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Prepare for your adventure where your local guide who will take you on a tour of the world famous Belfast murals where you will learn how the troubles/conflict began, of daily gun battles and explosions!
Discover the poignant and politically charged artworks that adorn Belfast’s streets on this 1.5-2 hours tour of the Belfast murals. Learn about the city’s compelling street art and how its striking murals marked the conflicts and protests of The Troubles of Northern Ireland. See the colourful murals created by both the Catholic/Nationalist/Republican and Protestant/Loyalist/Unionist communities, including the notorious 25 Foot 3 Miles Long Peace Wall, featuring the signatures of the Dalai Lama and President Clinton.
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Free Belfast Hotel/AirBnb pickup and drop-off (if requested)
Private tour
Local Professional Driver Tour guide
Belfast Black Taxi
Drop off after at Titanic Museum or Crumlin Road Gaol an extra £10 paid directly to your guide
Pickup/Drop-off From Belfast Cruise Ship Port £20 Each Way Cash
Upgrade to Luxury Mercedes Benz Extra £20(Only if Available)
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Pick up Free Central Belfast
Cruise Ship Passengers Extra Charge of £20 Each Way Cash
Traveler pickup
Belfast
Divis, Belfast, United Kingdom This is a personal guided tour around the famous Belfast murals. Painted by ex-prisoners from both sides of the community, these murals tell individual stories of conflict, community strife, civil rights and unrest, stories of inspiration, prison protests and much more. Your guide, using local knowledge, will relate stories to you in an understandable format, using photographs/video from the 1970s onward depicting the neighbourhoods you will visit. You can almost feel the atmosphere as you stand at the exact spots these events took place on over fifty years later in the present.First Stop is at the Welcome Wall at the very start of the World Famous Falls Road the Heart of West Belfast which is a Republican Area. Your Guide will show you the Amazing Wall Art Associated with the 854 Years Old Republican Struggle for Irish Freedom. You will also see the infamous Divis Tower which was Occupied by the British Army as an Observation Tower and a Snipers Nest During the Troubles! 10 minutes
International Mural Wall Divis Street, Belfast, United Kingdom The Largest Outdoor Gallery of Politically Charged Art in Western Europe, Capture amazing Photos of Republican Wall Art including the Ten Hunger Strikers who gave their lives for their Political beliefs in 1981 including the Revolutionary Icon Bobby Sands. Your guide will explain the Battle between the Iron Lady aka the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. You will also see murals associated with other conflicts around the World including Palestine/Israel, the most recent Mural to the addition is that of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter Movement. Other Murals include Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
This is also where you will Capture a Photo of the Peace Gates and your Guide will explain their significance. 10 minutes
Peace Wall, Belfast, United Kingdom Capture Photos of The peace lines or peace walls are a series of separation barriers in Northern Ireland that separate predominantly republican and nationalist Catholic neighbourhoods from predominantly loyalist and unionist Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere. The stated purpose of the peace lines is to minimise inter-communal violence between Catholics (most of whom are nationalists/Republicans who self-identify as Irish and Protestants (most of whom are Unionists/Loyalists who self-identify as British.
The peace lines range in length from a few hundred yards to over three miles (5 km). They may be made of iron, brick and/or steel and are up to 25 feet (8 metres) high. Some have gates in them (sometimes staffed by police) that allow passage during daylight but are closed at night.
The majority of peace walls are located in Belfast, but they also exist in Derry, Portadown and Lurgan 10 minutes
Shankill Road, Belfast, United Kingdom Find out about King Billy the bonfires and the House of Orange, see the murals from the Loyalist Shankill Road including Stevie "Top Gun" and see the flags which adorn the Shankill which is seen as the heartland of Ulster Loyalism, your guide will explain about the part that Loyalists played during the Troubles, you will also stop at the Bayardo Bar Memorial as well as seeing pictures of the Queen and UVF paramilitaries. 10 minutes
15 Cupar Way, Belfast BT13 2RX, Verenigd Koninkrijk Next stop is at The largest section of the infamous Peace Wall where you will see where the US President Bill Clinton as well as the Dalai Lama signed the wall, Here you too can write your name and leave a little message as well as an opportunity to take pictures to show your friends and followers on social media! 10 minutes
Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden, Belfast, United Kingdom Irish Republican Memorial Garden 10 minutes
International Mural Wall Divis Street, Belfast, United Kingdom International Wall Murals including Bobby Sands IRA Hunger Striker 10 minutes
49 Falls Rd, Belfast SY22 5HS, UK Visit the World Famous Falls Road and Bobby Sands Mural at the Political Wing of the IRA at the office of Sinn Féin. 15 minutes
Garden Of Remembrance, Falls Rd, Belfast BT12 4PH, UK Visit the IRA D Company Garden of Remembrance on the Falls Road in the Heartland of Republican West Belfast. Includes the names of IRA Volunteers Killed in Action. 10 minutes
Shankill Road Memorial Garden, 236-242 Shankill Rd, Belfast BT13 2BL, UK Visit the Loyalist Memorial Garden at the Site of the Former Bayardo Bar. 10 minutes
56 Sherbrook Cl, Belfast BT13 1ER, UK Photo the Murals of Armed Loyalist Paramilitaries 5 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 18 people per booking
Tour start times are 9am 11 am 1pm 3pm 5pm
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Stuart_C
30 May 2022
Really informative and detailed experience. Our guide was happy to answer any and all questions. We were able to visit key sites and take photos in our own time frame.
This tour in
Northern Ireland
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