3-Day Discover Northern Ireland Tour from Dublin**UNESCO World Heritage**

Departing Dublin at 9:00am, we'll travel north towards the border with Northern Ireland. From here it's a quick jaunt to the city of Belfast, famous for its industrial past and turbulent history. After a short tour of some of the key areas of the city, we'll arrive in the revitalized Titanic Quarter, where you'll be given time for lunch (own expense) and perhaps a visit to the award-winning museum. Other options here include a visit to the SS Nomadic, the last surviving White Star Line steamship; Titanic's Dock and Pump-house; or perhaps a black cab tour of the city. Later in the afternoon we'll head out of the city into County Down for a visit to the world-famous house and gardens at Mount Stewart, later making our way to the seaside resort town of Bangor, your base for the next two nights.

Today you will follow one of the world’s great driving routes - the Causeway Coastal route through the beautiful scenery of the Antrim Coast and. The tour follows the coastal road from Larne to the world famous Giants Causeway. Along the way you will make stops in attractive historic villages such as Glenarm and Ballycastle as well as the scenic attractions such as the Cushendun Caves and the many viewpoints along this stunning coastline. In the afternoon you'll have a chance to explore the incredible rock formations at Giant's Causeway. Several places along today's route were used as filming locations in the TV series Game of Thrones. The last stop of the day will be at the stunning Dark Hedges! From here we'll return to our hotel in Bangor for another night.

Wake up to another day full of contrasts and fascinating visits starting with a trip along the Ards Peninsula - a great favorite among holiday makers from all over Northern Ireland. At Portaferry we'll take a boat across the mouth of Strangford Lough to visit Castle Ward with its 18th-century mansion, extensive gardens and grounds, estate walks and for Game of Thrones enthusiasts, the location of Winterfell and other scenes. From here it's a short drive to Downpatrick, site of the burial place of St. Patrick, Ireland's patron saint. You'll have time for lunch here and perhaps a visit to Down Cathedral or St Patrick's Centre. In the afternoon the tour continues along the coast, with the brooding granite peaks of the Mourne Mountains on one side and the Irish Sea on the other. After a detour into the heart of the mountains, through an area of traditional farms with fascinating field patterns and huge stone walls, we'll reach the coast again on the shores of Carlingford Lough for the final stop of the day. From here we'll cross the border and travel south to Dublin, arriving at our original meeting point at around 7:00pm.