From Belfast-giants Causeway, Dunluce Castle And Dark Hedges Tour

The drive to the site was along the motorway so very boring. Host did a bit of narration but the overall ‘drive’ experience was boring. Instructions provided at both destinations, causeway and trees, were rather abrupt and negative - for the causeway telling everyone NOT to go into the visitor centre for anything. Of course, we did not need to pay, but I did use their washrooms and perused the gift shop. I like gift shops, personally. At the trees, he asked everyone to follow him, and then he simply took off at breakneck speed. I was happy to see the causeway but my experience is why I hate these large tour buses. My smaller tour was cancelled and is why I booked this. It lived up to what I expected, not much.

BEWARE!! THIS IS A SCAM! DO NOT BOOK! I booked this tour days in advance and prepaid, I was so excited for this tour. I was up early, had breakfast before and I arrived 15 minutes early to the pickup location specified in the confirmation, which was a street corner by Garrick Bar, and NO ONE SHOWED UP. There was no tour bus or guide in sight. I asked a few local businesses and they confirmed I was in the right place but no tour guide showed up. I waited over 20 minutes, I called the host several times and sent texts with no response and after filing a complaint with Viator, Viator reached out to the host as this was happening and was unable to get a response as well. Then I received an email stating my REFUND REQUEST HAS BEEN DENIED!! I cannot believe they are denying my refund. The tour never happened, the guide no showed and I was denied a refund for the tour. Travelers beware, this is a scam!!

We had a wonderful experience and Jacob our tour guide was amazing! We enjoyed learning about the history and folklore of Belfast and the places we stopped. Highly recommend this tour!

We enjoyed this tour immensely! It started with a prompt pickup with our tour guide Noel and our driver Noshad. Kudos to Noel first for warm and entertaining commentary throughout the day and Noshad for efficient and safe driving to the coast of Northern Ireland. The coach was comfortable and cool for the drive north. We got some nice local history and mythology along the way to our first stop which was beautiful overlook of the ocean and the photo op of Dunluce Castle. Next up we hit the Giant’s Causeway and what a sight to behold. We booked it to the Causeway first to take in the beauty and get the quintessential photos. We hiked a bit further beyond but then doubled back to the entrance so we could hike the hilltops overlooking everything for even more breathtaking views. After we left, we had another short photo op for a few more islands, outcroppings, and wildlife (sheep!). Our last stop was at The Dark Hedges. We took time for a lovely hot chocolate at the shop before strolling through the Dark Hedges and remembering those fun scenes in Game of Thrones. We made it back safely to Belfast City Hall as that was the end of our tour (another portion of the bus was the Dublin Crew or doing the Titantic Museum aspect). All in all, a great day with wonderful folks and amazing sights. Highly recommend to see this when staying in Belfast.

Guide and bus driver were amazing!! Made it so fun! They also were both very knowledgeable. Giants Causeway was breathtaking! Not to be missed! Saw Dunluce Castle- it is ruins so a drive by was ok, got good pics, Dark Hedge was good. I love it only being 6 hrs- very efficient.

Experience is EXACLTY as described ...plus very punctual and yet you see everything with no rushing Bus driver and guide were exceptional

Be on time and recheck if pick up area is changed. They do not email you or call you. They use WhatsApp to reach you. If you don’t have or use WhatsApp, too bad, you lose. We thought we were in the right place but got left behind.

The sites were well worth this trip! Be sure to bring rain wear since you will get wet. The gent who did the tour was not easy to find as he had no sign indicating it was him and was doing nothing to inform everyone he was there. Another person informed me since they asked some others and were informed it was the gentleman sitting there watching everyone try to find him. The guide was otherwise very informative and even bought us some chips to try. It started the tour on the wrong foot, but all the sites were so incredible, and the Titanic museum is good.

Don't trust emails you get changing your pick up... even 1hr before departure. Viator simply lies. Their their party operators won't answer phone calls. But more importantly Viator won't have your back. Shady untrustworthy company 126%

This was a great experience. We had Ollie as our tour guide and he did a great job of sharing stories to inform us. He’s also a great singer! The time at Giant’s Causeway was wonderful. We would have liked more time there, but understand time constraints. The dark hedges were neat, but maybe didn’t need as much time there. Would recommend to anyone looking to explore the causeway.

