From Belfast-Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle and Dark Hedges tour
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Delve into the beautiful Northern Irish countryside—and don’t worry about planning the logistics yourself—on this seamless, full-day tour from Belfast. Board your air-conditioned coach in the morning, and leave the city behind. Visit the Dark Hedges (which served as a "Game of Thrones" filming location), the UNESCO-listed Giant’s Causeway, and Dunluce Castle. As you go, learn more about the sights from your guide.
- Round-trip transportation from Belfast via air-conditioned coach
- See Northern Ireland’s major attractions in just a single day
- Explore the UNESCO-listed Giant’s Causeway and more
- Avoid the hassle of car hire and benefit from having someone else to drive
What's Included
- All other attractions can be seen without extra charges
- Professional guide
- Live commentary on board
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 31 Chichester St, Belfast BT1 4LD, UK
Departure: 31 Chichester Street, Belfast (Across from the Garrick bar on the corner of Chichester and Montgomery street)*Please be there 5 - 10 min before departure time. Pick up time is 9.15am Drop off will be at approx. 3.00-3.30pm Please note that all times are approximate.
End point
- Belfast City HallDonegall Square N, Belfast BT1 5GS, UK
The tour normally ends in the Belfast City Hall area (Depending on parking availability on the day)
Start time.9:15 am
Itinerary
1
Dunluce Castle
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Giant's Causeway
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
The Dark Hedges
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- 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
- This tour is not recommended for small children. However, if your child is accustomed to long bus journeys (up to 2 hours between stops and up to 9 hours total) and is comfortable walking for extended periods, they are welcome to join. Please book one seat per child and bring an appropriate child seat with you.
- Please note that the bus will depart promptly at the scheduled time and will not wait for late passengers, even if you call the office in advance—punctuality is essential. Additionally, for the safety and comfort of all guests, any passenger who is visibly intoxicated at any point during the tour will not be permitted to board or reboard the bus.
- The pick up point is in the Belfast 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.
- This tour departs from Dublin, but passengers joining in Belfast have the option to book a return seat to Dublin on the same day if they wish.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 53 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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Featured review
Margaret_H
This tour was full of interesting locations and information. It was enhanced by the care and attention given by Patrick (our guide) and our driver, who both went above and beyond to make sure we had great day out.
Reviews
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Clay_S, Aug 2026
Be on time and recheck if pick up area is changed. They do not email you or call you. They use WhatsApp to reach you. If you don’t have or use WhatsApp, too bad, you lose. We thought we were in the right place but got left behind.
lori_r, Aug 2026
The sites were well worth this trip! Be sure to bring rain wear since you will get wet. The gent who did the tour was not easy to find as he had no sign indicating it was him and was doing nothing to inform everyone he was there. Another person informed me since they asked some others and were informed it was the gentleman sitting there watching everyone try to find him. The guide was otherwise very informative and even bought us some chips to try. It started the tour on the wrong foot, but all the sites were so incredible, and the Titanic museum is good.
GRANT_S, Aug 2026
Don't trust emails you get changing your pick up... even 1hr before departure. Viator simply lies. Their their party operators won't answer phone calls. But more importantly Viator won't have your back.
Shady untrustworthy company 126%
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hi there
I am a bit confused with your review as we emailed you on 30th July to confirm the new pickup(Your tour was scheduled for the 3rd Aug)
You then confirmed on the same day that you received the update - not 1 hr before like you claimed.
Then on the day you were a No Show and now you are blaming other parties because of your lack of timekeeping?
Best Regards
Laura_B, Jul 2026
This was a great experience. We had Ollie as our tour guide and he did a great job of sharing stories to inform us. He’s also a great singer! The time at Giant’s Causeway was wonderful. We would have liked more time there, but understand time constraints. The dark hedges were neat, but maybe didn’t need as much time there. Would recommend to anyone looking to explore the causeway.
joan_h, Jul 2026
We had a great day! Perfect family tour-and a very knowledgeable guide Q10- quiggs helped us learn and know what historical or even mythological influences shaped N Ireland. Only drawback was not getting very close to Dunluce castle. But we just lived our tour guide who kept us entertained and informed!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hi
Thanks for the review and we are glad to hear that you enjoyed it.
