Welcome to our Dublin to Giant's Causeway Tour. The award winning causeway coast is known as “Northern Ireland’s most popular attraction”. It is a unique combination of breath taking scenic drives along the cliffs, epic landscapes and coastal views, history and culture.

There are only a handful of truly extraordinary landscapes in the world; the places that postcards go on holiday to see. See it with our Giant’s Causeway tour.

Giants Causeway Tour/ The Game of Thrones Tour from Dublin

This 50 mile causeway tour is along the enchanting coastline that encompasses the cliff-top Dunluce Castle (Game of Thrones filming location), House of Greyjoy, County Antrim, Giant’s Causeway, Ballintoy Harbour (The Game of Thrones filming location) & Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge.

Dublin to Giant's Causeway tour drive time is 2 hours and 45 minutes – 209 Kms.

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Ride to the Giant's Causeway

The tour goes through the Coastal route to Giants Causeway. It is one of the most stunning coastal day tours. It’s the best ride experience through towns and villages rich in Irish history along the Antrim coastal route.

Make sure you have a fully charged phone and a camera as you don't want to miss all the amazing photo opportunities on this trip!

Our Giants Causeway tour introduces you to Ireland's royalty, aristocracy and folk lore, through tales of fighting clans, giants, faeries and more.

Giant's causeway, Ireland, Seamless hexagon rock formation.

Giant's Causeway, Ireland 

Giant's Causeway is Northern Ireland’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was named the fourth greatest natural wonder in the United Kingdom. It appears both on natural and cultural site list.

It is one the 25 places to get this status. It is also contains the Girona ship wreck. Girona a ship of the Spanish Armada was driven into the rocks by a storm. The Ulster Museum has Gold and silver coins, jewellery, armaments, and utilitarian objects from the Spanish ship on permanent display.

What is the Giants Causeway and how was it formed?

The causeway is an almost seamless hexagon rock formation stacked side by side like pieces of a puzzle. It looks Magical!

These are 40,000 basalt columns are interlocked like perfectly shaped hexagons making the mighty causeway.

The Giant Causeway is located in the County Antrim. The magical hexagon rock formations were a result of 50 to 60 million years old volcanic activity.

See the Giant's Causeway facts

Giant's causeway, Ireland

Most of the columns are hexagonal, although there are also some with four, five, seven or eight sides. The tallest rocks are about 12 meters high. The solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 meters thick in places. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea.

Explore our Giant’s Causeway tour, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Northern Ireland, with Game of Throne photo stops at the House of Greyjoy and Larrybane Bay & Quarry!

Finn McCool  and the Giant’s Causeway Story

The legend of Giant’s Causeway

Wonder and Legend has surrounded the creation of the Giant’s Causeway. According to legend this was built by a Giant Named Finn McCool. Finn was challenged to a fight by a Scottish giant named Benandonner.

Finn accepted the challenge and built the causeway across the North Channel so that the two Giants could meet. When Finn sees Benandonner, he realises that his foe is much bigger than he is. He hides. His wife Oonagh, disguises Finn as a baby and tucks him in a cradle.  When Benandonner sees the size of the 'baby', he reckons that its father, Finn, must be a giant among giants. He flees back to Scotland in fright, destroying the causeway behind him so that Finn would be unable to chase him down.

Giant's Causeway - Notable Features 

The Giant's causeway has some interestingly shaped structures. Some resemble objects such as; An Organ, A Giant's Boot, reddish weathered columns known as Giant’s Eyes, Shepherd's Steps, the Honeycomb; the Giant's Harp; the Chimney Stacks; the Giant's Gate and the Camel's Hump.

The Giant's Causeway is not just a touristic attraction. It is also a shelter to some sea birds. The National Trust has an inventory of rare and interesting plants too.

Giant's Causeway Wildlife

You can see some seabirds, such as fulmar, petrel, redshank, guillemot and razorbill.

The rock formations have plants including sea spleenwort, hare's-foot trefoil, vernal squill, sea fescue and frog orchid.

Elder duck, rock pipits and wagtails can also be sighted.

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Giant's Causeway Tour - Dunluce Castle

Seat of House Greyjoy, the great castle of Pyke, in Game of Thrones is the Dunluce Castle.

Dunluce Castle, Ireland (Game Of Thrones)

A ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland, known as the seat of Clan McDonnell. The castle is surrounded by extreme steep drops on each side.  It is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland.

Dunluce Castle Facts

It has inspired many: from poems & songs to being shot multiple times as a film location;

From Led Zeppelin ‘s Houses of Joy, Jackie Chan’s Medallion, on Album cover of Glasglow Friday to Game of Thrones.

Dunluce Castle history

It is built on the dramatic coastal cliffs of north County Antrim. It’s earliest written record is in the hands of the McQuillan family in 1513. Dunluce Castle served as the seat of the Earl of Antrim.

You will hear about the dramatic history of how one stormy night in 1639; the castle kitchens fell into the sea.

Dunluce Town

The town was established around 1608. In archaeological excavations significant remains of the "lost town of Dunluce" were found. This town may be had the most revolutionary housing of Europe. It had indoor toilets which were just being introduced around Europe at that time. It had a complex street network based on a grid system. Most of the town is still to be discovered.

Giant's Causeway Tour - Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge

This bridge connecting cliffs across the Atlantic Ocean, is suspended almost 100 ft (30 m) above sea level.

The Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge was first erected by salmon fishermen 350 years ago. It is the only access for the fishermen who've lived on the Island. This is a memory you will have forever.

It’s is now a popular tourist destination. Every year thousands of tourists seeking a stimulating experience are attracted here. The scenery alongside the coastal path is breath-taking.

On either side of the bridge is the stunning coastline. After you cross the 65 ft bridge you reach the Carrick-A-Rede or the ‘Rocky Island’.

The view is a fantastic reward. You get a bird’s eye view of clear water and the ancient caves below. Sharks and Dolphins are a common sight. You may also be fortunate enough to witness some seabirds like razorbills and fulmars. You can see different types of orchids and wildflowers.

An important features of the island is the fisherman’s cottage. At selected weekends the fisherman’s cottage is open for public view.

The Giant's Causeway Tour includes two photo stops inspired by the TV series Game of Thrones, visiting The Dark Hedges, part of the infamous Kingsroad, where Arya Stark escaped from the King’s Landing. You too get to see Dunluce Castle, used as the House of Greyjoy, which is perched on the north Antrim Coast, and perfectly captures the atmosphere and intrigue of the medieval world.

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