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Best Traditional Northern Irish Giants Causeway and Belfast Heritage Tour Destinations

Browse more guides: United Kingdom travel | Europe destinations Best Traditional Northern Irish Giants Causeway and Belfast Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Northern Ireland - the six counties of the historic Ulster province that remained part of the United Kingdom after 1921 - packs the geological wonder of the Giant's Causeway (UNESCO), the rebuilt Belfast Titanic heritage, the medieval walled city of Derry/Londonderry , the Causeway Coastal Route (one of the world's great drives), and the Game of Thrones film locations. Major destinations: Giant's Causeway , Belfast Titanic Quarter and Cathedral Quarter , Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge , Dark Hedges (Game of Thrones) , Derry city walls , plus broader Northern Irish cultural-tourism. Plan a 4-6 day Northern Ireland trip. This is one of the UK's most distinctive and increasingly popular cultural-tourism destinations. Background Ulster was the Gaelic-Irish heartland resisting English conquest until the 1607 Fli...