Firstly, we travel up the motorway to Ballymena and off at Armoy, travelling through the countryside
until we reach our first stop of the day.
Stop 1 - The Dark Hedges tree tunnel (These 300-year-old beech trees
make a fantastic tree tunnel,
and were also used on HBO's Game Of Thrones).
Stop 2 - Carrick-A-Reed Rope Bridge viewing point (this 17th century
rope ridge spans over 60ft long above a 100ft drop).Tickets need to be
purchased in advance for this bridge. Should you wish to cross, there will be more time added to
this tour.
Stop 3 - Ballintoy Harbour (this scenic harbour is beautiful with
its rugged rocks and lime caves and was also used in HBO's Game Of Thrones).
Drive along some of the beautiful North Antrim Coastal road
Stop 4 - White Park Bay viewing point (A beautiful view looking down
onto a golden sandy beach on the North Atlantic Coast).
Stop 5 - Dunservrick Castle Ruins (Although not much is left of this
ancient castle is still nice to see).
Stop 6 - The Giants Causeway (Northern Irelands only UNESCO world
heritage site also known as the 8th wonder of
the world. These hexagonal rocks cover our spectacular coast line and is a must see tickets must
also be booked in advance to enter the visitors centre but the centre is not compulsory to enter).
The Causeway Hotel for lunch (We will have lunch here at
this 18th century hotel which is
full of character and serves a beautiful hot lunch and drinks or if you want teas or coffees and a
beautiful scone).
Stop 7 - Bushmills Town (A beautiful little town with shops and
cafes should you wish to have a quick look around for that all important
souvenir time dependent).
Stop 8 - Dunluce Castle Viewing Point (This castle hanging on the
cliffs of the North Coast was built in the 1500s and has been empty since the 1600s. Tickets need to
be booked in advance
to enter the ruins and more time would be have to be added on to this tour to enter.
Stop 9 - Bushmills Distillery Stop & Shop (The worlds oldest
licensed distillery started making whiskey in 1608. You will have a just a little time to walk
around and shop.
If you wish to whiskey taste we would need to see what time we have left and if you would like to do
the distillery tour then tickets need
to be purchased in advance and more time added to the tour).
The time has now come to take you back to your pickup point and the time to Belfast from here is 75
minutes.
Please note this tour is around 7 hours long (not doing any ticketed events) from pickup to drop off
and depending of weather / queuing / meal times if we can fit everything in but we will squeeze as
much in as we can.
The tour can be adjusted to suit you if possible and we can add more time by hour if needed just let
us know. We also do Full Game Of Thrones tours and golfing tours and tours of other areas across
Northern Ireland just send us a message!