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10 amazing boat trips on the north coast
The Gobbins, County Down
The Gobbins Sea Safari
The Gobbins is a remarkable cliff-face adventure in County Down that brings walkers across dramatic bridges, through tunnels and alongside caves. It’s an exciting coastal experience and while it’s best experienced on foot, you can also enjoy views of it from the sea. The Gobbins Sea Safari mixes wildlife and wild thrills on a fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping ride along the coastline. Setting sail from Carrickfergus, the three-hour trip brings you past the scenic village of Whitehead, the picturesque Blackhead Lighthouse and the Gobbins Cliff Path Walk. Watch out for puffins, seals, cormorants and kittiwakes on the way.
Inistrahull Lighthouse, County Donegal
Inistrahull Island Basking Shark Trip
Basking sharks are the world’s second-largest fish species and seeing them up close is an experience to remember. These gentle giants inhabit the waters around Ireland, and one of the best places to spot them is off the north coast. Departing from either Portstewart or Portrush, the exhilarating Inishtrahull Island Basking Shark Trip is not only great for shark sighting, but it also gives you the chance to explore deserted Inishtrahull Island off the coast of Malin Head, which was last inhabited in 1929. Heading back to shore, you’ll pass some of Inishowen’s most majestic sights, including Kinnagoe Bay, Glengad and Culdaff.
Dunluce Castle, County Antrim
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Sunrise Catch your Breakfast Boat Tour
Early risers, listen up – we have a tailor-made boat tour for you! Leaving Portrush Harbour just before dawn, the Sunrise Catch your Breakfast Tour will bring you out to sea on a mission to catch your own breakfast. If you don’t get lucky, fish-wise, don’t worry – the stunning sunrise over Dunluce Castle is reward enough. Generally, everyone heads back to shore with something in tow, where you’ll fillet it and prepare it into a tasty breakfast treat.
Lough Foyle, County Londonderry
Lough Foyle Ferry
The wonderful thing about this part of the island of Ireland is that even taking a ferry is a scenic delight, and there’s none better than the Lough Foyle Ferry. Bobbing across the majestic Lough Foyle, this route connects the Causeway Coast and the Wild Atlantic Way – or, more specifically, Magilligan Point in Northern Ireland and Greencastle in County Donegal. Sit back, relax and enjoy a 20-minute journey filled with sights such as Binevenagh Mountain and Northburgh Castle.
Rathlin Island, County Antrim
Great Lighthouses of Rathlin Island
The wild and rugged island of Rathlin is home to a population of around 140 people and thousands of seabirds – in fact, it harbours Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony. As well as wildlife, the island is blessed with spectacularly craggy landscapes, cliffs, sea stacks and three lighthouses, perched on precipitous bluffs of land. Sailing out of Ballycastle Harbour on the mainland, the Great Lighthouses of Rathlin Island Tour will take you around the island to view the landscapes, including Rathlin’s famous upside-down lighthouse, which has safeguarded ships for over a hundred years.
Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge, County Antrim
Sightseeing and Dolphin Discovery Trip
It’s a good thing that there are daily boat trips with Inishowen Boating off the coast of this dramatic peninsula. Why? Because it’s one of the most scenic parts of the island of Ireland and seeing it from the water is a blast. The two-hour Sightseeing and Dolphin Trip leaves Bunagee Pier in Culdaff and heads out towards the rugged beauty of Malin Head past jagged cliffs, over silver-tipped waves and alongside wave-lashed ancient rocks. Along the way, it’s possible to see dolphins but even if you don’t get to spot these playful animals, the landscapes alone will make it a trip to remember.
Sliabh League Cliffs, County Donegal
Sliabh League Boat Trips
The Sliabh League Cliffs are one of County Donegal’s most spellbinding sights – they’re big, they’re high and they’re incredibly impressive. But nothing can really prepare you for seeing these looming crags of land from the water. The Sliabh League Boat Trips have been running since 1995 and are experts on the history and heritage of the area, which is full of intriguing stories. And for an experience to remember, all you need to do is bring your swimsuit, as this boat trip offers hardy souls the chance to swim in the crystal-clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Arranmore, County Donegal
Donegal Sea Safari
Adventure awaits on the Donegal Sea Safari – a one-hour 40-minute tour of the wild Atlantic coastline. Along with staggering coastal landscapes, your imagination will be fully set on fire as you pass through Rutland Sound, an 18th-century fishing port known as the “black hole”, past the sites of tragic shipwrecks and around Arranmore Island. Expect sea stacks, lighthouses and stunning sea cliffs, as well as some curious seals along the way.
Kinnagoe Bay, County Donegal
Greencastle Boat Tours
Eco-tourism and sustainable practices are at the heart of what Greencastle Boat Tours aim to achieve with their nature-based boat tours of the Donegal coast. Departing from the seaside town of Greencastle, the tours brings you to Stroove Lighthouse at the mouth of Lough Foyle and to Kinnagoe Bay, a super-scenic bay where a Spanish Armada shipwreck lies beneath. If you’re lucky, you’ll also get a sighting of seals, dolphins, basking sharks and puffins.
