We leave Belfast at 10.00am and drive north through Coleraine, past Mussenden Temple and Benone beach to Magilligan Point, at the narrowest part of the Foyle Estuary.

We take the ferry to Greencastle and the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal, where we spend the afternoon before checking into our hotel in the centre of the walled city, on the banks of the Foyle.

Our local guide joins us this morning after breakfast and shows us around the historic walls, ending up in the Tower Museum.

In the afternoon we enjoy another view of the city, from the water on a Foyle Cruise. Any time left is free to explore or to try some retail therapy in the fine range of shops.

We leave our city centre hotel after breakfast and take the newer of the two bridges, giving us an excellent farewell view of the river and the city. Our first call today is Bushmills Distillery, and in the afternoon we visit the Giant’s Causeway - arguably Ireland’s two best know attractions, only two miles apart.

The final leg of this eventful short break brings us through Ballycastle, overlooking Rathlin where, on a clear day we can see the Scottish coast. We take the Antrim Coast Road through Cushendall, Carnlough and Glenarm, returning to Belfast by 6.00pm.