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- Winter has come and gone! So why not head on a break to Ireland where you can step right into the world of Game of Thrones on this epic 3, 5 or 7-night self-driven tour of the country's most iconic filming locations.
- From Dublin, to Belfast, the Carrick–A–Rede Rope Bridge, the Bushmills Distillery and the UNESCO-listed Giants Causeway, you'll see some magnificent sights with this unique holiday experience.
- Choose between two sets of hotels throughout your stay, and enjoy the benefits of daily breakfast, included car hire and an exclusive Heritage Island Touring Guide & Explorer Coupon!
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Carefully selected by our experts especially for you
Your Destinations —
Ireland is also famous for its warm welcome – its“Cead Mile Failte” or “One Hundred Thousand Welcomes”. It is because of these factors that Ireland has been the chosen location for many famous TV shows and movies. In recent times the HBO Box Office hit Game of Thrones has been filmed in the Antrim area of Northern Ireland, but other movie greats filmed in Ireland include: The Quiet Man, filmed in Cong, Co. Mayo in 1952, Ryan’s Daughter, filmed in Dingle, Co. Kerry in1970, Far and Away also filmed in Dingle in 1992, Braveheart (1995) filmed in locations around Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare and Meath and the Tudors (2007 to 2010) filmed in Dublin. Discover some of the most iconic spots on this amazing tour!
Our Offers —
Offer 1: 3-night stay in B&B/3* Hotels
Offer 2: 3-night stay in 3*4* Hotels
Offer 3: 5-night stay in B&B/3* Hotels
Offer 4: 5-night stay in 3*/4* Hotels
Offer 5: 7-night stay in B&B/3* Hotels
Offer 6: 7-night stay in 3*/4* Hotels
Your Itinerary In Brief —
3 Nights
Day 1: Arrival in Dublin
Day 2: Dublin - Belfast
Day 3: Belfast City & Game of Thrones Tour
Day 4: Departure
5 Nights
Day 1: Arrival in Dublin
Day 2: Dublin - Belfast
Day 3: Belfast City & Game of Thrones Tour
Day 4: Giants Causeway, Bushmills & Derry
Day 5: Derry - Dublin
Day 6: Departure
7 Nights
Day 1: Arrival in Dublin
Day 2: Dublin - Belfast
Day 3: Belfast City & Game of Thrones Tour
Day 4: Belfast to Ballycastle
Day 5: Giants Causeway, Bushmills & Derry
Day 6: Derry - Donegal
Day 7: Donegal - Dublin
Day 8: Departure
Your Itinerary —
During their stay, our members will follow one of the itineraries as detailed below.
3 Nights
Arrive at Dublin Airport and transfer to the city centre for a Dublin City tour. The North Side of the city offers striking monuments such as the GPO (General Post Office) on O’Connell Street & the Phoenix Park, the largest public park in Europe. The city’s south side appears more sophisticated with its vast Georgian squares, and is home to Trinity College, Dublin Castle & two Anglican Cathedrals. Finally, today you will have the option to visit the Guinness Storehouse (excursion not included in the price - see below in options). Enjoy an overnight stay in the Dublin area.
Day 2: Dublin - Belfast
This morning, depart Dublin and head northwards. You will have the opportunity to visit the Trim Castle (excursion not included in the price - see below in options), which was used to film the York and London scenes for Braveheart. Next you will visit the nearby Bru na Boinne and Newgrange. The archaeological landscape within Brú na Bóinne is dominated by the three wellknown large passage tombs, Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth, built some 5,000 years ago in the Neolithic or Late Stone Age. Travelling North, head for Downpatrick, the burial ground of Saint Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland. In addition, enjoy the option to visit Castle Ward (excursion not included in the price - see below in options), to visit some of the spots used for filming in season one of Game of Thrones. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Antrim area.
This morning, enjoy a panoramic tour Belfast City. Seek out some of the landmark sites such as City Hall and Queens University. Optionally visit The Titanic Belfast Experience (excursion not included in the price - see in options below); a dramatic, innovative and exciting presentation of the real story of the Titanic. This state-of-the-art exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the life of the Titanic, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, to her famous maiden voyage and tragic end. In the afternoon travel from Belfast to the northeast shores of Lough Neagh and Shane’s Castle. Built in 1345 by a member of the royal house of O’Neill, the castle ruins and its 2600-acre demesne near Randalstown was the scene of extensive filming for the Game of Thrones series (visitors not allowed inside the castle or estate). 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. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Antrim area.
Day 4: Departure
Transfer to Dublin Airport for your return flight home.
5 Nights
Arrive at Dublin Airport and transfer to the city centre for a Dublin City tour. The North Side of the city offers striking monuments such as the GPO (General Post Office) on O’Connell Street & the Phoenix Park, the largest public park in Europe. The city’s south side appears more sophisticated with its vast Georgian squares, and is home to Trinity College, Dublin Castle & two Anglican Cathedrals. Finally, today you will have the option to visit the Guinness Storehouse (excursion not included in the price - see below in options). Enjoy an overnight stay in the Dublin area.
