Ireland: 8-Day Game of Thrones Self-Drive Tour

About this experience

For fans of one of the world's greatest TV series, this is the ultimate pilgrimage. Ireland's extraordinary landscapes formed the dramatic backdrop for much of Game of Thrones, and this 8-day self-drive tour brings you face to face with the real locations that inspired the Seven Kingdoms, from the haunting Dark Hedges (the Kingsroad) to storm-lashed Dunluce Castle (template for House Greyjoy's Pyke). The journey begins in Dublin before heading north into Co. Down and the Mourne Mountains, the real-world backdrop for multiple filming scenes. Visit Tollymore Forest Park, Inch Abbey, and Castle Ward: the historic farmyard that became the real-life Winterfell. In Belfast, the official Game of Thrones Studio Tour offers an unmissable behind-the-scenes look at how the show was created, from costumes and original props to full-scale sets. The Antrim Coast delivers location after location: Cushendun Caves (where the Shadow Baby was born), Murlough Bay (ridden by Theon Greyjoy), Ballycastle (backdrop for the Free Cities where Varys was born), and the hauntingly beautiful Dark Hedges near Armoy. The afternoon brings the Giant's Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns formed by ancient volcanic eruption. Continue to Dunluce Castle, the dramatic coastal ruin used as the architectural template for House Greyjoy's seat of Pyke. Downhill Strand, where the Seven Idols of Westeros were burned, and the clifftop Mussenden Temple complete a day of breathtaking drama. The journey home passes through Derry, Donegal, and the Marble Arch Caves, Beric Dondarrion's hideout, rounding off a truly epic Irish adventure.