Belfast's Political Mural Taxi Tour
Description
At Belfast.tours we pride ourselves in providing our customers with a professional,informative and thought provoking tour.All our guides have grown up and lived through this most recent conflict in Irish history. This is real people with real stories. Our Belfast mural taxi tour guides have over 20 years experience and use their natural gift for storytelling to share the stories behind each mural,building, the neighborhood and Belfast's history. Belfast is an ever changing city with a fascinating history and no-one tells it's stories better than our guides here at Belfast.tours.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Travel to the famous Falls road and arrive at one of the most iconic buildings in the city (Divis tower). Here you will listen to an introductory talk to set the context of the tour and explain the series of events that lead up to August 1969 and the beginning of a period of conflict in Ireland,more commonly known as the'Troubles'.
Belfast is often described as the largest open air art gallery in the world. Let our local, knowledgeable guides bring these beautifully painted murals to life with their natural gift of storytelling. Have ample opportunity to take photos and have all your questions answered honestly.
Cross through the 'Peace Gates' where you will find the largest of our many 'Peace Walls' that divide our city.Here you can follow in the footsteps of people like Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama and write your very own message of peace on the wall.
Enter the famous SHANKILL ROAD which is renowned as a Protestant, British, Unionist and Loyalist community.Listen to the stories from your local,knowledgable guide and have numerous photo stops at important and iconic buildings and murals.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
All pick-ups and drop off for the Belfast Political mural taxi tour will be at the Leonardo hotel, formerly (Jury's Inn hotel) on Great Victoria Street Belfast city centre. All other requested pickups and drop off, for example, Cruise ship port ,Belfast international airport and City airport will incur an additional charge.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(1,381)
We had Jackie as our tour guide. Highly recommend this tour 👌
Just back from our fantastic tour around West Belfast with Belfast.Tours. Jackie, our driver, was an absolute gentleman, with an amazing knowledge of local history and lots of personal experience as well. Would highly recommend!
Tony was an excellent guide who gave us a great tour, he answered all our questions and was incredibly charismatic and knowledgeable.
We LOVEDDDDD Jimmy. So great. He gave us the best tour and had our attention the whole way. Highly recommend
Would 10/10 recommend! A really eye opening and informative tour. Michael was excellent, so knowledgable and gave an excellent insight into the history. Made us feel really comfortable and made it a very enjoyable experience.
Micheal was an amazing tour guide. So knowledgeable, gave great insights to the history and left no question unanswered. Really enjoyable! Thank you.
Very informative, a real eye opener. I'd say it's a very personalized experience depending on your driver. Ours was Tony and he was excellent, very friendly and make l made us feel very comfortable. It's definitely a must for everyone to get a better insight into the city and history.
Thank you for your review. Your feedback means a lot and we're so happy to know you enjoyed your time here in Belfast and your tour with Tony.
Jimmy was an amazing guide and showed us the complicated but significant history of this city. Would definitely recommend the tour to anyone visiting Belfast.
Thanks so much for your feedback it's greatly appreciated and we're delighted to know you enjoyed your tour with Jimmy.
Thank you Tony for the most amazing tour. I will be recommending it to everyone coming to Belfast. It was so very moving and you did a brilliant job at both telling the stories of the recent past but also focusing on the future potential of a truly united community for all in Belfast and across the world.
Thanks again for another excellent review. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we're delighted to know you enjoyed your time here in Belfast and your tour with Tony.
Jimmy was a great guide with loads of insight, would recommend to everyone
Thanks Michelle for taking the time to write your review. Your feedback means a lot and we're so happy to know you enjoyed your time here in Belfast and your tour with Jimmy.
