What to do and see in Belfast, Northern Ireland: The Best Tours

This tour offers a unique chance to travel with the original drivers who put their lives at risk every day during The Troubles trying to provide a transport service in their black cabs to the people of The famous Falls road and Shankill road. This riveting journey into the most recent conflict in Irish/Brtish history. Your local knowledgeable guide will provide you with an insight into the famous murals and epic peacewalls around Belfast. Your tour is transport based, travel in our luxurious classic London cabs.

Inclusions: Transport by private vehicle, Private tour, Port pickup and drop-off, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Professional guide

Exclusions: Gratuities

This is the best way to see Belfast, you will feel the city around you. There is no other tour where you can experience so much, go places others can’t, feel as though you know the city as well as the locals by the end. You’ll be guaranteed to have a smile on your face by the end, we can’t wait to see you.

Inclusions: Use of bicycle

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The History of the Troubles is a live online experience. Hosted by Paul Donnelly (Top U.K. Tour Guide 2019 - World Guide Awards), the experience is made up of two parts, a 60 minute audio visual presentation and virtual tour of Northern Ireland which will explain the history of the conflict that we know as the Troubles and also the path to peace. This is followed by a fully interactive Q&A and discussion session where you can engage with Paul and Mark and ask questions and learn about our experiences, we expect the total duration to be between 90 minutes and 2 hours. The total Experience will allow you to discover the events which led up to violence breaking out in the 1960’s, the realities of growing up and living your life during the conflict, how we achieved peace, and our challenges going forward. We promise an enriching, amazing, engaging, educational & powerful experience. The Experience runs on Saturdays & Sundays at 5pm (British Summer Time). Check your timezone!

Inclusions: Live Expert Guide

Exclusions: You will need a tablet or laptop (or smartphone) and a stable internet connection. A comfortable chair would be good too!

See many of the city's important landmarks and highlights with a running commentary from your guide. Learn insider information on Belfast's different eras, stretching back from modern times to the 7th century. Share in your guide's passion for this city, the place of his birth. Indulge in details of its history, culture, folklore and especially. its people. While the tour is focused on culture and lifestyle; history and politics; street art and urban development, you will be shown places to eat, drink and socialise like a local. You will find yourself falling in love with this beautiful, vibrant city and leaving as a friend

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions: Snacks

Our guides are the best qualified in Belfast Accurate and unbiased commentary will help you grasp Belfast's story Tour group sizes are small All guides are Belfast natives & we provide personal stories and insights

Inclusions: Wireless Audio Tour Guide System - so that all guests can hear the guide clearly.

Exclusions: Gratuities

Tour Highlights: • Visit areas of historical significance. • Famous murals on Falls Road & Shankill Road • Memorial Gardens • Drive through both communities visiting landmarks displaying tributes to local people • The famous Peace Line dividing both communities. With gates that are still locked daily!

Inclusions: Free Pick up Belfast city centre. , Experienced World Host Guide, Private vehicle, Train, Airport or Cruise ship pick up surcharge to be paid to driver on the day., Air-conditioned vehicle

Exclusions: Pick up from Airport, Belfast Cruise Ship Ports

Over 2 hours and 15 minutes, with the help of expert guides who are conflict historians, this walking tour of Belfast city center will take you on a journey back in time. You will discover how the conflict known as the Troubles started, see the locations where the most important events of the period occurred, and learn about the path to reconciliation and eventually peace (and the challenges the future may hold). You will discover the realities of growing up and living your life in a conflict zone and how it affected everyone who lived here. The tour is factual and historically accurate to ensure it is unbiased, but the guides also weave their own stories into the tour in order to bring history to life and give you a unique understanding of the recent past. The tour starts each day at 10.30am. It is No.4 on TripAdvisor's Traveller's Choice 'Activities in the U.K. 2019' and one of the guides was named 'Top UK Tour Guide' at the Wanderlust World Guide Awards 2019.

Inclusions: Local guide, Headsets to hear the guide clearly

Exclusions: Gratuities

We are the largest Game of Thrones Tour company in the world. This is our Winterfell Trek from Belfast, visiting lots of filming locations south of Belfast. We trek you around the grounds of the castle location for Winterfell in season 1, deep into an old growth forest and into the crumbling medieval ruins of Inch Abbey. We show you VFX breakdowns on tablets to reveal how each scene was brought to life. We have Stark cloaks, swords and banners for everybody as part of the tour at no extra cost. Join our guides, who worked as extras on Game of Thrones® seasons 1-8, for a totally authentic experience. All entrance fees, ferry rides and other extras are included in your ticket price. The only extra expense is your pub lunch. Lunch will be in a pub that hosts one of the world famous Game of Thrones® Doors. The doors were fashioned from fallen 200 year old beech trees which came from the Dark Hedges.

Inclusions: Cloaks, swords & Stark banners, Live commentary on board, Driver and Local Guide, Entrance/Admission - Castle Ward Estate, Entrance/Admission - Tollymore Forest Park

Exclusions: Lunch

The Iron Islands, Giant's Causeway & Rope Bridge Adventure from Belfast is a fully immersive and inclusive experience. All our guides have worked as extras on Game of Thrones® seasons 1 - 8. We trek you along wild sea cliffs, across rocky beaches, into caves and to the real location of Lordsport in the Iron Islands. We show you VFX breakdowns on tablets, to see how each scene was brought to life. We have Iron Born costumes, swords, helms and banners for everybody as part of the tour at no extra cost. Our tours are the real Thrones experience! All entrance fees and other extras are included in your ticket price. The only extra expense is your pub lunch. Lunch will be in a pub that hosts one of the world famous Game of Thrones® Doors. The doors were fashioned from fallen 200 year old beech trees which came from the Dark Hedges. 

Inclusions: Iron Born costumes, swords, shields & Greyjoy banners, Live commentary on board, Driver and Local Guide

Exclusions: Lunch

Get a local’s insight into the Troubles that divided Belfast and how they shaped the city and its street art on this intimate street art tour. See colourful murals created by both Republican/Nationalist and Loyalist/Unionist communities, including the celebrated Peace Wall, as you travel around Belfast with ease in your very own Private Transportation! You will visit the areas that where deeply scarred during the conflict as well as learning over 800 years of history. Your guide will provide visual aids to help you imagine how life was like during the Troubles and your tour will visit the politically charged murals from both sides of the divide as well as stopping at the memorial gardens to the dead, stops include a visit to the peace lines and peace walls , you will get to write your name on the largest Peace Wall in Western Europe and leave a message! We Also Provide Umbrellas for when it's raining! Several start times are available so this Private tour will slot into most schedules.

Inclusions: See the Bobby Sands, Falls Road, and Shankill political murals up close, Learn more about the city’s former conflict from your guide, Gain intimate insight into Belfast’s history and culture from your guide, Let your driver handle navigation, leaving you free to admire the city, Benefit from the personalized service and itinerary of a private tour, Optimize your time with hassle-free round-trip transfer from your hotel, Free Pick Up Central Belfast , Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle, See the Peace Walls and Peace Gates Up Close, Write your name on the Peace Wall

Exclusions: Tip for your Guide, Extra Pickup Charges Apply Outside Belfast Central, Upgrade to Top of The Range Luxury Mercedes Benz V-Class for £10(Where Available)