Game of Thrones - Self Drive

Welcome to Dublin! Pick up your car and head to the city centre for a Dublin City tour. In the afternoon experience a visit to the Guinness Storehouse. Overnight Co. Dublin.

This morning depart Dublin and head northwards. Visit Trim Castle which was used to film the York and London scenes for Braveheart. Travelling North, head for Downpatrick, burial ground of Saint Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland and visit Castle Ward, to visit some of the set of Game of Thrones, series one. Continue to Belfast for the night. Overnight Belfast area.

This morning take a panoramic tour of Belfast City. See some of the landmark sites such as City Hall and Queens University. In the afternoon travel from Belfast to the north-east shores of Lough Neagh. Outside the village of Ballygally lies Cairncastle the location for many other scenes from Game of Thrones. Cairncastle has its own tale of the nobleman supposedly drowned along the coastline in 1588 as part of the ill-fated Spanish Armada. Return to Belfast. Overnight Belfast area.

This morning leave Belfast and travel towards the picturesque town of Glenarm on the north Antrim coastline the setting of many Game of Thrones scenes. Time permitting, pay a visit to Steensons Jewellers in the village, producer of many of the jewels featured in the hit TV Series. Continue along the Antrim coastline experiencing the spectacular views, rolling hills and scenic villages. Next visit Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. Overnight Ballycastle or Bushmills areas.

No visit to the north of Ireland would be complete without calling in to the Giants Causeway which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Made up of a network of approximately 40,000 basalt columns projecting into the ocean, the Giant’s Causeway forms several miles of Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coastal route. Later visit Bushmills Distillery – one of the world’s oldest distilleries. Overnight Co. Derry.

This morning take a walking tour of the walled city of Derry. Leaving Derry you will travel to Donegal, where you can visit Glenveagh National Park and Glenveagh Castle. Situated in the Northwest of Co. Donegal, Glenveagh encompasses some 16,000 hectares in the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains. Drive by the nearby Glenties, where Brian Friel’s play “Dancing at Lughnasa” was filmed. Overnight Co. Donegal,

This morning commence your return journey to Dublin. Travelling south through the Fermanagh Lake District, visit Castle Coole, a magnificent 18th- century mansion and landscape park. Next visit nearby Marble Arch Caves, one of Europe's finest show caves with a fascinating natural underworld of rivers, waterfalls, winding passages and lofty chambers. Overnight Co. Dublin.

Slán Abhaile. Drive to Dublin Airport and return your rental car prior to your onward flight.

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