Giants Causeway, Rope Bridge, Carrickfergus Castle and Dark Hedges Tour

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8 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

The Giant’s Causeway is one of the most popular natural wonders in Northern Ireland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With this tour, get more out of your time in Belfast, by traveling along the entire Antrim Coastal Road and seeing a variety of top landmarks along the way, rather than just the Giant’s Causeway. Highlights include the Carrick-a-Rede Road Bridge, Carrickfergus Castle, and filming sites from “Game of Thrones”.

Tick off lots of Northern Ireland highlights in a day on this guided tour
Visit a UNESCO World Heritage Site—the Giant’s Causeway
Enjoy a scenic drive along the Antrim Coastal Road
Visit the Dark Hedges—a filming location from the “Game of Thrones”

What's Included

Professional Guide
Live commentary on board
Luxury Coach
No Hidden Charges
Air Conditioned Coach
All other attractions can be seen without extra charges

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

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Start time

09:30 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Carrickfergus Castle

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Antrim Coast Road

Admission Ticket Free

Glens of Antrim

Admission Ticket Free

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Dark Hedges

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Giant's Causeway

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Stroller accessible

Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 150 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.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

363 reviews

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Rude driver

Harshvardhan_B, May 2024

I wouldn’t recommend this trip. The driver was rude. Initially I wasn’t allowed to board the bus since I didn’t book from their website. He said that Viator is not the official website.

Disappointed

Patricia_L, May 2024

Extremely hot on the bus, miserable. Couldn't get off to see enough and when we did it was 15 min or less for some.

Fantastic trip

Cynthia_K, May 2024

The beautiful scenery. And our tourguide Rachel and driver Mark were fantastic. Friendly, funny, and very knowledgeable. The dark hedges were so cool. The rope bridge was closed due to a labour's issue. No fault of our tour. But they got us as close as possible to get picture.

Missed us completely

Janice_M, May 2024

The Allen’s Tour bus couldn’t pick us up at the designated spot due to marathon race. Our pickup was in front of Leonardo Hotel, which was closed off to traffic. You’d think with knowing this they would schedule pickup at another location, they just apologized for the inconvenience and we missed our day trip that we came to Belfast for…poor!!

Causeway is incredible but I hope the bus driver is not as ill as he was on the tour

Lori_J, Apr 2024

Loved the Giant's Causeway. My concern about this trip was the bus driver's health. He shouldn't have been at work. He was very witty, great stories but at times couldn't speak due to his illness and chronic sneezing/coughing. I had been traveling through Europe for a month without a single illness until this trip. 3 days later I had the same thing and am now home and losing work because of it. It was Covid and I'm pretty sure that's what he had too. If an employee spending a day with tourists is that ill they should be at home or at the very least wearing a mask. The castle, rope bridge stop were not necessary - didn't get to really do anything at them and this was just the wrong time of year to probably see Dark Hedges, that's on us.

Fun and interesting

Maddy_P, Apr 2024

Loved all the stops and info provided by bus driver. Would recommend to others travelling to the area

Best long weekend

Raquel_L, Apr 2024

The tour driver was really funny 😁 and very helpful. He had a good knowledge of all the places we saw. We really enjoyed the giant causeway, just beautiful.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thanks very much for your review and I am glad to hear that you enjoyed your trip to the Gaint's Causeway and Northern Ireland.

It was beautiful!

Toshia_P, Apr 2024

Stunning views. History. Food. Perfection! I would definitely recommend this. Great price for a full day of beauty.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

You are very welcome!- we are delighted to hear that you enjoyed our tour.

Disappointed Tourists

Jean_R, Apr 2024

Biggest disappointment was not being able to cross the rope Bridge. The coach was not allowed down anymore, perhaps could have a small minibus to ferry people in? Hard to see from the lookout. Bushmills visit didn’t include a tour. Giants Causeway was not allowed into the gift shop at the end. I think the National Trust is not very business savvy to be turning away customers.

Ticked off some of the sites

Beano, Apr 2024

Full day ticking off some great sites. Would have liked a tiny bit longer at the distillery 😉. A good full day.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thanks for your comments and now you know where the distillery is perhaps you will come back again and visit a number of our local distilleries.

Beautiful Northern Ireland

Anthony_K, Mar 2024

It was fun and the driver Lindsay was really good at narrating the different sites and places we came across.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thanks you for your review and I will pass on your comments to Lindsay.

Good day

Lynda_P, Mar 2024

A good day. Giants Causeway was spectacular. Coach needs some attention, some seats are missing footrests and tray tables.

Excellent tour

Ruth_M, Mar 2024

Lindsey was an awesome guide. Very knowledgeable, helpful and funny. I will definitely do this again the next time I'm back in Northern Ireland.

Good trip

Denise_O, Mar 2024

We really like Lindsey our guide. He was funny. We enjoyed each stop. We were surprised by the stop at Bushmills.

Great day trip from Belfast

Henry_M, Mar 2024

A really great opportunity to see the sights in Northern Ireland from Belfast. Really well organised.

I was disappointed.

Wendy_K, Mar 2024

Very interesting to see the Giants Causeway up close and lovely views over the rope bridge from the viewing point. The stops at Carrickfergus castle and Jamieson's distillery were a waste of time as you couldn't go into the castle and only the shop was open at the Distillery. Very high food prices at the one pub available for lunch.

Giant’s clumsy

Jafar_A, Feb 2024

Chasing each other at the path and picturing on the rocks and struggling to get on the rocks and slipping

The experience was once...

Eugenia_C, Feb 2024

The experience was once in a lifetime, the tour guide was very knowledgeable. The food at the restaurant was amazing.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thanks for your review and I am delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour.

Beautiful countryside & coast

Jane_G, Feb 2024

Beautiful day enjoying a coastal tour of Antrim. Guide (Lindsay) was great providing a well paced & interesting trip. Giant’s Causeway was a highlight but timings to walk down & back should be provided to plan best use of time during visit.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thanks for your comments and I will pass this on to our tour guide. It is usually a 25 minute walk down to the main Causeway area.

Mini bus tour

Anne_F, Feb 2024

We went in a mini bus which was past its best. Damp smell in the mini bus. Group of young men making noise so couldn’t hear commentary. The driver did his best with lots of ingot when you could hear him. Couldn’t get to the rope bridge.

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