Belfast Luxury Shore Excursion: Giant's Causeway and Belfast Day Trip

7 Hours

Mobile Ticket

Hotel Pickup Offered

Language Offered

Overview

See the Giant's Causeway and best of Belfast on a full-day shore excursion. When your cruise ship docks, board an air-conditioned minivan and take a scenic drive along Antrim's Causeway Coast. Experience the hexagonal basalt rocks of the Giant's Causeway and visit the Causeway Visitor Centre (own expense), admire clifftop Dunluce Castle, and enjoy a panoramic tour of Belfast, with free time to shop, stroll, and sightsee. Port pickup and drop-off are included.

7-hour Belfast and Giant's Causeway sightseeing shore excursion
Drive along the famous Causeway Coast of Antrim's northern shores
Climb the basalt rocks at the UNESCO-listed Giant's Causeway
Learn facts and myths about the rocks at the Causeway Visitor Centre (own expense)
See the ruins of Dunluce Castle perched on a cliff-edge
Panoramic tour of Belfast followed by free time to shop and stroll
Round-trip transport by minivan, including port pickup and drop-off

Inclusions & Exclusions

Departure & Return

What To Expect

When your cruise stops in Belfast, meet your guide ashore and hop inside your air-conditioned minivan. Pickup time will be 8am or if your shop docks later, 30 minutes after arrival.Head out of Belfast and through the emerald-green Glens of Antrim to Northern Ireland's northernmost coast. Here, take a scenic drive along the stretch of shoreline known as the Causeway Coast, recognized as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Admire the rugged cliffs and sandy beaches, and gaze at the coast of Scotland across the sea. On route, stop at the famous Giant's Causeway, the 5-mile (8-kilometer) stretch famous for its extraordinary basalt columns.Leave your guide to make the 20-minute descent or ride the shuttle (own expense) down to this World Heritage Site, and view the rocks, so uniformly shaped that they look man-made.Then, visit the Causeway Visitor Centre (own expense) to learn about the rocks' history and formation. Discover the local legend that they were carved by the giant, Finn MacCool, and learn the opposing scientific theory that they were formed by volcanic activity six millennia ago.Next, enjoy a photo stop at Dunluce Castle, whose ruins teeter on a rocky headland. Learn how much of the castle crumbled over the cliff in the 1600s, and how it was once a stronghold of the McDonnell clan.From here, return to Belfast for a panoramic afternoon tour of Northern Ireland's vibrant capital. Drive by highlights such as the River Lagan, Queen's University, St. Anne's Cathedral, City Hall, and Prince Albert Memorial Clock, and enjoy some free time to sightsee, stroll, and shop around the city center independently.Your approximately 7-hour shore excursion then ends with a timely drop-off at the cruise terminal.Please note: If your ship is leaving earlier than normal, your tour itinerary will be amended as required.