Regards
Finn McCools
Joe_C, Jun 2026
This guide, Quiggs, was full of relevant information early in the day. Later in the day, it was nothing but soapbox politics. Sorry, not for me.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hi there
As this is a tour covering Belfast and Northern ireland you would expect a bit of political history/context as that was/is a major part of the history in Northern ireland.
But apologies , as we know it is hard to satisfy everyone on the tour.
Dayne_F, May 2026
A lot about Giants Causeway, a little about Dark Hedges and just a drive by of Dunlace castle. It was a long day. The tour director was pleasant, gave a lot of info, but let everyone rest and sleep at the end. Driver was courteous and safe.
Natalie_N, Feb 2026
my brother and i took this tour from belfast, so we were picked up around 9:30 AM and dropped off in the city centre at the end around 3:30 PM.
the ride from belfast to dunluce castle is about an hour and some change. some of the drive was a little treacherous - but our driver, fred, was great at maneuvering the bus around. after the castle was the giants causeway which has a "hike" over a hill (they call it the red trail but i found it still fairly easy) and then you can take the even easier blue trail back to the drop-off. before going back to belfast, we got to see the dark hedges which were a little barren due to it being so cold, but i still felt that it was worth seeing. throughout the day, our tour guide, quiggs, gave us a lot of informative history on the complicated relationship between ireland and the UK. he is quite funny and also speaks fluent irish which was so neat!
despite it being february and probably a lower time for tourism around here, the bus was still quite full. overall, we had a really great time! fairly priced and fun. ill recommend this tour to anyone else i know who comes to dublin or belfast (you can book one that takes you to and from dublin as well).
Geoffrey_P, Nov 2025
Our tour guide was a very i informative on the history of Ireland and the area’s we were travelling through.
S_S, Jun 2025
Tour was wonderful! On time and well-paced with an entertaining and informative guide who provided historical and fun anecdotes. Friendly driver. Amazing views!
John_B, Feb 2025
Quiggs our tour guide really made this trip! Knowledge and informative but with a real personalble quality. We learnt so much along the way! Loved the music samples he played us to go with relevant parts of the journey, including his own whistle tune. Excellent. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sarika_D, Oct 2024
Toured with Jared and Anthony. Really informative about lots of aspects of Northern Ireland in a fun way.
Saw the Causeway and the dark hedges and GOT sites along the way :))
Any other time would have liked to spend more time at the main sites and also get souvenirs, but the compact tour suited me really well this time, ending by 4pm so I could catch an evening flight.
Matthew_S, Oct 2024
The weather was beautiful! The drive from town was awesome. Gerry our guide/ driver was outstanding! He was very pleasant and very knowledgeable about the history of Ireland and the city of Galway.
Brian_M, Sep 2024
Giants causeway was the pinnacle. If you're interested in doing the upper and lower trail (Red/Blue) start on the upper red trail first. At the end of the red trail there is a stairway down to the blue trail, otherwise you'll have to climb the stairs which is roughly 100 meters.
Linda_C, Sep 2024
We loved walking down to the Giants Causeway. It was incredible seeing the stones formation and hearing the legend of Finn McCool. (Our guide Delaney was lovely, & very knowledgeable about the area). Just wish we could have had a bit longer there. Whilst it was interesting seeing Dunluce Castle and the Dark Hedges, the Giants Causeway was the main event. We only had 1.5 hours there and we would have loved more time to explore the museum/visitor centre as well as walking up & down to the Causeway itself. The coastline was stunning.
lorna_W, Sep 2024
I really enjoyed seeing the countryside of Ireland and it's just beautiful. The tour guide was Extremely Loud on the microphone and spoke constantly. He thought he was a stand-up comic, an impersonator and a singer. He was a nice fellow and tried to make sure everybody had a good time but it was a bit much. As far as value, you couldn't have asked for and a more inclusive tour for the money. I was able to take some nice pictures of the coastline and a castle as well as some other natural phenomenon.
