Discover two of Northern Ireland’s top attractions with ease on this day trip to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Giant's Causeway from Dublin. Leave the city behind and delve deep into rural Northern Ireland with your guide. In addition, you will also visit the Dark Hedges and Belfast.

Full day Giant's Causeway tour from Dublin
Enjoy a spectacular drive along the Coastal route and over the Glens of Antrim
Make your way to one of the Game of Thrones filming locations at the Dark Hedges
Visit the city center of Belfast

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

See Game of Thrones sites without comprising on time at the Giant’s Causeway.

What's Included

All other attractions can be seen without extra charges
Professional guide
Live commentary on board
Air-conditioned vehicle
The Giant's Causeway
The Dark Hedges
Drive along the Northern Ireland coast seeing beautiful landscapes
Belfast City
Luggage compartment

Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

Hugh Lane Gallery
Charlemont House, Parnell Square N, Rotunda, Dublin, D01 F2X9, Ireland
Please be at the departure point 5 - 10 mins before our tour leaves. Meeting point: Outside Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Parnell Square N, Dublin 1, at 6:45 am Return point: Returns to original departure point between 7:30pm and 8:30pm

Start time

06:45 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Dunluce Castle

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Giant's Causeway

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Dark Hedges

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

City Hall

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not recommended for small children. If they are very used to travelling on a bus tour (up to 2 hours between stops, up to 13 hours for the day) and very used to walking, please book 1 seat per child and bring your own child seat.
Not recommended to those with walking disabilities (a fair amount of walking involved)
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for participants with back problems, with heart complaints, pregnant women or other serious medical conditions
Stroller accessible
If passengers are late to the pick up the bus will not wait for them even if they call the office before hand. Must make sure they are on time. If passengers are intoxicated at any stage of the tour they will not be allowed on/back on the bus.
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
The pick up point is in the City Centre so there is no parking available for passengers to leave their cars for the entire day.
Use the bathroom prior to coming to the pick up point. Bring a packed lunch and also wear comfortable clothing, comfortable shoes as well as a rainproof jacket.
It is important to know that Northern Ireland use sterling and not euro but you are able to pay with card.
It is the passengers responsibility to ensure that all Visa and travel documents are in order prior to the tour.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Featured review

Becky_A

Ryan was an amazing tour guide. Funny, and educational. One of our best trips!! Amazing views on this trip and perfect weather.

Reviews

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Journey of a Lifetime

Elizabeth_C, Sept 2023

The tour guide was amazing. He told many jokes and stories and made the journey fun. He went above and beyond. Then, showed us this beautiful Irish film. I will definitely recommend this tour.

Best day tour from Dublin to see all the best!

Ann_G, Sept 2023

Our guide Quiggs was fabulous, learned so many interesting facts and lots of good lore as well! Perfect amount of time in each location.

The tour guide was the...

Kristne_P, Sept 2023

The tour guide was the biggest asset and that was half the battle. The other half was pretty good weather and overall it made for a successful day. You should allow at least 3 hours for Belfast.

Amazing trip

Becky_A, Sept 2023

Ryan was an amazing tour guide. Funny, and educational. One of our best trips!! Amazing views on this trip and perfect weather.

Brillisnt

Barbara_F, Sept 2023

Our guide was very knowledgeable. She made the learning fun and gave us ample time to peruse each venue.

Excellent Tour! So worth it

Heather_S, Sept 2023

This was an amazing tour and definitely with it. The giants causeway is impressive and really special. Not something you’ll likely see again. The pub there was really cute too, and the portions of fish and chips is huge, so you could share it. The ladies working there were really sweet too. And I really enjoyed walking through the dark hedges and it was worth the quick stop to see castle black (ie dunluce castle). It was a lovely trip! The tour guide Peter was really informative. I loved his stories and his Irish Pride definitely showed and I appreciated it. Rajeet (I’m sure I spelled that wrong) was a great driver and maneuvered the huge bus with precision! He was also super friendly and didn’t mind loading and unloading my bags for me. They’re a great duo! I ended up leaving the tour in Belfast and staying there one night. They let me bring my luggage which was nice. So. You could do as I did, and make this a way of getting yourself to Belfast if you so choose. The tour had 2 hours there, which would’ve been a great amount of time to see the downtown area. I would’ve given this tour 5 stars, if not for the cramped bus. I took a similar tour that was a double decker and it had plenty of space and a lot of single folks got both seats to themselves. This was not the case on this tour with Finn McCool’s. The bus was one level and the seats were so crammed in that my knees touched the seat in front of me. I’m 5’4 so I was a bit surprised. And if the person in front of you puts their seat back, it’s literally in your lap. Eating would be difficult as you may spill crumbs on their head LOL! I’m really not exaggerating I promise. I’m glad I left the tour and didn’t have to endure the 2 hr ride back to Dublin. Please get a larger bus or book fewer on the tour.

