2 hours Belfast Original Drivers The Troubles Black Taxi Tour
4.9
97 Ratings
Belfast

Our company has been established for over 25 years and is unique in that our workforce is composed of 50% Republicans and 50% Loyalists. We have also been featured on travel programs by Rick Steves and Anthony Bourdain.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Shankill Road - history of the area. We begin in 1690, when King William the 3rd arrived in Ireland to defeat King James the 2nd at the famous Battle Of The Boyne. There will then be an explanation about the recent troubles, which started in 1969 and ended when the peace agreement was signed in 1998.

You will be guided through the heart of Loyalist walk around the area, where your guide will explain the loyalist wall murals and what they depict. You will have the opportunity to take your own photographs of the loyalalist murals.

  • Peace Wall - The peace walls were designed to separate the Catholic (Republicans) and Protestant (Loyalist) populations. The first ‘peace lines’ were erected, following the outbreak of War also known as the 1969 “The Troubles”.

They were built as temporary structures, meant to last only six months. Due to their effective nature they were built higher, longer and made permanent. Today, the walls are adorned with art and messages of hope from tourists.

  • Falls Road - Visit the famous Falls road the birth place of the Provisional IRA was formed. Each section of this road and its political mural will be explained in detail and the reasons it exists.

The next stop is the Sinn Fein press office, which is the site of the the most famous mural in the world Bobby Sands mural. You will hear about the history of the Irish hunger strike in H Blocks Prison in 1981.

What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Dinner
Location
Shankill Road
Shankill Rd,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Patricia_l
May 8, 2024
Wonderful experience from beginning to end - Ricky was great! Very interesting and informative! I’ve been on this tour before but learned a lot from Ricky. Such an eye opener. Living in North America you don’t hear about this side of history and we lived every minute of it!! Highly recommend this tour!!
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667waynem
Apr 26, 2024
A must do tour - Thank you, Kevin. What a magnificent tour, professional, balanced and extremely informative. The tour provided us with so much insight into what happened the history around it. An exceptional experience and we rate this tour as a must when in Belfast.
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Donal_o
Apr 14, 2024
Fascinating and educational. - Sean was an excellent guide, The difference between reading the history and getting the inside from somebody who lived the history is all the difference. you can’t drive or walk this tour by yourself. You need somebody with the local knowledge and insight.. Armed with a little more knowledge, I would do this Tour again. It was excellent.
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Stellah713
Apr 10, 2024
Local History Stopping Tour - Great tour with history from a local. Photo opportunities a plenty, entertaining and informative. Highly recommend!
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Elinorr719
Mar 26, 2024
Isaac our driver was outstanding - Isaac was fantastic personable and very knowledgeable driver and the tour was most inspiring abd emotional . Highly recommended
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Janet_s
Mar 23, 2024
Black Cab Tour - Kevin was great. We learned so much from him from the Irish Perspective. I would highly recommend this tour.
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338jand
Sep 19, 2023
Very enlightening tour of the Troubles from both sides. - David gave an interesting, nonpartisan tour of the Troubles in Belfast. We enjoyed his personal stories and he seems devoted to Belfast’s future.
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Wander531538
Sep 11, 2023
Never forget this history! - Our tour guide, Gerry, was excellent and answered our questions along with adding some humor. Very upfront with history and his own story. It was his personal experience that really resonated with us. Some scheduling problems (no fault to our guide) caused undue stress and cancellation of other planned activities.
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Kevin
Aug 30, 2023
Fantastic Experience - Amazing tour. Great sharing of history and perspective. Brendan, our driver, was incredibly knowledgeable and personable. We could have driven around for hours with him. This definitely goes in the Do Not Miss It category for a trip to Belfast.
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Richardrh206vd
Aug 29, 2023
Must Do in Belfast - Although I had learned about this in school, actually seeing it, and hearing of the troubles through someone with first hand experience was simply life changing. Would HIGHLY recommend it.
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