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Belfast Day Tour: Private Driver-Guided History and Titanic Experience
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12 Ratings
Belfast
Discover the rich history of Belfast on a private driver-guided day tour. Explore key sites, learn about the political conflict, the Titanic, and Belfasts industrial development. Experience Irish craic!
Discover the rich history of Belfast on a private driver-guided day tour. Explore key sites, learn about the political conflict, the Titanic, and Belfasts industrial development. Experience Irish craic!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- City Hall - 30 minute visit to view the City Hall Exhibition, walk the gardens of the City Hall (inc a visit the Titanic Memorial) and walk of the surrounding streets in the city centre
- Falls Road - Visit the political murals and monuments recalling the key events of the political conflict in the most famous Irish Republican area of Belfast…
- City Hall - 30 minute visit to view the City Hall Exhibition, walk the gardens of the City Hall (inc a visit the Titanic Memorial) and walk of the surrounding streets in the city centre
- Falls Road - Visit the political murals and monuments recalling the key events of the political conflict in the most famous Irish Republican area of Belfast including a visit to the Republican History Museum
- Shankill Road - Visit the political murals and monuments recalling the key events of the political conflict from the perspective of the British Unionist population in Belfast
- Titanic Belfast - Enjoy a 60 minute tour of the Titanic Quarter where your guide will explain the history of the Titanic, show you where the ship was constructed and its launch site and give you a chance to photograph the iconic Titanic Centre and visit its gift shop
- Parliament Buildings - Enjoy a drive through the Stormont Estate where your guide will explain in detail how the peace process saw the establishment of the new power sharing assembly based in the iconic Stormont Parliament Building which you will also have a chance to photograph
- Queen’s University - Enjoy a walking tour through the enchanting grounds of the iconic Lanyon Building (the headquarters of Queens University) and the nearby Victorian Botanic Gardens including a chance to visit its famous Palm House
What's Included
- Private transportation included
- Private transportation included
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Tea and coffee
- Lunch
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
Always earning 5 stars on Tripadvisor, this all-encompassing journey is guided by professionals knowledgeable in every facet of Belfast’s past, encompassing all pivotal locations in the city. Tourists will gain insights into the intricacies of the political turmoil and the peace settlement, the narrative of the Titanic, the evolution of Belfast as an…
Always earning 5 stars on Tripadvisor, this all-encompassing journey is guided by professionals knowledgeable in every facet of Belfast’s past, encompassing all pivotal locations in the city. Tourists will gain insights into the intricacies of the political turmoil and the peace settlement, the narrative of the Titanic, the evolution of Belfast as an industrial epicenter, all while experiencing the charm of Irish humor and sociability!
Location
City Hall
City Hall Donegall Square N
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(12 Ratings)
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Nancyku4899yg
Sep 15, 2024
Fantastic tour company. Do not even consider using any other one! - We have toured with Michael seven times in the last 8 years. We have toured way too many places to list! Sometimes we plan an itinerary and sometimes we rely on Michael to plan an itinerary and many times a combination of the two. His history and political knowledge of both The North and the Republic are simply unmatched. We would NEVER plan another trip without Michael being a major part of it.
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Dianelz3622sd
Aug 22, 2024
Excellent tour of Belfast by our guide, Jackie! - Our Belfast tour guide, Jackie, did an amazing job! He is very knowledgeable and packed a TON of information into a short amount of time. He was funny, compassionate and super accommodating to us. We were so very impressed with our tour.
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F8831mzjulies
Jul 2, 2024
Exploration of family roots in N Ireland - My son and I had a most excellent tour with Michael. He's knowledgeable, enthusiastic and has first hand experience. We learned so much and Michael was a pure pleasure to spend time with.
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Y876bemichaelh
Oct 14, 2023
Words can’t describe how amazing this company and tour are but, I’ll try - Our cruise got a mid cruise addition of green castle and we decided to take a bus into Derry. My mother has mobility issues and can’t walk a lot so the walking tour was out. I emailed the company and Michael (the owner) emailed back within the hour to offer a 90 min taxi tour and had a time that would work for us. When we got off the ship the next day we found out the bus was heading back much sooner than anticipated and I asked him if we could do it in a hour. Again no problem. I still don’t know how Michael crammed in so much information into the 50 min we were together.