Jerome_S, Sep 2024
The Giants causeway is fantastic. The tour and scenery were outstanding and the tour guide was fun and interesting.
Brit, Aug 2024
Pictures don’t do Ireland justice. Giant’s Causeway and the Dark Hedges don’t feel real but they very much are! I appreciate the additional little stops on the way. Godfrey was very knowledgeable and funny. Daz our driver was professional and handled all the twists and turns gracefully.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you for the lovely review! We're delighted to hear that you had such a memorable experience at the Giant’s Causeway and the Dark Hedges—nothing beats seeing Ireland’s beauty in person! We're glad you enjoyed the extra stops along the way and that Godfrey's knowledge and humor, along with Daz’s skilled driving, added to the experience. We hope to welcome you on another adventure soon!
Kristine_B, Aug 2024
Excellent tour guide sharing stories, history, music, and jokes throughout the drive! Beautiful scenery. It was so lovely to see the ocean and countryside
Shana_C, Jun 2024
This was a lovely way to see some pretty amazing sites and not need to worry about driving. We were driven ample time at each stop, but the one thing that bummed us out at the Dark Hedges was that some people were not back at the buss at previous stops when asked to be. That’s by no fault of our tour guide or the bus driver.
The last stop at the Titanic experience was a cherry on top for sure.
debra_w, Sep 2023
Noel our guide was very good; and the driver Igor ensured we had a safe trip. Very busy at the Causeway; but weather was great. Instructions for the meeting place were confusing.
Denise_R, Sep 2023
The site itself was great! The tour guide was not good. He was often crude in his humor and vulgar in his comments. It was inappropriate especially with a child on the bus.
Haritz_U, Aug 2023
Interesting and intense in a good way since it was a half-day tour. We were given plenty of time to roam around and enjoy the views, and our guide was very attentive and informative.
FillmoreSmiley, Jul 2023
The tour guide was engaging. Giant's Causeway was impressive. I would have liked to do more at Dunlace Castle then a photo op. We were able to grab a quick lunch to go at the hotel by the Causeway. The Dark Hedges we could have lived without. I like Game of Thrones but it's just a row of trees. Overall though, the tour was a good value.
Mark_B, Jun 2023
Sites were amazing, tour guide was great. However since we picked up the bus in Belfast, there weren’t many seats available, since the bus originated from Dublin. There was no mention of this in the tour description. If staying Belfast find your that originates in Belfast. Description of bus stop location had us and the 4 passengers worried we not in the correct place. No signs. Also description said to pack a lunch, but 2 stops where you could purchase food.
Linda_E, Jun 2023
Great tour overall. Quigs was very knowledgeable and friendly.
I would have liked to have spent 30-45 minutes at Dunlunce Castle exploring.
It was only a 5 minute photo stop.
The Giant Causeway was beautiful. Wear comfortable shoes as there is a lot of walking to the site and on the site.
The Dark Hedges didn’t impress me. Just a bunch of beautiful trees. Like I said, I would have preferred the Castle instead of the Hedges.
Also, you need to bring your own lunch and water.
You’ll be eating it on the bus since there’s no time during this 6 hr tour.
Kylie_S, May 2023
Sights were great and our tour guide brought the stories of Ireland to life for us!! Thanks Quiggs!!
Sarah_H, Apr 2023
Had a great day with my boyfriend and 15yr old son, knowledgable and fun guide and the sights were beautiful:)
Louise_K, Mar 2023
Well worth the visit, just the right amount of time spent at each stop, helpful tour guide and driver.
ianbyatt, Mar 2023
Picked this trip as it wasn’t as long as the other giants causeway tours and we only had a brief visit to Belfast. Really enjoyed it and got to see some of the beautiful Irish coastline as well as the causeway. The bus was almost full when it picked us up as it had started its journey in Dublin. We managed to get sat together but some of the other parties on the trip did not. All in all a good day and good value for money.
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