We had a great day! Perfect family tour-and a very knowledgeable guide Q10- quiggs helped us learn and know what historical or even mythological influences shaped N Ireland. Only drawback was not getting very close to Dunluce castle. But we just lived our tour guide who kept us entertained and informed!

This guide, Quiggs, was full of relevant information early in the day. Later in the day, it was nothing but soapbox politics. Sorry, not for me.

The tour with Rowan and Neil was fantastic! Rowan is a good mix of fun and information. It kept our tour entertained but also gave us little breaks to just enjoy the scenery. Neil did fantastic driving on the small back roads and was obviously confident! Would definitely recommend doing the tour!

Quiggs was as exceptional as the scenery. He provided great music, narration and a wonderful sense of humor! Raveen, the driver did great job as well!

A lot about Giants Causeway, a little about Dark Hedges and just a drive by of Dunlace castle. It was a long day. The tour director was pleasant, gave a lot of info, but let everyone rest and sleep at the end. Driver was courteous and safe.

Noel our guide and Thomas our driver were exceptional. Thomas driving the large coach on small lanes and Noel very informative and helpful. At one or two stops there were so many coaches it was impossible to enjoy, ie. the dark hedges! The pick up instructions were lousy “31 Chichester St., Atlas building opposite Garrick Club! It should have said beside Garrick club or Chichester St., opposite Garrick Club and give a street name intersecting as a cross reference!

Quiggs and Mustafa made this experience very special. Quiggs’s sense of humor and amazing culture and story telling skills made this trip very interesting and fun! Thanks so much !!!

The tour started right on time! Quigg was our tour guide, and Nick was our bus driver! Quigg had full of myths and stories to tell us, and kept the bus ride entertaining! We enjoyed our time in Causeway - was probably the highlight of trip. It was very stunning and we had 2 hours to explore, and take lots of pics. The Dark Hedge was okay - it didn’t appear like in the pic probably because of the weather and season. I enjoyed Belfast too, and Nick gave us a lot of info about Northern Ireland history. I enjoyed the hop and hop off bus tour that’s right next to where he dropped us off. I kind of wish we had more time allotted in Belfast instead of making a stop in the Dark Hedges. Overall, great tour and Quigg is really passionate in what he does as a tour guide, and Nick was a great bus driver!

my brother and i took this tour from belfast, so we were picked up around 9:30 AM and dropped off in the city centre at the end around 3:30 PM. the ride from belfast to dunluce castle is about an hour and some change. some of the drive was a little treacherous - but our driver, fred, was great at maneuvering the bus around. after the castle was the giants causeway which has a "hike" over a hill (they call it the red trail but i found it still fairly easy) and then you can take the even easier blue trail back to the drop-off. before going back to belfast, we got to see the dark hedges which were a little barren due to it being so cold, but i still felt that it was worth seeing. throughout the day, our tour guide, quiggs, gave us a lot of informative history on the complicated relationship between ireland and the UK. he is quite funny and also speaks fluent irish which was so neat! despite it being february and probably a lower time for tourism around here, the bus was still quite full. overall, we had a really great time! fairly priced and fun. ill recommend this tour to anyone else i know who comes to dublin or belfast (you can book one that takes you to and from dublin as well).

my brother and i took this tour from belfast, so we were picked up around 9:30 AM and dropped off in the city centre at the end around 3:30 PM. the ride from belfast to dunluce castle is about an hour and some change. some of the drive was a little treacherous -- but our driver, fred, was great at maneuvering the bus around. after the castle was the giants causeway which has a “hike” over a hill (they call it the red trail but i found it still fairly easy) and then you can take the even easier blue trail back to the drop-off. before going back to belfast, we got to see the dark hedges which were a little barren due to it being so cold, but i still felt that it was worth seeing. throughout the day, our tour guide, quiggs, gave us a lot of informative history on the complicated relationship between ireland and the UK. he is quite funny and also speaks fluent irish which was so neat! despite it being february and probably a lower time for tourism around here, the bus was still quite full. overall, we had a really great time! fairly priced and fun. i’ll recommend this tour to anyone else i know who comes to dublin or belfast (you can book one that takes you to and from dublin as well).