His knowledge is second to none.
We left feeling like we had not only seen and heard things that we had heard about when they happened and learned a ton. But, truly like we had made a friend. We had two days earlier gone on a black taxi tour in Belfast that was great too but comparing it to this it’s night and day different.
We look forward to being able to come back and get the full tour and see the museum that Michael is working on too.
If you are looking for a derry tour or thinking maybe you might want to just do it you will not regret it.
Michael, thank you again if you read this you went so far above and beyond and this truly was one of if not the highlight of our trip and Derry is at the top of the list of places to go back to in Ireland.
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Christine_w
Jul 9, 2023
Belfast beautiful land with people still in conflict - A very interesting tour with two passionate guides that we could tell really cared about their country. If you are a political history buff, You need to take this tour. We saw beautiful areas of Belfast, but also saw the the fascinating conflict that still rages between the Catholics and Protestants, and corruption that still covers up major crimes. Very sad but with hope that the older generations are teaching their kids not to hate. If only this could work everywhere…
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Lisakh9280ki
May 28, 2023
Wonderful Experience in Northern Ireland - We had the most incredible experience today with Jason and Kieran,! Both were friendly, respectful and extremely knowledgeable pertaining to the country's history and current political environment. The car was clean and comfortable. We had a wonderful fish and chip lunch. We are from New England (coastal) and trust me when I tell you this was fresh, delicious fish.
Sunny beautiful day in Northern Ireland.
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Altgirltx
May 17, 2023
Unforgettable and Moving - This was in the top two most enlightening and impactful tours I've done in the 52 countries I've traveled (alongside concentration camps). Our guide and Black Cab driver both had been personally affected by The Troubles and took us to their neighborhoods to see the murals and memorials to the fallen and imprisoned. They personally knew (and in some cases were related to) people on that wall. One guide was shot the same night another young man who died was shot - both by the same person. They did also take us to one of the UFF murals and both sides of the Peace Wall. The tour also included lighter tones of Belfast Castle, the Titanic Museum, City Hall, the Parliament Building, and an arranged lunch and free time.
I left this tour with a very different understanding of the other side of The Troubles than what I was exposed to during the 90's. Having personal stories and real people give this tour makes it unforgettable.
The company was very flexible working with the overall tour time due to our being on a cruise, and our guide made sure up front we were able to say what we were most interested in and were not. They also surprised us by popping into a couple of convenience stores to buy us local Northern Ireland snacks.
I cannot recommend this enough if you want more than a cursory drive around a big city where you see the main monuments. It's a real experience with real people.
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Nicole
Jul 26, 2022
Great and timely. All relevant history given - We did not drive around the city if Belfast bit walked and it was a great time. Very educational experience especially from a group of people who did not know alot about Belfasts history and recent history. Highly recommend to and small could who would do a walking tour or large group with a driver.
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Kathleensz2344td
Jul 16, 2022
Take this tour- amazing and impactful! - Our driver/guide Eddie was incredible. This driving tour of the murals in Belfast was the first thing we did in Ireland and the we still talk about the most. Eddie was detailed and passionate with a wonderful sense of humor, he really took the time to connect with our family and shared the most fascinating stories and history. We had a tour of the Titanic Museum scheduled which was going to cut the tour short- he took us there (and bought us to the second floor of the museum so we could see the mountain that inspired Jonathan Swift’s Gullivers Travels and then picked us up after to finish the tour!
We highly recommend this tour and this company and will forever remember Eddie- he was the best!
Kate, Greg, Allison and Jack Stewart
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Steve
Jul 16, 2022
Excellent Tour Of Belfast - Michael took my sons and I on a private historical tour of Belfast. Michael was engaging, answered all of our questions and made the tour fun and informative. Excellent all around!
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