Day 2: Dublin - Belfast
This morning, depart Dublin and head northwards. You will have the opportunity to visit the Trim Castle (excursion not included in the price - see below in options), which was used to film the York and London scenes for Braveheart. Next you will visit the nearby Bru na Boinne and Newgrange. The archaeological landscape within Brú na Bóinne is dominated by the three wellknown large passage tombs, Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth, built some 5,000 years ago in the Neolithic or Late Stone Age. Travelling North, head for Downpatrick, the burial ground of Saint Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland. In addition, enjoy the option to visit Castle Ward (excursion not included in the price - see below in options), to visit some of the spots used for filming in season one of Game of Thrones. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Antrim area.
This morning, enjoy a panoramic tour Belfast City. Seek out some of the landmark sites such as City Hall and Queens University. Optionally visit The Titanic Belfast Experience (excursion not included in the price - see in options below); a dramatic, innovative and exciting presentation of the real story of the Titanic. This state-of-the-art exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the life of the Titanic, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, to her famous maiden voyage and tragic end. In the afternoon travel from Belfast to the northeast shores of Lough Neagh and Shane’s Castle. Built in 1345 by a member of the royal house of O’Neill, the castle ruins and its 2600-acre demesne near Randalstown was the scene of extensive filming for the Game of Thrones series (visitors not allowed inside the castle or estate). 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. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Antrim area.
Day 4: Giants Causeway, Bushmills & Derry
No visit to the north of Ireland would be complete without calling in to the Giants Causeway which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (excursion not included in the price - see below in options). 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. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Derry area.
This morning commences your return journey to Dublin. Travelling south through the Fermanagh Lake District, visit Castle Coole, a magnificent 18th- century mansion and landscape park. Castle Coole is one of Ireland's finest Neo-classical houses, allowing visitors to glimpse what life was like in the home of the Earls of Belmore. Next visit the nearby Marble Arch Caves, one of Europe's finest showcaves with a fascinating natural underworld of rivers, waterfalls, winding passages and lofty chambers. Lively and informative guides conduct tours past a bewildering variety of cave formations - stalactites glisten above streamways and chambers while fragile mineral veils and cascades of creamy calcite coat walls and spread as shimmering terraces across rock strewn floors. Enjoy an overnight stay in Dublin.
Day 6: Departure
Transfer to Dublin Airport for your return flight home.
7 Nights
Arrive at Dublin Airport and transfer to the city centre for a Dublin City tour. The North Side of the city offers striking monuments such as the GPO (General Post Office) on O’Connell Street & the Phoenix Park, the largest public park in Europe. The city’s south side appears more sophisticated with its vast Georgian squares, and is home to Trinity College, Dublin Castle & two Anglican Cathedrals. Finally, today you will have the option to visit the Guinness Storehouse (excursion not included in the price - see below in options). Enjoy an overnight stay in the Dublin area.
Day 2: Dublin - Belfast
This morning, depart Dublin and head northwards. You will have the opportunity to visit the Trim Castle (excursion not included in the price - see below in options), which was used to film the York and London scenes for Braveheart. Next you will visit the nearby Bru na Boinne and Newgrange. The archaeological landscape within Brú na Bóinne is dominated by the three wellknown large passage tombs, Knowth, Newgrange and Dowth, built some 5,000 years ago in the Neolithic or Late Stone Age. Travelling North, head for Downpatrick, the burial ground of Saint Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland. In addition, enjoy the option to visit Castle Ward (excursion not included in the price - see below in options), to visit some of the spots used for filming in season one of Game of Thrones. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Antrim area.
This morning, enjoy a panoramic tour Belfast City. Seek out some of the landmark sites such as City Hall and Queens University. Optionally visit The Titanic Belfast Experience (excursion not included in the price - see in options below); a dramatic, innovative and exciting presentation of the real story of the Titanic. This state-of-the-art exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the life of the Titanic, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, to her famous maiden voyage and tragic end. In the afternoon travel from Belfast to the northeast shores of Lough Neagh and Shane’s Castle. Built in 1345 by a member of the royal house of O’Neill, the castle ruins and its 2600-acre demesne near Randalstown was the scene of extensive filming for the Game of Thrones series (visitors not allowed inside the castle or estate). 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. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Antrim area.
Day 4: Belfast - Ballycastle
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 on along the Antrim coastline enjoying the spectacular views, rolling hills and scenic villages. Next visit Carrick-a- Rede Rope Bridge. One of Northern Ireland’s most famous landmarks, the bridge is suspended across a 20-metre chasm between the mainland and the tiny Carrick Island, with a 23-metre drop to the water below. Enjoy an overnight stay in the 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 (excursion not included in the price - see below in options). 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. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Derry area.
Day 6: Derry -Donegal
This morning enjoy 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. Enjoy an overnight stay in the Donegal area.