Our tour guide was a very i informative on the history of Ireland and the area’s we were travelling through.

Our day was a delight! Tomas and Quiggs made the day perfect and took us to amazing iconic spots with a smooth ride, entertainment and an authentic experience, highly recommend!

Brian was our driver/guide as well as Lisa! We really enjoyed them both and would highly recommend them for your tour. Brian was funny and very knowledgeable. especially in Belfast sharing his own personal experiences. Lisa was so sweet and friendly! Our group had a member who hurt themselves from tripping over a big rock (mid tour) and needed to get stitches. Brian and Lisa were really understanding and professional, they even stopped at the hospital in Belfast for us to check how long the ER wait time was incase that could be an option for us. Truly great people.

Such an incredible tour of the Giant’s causeway! Delaney was an excellent tour guide and was very knowledgeable from the history of Giant’s causeway to Belfast! Saleh was an impressive bus driver (especially showing off on sharp turns)! This tour was definitely worth seeing!

Our tour guide Quiggs was just wonderful – incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining. We learnt a lot of about the Irish culture and history which he presented in a fun and engaging way. We were travelling with a 4 year old kid and he was very helpful. A big thank you to Quiggs for being the best guide making our day unforgettable and to our driver Jose for a safe trip!!

Tour was wonderful! On time and well-paced with an entertaining and informative guide who provided historical and fun anecdotes. Friendly driver. Amazing views!

Absolutely amazing tour, Quiggs and Mustafa were excellent tour guides, very informative throughout the whole journey, worth getting up early for 😅

Quiggs our tour guide really made this trip! Knowledge and informative but with a real personalble quality. We learnt so much along the way! Loved the music samples he played us to go with relevant parts of the journey, including his own whistle tune. Excellent. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Toured with Jared and Anthony. Really informative about lots of aspects of Northern Ireland in a fun way. Saw the Causeway and the dark hedges and GOT sites along the way :)) Any other time would have liked to spend more time at the main sites and also get souvenirs, but the compact tour suited me really well this time, ending by 4pm so I could catch an evening flight.

Lived this trip - Quig was a brilliant guide, very funny and his knowledge of irelands history was extremely impressive. The Giants Causeway was the highlight for me. I had been looking forward to the Titanic museum but I found it underwhelming when I got there with almost no original artefacts (not the tour company’s fault!) Constructive feedback - maybe more opportunity to stop and get food / drink and use the toilet would have been helpful as it’s a long day. Maybe change the dark hedges to a cafe stop 🤣 Great day though, thoroughly enjoyed it and would book with the same company again

The weather was beautiful! The drive from town was awesome. Gerry our guide/ driver was outstanding! He was very pleasant and very knowledgeable about the history of Ireland and the city of Galway.

Giants causeway was the pinnacle. If you're interested in doing the upper and lower trail (Red/Blue) start on the upper red trail first. At the end of the red trail there is a stairway down to the blue trail, otherwise you'll have to climb the stairs which is roughly 100 meters.

We loved walking down to the Giants Causeway. It was incredible seeing the stones formation and hearing the legend of Finn McCool. (Our guide Delaney was lovely, & very knowledgeable about the area). Just wish we could have had a bit longer there. Whilst it was interesting seeing Dunluce Castle and the Dark Hedges, the Giants Causeway was the main event. We only had 1.5 hours there and we would have loved more time to explore the museum/visitor centre as well as walking up & down to the Causeway itself. The coastline was stunning.

Great trip, Ryans commentary and stories/history kept us entertained for the full trip Weather worked out perfectly and views/walks were really nice I would definitely recommend Ryan and the trip

I really enjoyed seeing the countryside of Ireland and it's just beautiful. The tour guide was Extremely Loud on the microphone and spoke constantly. He thought he was a stand-up comic, an impersonator and a singer. He was a nice fellow and tried to make sure everybody had a good time but it was a bit much. As far as value, you couldn't have asked for and a more inclusive tour for the money. I was able to take some nice pictures of the coastline and a castle as well as some other natural phenomenon.

