2 - heure Belfast Original Drivers the Troubles Black Taxi Tour
Description
Cela fait 25 ans que nous sommes et notre entreprise est unique car notre main-d’œuvre est composée à 50% de républicains et à 50% de loyalistes, ainsi qu’en témoignent les programmes RICK STEVES et ANTHONY BOURDAIN Travel
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Itinéraire
histoire de la région. Nous commençons en 1690, lorsque le roi Guillaume III arrive en Irlande pour vaincre le roi James II à la célèbre bataille de la Boyne. Il y aura ensuite une explication sur les récents troubles, qui ont débuté en 1969 et se sont terminés avec la signature de l'accord de paix en 1998. Vous serez guidé au cœur de la promenade des loyalistes dans la région, où votre guide vous expliquera les peintures murales des loyalistes et ce qu’elles représentent. Vous aurez l’occasion de prendre vos propres photographies des peintures murales loyalistes.
Les murs de la paix ont été conçus pour séparer les populations catholique (républicaine) et protestante (loyaliste). Les premières «lignes de paix» ont été érigées à la suite du déclenchement de la guerre, également connu sous le nom de «The Troubles» (1969). Ils ont été construits en tant que structures temporaires, prévues pour ne durer que six mois. En raison de leur nature effective, ils ont été construits plus haut, plus longtemps et sont devenus permanents. Aujourd'hui, les murs sont ornés d'art et de messages d'espoir des touristes.
Visitez la célèbre route des chutes, lieu de naissance de l'IRA provisoire. Chaque section de cette route et sa fresque politique seront expliquées en détail et les raisons de son existence. La prochaine étape est le bureau de presse de Sinn Fein, où se trouve la peinture murale la plus célèbre au monde, celle de Bobby Sands. Vous entendrez parler de l'histoire de la grève de la faim irlandaise à la prison de H Blocks en 1981.
Points forts
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Lieux et horaires de prise en charge
Important : En raison des nécessités opérationnelles, la prise en charge des bateaux de croisière n'est plus disponible. Au lieu de cela, nous vous retrouverons à un emplacement pratique à moins de 1 km du centre-ville de Belfast.
Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
Avis(274)
The driver didn’t show up and the company didn’t take proper responsibility or was offering another arrangement. We found a different company that was keen to help and we took a tour with them.
Our driver was excellent. He started off by showing us where a bullet pierced his leg, killed his best friend, wife, and baby. This grabbed our attention. But he didn’t dwell on it. He kept it very objective, illustrating that the violence on both sides was terrible and many innocent people died for a peace that is still very precarious to this day. When I got to sign my name to the peace wall I was move to tears.
Thanks so much for your feedback Julie we’re really glad you enjoyed the tour.
Brenden’s tour was informative and exciting! He was lovely, and he definitely knows his history! He answered all of our questions along the way.
Thanks so much for your feedback Jessica we’re really glad you enjoyed the tour. We will make sure to pass your feedback onto Brendan!
George was our guide. Punctual, personally knowledgeable, friendly and respectful. He drove us around in his air conditioned van bringing to life the history of “ the troubles” with stories and personal anecdotes. He answered questions and we learned a lot from his personal insights. Thank you George and I did go ahead and watch the docuseries on Disney “ say nothing” I would highly recommend this tour to any visitor to Belfast.
Thanks so much for your feedback Rica we’re really glad you enjoyed the tour. We will make sure to pass your feedback onto George!
Me and my dad had the absolute privilege of having Brendan as our black cab tour guide. If I could give a 20 star rating I absolutely would! Brendan was fantastic! My dad is very poorly and going to Belfast was on his bucket list. Brendan went above and beyond to make our tour extra special. His care for my dad was truly heart warming. His knowledge and experiences that he shared with us really helped us have a greater understanding of the hardship and strength of the people of Belfast and their rich yet troubled history. It meant a lot to me to take my dad here and Brendan exceeded my expectation more than I can even explain. He even gave my dad his own personal rosemary beads at the end of the tour and took us to a cathedral to light candles, which I’m pretty sure was an extra special gesture from him. Brendan, I can’t thank you enough for making our trip so special. I can’t put into words how grateful I am. You are a beautiful person. Thank you.
Friendly and informative guide
As young adults in the late 70s and 80s we were aware of the clashes in Northern Ireland but we had no sense of the tremendous impact it head on the people themselves. Our Black Taxi driver shared his lived experience and took us to the neighborhoods on both sides of the “peace” wall. The way of life for the people was violent and traumatic. We felt the weight of it and were glad to know more about the people thanks to our driver’s stories. We will not forget “The Troubles’” and wish future generations a path towards peace.
Brilliant tour. Ricky is an amazing host, sharing the past and present of the Troubles as well as his peronal stories and insights.
Our tour was due to begin at 10am and we waited outside the hotel from 9:50am. We were looking out for a black cab (as you might expect from the title). A car (not a black cab) did pull up and a man got out and walked past us (this was already after 10am) but didn't think much more of it as he didn't ask us if we were waiting for the tour. At 10:15am I phoned the company who said they'd locate the guide. I then got quite an angry phone call from the guide who said he'd been waiting in the lobby. When he came out he was very unpleasant and said we should have been in the lobby (there was no instructions to wait in the lobby). When I asked why he didn't think to ask us if we were waiting for the tour when he walked past us and that he arrived late anyway, he got quite aggressive, pulled out cash and gave £40 and cancelled the tour. I tried to give the cash back to him but he refused to take it back. I've since received a partial refund, but I've not received the full amount which I believe I'm entitled to as he was rude and aggressive and cancelled the tour.
Geordie looked after us recently in our guided drive through West Belfast. He had a deep under of the history of the struggles in Northern Ireland. He gave both sides of the story and was so informative. We learned so much and came away with a better understanding of the situation. Definitely recommend it.
