Shore Excursion: Giants Causeway Tour From Belfast Port
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 7 to 8 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover Northern Ireland’s dramatic coastline on this full-day shore excursion from Belfast, traveling along the scenic Antrim Coast Road to explore iconic highlights including the UNESCO-listed Giant’s Causeway; stop for photos at the cliff-top ruins of Dunluce Castle, take in sweeping ocean views from Portaneevy Viewpoint overlooking Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, and pass through charming villages like Ballycastle and Cushendall in the Glens of Antrim, all with the ease of a guided experience including convenient port pickup and drop-off.
- Shore Excursion from the port of Belfast to the Giant's Causeway
- Enjoy a typical Northern Irish lunch in the village of Ballycastle (own expense)
- Gain insights into the area from your guide
- Get picked up and dropped off at the port
What's Included
- Live commentary on board
- Local guide
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Free access to the Giants Causeway
- Restroom on board
- Lunch
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- J4HC+CH, Belfast BT3 9EA, UK
We adjust our times to suit the ships arrival and departure times Leave the ship as soon as it docks and we will be waiting at the port. On leaving the ship and passing through the welcome tent turn right for private tours and our buses (Odyssey Tours) will be waiting there. BUS#1
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Giant's Causeway
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Ballycastle
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Dunluce Castle
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Glens of Antrim (Pass By)
Antrim Coast Road (Pass By)
Belfast (Pass By)
4
Portaneevy View Point
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Cushendall
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- Only available for passengers arriving into Belfast port on a Cruise Ship
- Your Ship's arrival time has changed, do not worry as we adjust our times to suit the ships arrival and departure times
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 46 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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4.6
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Travelers praise the Giant's Causeway and surrounding landscapes for unique geological features and scenic beauty, with the Glens of Antrim drive as a memorable highlight. Guides are knowledgeable, engaging, and provide personalized attention, while drivers ensure safe, informative rides. Tour organization is generally smooth and timely, though some flag booking issues, limited lunch options, and long bus rides, resulting in a mostly positive but occasionally mixed experience.
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Stephen was an excellent guide providing interesting narration and good directions when he made our stops throughout the voyage. He was especially considerate and flexible with our short time onshore.
Stephen as guide adapted to our shorter time frame tour(Cruise Ship had all aboard at 3pm). We booked Giants Causeway tour. Stephen got ahead of bigger buses, so weren't held up by larger busses. With 15 passengers he could answer all questions.
As we returned to Belfast, he was able to handle the difficult history of Belfast's civil war. He couldn't have handled it better.
Brandon was our Driver and Amanda was our guide. They did an excellent job and really enjoyed their tour of Giants Causeway and beautiful countryside as well as Belfast the city.
Amanda was an amazing tour guide. She assisted us with each step of the excursion. I was impressed how she took the time to speak with each group on the bus. She wanted to know a little about each person and make it very personable. The excursion itself was organized and smooth. Amanda explained the history of Northern Ireland and folklore stories which added dimension to our tour spots. The bus was clean and well-maintained. Our bus driver, Ryan was experienced and provided a comfortable ride. Amanda gave advice for places to stop and enjoy local cuisine and recommendations for places to avoid. Overall I would highly recommend this excursion and Odyssey Tours to anyone visiting Belfast,
Northern Ireland.
It was a wonderful experience. Alan gibson was a wonderful tour guide and driver, and we thoroughly enjoyed every bit of our tour and I would highly recommend him for everyone.
Great tour of Northern Ireland. Our tour guide Amanda was fantastic, friendly and knowledgeable. She made the travel enjoyable. The Giants Causeway was our favorite stop, a beautiful area.
Amanda was SUPERB, warm, friendly, knowledgeable, fantastic! Ryan was an excellent and super helpful. The tour was lack luster! Maybe just me, but the Giants Causeway was a huge disappointment. Too much driving and points of interest blurring by. Would have much preferred the Titanic Tour.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Hello Shelley
Thank you for your feed back
Sorry too hear you were disappointed with the Causeway, I suppose it is not for everyone
But delighted you enjoyed the parts under our control
Regards
Regards
At Giant's Causeway we weren't told where the bus would be parked. Three places to check.
Told to meet at the top on the hill. They didn't mention in front of a building not the actual top.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Hello Steve
Our pick up point is the same as the drop off point.
Regards
The causeway was great but the rest of it was a little long and boring. I thought we going on the bridge. We could hardly see it.
Response from Host, Sep 2026
Hello David
Crossing the bridge is not on the itinerary
Regards
This was one of the Best Tours I have ever been on. The tour was great but it was the Tour Host Amanda that absolutely made the trip Amazing .🤩 👍👏👏! We can’t thank her enough along with the Driver Brandon for such an incredible adventure.
We want to Sincerely and personally Thank Amanda for being such a special, outstanding, Host!
Always
John & Nancy👍👏😉
Loved this tour. Amanda was our guide. She was very knowledgeable and a great sense of humor. She made a point of meeting each person on the tour. Would highly recommend it
Very nice tour and very friendly tour guide Amanda and driver Brandon. Excellent trip to the giants causeway
The biggest Viator group I've ever been with but it wasn't a problem. It was 75% cheaper than the ship's tour and we saw more. Amanda was a fantastic guide who was passionate about her job and very knowledgeable and informative. She took time to come round and get to know each of us individually. She had a great sense of humour.
We arrived at the Giant's Causeway before the ship's excursions so it was quieter. It was lovely driving through the Glens of Antrim which was also included.
