3-Day Northern Ireland Tour from Dublin: Giant’s Causeway & Titanic Experience
This tour enables you to focus on the north of Ireland (both Northern Ireland and the Republic). This little corner of our emerald isle emerged from decades of tragic conflict with the Good Friday Peace Agreement of 1998. Nowadays visitors from all over the world come to marvel at spectacular landscapes (think Game of Thrones and Star Wars), explore historic cities and to sample local beers, whiskies and foods in great pubs and restaurants.
Paddywagon Tours has great friends and connections in both the Ulster-Irish and Ulster-British communities and we cannot wait to introduce you to both.
Some of the highlights to look forward to include Belfast city, Political Black Taxi tour (optional), Dark Hedges (Game of Thrones), (UNESCO) Giant’s Causeway, Derry / Londonderry (walking tour included), Letterkenny (Co. Donegal), WB Yeats’ Grave (Drumcliff, Co. Sligo), Strandhill (beaches & coastal village) and atmospheric Galway city.
per adult from
$389
AUDDuration
3 days
Voucher
Mobile ticket
What's included :
- 2x Breakfast
- Accommodation included: 2 nights
- 2 nights accommodation (Belfast & Letterkenny, Co.Donegal)
- Derry Walking Tour
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- WiFi on board
- Fun Professional Guide
- Entrance to Titanic Visitor Centre
- Entrance to Giant’s Causeway Visitor Center
- Entry/Admission - The Dark Hedges
- Entry/Admission - Giant's Causeway
What's excluded :
- Gratuities
- Lunch/Drinks
- Black Taxi Tour in Belfast (*optional, organised and paid to driver/guide)
Day 1: Day 1: Dublin - Belfast city (overnight Belfast)
Pass By: Dublin, Dublin, County Dublin
Choose from one of two central Dublin collection locations and we'll be on our way.
Stop At: Monasterboice Monastic Site, 1 Off the N Ireland
Our first stop this morning is at Monasterboice, a monastic settlement dating back to 501 AD. This ancient monastery is home to the best preserved and most intricately carved Celtic crosses in Ireland. A fully intact stone round tower also keeps watch over the horizon for marauding Vikings.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
By late morning we'll arrive in Belfast. Discover why Lonely Planet regards Northern Ireland's capital as one of the top 10 'must- visit' cities on Earth. Your driver will show you highlights including City Hall, Queen's University, Albert's Clock, Botanic Gardens and much more. To begin, we visit Belfast's number 1 attraction - the Titanic Experience (entry included)! We take you on a fascinating journey back in time during which we get to experience Titanic's story. From her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, through her construction and launch, to her infamous maiden voyage and catastrophic demise.With plenty of time at leisure to explore the city, we strongly recommend the political “Black Taxi” tour (optional) to view the Peace Wall and infamous political murals. The drivers are locals and can explain what life was like in Belfast during the conflict of 1969 - 1998.Tonight we'll stay downtown, a most lively area with great pubs and restaurants catering to all tastes and budgets. Live music venues are plentiful and Belfast is well known for its great nightlife.
Duration: 12 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Belfast City
Day 2: Day 2: Belfast - Giants Causeway - Letterkenny
Stop At: The Dark Hedges, off Bregagh Road, Ballymoney Northern Ireland
A glorious touring day cruising the Beautiful North Coast. We initially visit the Dark Hedges, famed by the Game of Thrones.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Giant's Causeway, Causeway Road, Bushmills BT57 8SU Northern Ireland
Then it's the jackpot visit of the day - we will trace the footprints of Celtic Giants, walk the Giant's Causeway! Ulster's #1 attraction since 2 million BC! A UNESCO world heritage site and the proud location of an estimated 60,000 hexagonal columns of basalt rock formed by cataclysmic violent volcanic eruptions a long long time ago! Your guide will wax lyrical about how our giant warrior hero - Fionn McCool - built it to fight off our cousins the pesky Scots.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Derry, Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
We'll continue to the nearby city of Derry where we'll spend the afternoon. There will be plenty of time at leisure after an excellent in-depth walking tour of Derry's walls with a local guide. Learn why the city is officially known as Londonderry and the story of the long bloody siege here in 1689. Your guide will take you down to the well known Bogside district, scene of the Bloody Sunday massacre in 1972 and inspiration for U2's classic anthem 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday'.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Letterkenny, Letterkenny, County Donegal
Just across the border lie the hills of Donegal. We'll overnight in the neat town of Letterkenny for a flavour of rural Ireland.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Letterkenny
Day 3: Letterkenny - Galway - Dublin
Pass By: Wild Atlantic Way, Wild Atlantic Way
After breakfast this morning, we'll head down a portion of the west coast's Wild Atlantic Way.
Stop At: Drumcliffe Church, Drumcliffe Lodge Drumcliff South N15 Drumcliff South, Drumcliff Ireland
Our journey takes us through the poetic heartland of Co. Sligo, W.B. Yeats country. We visit the final resting place of the Nobel laureate in Drumcliff Abbey, and admire beautiful Benbulben mountain referenced in many of his poems.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Strandhill, Strandhill, Sligo, County Sligo, Western Ireland
Further along the road lies Ireland's premier surf venue and beach at Strandhill, Co. Sligo with some time at leisure for refreshments
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Galway, Galway, County Galway, Western Ireland
Our final stop before returning to Dublin is Galway where we have free time to explore. Maybe visit some wonderful local seafood eateries or try a pint in one of the fantastic pubs.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.Departure Point :
1: Paddywagon Tours Ltd, 55 Gardiner Street Lower, Mountjoy, Dublin, D01 R223, Ireland
2: Molly Malone Statue, Suffolk St, Dublin 2, D02 KX03, IrelandDeparture Time :
9:00 AMReturn Detail :
Returns to original departure pointHotel Pickup :
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Infant seats available
- If you wish to book our Economy option, please confirm with us the room type you would like to book during or after you booking:
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required for the Economy option
- Twin Room, one room with two single beds.
- Double Room, one room with one double bed.
- Triple Room, one room for a booking of 3 passengers with three single beds.
- Additional Information:
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Pick-up location must be confirmed during/after booking. Failure to do so may result in missing the tour.
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- All timings listed are approximate and are to the guides discretion on the day.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 56 travelers
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Please note the H&S measures may change due to government guidelines.
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
Language
English
Age Req.
-
Fitness Req.
None
Group Size
15
Organised by Paddywagon Tours
Activity ID: V-8962P21
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