Giant's Causeway and Northern Ireland Highlights: A Comprehensive 12-Hour Tour from Dublin
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Molly Malone Statue
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: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Paddywagon Tours - We depart from Dublin and travel North, crossing the border and arriving to Northern Ireland. A brief comfort stop on the way will ensure you arrived refreshed and ready for a great day of sightseeing.
What's Included
  • USB Charging Points at Every Seat
  • On-board WiFi
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
Additional Information

This well-loved 12-hour tour from Dublin immerses you in the exceptional beauty of Northern Ireland. It features unforgettable stops at top sights such as the Giant’s Causeway, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, bustling Belfast, the historic Dunluce Castle, and the iconic Dark Hedges, all showcasing the best that Northern Ireland has to offer.

60 million years ago, volcanic events formed this natural marvel, though local lore credits its creation to a mystical giant from ancient Celtic mythology. Gain insights into this intriguing debate at the Giant’s Causeway Visitors’ Center.

If you’re a Game of Thrones enthusiast, you’ll recognize settings like Dark Hedges and Dunluce Castle as the locales of Kings Landing and the Greyjoy’s seat of power. Enjoy breaks at cozy eateries and a tour of downtown Belfast’s significant spots.

Having drawn numerous tourists over the past two decades, this is the most inclusive itinerary available from Dublin. To ensure your spot, it is advised that you book your tour at least 24 hours ahead of time.

  • This tour will return to Dublin at approximately 8:00-8:30pm.
  • This tour is operated by Paddywagon Tours, the market leader on this scheduled group tour route. Your bus will highly likely be a green bus or coach with “Paddywagon Tours” written on the side in yellow.
  • Due to occasional roadworks in Dublin city, it is possible that your bus might not enter the street you have chosen and a tour representative may walk around to the group instead. So keep your eyes and ears out!
  • Please be in place 5- 10 minutes in advance of departure.
  • Seats are allocated on a first- come, first- served basis.
  • Similar to the airline industry, we cannot ask drivers to wait for latecomers due to government route- license restrictions.
  • Please request baby seat at the time of booking.
  • Bookings made through Viator will automatically be signed up for the pickup point and collection time specified in the booking.
  • If you wish to change your reservation to one of the other pick-up locations offered by Paddywagon Tours, you will need to contact us by telephone or email not later than 17:00 the evening prior so that we can guarantee the change. Please note that changes are only guaranteed once confirmed in writing by us.
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
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Dorissx6725ih
May 31, 2024
Must See! - Great driver guided tour, Richard had all the Iinformation needed, told in a funny way with all the recommendations to make the Tour a full success
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Rose_t
May 29, 2024
Fun tour - The facts and stories told by Gerry made the ride fun. The Causeway was cool to see. The castle was great.
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Staceyme8234dx
May 28, 2024
Amazing - Stunning views of all the places, just enough time to enjoy them aswell, amazing driver Gerry was very informative and had you laughing, excellent driver and tour guide. Would highly recommend
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Car0ljanet
May 26, 2024
An Our Unforgettable Trip to Giant’s Causeway - Our experience on the trip to Giant’s Causeway was unforgettable. I’m glad I had a warm sweater and waterproof jacket and hood so I stayed dry. The scenery of the ocean and fascinating basalt formations was beautiful. We chose to walk but some people preferred to use the shuttle bus to reach the site. After returning we enjoyed Irish coffees from the cosy bar there. We also found Belfast interesting and went on the Black Taxi Tour to see the Peace Wall for an additional fee. We also really enjoyed seeing Dunluce Castle. You can get gorgeous photos of the ocean through the windows. Richard was a great tour guide and helped the trip run smoothly. I definitely recommend this trip.
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Pacificparadise001
May 26, 2024
Awesome Tour with Top Staff - Absolutely stunning. Our driver Richard from the start was very informative in his commentary and made the trip really pleasant by reminding people not to eat food that smells and talk on your mobile. Those 2 habits of people in a crowded space can upset a lot. The tour has given the right amount of time at all stops. Wasn’t too long but wasn’t rushed either. Constant time to get back to bus reminders got through to everyone. Except when at The Dark Hedges, we had to go back to someone who may have gone down the wrong way or simply couldn’t understand a simple instruction due to English language barriers. Our driver Richard went against protocol and decided to pick the lady up because she would have been stranded otherwise. We were set back 45 minutes however our final stop in Belfast City didn’t seem to have the time cut short due to this delay. Once again, we didn’t feel rushed. The countrysides of Ireland are beautiful. The very safe driving Richard provided was appreciated. His driving was smooth. Felt very safe at all times. I just wanted to mention about another driver called Paul. My Taxi driver dropped me at the wrong stop and When I got onto his Bus, I was in the wrong tour bus. He tried to find a space for me to take me to the right stop. There wasn’t any so he mentioned to have a short walk and he will let them know I am on my way. Thankyou Paul and Thankyou Richard for a wonderful Tour.
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Julief545
May 23, 2024
Amazing tour n Exceptional Tour Guide, Richard - Ireland was on our bucket list n my husband surprised me with this vacation n tour with Paddywagon. It was an overcast day however our tour guide Richard and Ireland’s beautiful landscape n history made our day! It’s a long day but Richard made it so enjoyable with his humour, knowledge AND genuine big heart. Thank you so much for a wonderful day n memories forever! Julie n Deon.
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Adynm2024
May 20, 2024
Great way to see Northern Ireland - Richard was a great tour guide! He told us about the history of each site and had great stories. The tour was run efficiently and we had plenty of time at each stop.
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Cynthia
May 19, 2024
Good time! - This was a wonderful experience with a very knowledgeable fellow. Richard was full of stories and entertaining antics. He kept a tight schedule while keeping his sense of humor. Great day!
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Lucievm131nq
May 19, 2024
The Giants causeway tour - The tour is very nice, the guide very friendly and he makes the long drives seem a lot shorter, it would however be nice to do less locations but to have a bit more time in there. The dark hedges location on the giants causeway tour, although very nice, seemed not to add anything special and to take time that could have been spent in more interesting locations. However, although all the visit time are short, they’re timed well enough that we all got the time to see the locations and be back on time to the bus, but we definetly had to rush a bit.
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Marybeth_v
May 21, 2024
Poor customer service - I made several attempts to cancel this trip due to car trouble. So we did not attend, did not receive a refund
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