Peter our tour guide was...

Joanne_S, Sept 2023

Peter our tour guide was so informative and made it a wonderful experience. Our driver Rajeev(sorry on spelling) made us feel safe on bus. An altogether wonderful experience for a first timer!!!

Do it.

Holly_G, Sept 2023

Worth the trip! Good amount of time at each stop. Quiggs and Rajeev were awesome! We enjoyed hearing about Ireland and got some good folk tales as well. Quiggs sincerely seemed to want to make sure everybody was taken care of and took time to talk with everybody separately. Highly recommend.

An Irish Introduction

Kinsie_Z, Sept 2023

It was an absolutely stunning trip. Our guide, Delaney, was knowledgeable and friendly. Jokes, history, and some fun. This made such a great introduction to Ireland, it’s people and history.

Fantastic

JACOB_D, Sept 2023

Great day out with Ryan, our tour guide. He sang on the bus, had lots of jokes and kept us thoroughly entertained throughout the day. Highly recommend this trip.

Northern Ireland tour.

Vicki_O, Sept 2023

I loved everything about the tour. The sights were beautiful and our guide Harry was quite entertaining. Would definitely recommend

A giant great time!

bryan388, Sept 2023

Our trip was wonderful. Our guide, Luke was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. Our bus driver Neshad did a great job navigating! Would highly recommend this trip!

Excellent excursion!

Barbara_M, Sept 2023

The host, Luke, and the bus driver were both excellent! They were super friendly and considerate. Perfect except for the weather.

Memorable trip

Eva_Z, Sept 2023

Our guide, Harry, was excellent. He was highly entertaining and knowledgbale. He made the whole trip come alive.

The must to try in Northern Ireland.

Tutu_R, Sept 2023

Our guide is jerry and Brian . Very nice tour . 2 hour at Giants causeway nice walk to see nature . Dark Hedges is amazing even we got rain . Jerry and Brian is recommended, not only share history they told us ahead , what to avoid, which part to see , which part the best .

Fabulous tour

vicki_f, Sept 2023

Holly and Warren were a great team. Provided interesting history and commentary. Gave great tips at stops on where to go.

Great day trip

Sandra_T, Sept 2023

Mark and Brian are a very good team and are both very helpful with their knowledge of the area. It was perfect weather to see everything they pointed out!

Best Tour Guide- Ryan, and Best Tour!

Sarah_T, Sept 2023

Our guide, Ryan, was absolutely fantastic. It’s amazing that he was once in a Viking show as well— he kept the mood so lively and fun— he was honestly the best tour guide I ever had and I’ve traveled the world extensively for 20 years now. My parents are tough critics and they loved him and the tour. Giants Causeway is not to be missed! Best part of our entire trip and way better than the Cliffs of Moher!

The Causeways was well worth it .

roylener2000, Sept 2023

I enjoyed this tour. Giant Causeway was amazing . Harry was a great guide, very friendly . There was a man on my tour who complained about the heat on the bus and he let it ruin his whole day . I had front row seats to his exaggeration . He said it’s probably 80/90 degrees . While he said that, I had two t-shirts on, with a long sleeve thermal, a sweater and rain jacket. It was not that warm . At the end I heard his wife trying to talk him into not saying anything further to Harry, but of course he did . He complained to his wife that he himself had to tell the driver to turn down the heat, it should’ve been the tour guide doing his job . I disagree, Harry was responsible for the tour and guests. The driver was responsible for the bus . I also heard him say that he was going to give this company a piece of his mind, so that is why I’m writing this, everyone else who saw everything go down had a different view of that man’s. Harry, well job on your 5th day, from the “non looking American!” 😂

Quiggs Rocks!

Richard_S, Aug 2023

First, Quiggs & Tomas were amazing. Quiggs knowledge and humor were fantastic and added much to the somewhat lengthy bus ride. Dunluce Castle was a bit disappointing as you could only see it from a distance. The Dark Hedges were a bit overrated but still cool. Giants Causeway on the other hand was fantastic! Picturesque views, breathtaking geologic formations, good trails, absolutely perfect. Belfast was also quite fun and a vibrant city.

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