank you to my tour group with wild rivers tour Kerin I’m Sorry I don’t remember my guide name But an amazing tour they where both grand he knew his stuff and he also called me by name loved the views Titanic and wild causeway stunning thank you again to my wild rivers tour group I’m a repeat customer please don’t read bad reviews these guys are to notch A+ across the board Please respect there time as they are closeted for being late thank you so much again memories where found
First stop was the Titanic which was great as it was before the crowds. Then we saw the castle which was interesting and finished was the coast. The nice thing about the trip was the comfort stops.
This is a 13 hour long day trip that packs a whole lot of sightseeing into one excursion! Our tour guides, Pat and Kevin were amazing. Lots of laughs and tons of history lessons throughout the day. The Titanic Experience was wonderful and 2 hours for the stop did not seem like enough time. Loved the castle stop off close to Giants Causeway. The scenic drive back toward Belfast was breathtaking. This is a great tour if you want to do a lot in one day.
First off, our tour guide, Maurice, was amazing. He was knowledgeable and engaging. It was like an all-day history lesson, only more relevant, interesting and humorous. Our driver, Kieran, was kind, professional and helpful. The tour itself is totally worth the money. It was a long day but included so many lovely views and plenty of photo ops!
10/10 !! Kevin and Patrick were phenomenal for our tour. Everything was on time, there were no issues with scheduling. Pick up was easy to find. During the drive Kevin was informative and funny on the mic. Would absolutely book with them again, and would absolutely recommend them to others
Wonderful trip! It’s long but the bus is comfortable and Maurice kept us entertained with his extensive knowledge about Irish surnames and history. His humor fit in perfectly with whatever story he was telling us! The sights were worth the time it took to get to them. Thankfully the bus was very comfortable and Ciaran drove us safely through the highways and byways of Ireland. I appreciated knowing exactly what time we needed to be back to the bus. We had plenty of time at the stops although a little more time at the Titanic stop would have been nice so we could go aboard the Nomadic (which wasn’t listed as being part of the trip but would suggest adding it!) Be sure to watch for the palm trees as you go through Ballycastle! Giant’s Causeway is amazing. It’s a very steep and long climb up and down a paved path but there’s a shuttle that you can either take down or back, or both ways like we did! If you’re a meat pie lover you might want to try the Steak & Guinness pie at The Nook - yummy! Mother Nature even provided an eclipse (over 90%) as we made the final leg of the day’s journey back to Dublin. All in all it was a fantastic way to spend the day!
Did the visit trip today with our guide Maurice and bus driver ciaran. We had a great time and felt completely cared for the whole time. Maurice ensured to make so much effort with everyone on the bus from start to finish. Talking about where people lived and facts he knew getting to know everyone. Very friendly and approachable he fully ensured everyone knew what the plan was at each step and times that was expected to keep the trip running smoothly they both very prompt and punctual with no waiting around for ages. Maurice told jokes, gave us facts and recommendations about places to visit which was appreciated. Had a great day out would recommend
Maurice and Ciaran were great the drive was smooth and comfortable. Our guide was friendly, informative and interacted with all the guests on the bus and enjoyed finding out where everyone was from to make it more personal. A really good trip for history, titanic and to get out and do something different while staying in Dublin. Great value for money too! Thanks again guys
Ciaran and Maurice were wonderful. Maurice shared many stories, facts, historical information, and even personalized details based on the guests home area. He was well prepared and made the time driving between the sites go by quickly. Everything ran smoothly. Highly recommend!
It was an amazing day with the tour. We had a great tour guide Maurice and driver Ciaran. They were both funny and made the trip better.
