Ballycastle Coastal and Giants Causeway Tour

The Official Giant's Causeway Experience provides a day-trip like no other. We have LocalHost and WorldHost certifications allowing them to provide you with the best experience that's on offer.
This is the ultimate way to view Northern Ireland. You travel by the seaside for the majority of your journey, you have breathtaking views and all before you even get to stop number 1! You will travel through small rural towns, visit attractions such as: UNESCO Giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle, Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge, Ballintoy Harbour and more...

Extending your Giants Causeway Tour means that you will truly have an experience like no other. 99% of operators travel in-land, this tour exclusively stays to the coast. Showing you the absolute best of Northern Ireland.

What to expect:

Duration: between 8 hours and 9 hours

Causeway Coastal Route

Ballycastle, , Ballintoy, BT54 6NE

While on the extended version of the Giant's Causeway Experience we travel the coastal route to the attractions. The route is roughly 50 miles to our first location and roughly 70 miles all in. You will travel along some of the finest roads in Ireland and with the opportunity to stop for images, refreshments and restroom breaks, you're sure to bring back some magnificent shots from the day trip to the shore and Giant's Causeway.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Giant's Causeway

Causeway Road, Bushmills, BT57 8SU

The Giants Causeway, the main attraction of the North Antrim Coast is one of the brightest and best attractions on the whole island of Ireland. The Causeway itself has plenty of Irish myths for your guide to tell while your visit to the attraction is under way. To see the Giants Causeway is certainly breath-taking but to experience it with the beliefs of a giant actually building it, is another. The hexagonal patterns that create the different structure like formations through the rocks can be verified by none other than yourself with things like 'The Wishing Chair', 'The Camel', 'The Giants Foot' and the Cliff-Top Path, all of which you will be shown during your experience! Admission to the Giants Causeway is free although there are operational shuttle buses that cost £1 for transport to the Causeway from the carpark, alternatively you can walk the route with no cost at all.
Admission to the Giant's Causeway is free, there is a separate fee into the visitors centre.

2 hours

Carrick A Rede Rope Bridge

119A Whitepark Road, Ballintoy, BT54 6LS

The Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge was first established in 1755 – nearly 265 years ago! In its day there was only one single hand rail and the odd wooden slate every few steps. It was highly unsafe and a real thrill seeker may have found the excitement in crossing. The bridge has massively evolved from then to create a safer experience whilst keeping the excitement and thrill of crossing intact. Located along a stretch of the North Antrim Coast, the Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge sits roughly 100 feet over the hollow waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
The crossing is often considered daring and for thrill-seekers due to the bridges tendencies to sway in the wind and the drop from looking down. We find this is a great stop and a great piece of the North Antrim Coast to include on our Giants Causeway Tour.
**Please Note** - Admission to the Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge is done via time slots and bookings. If you are looking to cross the bridge please get in touch and we'll assist you on times to suit your your.

1 hour, 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Dark Hedges

Bregagh Road, Ballymoney, BT53 8PX

Final stop before our return to Belfast is The Dark Hedges again this is a famous Game of Thrones film set where 'The King's Road' was placed. The trees dating back to 1775 were placed to create an imposing look into the Gracehill House Estate.
There is a legend that the ghost of Grey Lady comes to the tree's and crosses from tree to tree. The lady is claimed to be the spirit of James Stuarts' daughter or one of the house maids from the Gracehill House. This is quickly becoming a piece of heritage within the North of Ireland and is a fantastic spot for Game of Thrones fans and normal tourists!

20 minutes

Ballycastle Harbour

14 Bayview Road, Ballycastle, BT54 6BT

Situated on the spectacular North Coast of Northern Ireland, Ballycastle is a traditional, friendly seaside town, which provides an excellent base to explore such attractions as the Giant’s Causeway and The Glens of Antrim.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Dunluce Castle

87 Dunluce Road, Co. Antrim, Portrush, BT57 8UY

Dunluce Castle is a medieval castle ruin that has been persevered and kept to display the history off the North Coast and the territorial war that happened between the 15th and 16th Century. The castle in itself has been documented to be in existence from the 13th century making it nearly 800 years old! To still be standing and preserved to experience and appreciate is a special feeling whilst on the grounds. We make a stop over for a walk around the castle site that has some fantastic photo opportunities.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Old Bushmills Distillery

2 Distillery Road, , Bushmills, BT57 8XH

Join one of the Bushmills whiskey educators to see first-hand how the craft of whiskey- making is carried out at the Distillery. Walk with them through the living history of the Bushmills grain-to-glass processes, experiencing the impressive sights and rich scents of each stage from mash tun to pot still to barrel. Then complete your tour in the 1608 bar to taste for yourself the culmination of more than 400 years of expertise and innovation.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ballintoy Harbour

Harbour Rd, Ballintoy, BT54 6NA

Ballintoy Harbor or to Game of Thrones Fans, known as 'Iron Islands' is a spectacular spot along the North Antrim Coast that welcomes thousands of tourists each year. We make a brief stopover at the harbor for an opportunity to visit the spot, take a walk and take some pictures. It's a truly outstanding harbor placed on a piece of the coast you have to experience for yourself.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Dunseverick Castle

Bushmills, BT57 8SY

Dunseverick castle is an old ruin situated on an insulated rock,near the centre of a small bay,three miles east of the Giants Causeway.

10 minutes

Magheracross Viewing Point

Dunluce Road, Portrush, Portrush

Magheracross View Point is situated on the Dunluce Road, Bushmills, County Antrim.
The purpose-built viewing platform offers panoramic views of the Causeway Coast's stunning natural environment and coastal headlands.

Visitors to the view point can enjoy views of the iconic Dunluce Castle and the Skerries, as well as the vast sandy dunes of Whiterocks Beach - one of many Blue Flag awarded beaches in the Causeway Coast and Glens.

15 minutes

White Park Bay

152 Whitepark Road, , Ballintoy, BT54 6NH

White Park Bay is located between Ballintoy Harbour and the Giants Causeway,its a magnificent arc of white sand located along the coast.Sheep and cattle graze the hills and its also a have for wildlife.
Photo stop.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included