Visite à pied de Belfast Political Tour-Conflicting Stories
Description
L'occasion de vivre une visite d'une vie. Comprendre l'histoire troublée de Belfast avec une tournée politique présentée honnêtement par d'anciens prisonniers politiques républicains et loyalistes. Découvrez un côté de Belfast que vous ne trouverez pas dans les livres de tourisme. Nous vous invitons à parcourir les rues de la ville des deux côtés du Mur de la Paix avec les hommes et les femmes qui ont passé du temps dans des prisons d'Irlande du Nord pour avoir défendu leurs droits. leurs croyances. Les ex-prisonniers républicains et loyalistes partageront leurs histoires personnelles et leurs effets sur leurs communautés et expliqueront les peintures murales qui racontent l'histoire et la culture locales de chaque région. La seule tournée à vous donner deux vues vraiment opposées de «The Troubles» à travers les rues de Belfast Ouest. Une partie des recettes de la tournée sert à travailler avec des enfants de la région dans le cadre de projets intercommunautaires.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
Cette visite est à la fois du mur de la paix à l'ouest de Belfast, entre les chutes et Shankill Roads. Les visites s'arrêtent à plusieurs endroits le long du mur.
Explorez les peintures murales dans le quartier nationaliste de l'ouest de Belfast, notamment le mur international, la peinture murale de Bobby Sand, le jardin commémoratif de la société D, Bombay Street.
Explorez les peintures murales et les histoires derrière elles d'un point de vue loyaliste, Shankill Memorial Garden, Bayardo Bombing, UVF Memorial, Frizzells Fish Shop Bombing, Somme Memorial.
Points forts
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Avis des voyageurs
Informations importantes
- Accès pour les personnes à mobilité réduite
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Options de transport accessibles aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Entièrement accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
Avis(513)
We really enjoyed this political tour of West Belfast. It provided valuable insight into the history and perspectives of both the nationalist/republican and loyalist communities, and our guides were knowledgeable and engaging throughout. It was fascinating to hear from guides who had lived through the conflict and were willing to share their personal experiences and stories with us. I especially enjoyed the part of the tour in the nationalist/Irish area and could easily have spent more time there, simply because I found it so interesting and our guide Paul did such a great job. This is simply a reflection of my personal interest rather than a criticism of the loyalist section, which was also informative and important for understanding the broader context. Overall, it was valuable to hear both perspectives, and to me the tour provided a mostly balanced introduction to Belfast's complex history. Both guides were respectful about the other guide and their stories. The guide also warned us that an Orange Order march would be taking place after the tour. Seeing it in person, immediately after everything we'd learned, was quite a surreal experience. It wasn't part of the tour itself, but it really highlighted how the area's history continues to be part of daily life. I found it a bit unsettling to be honest. Overall, I'd still highly recommend this tour to anyone!
Excellent walking tour and first hand education from people who lived through this conflict and try to make a positive impact for their community now. I wanted to learn as much as I could from both sides to help me understand the situation and I feel this tour helped me immensely. Highly recommended to any who want to learn and see for themselves what's happening in Belfast.
Absolutely fantastic insight into the history by guides who actually lived through the troubles. Definitely recommend this tour. Thank you to both guides. Well explained!!
Both tour guides were excellent. One pulled us one way for 90 minutes; then the other pulled us back the other way for 90 minutes! We learned so much, a lot of eye opening facts and stories, all highly informative. Thoroughly absorbing; even though it ran just over three hours, I found myself not wanting it to end! Superb tour, one of the best.
Fantastic tour where getting the two perspectives is an excellent way to protray the troubles in Northern Ireland. I learned so much on this tour and was so surprised by the physical and political divides that still exist. The tour guides were so informative and told their stories with a mix of genuine emotion and humour, the three hours flew by. We could have stayed on, on both sides, to listen to the stories and to discuss the various viewpoints. A must if you are in anyway interested in learning about the history of Northern Ireland.
This was a unique experience to better understand not only The Troubles but also Irish history overall. The formula with 2 guides from different background is great and provides for the points of view and sentiments of each party. This was one of my best guided tours, if not the best, in my life.
We pre-booked via the BelfastLad website for the black taxi tour. Our first driver was an ex army soldier with a fascinating backstory, swapping cabs halfway our second driver was a loyalist ex-political prisoner. Their stories were fascinating and heartbreaking in equal measure. We spent a couple of hours exploring various sights including the murals, peace wall, Divis tower, Clonard monastery and the locations of various events. This is the only tour of its kind and I would totally recommend it to get both sides of the troubles from those who were directly involved in this piece of modern history.
Using their personal stories was an interesting way to learn about the history of the Troubles. Both tour guides were knowledgeable. It was a solid three hours with a break halfway through for about 10 minutes. if you can’t walk for three hours, pick a different tour. At times, it was a little hard to hear because you’re on the streets of Belfast and there is a lot of traffic and noise. Both tour guides were open to questions.
An amazing insight from our guides to show how it was on each side of the wall. The personal experiences and the desire from all to move to a better future came through strongly. A huge thank you!
Extraordinary. I am amazed by how they can put together this tour. I have not experienced anything similar in any place before: a first hand experience of a still latent two-sided conflict. A must if you come to Belfast. Be ready for tour guides with strong Irish accent. In particular, guides of the nationalist side.