The Giants causeway is fantastic. The tour and scenery were outstanding and the tour guide was fun and interesting.

Pictures don’t do Ireland justice. Giant’s Causeway and the Dark Hedges don’t feel real but they very much are! I appreciate the additional little stops on the way. Godfrey was very knowledgeable and funny. Daz our driver was professional and handled all the twists and turns gracefully.

Excellent tour guide sharing stories, history, music, and jokes throughout the drive! Beautiful scenery. It was so lovely to see the ocean and countryside

We had an amazing time! Our tour guide was Peter. He was extremely knowledgeable, kind, and helpful. The weather can be a but unpredictable so I highly recommend to bring an umbrella or rain coat!

This was a lovely way to see some pretty amazing sites and not need to worry about driving. We were driven ample time at each stop, but the one thing that bummed us out at the Dark Hedges was that some people were not back at the buss at previous stops when asked to be. That’s by no fault of our tour guide or the bus driver. The last stop at the Titanic experience was a cherry on top for sure.

The his was a very informative and beautiful tour across the Northern Ireland Coastline!! Quiggs was a great guide, gave us so much history , and was very funny!! Tomas our driver was professional and got us to where we needed to be safely and on time. Great tour all around.

This day trip was so much fun! The causeway is incredible, definitely a must see when visiting Ireland. Visiting Belfast was also a highlight as it is a wonderful city. Luke was a fantastic tour guide. He was funny, engaging, and knowledgeable. Thanks Luke and Fred for one of my favorite days in Ireland!

This was 1 of 2 Finn McCool tours of the total of 5 tours I did over my 2 week vacation. This was the better of the 2. I booked this one because when I booked it the description included Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge. This was a major site I wanted to experience. The day of the tour is when I found out not only were we not going to be able to cross the bridge, but we also weren't even going to stop there! The tour guide (Ryan who was very good as was our driver) was telling tales (Blarney) the entire tour so we thought he was joking. I posted the question on a Face Book page for people travelling to Ireland to ask questions. That is when I found out that the bridge has been closed to tour busses for over a year!!! I received a request from Finn McCool Tours on how hard Covid has been on their business, how they are working hard to rebuild their business, etc and to please write a review. I would think that with them trying to rebuild their business, they would have accurate information on what the tour does & doesn't cover. The guide & driver were awesome and totally made this tour passable. My overall suggestion is to confirm before booking, there are so many tour companies, you will not miss out if you don't "book right away".

The meet up place listed for Belfast (in front of "Top Shop") doesn't exist. We we were told by locals it went out of business yeats ago. I was disappointed that the Carrick-a-rede bridge was closed, we were not allowed to walk it. The bus didn't even stop at this location. The time at Giant's Causeway was sufficient although you need a separate ticket to get into the visitor center where the Cafe is. The stop at Dunluce Castle was ample time also. As for our driver. Handsome Thomas, & guide, Ryan. We're fantastic!! They definitely made the experience 💚☘️

Noel our guide was very good; and the driver Igor ensured we had a safe trip. Very busy at the Causeway; but weather was great. Instructions for the meeting place were confusing.

The site itself was great! The tour guide was not good. He was often crude in his humor and vulgar in his comments. It was inappropriate especially with a child on the bus.

Fantastic trip to the the giants causeway! It’s been on my bucket list and for good reason! Our tour guide was fab, knowledgeable and really funny!! The weather stayed kind for the most part too!! Would really recommend this!!

Interesting and intense in a good way since it was a half-day tour. We were given plenty of time to roam around and enjoy the views, and our guide was very attentive and informative.

The tour guide was engaging. Giant's Causeway was impressive. I would have liked to do more at Dunlace Castle then a photo op. We were able to grab a quick lunch to go at the hotel by the Causeway. The Dark Hedges we could have lived without. I like Game of Thrones but it's just a row of trees. Overall though, the tour was a good value.