Day 7: Donegal - Dublin
This morning commences your return journey to Dublin. Travelling south through the Fermanagh Lake District, visit Castle Coole, a magnificent 18th- century mansion and landscape park. Castle Coole is one of Ireland's finest Neo-classical houses, allowing visitors to glimpse what life was like in the home of the Earls of Belmore. Next visit the nearby Marble Arch Caves, one of Europe's finest showcaves with a fascinating natural underworld of rivers, waterfalls, winding passages and lofty chambers. Lively and informative guides conduct tours past a bewildering variety of cave formations - stalactites glisten above streamways and chambers while fragile mineral veils and cascades of creamy calcite coat walls and spread as shimmering terraces across rock strewn floors. Enjoy an overnight stay in Dublin.
Day 8: Departure
Transfer to Dublin Airport for your return flight home.
Your Tour Hotels —
Our members may choose between the following B&B/3* or 3*/4* hotels, where they will be accommodated in Standard Double Rooms on a Bed and Breakfast Board Basis.
B&B/3* Hotels
Ballycastle: Bushmills Inn or Similar (only available with 7-night stays)
Derry: Phoenix B&B or Similar (only available with 5 and 7-night stays)
Donegal: Inisean B&B or Similar (only available with 7-night stays)
Dublin: Maldron Newlands Cross Hotel or Similar
Sleeps up to
2 Adults
+ 1 Child
3*/4* Hotels
County Antrim: Wellington Park Hotel or Similar
Ballycastle: Bushmills Inn or Similar (only available on 7-night stays)
Derry: White Horse Hotel or Similar (only available on 5 or 7-night stays)
Donegal: Millpark Hotel or Similar (only available with 7-night stays)
Sleeps up to
2 Adults
+ 1 Child
Please note: the bed for the 3rd guest sharing is likely to be a sofa bed or camp style bed. If any of these hotels are not available, hotels of a similar standard will be found.
Your Inclusions —
Heritage Island Touring Guide & Explorer Coupon
Your Optional Excursions —
Entrance to Guinness Storehouse
Entrance to Castle Ward
Entrance to Titanic Belfast
Entrance to Giants Causeway
Entrance to Trim Castle
Your Journey —
Flights: The flights included are with either a scheduled or no-frills airline and are subject to live availability and prices can change. You can choose your preferred departure times during the booking process. Please select your flight options carefully as departure and arrival airports may differ.
Car Hire: Car hire is included throughout this offer. You will collect and return your car at Dublin Airport as detailed below.
Car Hire T&C's
Deposit: Credit card or Cash (CDW & Petrol Deposit). Credit card at commencement of rental is mandatory - to cover toll fees, speed cameras, parking offences etc. Cash payment may be made at end of rental
Non waivable excess: EUR1600. (NB: Accounts are blocked, not charged on renters' credit card, unless the Super Cover is purchased
- Hertz reserve the right to apply SDW, or part thereof in the event the excess is unobtainable at time of pick-up) Super Cover (please see NB re excess/SDW above): Damage excess can be reduced to zero by purchasing an additional product called Super Cover (SDW). Clients must purchase SDW and must pay by credit card.
- Some items are not included in SDW - Tyres, wheels, keys or fuel. Prices are subject to change. EUR19.30 per day (Group A & B car types)
- Third Party liability: included. Customer service reserves the right to pass complaints or disputes of atersales purchases of upgrades or supplements, or of fuel or toll disputes to Hertz, for a direct resolution between both parties. Additional driver charge: EUR10 per day, per driver including tax.
- Minimum age: 23/24 years. A young driver surcharge of EUR26 per day including tax will be applied. Damage excess will be an amount of EUR1600.
- Driving licence: Must hold a current national licence valid for at least 2 years or more at time of rental.
- Provisional/learner drivers or seriously endorsed licence holders are not eligible to a rent a car e.g. drink driving disqualification.
- Maximum age: customers aged over 75 years can rent with specific conditions: Must drive on a regular basis, provide a letter from your doctor to state that you have been in good health for at least 12 months, provide a letter from your insurance company to state that you have not had an accident in the last 5 years, that you hold a current policy of motor insurance with them and that you are currently driving.
- Baby seats: On request basis. EUR40/15 per hire or if not returned a charge of EUR100 will be implemented including tax. Booster seats: baby/booster seats are suitable for children aged between 6 months -11 years.
- GPS- Navigation system "never lost": GPS: EUR11.35 per day, with a maximum of EUR68.10 per week rental including tax. Payable directly by the customer. Clients are allowed a 29 minute grace period. Collision Damage Waiver and Theft Protection included. M50 (Barrier Free Tolling): A barrier free tolling system is now in operation on the Dublin M50 Motorway between Junction 6 (N3 Blanchardstown) and Junction 7 (N4 Lucan).
- All Hertz vehicles have been registered with the toll operator and therefore Hertz will be charged automatically for each toll incurred. A toll fee of EUR3 per usage will be charged directly to the customer on their credit card. Cash payment facilities are available at tolling booths on all other toll roads in Ireland- renter is responsible for payment.
Specific conditions: the main driver name must be mentioned on the booking
Opening Hours of car hire: 0500-0100.
Phone number of Hertz at Dublin airport: +353 (0)1 844 5466
Rental car to be picked up and dropped off at Dublin airport.
