2 - timme Belfast Original Drivers the Troubles Black Taxi Tour
Beskrivning
Vi har varit över 25 år och vårt företag är unikt eftersom vår arbetskraft är 50% republikansk och 50% lojalistisk arbetskraft och som ses på RICK STEVES och ANTHONY BOURDAIN Travel program
Turalternativ
Resplan
historia av området. Vi börjar 1690, när kung William 3: e anlände till Irland för att besegra King James 2: a vid den berömda Battle Of The Boyne. Det kommer då att finnas en förklaring om de senaste problemen, som inleddes 1969 och slutade när fredsavtalet undertecknades 1998. Du kommer att styras genom hjärtat av lojalistisk promenad runt området, där din guide kommer att förklara de lojalistiska väggmålningarna och vad de avbildar. Du kommer att få möjlighet att ta egna bilder av lojalistiska väggmålningar.
Fredsväggarna var avsedda för att skilja de katolska (republikaner) och protestantiska (lojalistiska) befolkningarna. De första "fredslinjerna" uppfördes, efter krigets utbrott, även känt som 1969 "The Troubles". De byggdes som tillfälliga strukturer, menade att de varade bara sex månader. På grund av sin effektiva natur byggdes de högre, längre och gjorda permanenta. Idag är väggarna prydda med konst och budskap från hopp från turister.
Besök den berömda Falls Road födelseplatsen för Provisional IRA bildades. Varje del av denna väg och dess politiska väggmålning kommer att förklaras i detalj och orsakerna till den. Nästa stopp är Sinn Fein presskontor, som är platsen för den mest kända väggmålningen i världen Bobby Sands väggmålning. Du kommer att höra om historien om den irländska hungerstrejken i H Blocks Prison 1981.
Höjdpunkter
Vad som ingår
Upphämtningsplatser och tider
Viktigt: På grund av operativa krav är upphämtning av kryssningsfartyg inte längre tillgänglig. Vi möter dig istället på ett bekvämt läge inom 1 km från Belfasts centrum.
Resenärers betyg
Viktig information
- Spädbarn och små barn kan åka i barnvagn eller sittvagn
- Kollektivtrafiksalternativ finns i närheten
- Spädbarn måste sitta i knät på en vuxen
- Lämplig för alla fysiska konditionsnivåer
Recensioner(277)
Steve was an excellent guide. Very informative tour on the troubles in Belfast. Good balance between past and present day.
What an amazing morning we spent with Gerard, really learned a lot firsthand from a local who lived through the troubles. Can't recommend enough. I will tell anyone I know back home that may be coming to belfast to reach out. The whole family said it was the highlight of the city.
Our guide, Jimmy, did a great job helping us understand the conflict both past and present. Highly recommend this tour for those interested in the political situation in Belfast
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.