Stopped at a very nice restaurant for lunch (not included) and had plenty of time.
Would recommend 100%
This was a great tour. Bus Driver, Reynold (i think) was awesome and our guide was amazing. What a great introduction to the beauty of Northern Irela d
Spent a day on a tour around Belfast Northern Ireland. The tour company worked out great. We booked through viator. Amanda our tour guide was very informative. We saw so many ruins of castles and UNESCO world Heritage sites. The Rocky coastline Drive was fantastic. Especially enjoyed the scenic drive through the Glens of Antrim.
Guide was very knowledgeable and informed us of so many things. Enjoyed Giant Causeway very beautiful
Tour guide Amanda and driver John were a great pair. I hope you get them if you book this tour. You need to!
The picture for the excursion shows the rope bridge but you are not near that when you are dropped off. You have about an hour at the causeway which is just about enough time to walk down, or take the bus, and look around at the beautiful rocks and coastline.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hello Angela
Thank you for your review
Crossing the bridge is not on the itinerary as all tour buses have been denied access to the site from 2022 by the National Trust.
You had 1 hour and 30 mins at the Causeway
Regards
Bad guide a lot a of talking about herself no interessant information. All nice prescribed villages were stoppen at far out from the these village. Ended up obligated at a hotel for lunch instead of the prescribed pups in village. Not worth.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hello Henri
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry to hear you do not rate Amanda as a tour guide
To say we are shocked to hear someone thought Amanda was a bad guide is an understatement. Amanda has worked with us for 12 years and has never received a review below 4 stars. Amanda recieved 13& 5 star reviews from the same tour on both tripadvisor and Google reviews, have a look at our previous review from the same tour.
Sorry to hear you were disappointed about the lunch. At peak season we have to avail of many different places to eat in Ballycastle that can cater for groups depending on availability at the time. Ballycastle is one of the larger towns on the North coast with a population of 4,600 and its attraction is being small and quaint.
Regards
Our tour was through Odyssey Tours. Amanda (Guide) and John (Driver) were outstanding. I would recommend Odyssey Tours for seeing the Giants Causeway. We had visited the Giants Causeway two years ago as an excursion through the cruise ship we were on. With Odyssey we saw so much more including a trip through the the part of Belfast with the wall. It was very moving. We appreciated seing this side of Belfast. Thank you.
We headed to Dunluce castle firat for a quick picture stop, then to Giants Causeway. We had a good amount of time there and then stopped in a cute little town for lunch and then another picture stop at a bridge, then drove through some pretty places including the Atrium forest area, the red arch, by 3 caves, and then a driving tour around the outskirts of central Belfast. Ours was a little quicker on some.of the stops because our cruise ship was leaving at 4:30. They got us back to the boat a little after 3pm. The tour guide was great and had a lot of good information and was entertaining.
Wonderful tour. Amanda(tour guide) & John (driver)were awesome. Amanda was very knowledgeable, knows the history of the area well and very entertaining. John played Irish music about a rooster! That was delightful. Giant causeway was awesome! Shows you God's wonder, beauty of creation! We drove through the beautiful Irish countryside. Lots of sheeps, cows grazing on the green pasture, green meadows & rolling hills. What an awesome site to behold!
I just wish we were able to cross the Carrick- a- rig ? bridge. Just saw it from a distance. They said tour buses were no longer allowed to get close to the site. Belfast was ok. I felt sad when Amanda was telling us the history of political/religious divide, that still manifest itself in the city.
Overall this a wonderful excursion. They were on time. There was plenty of time back to the ship. The tour bus was very comfortable with restroom on board.
I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone. Money worth spent.
This tour was truly one of the highlights of our trip. Amanda was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and a pleasure to spend the day with. I highly recommend skipping the cruise ship excursion and booking this tour instead. We were picked up right at the dock and dropped back off on time after the tour. You will not regret booking your Giant’s Causeway tour with this company.
It was a wonderful excursion. Our driver Stephen was so knowledgeable and knew how to get us to the sight seeing before the tour buses arrived kudos for that!!!
Total misrepresentation. You cannot cross the rope footbridge at all anymore. Even so, the vendor and Viator knowingly use the picture and make you think that’s part of the tour! If you want to spend most of your day in a coach, with brief hop offs to use the bathroom and run through a small town unprepared for lunch crowds, this is your tour.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hello Michael
Thank you for your review
Sorry to hear you misunderstood the itinerary.
We have a photo of the Bridge because we stop at a view point to see the bridge, we do not state you can cross the Bridge. All tour buses have been denied access to the bridge from 2023.
While we do our very best to avoid crowds on our tours, this is not always possible at peak season when visiting a world heritage site.
Sorry to hear you were disappointed, never nice to hear
Regards
Giant's Causeway was beautiful and majestic. Amazing to see. Amanda and Sean were great as guide and driver. Very little time in Belfast.
This was a very delightful tour. Our guide Steven was very friendly and very descriptive in what we were seeing! Highly recommend this tour and Steven!
Amanda (guide) & Brandon (driver) were both awesome! Very enjoyable experience seeing amazing Northern Ireland Coastline and City of Belfast. Fantastic commentary by Amanda. Great stop at a hotel for lunch.
Sit on the left side of the bus you won’t regret it! Love love this tour. Only thing I would have like was more than 1 hour and half on the actual costaway!buy overall worth the price!
A fair amount of driving on narrow roads.
Trail options to water. Some are moderate. Beautiful lunch spot
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