Things to do in Belfast, Northern Ireland: The Best Literary, Art & Music Tours

PLEASE NOTE THE QUOTED PRICE IS PER PERSON AND NOT PER VEHICLE. THIS BOOKING IS SUITED TO 2 or 3 TRAVELLERS. Follow in the footsteps of the legendary Irish poet and Nobel Prize winner Seamus Heaney on this private 8-hour tour from Belfast. Discover the work of the great Irish writer as you explore his home county of South Derry, Northern Ireland; visit locations made famous in his poetry; tour the newly opened Seamus Heaney HomePlace museum, and visit Heaney’s resting place in Bellaghy Graveyard. Whether you’re a Seamus Heaney novice or a scholar of his body of work, this tour will be intimate, moving and arresting in equal measure, delivered with the characteristic humour, knowledge and subtlety of a fellow Bellaghy native.

Inclusions: Driver/guide, Live commentary on board, Professional guide, Bottled water, Professional photographer guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Drinks, Gratuities

IN-DEPTH 3 HOUR POLITICAL MURAL HISTORY TOUR Every city has it’s shopping and coffee culture but Belfast city has a unique past after coming out of 30 years of conflict.Your guides are the original  drivers who had to transport their communities through the bullets and bombs of THE TROUBLES and have their lives at risk every time they seat in their black cabs. The North of Ireland has become famous for the murals painted in almost every area of the country . These pictures of IRA ,UVF murals are often flashed around the world on news bulletins or used as a backdrop when interviewing people. They often depict the history and political views of both traditions and are a way of marking territory. These wall paintings often look intimidating but they have become as much of a tourist attraction as many of the regular attractions within Belfast and beyond.

Inclusions: Pickup from Belfast city center (1 km radius from Belfast city hall)

Exclusions: Pickup from airports,train stations and cruise ship ports (surcharge to be paid on the day in cash only)

A tour that tells the story of Belfast, but also concentrates on the recent conflict in Belfast and throughout the North of Ireland. This tour being one of my most popular tours. I will take this time to explain in detail the history and meaning of each of the world famous murals of the Falls, and Shankill road. \ We begin by explaining the Origins of the Conflict, from the Plantation of Ulster, Home Rule, The Partition of Ireland, The civil rights Movement, The Orange order, Internment, right through to the current day peace process. We take time out sign the peace wall Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama have done. You will many opportunities for photos and questions :)

Inclusions: Professional guide, Local guide, Hotel/port drop-off, Hotel/port pickup, Private tour, Air-conditioned vehicle, Transport by private vehicle

Exclusions: Lunch

Your tour guide will have lived throughout the Troubles and also worked in Harland & Wolff shipyards where the Titanic was built and this tour has been rated in the top 5% of Five Star Tours Worldwide. Your guide will be been a former combatant who signed up and agreed to the Good Friday Agreement before qualifying as a professional tour guide. The tours are fully validated and have been approved by international tour associations and also universities in the USA. The tours are informative yet also fun and carried out in a luxury Mercedes Taxi-Bus. My tours have been running for over 20 years with 1000s of satisfied travelers.

Inclusions: Private transportation

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You travel with the original Black taxi men whos friends lost their lives providing a transport system during The Troubles when there was no buses. You can buy water etc and stop of at a toilet stops along the way Duration 2 hour and your guide with give you a in-depth history lesson of 800 years of British rule in Ireland and tell you about the lasting peace.

Inclusions: Private transportation

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On this tour you will visit the Shankill Road & the Falls Road Communities that are separated by the Peace Wall. During the tour you will get to see many of the Murals that are painted throughout the two communities and also you will hear first hand the history and local stories of what life was like growing up and living in these areas throughout the Troubles for both communities who suffered greatly.

Inclusions: Private transportation

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IN-DEPTH 3 HOUR POLITICAL MURAL HISTORY TOUR Every city has it’s shopping and coffee culture but Belfast city has a unique past after coming out of 30 years of conflict.Your guides are the original  drivers who had to transport their communities through the bullets and bombs of THE TROUBLES and have their lives at risk every time they seat in their black cabs. The North of Ireland has become famous for the murals painted in almost every area of the country . These pictures of IRA ,UVF murals are often flashed around the world on news bulletins or used as a backdrop when interviewing people. They often depict the history and political views of both traditions and are a way of marking territory. These wall paintings often look intimidating but they have become as much of a tourist attraction as many of the regular attractions within Belfast and beyond.

Inclusions: Pickup from Belfast city center (1 km radius from Belfast city hall)

Exclusions: Pickup from airports,train stations and cruise ship ports (surcharge to be paid on the day in cash only)

We where the first company to bring tourist into the work class communities after the war.You will get a in-depth history lesson from the original black taxi drivers who put their own lives at risk day and daily to provide a transport system for there people.When the war raged for over 25 years and over 3,500 lost their lives. Welcome to the biggest out door political art gallery in the world with 100s of mural dawn the walls of homes.

Inclusions: Private transportation

Exclusions: We can stop off with you need water or snacks but you need cash to pay for these yourself

On this Experience we will take in some great Live Music venues as we discover Street Art, (some by International Artists) and go on a (wee dander) stroll through the streets of Belfast. We'll passby some of the most popular Historic and more Modern pubs in the Cathedral Area, the Belfast Entries, and discover other off the beaten track resturants and pubs And at the same time orientate you around the city centre. Pointing out things to see and do. While giving you the rich and sometimes troubled History of Belfast, and Northern Ireland.

Inclusions: 10% off in a giftshop

Exclusions: Gratuities

THE TROUBLRES black taxi tour come and you listen to the Real people and see the REAL Belfast. Learning all about the troubles in Belfast, what it was like to live through, What happened during the troubles and what it’s like now since the peace process, All drivers have lived through the troubles driving the streets for a living and can give a primary account like no other.

Inclusions: Free pic, guide, Hotel pickup, Transport by private vehicle Belfast cab, Hotel pickup and drop-off 1km from Belfast city hall, PLEASE PICK A TIME BETWEEN 7.00AM-4.00PM, ALL OTHER PICK UPS AND DROP OFFS WILL BE CHARGE A CASH SURCHARGE ON THE DAY PAID TO GUIDE EG:CRUISE-SHIPS PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE YOU BOOK ON CHARGES £15 EACH WAY PER CAB CRUISE SHIP PICK UPS

Exclusions: Drinks, Food and drinks, Hotel pickup and drop-off OUTSIDE THE 1KM FREE PICK UP ZONE FROM BELFAST CITY HALL WILL HAVE A CASH SURCHARGE ADDED ON THE DAY PAID TO GUIDE