In the episode, Richard explores Northern Ireland, from Game of Thrones locations to the Iron Throne itself, and this bookable eight-day itinerary is built around the same country. It is a road trip loop that starts and ends in Dublin, with Belfast and Derry in between. The link at the end opens the full trip, where you can change, edit, or lengthen any part of it.

Dublin, Where the Loop Begins

A private taxi meets you at Dublin Airport and takes you to Leonardo Hotel Dublin Christchurch, your base for two nights, so the trip starts without a map or a rental counter. Dublin is compact and made for wandering, and the Dublin Pass gathers the big names in one place. You can tour the Guinness Storehouse to see how the city’s famous stout is made, step inside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, spend a few hours at Dublin Zoo, and taste your way through the Jameson Distillery. In between, stroll Grafton Street, the lively shopping street lined with cafes and street performers.

Belfast and the Titanic Story

Then you hit the road north, with Malahide Castle and Gardens and Bru na Boinne as waypoints. Malahide is a castle surrounded by gardens just outside Dublin, and Bru na Boinne is a landscape of ancient burial mounds in the Boyne Valley, so the drive turns into sightseeing before you reach Belfast. You spend three nights at Holiday Inn Belfast City Centre, which keeps everything within reach.

Belfast is where Titanic was built, and the Titanic Experience tells that story on the waterfront where it happened. Your visit also covers SS Nomadic, the small ship that carried passengers out to the liner from Cherbourg, which makes the story feel close and real.

Game of Thrones Country

This is the day fans circle on the calendar. An 8.5-hour guided tour runs along the Antrim coast through Cushendun, Ballycastle, Larrybane, White Park Bay, and Downhill Beach, with stops at Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Mussenden Temple, and the Dark Hedges. The Dark Hedges is a road where beech trees arch overhead like a tunnel. Carrick-a-Rede is a rope bridge swaying over a coastal chasm, and Giant’s Causeway is a shoreline of interlocking stone columns. Mussenden Temple perches on a clifftop above the sea. With a guide behind the wheel, you can watch the landscape and trade favorite scenes with fellow fans.

Derry and the Bogside

The road west to Derry passes Antrim Castle and returns to Giant’s Causeway as a waypoint, so you can take a second look at the coast. You stay two nights at DoubleTree by Hilton Derry-Londonderry, a good base for the city’s walkable center.

Then comes The Bogside in Private, a one-and-a-half-hour tour with a private guide. You walk the Free Derry murals and pass the Tower Museum, Magazine Street, and Guildhall Street, hearing how the city’s recent history shaped the streets around you. Because the tour is private, you can ask whatever you want. The loop closes by road back to Dublin, with Bru na Boinne and Malahide Castle and Gardens along the way.

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