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.

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Tomarne_h
Jul 18, 2025
Paddywagon rules - Very well organized, good driver and guide. Fantastic sites and equally fantastic timing and leadership by the driver. I will reccomend this tour to my friends.
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Brendan_m
Jul 17, 2025
Fantastic! - Our guide was wonderful. I hung on every word as he talked about and explained the history and mythology of Ireland. The Causeway was even more interesting and beautiful than I had prepared myself for, and the suggested restaurant for lunch was top tier. 11/10 experience.
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S7528excharlesm
Jul 14, 2025
Not even the rain could spoil the day - The tour was exactly what I was looking for, I have always wanted to see the giants causeway and with my flight cancelled, I unexpectedly had some time spare. The weather was wet…very wet but only coming straight down not horizontal so was survivable with no more than an umbrella (although everyone in their wet weather gear must have thought me mad.). The trip started with a little uncertainty because the coach had been delayed but I phoned the office staff and they were fantastic liaising with the coach driver and letting us know. The tour itself was fantastic even in the rain. The causeway was beautiful with plenty of time to explore around the coast as far as the amphitheater. The extra castle and dark hedges to be honest were for me just great unexpected extras on top. Dark hedges was very atmospheric in the rain and the views from the castle ruggedly beautiful. Lastly we had long enough in Belfast for a nice and much needed cup of tea in the Europa hotel. I met some lovely people on the tour and ticked somewhere off my bucket list. Definitely worth taking this tour if you have a day free or can make the time.
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Julie_s
Jul 14, 2025
Giant’s Causeway - My husband and I went on the tour to Giant’s Causeway, it was excellent and we would highly recommend Paddywagon tours. Our tour guide/driver was excellent and provided us with information about Ireland and landmarks that we wouldn’t have got on most tours. We stopped for at a little store for coffee/tea and grab a quick bit to eat for breakfast first thing that morning. On the way to our destination the driver took us by Royal Port Rush Golf course where they are having the British PGA golf open. My husband is an avid golfer, so this was an added bonus to the trip. We headed to Dunlunce Castle and then to Giant’s Causeway. We had plenty of time at each location and would highly recommend because the views and the experience was excellent. There is a lot of walking at Giant”s Causeway or you can take the shuttle bus down and explore and back up when you are ready. We then stopped for a quick lunch at Fullerton Arms and it was very good! We then went to The Dark Hedges and if you are a Game of Thrones fan it is a must see. They used this location to film riding into Kings Landing with all the beautiful Beechwood trees forming a canopy. It was an overall wonderful day which the driver made even better. Again I found this trip excellent and will use Paddywagon tours again.
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Danniw907
Jul 12, 2025
Great experience - Great chance to tick some places off the bucket list! Visited Dunluce Castle, Giant’s Causeway (wow factor, but very busy) and Dark Hedges. Also included a stop at a local pub/restaurant for an optional meal. Liam was great… knowledgeable a d very funny! Enjoyed so much we booked in for another tour a couple of days later!
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Sean_p
Jul 11, 2025
Excellent Day Trip Opportunity. - My wife and I only had a few full days in Dublin so we wanted to see some sights out of the city and didn’t want to rent a car. Our guide / driver Dan was fantastic in giving history tid bits as we travelled North though Belfast towards the Giant Causeway.
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Mark_n
Jul 2, 2025
Paddywagon and our driver Frank was awesome - Excellent!! Frank was great. He was a blast. Everything about the tour was great. The added Belfast taxi tour was a plus. Paddywagon and Frank is a must.
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Francois_v
Jul 2, 2025
Great driver/guide,... - Great driver/guide, Eduardo, bus comfortable with just the right amount of air conditioning. Itinerary interesting, with the visit of the Dark Hedges, a Castle, the Giant's Causeway and Belfast. I would have dropped the Dark Hedges (we had only 25 minutes!) in exchange for a bit more time at the Castle. We had a sunny day, and the coast was stunning, especially at the Giant's Causeway. We had just enough time to eat in a little village. A lot to cover in 12 hours (almost 500 km), but worth it if, like us, you only had a day to get a sense of Northern Ireland.
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Smit_s
Jul 2, 2025
Good but lunch break can be managed better - The tour overall was very good. The only thing we didn’t like was the lunch option at Fullerton Arms restaurant, which had 6 lunch options which we didn’t like. The tour should instead give more time at the Giant’s Causeaway and the passengers can have their own choice of eating at the Causeaway Hotel.
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Vivish2025
Jul 2, 2025
Too much talk - Overall it was a beautiful day, we visited some wonderful places. Just two negative notes: 1- in the booking it was written to bring a packed lunch, instead the driver had lunch ordered in a pub along the way, making us lose almost an hour of time. 2- the driver/guide was very thorough and precise in his explanations, but he was not silenced a minute, on the way out he spoke continuously for 1 hour and 45 minutes! Even less so next time.
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