Giant's Causeway and Northern Ireland Highlights: A Comprehensive 12-Hour Tour from Dublin

Discover the spectacular highlights of Northern Ireland on this comprehensive 12-hour tour from Dublin. Visit the UNESCO Giant’s Causeway, explore Belfast, and see iconic Game of Thrones filming locations.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Paddywagon Tours - Departing from Dublin, the tour heads north, crossing the border into Northern Ireland. A brief comfort stop ensures everyone arrives refreshed and ready for a fantastic day of sightseeing.
  • The Dark Hedges - Visit Northern Ireland’s most popular natural phenomenon, the Dark Hedges. Planted in the 18th century by the Stuart…
What's Included
  • USB Charging Points at Every Seat
  • On-board WiFi
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Dunluce Castle Entrance Fee
  • All taxes, road tolls and handling charges
  • Live commentary on board
  • UNESCO Giant’s Causeway access (public admission to this national monument is free of charge)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Discover the spectacular highlights of Northern Ireland on this popular 12 hour tour from Dublin. Along the way you’ll enjoy wonderful visits to UNESCO Giant’s Causeway, Belfast, Dunluce Castle, Dark Hedges and experience the very best of Northern Irish scenery.
Volcanic activity shaped this wonder of the world over 60 million years ago - although locals…

Location
Molly Malone Statue
Suffolk Street
Tourist Office, Suffolk Street (Molly Malone Statue) - 07:00 am
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.5
(797 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Navigate53213189470
May 7, 2025
Breathtaking views of Northern Ireland! - Tour was great! Had just enough time in each spot. If you’re looking to spent a lot of time in Belfast this tour is not for you. Majority of the time is spent at giants causeway, which was ideal for us. Drive was very scenic, as well as everything we saw. Breathtaking views of causeway and Dunluce castle. Our guide, Michael, did an amazing job detailing everything we saw and giving us lots of background knowledge and history. He was also very quick with the jokes and had a great sense of humour. The driver, Declan, was also awesome in getting us there safely and smoothly! Would highly recommend this tour to anyone travelling to Dublin and looking to see the beautiful views of Northern Ireland!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Mark_n
May 4, 2025
An awesome geological site! - For those who appreciate geology, this is a sight that is not to be missed! It’s unlike anything else on earth in its scope and scale. It’s a 3 hour bus ride from Dublin, but the driver stopped every hour for stretching and toilet breaks. We also stopped at a historic fortress and restaurant along the way. The site was not crowded and the gift shop was large. There’s quite a walk downhill from the visitor center to the site, and an equally long walk uphill to return to the visitor center. However, for a small fee we road in the shuttle bus each way. I recommend going to this location for all who appreciate unique geological sites!
Review provided by Viator
Paula_g
Apr 30, 2025
Northern Ireland - All day trip to Northern Ireland with convenient stops. Beautiful country and the best stop Giants Causeway. Our guide Shea was very knowledgeable and pleasant. Go!
Review provided by Viator
Trip06506850691
Apr 29, 2025
Giant times. - Took our kids here before we head of to Blackpool . We all enjoyed the stories from the guide and the kids were thrilled about the story of the giants. If you are coming to Ireland I would definitely recommend this trip.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Tour730624
Apr 29, 2025
Amazing day!! - My experience was absolutely wonderful! Our guide Shea (hope that's written correctly) was the sweetest man with a lovely soothing voice who shared his knowledge, made jokes and knew exactly what the group needed (ex: not too much info at 8 am lol). Every stop was beautiful with just the right amount of time. I saw places in Ireland I never would've known how to get to by myself. Had a delicious lunch at some little hidden pub and made new friends. It was a long day but went by very fast. Definitely will book again when I'm back!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Andy_p
Apr 28, 2025
Brilliant from start to... - Brilliant from start to finish, a fully packed day with surprising stops for Game of Thrones fans and 1hr in Belfast. Shamus our driver was a great host and driver with a wicked sense of humour. Thoroughly recommend the tour.
Review provided by Viator
Gabriela_v
Apr 28, 2025
It was a great trip and... - It was a great trip and our driver Chase was very funny and knowledgeable 👏👏👏👏 Highly recommend this trip
Review provided by Viator
Thankunextbeach
Apr 27, 2025
Excellent Game of Thrones-esque tour! Our guide has excellent character! - We took this tour on Easter Sunday, and since the roads were blocked, our guide / driver was waiting for us at the pickup spot and directed us to the bus. His name was Frank and he had some character in him, I can say that for sure. He was cosntantly cracking jokes all the time and like s to make sound effects when navigating through extremely narrow roads and tight curves. We had a lost Japanese couple who boarded our bus who was supposed to take another tour. Thankfully, after the first roadside stop, they met the bus that they were supposed to be in. We were sent to two Game of Thrones filming locations: the Dark Hedges followed by Dunluce Castle. We were at the northernmost part of the island that we can see Scotland at the horizon! The Giant's Causeway as the highlight for sure, and it takes 15 minutes to get down, but 25 minutes to get up. Take it slowly and give plenty of time to climb up. The causeway had a lot of people in it, but we still enjoyed the tour. Our lunch had a choice of six meals and they were served promptly. We were then sent to Belfast where a black taxi was waiting for volunteers who wanted to take the black taxi tour. He was telling stories about segregation in Belfast throughout the tour, and for the remaining people who opted not to, we explored the city by foot and the city hall was totally beautiful. At the end, all gratuities given to him will be sent to charities supporting refugees in Ukraine and Palestine that are now living in Ireland.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Danute_s
May 8, 2025
The places are very... - The places are very impressive, the time to see them is a bit short, especially in Belfast, we didn't even have a full hour. The guide could have recommended more. For example, when you get off at the Giants, you don't know which way to go. He should have told you what the options are and where you can go in the time allotted.
Review provided by Viator
Pvpteacherhb
May 8, 2025
Bad experience due to driver - Our tour driver, Shay, was uninformative and lacked communication we got to the causeway had no idea that we were at the causeway he kept talking about taking a lunch break and that the lunch was ready that was pre-ordered so I got off the bus went to the causeway hotel They did not know what I was talking about they sent me somewhere else they'd knows no one to be around I sat at the hotel had a drink and ordered my own lunch and I got out and I realized that we were at the causeway and we were supposed to walk he never told us that when we got off the bus. Always said was get back on the bus in an hour and 20 minutes did not say what most tour drivers say This is where you need to go here's the trail it's going to take you 45 minutes to do the trail make sure you get back on the bus he said none of that there were three other people that I was with that were on the tour they were not my friends and they were lost and confused and did not have lunch either we get back on the bus and he says oh it's time for lunch now so I miss the whole causeway because I did not have enough time to see it
Review provided by Tripadvisor
From $90
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).