Belfast Official Private City Tour

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About this activity

Appreciating the historical context of Belfast’s conflict-related attractions can be tricky on a self-led tour. Benefit from the undivided attention of your guide on a private tour of city sights and murals, and gain intimate insight into landmarks such as the Shankill murals, Clonard Monastery, and Titanic Quarter. Transfer between dispersed points of interest with ease via private vehicle, and relax with hotel pickup and drop-off included. Belfast is a beautiful vibrant city with a thriving nightlife scene it is a popular holiday destination, but has a chequered past. . Out of the chaos came some of Belfast’s most recognisable landmarks, its amazingly painted Murals. Our Belfast City Sightseeing Tour will take you from east to west, north to south taking in both sides of the community and how they depicted their war efforts through amazingly detailed Art. We guarantee to offer a friendly, professional experience that no traveller should miss.

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At a glance

Duration: 3–4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–14
Guide: English
Operated by: Giants Causeway Tours

Ages: Adults (0–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: See the Bobby Sands, Falls Road, and Shankill political murals up close
Included: Visit the infamous Peace Line&Peace Wall Sign Your Name&Leave a Message of Peace&Hope
Included: Benefit from the personalized service and itinerary of a private tour
Included: Learn more about the city’s former conflict from your guide
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Let your driver handle navigation, leaving you free to admire the city
Included: Optimize your time with hassle-free round-trip transfer from your hotel
Included: Gain intimate insight into Belfast’s history and culture from your guide
Included: Professional Qualified Local Guide

Not included

Not included: Tip for your Guide
Not included: Upgrade to Top of The Range Luxury Mercedes Benz V-Class for £30(Where Available)
Not included: Airport Transfers Extra Charges
Not included: Train and Bus Stations Central Belfast Only (Extra Costs Outside Central Belfast)

Itinerary

Divis

10 min Admission included

Divis Tower: Rises near the interface between Falls Road and Shankill Road.
International Mural Wall Divis Street

20 min Admission included

International Wall Mural and Falls Road. You will see the Politically charged murals and street art painted by ex-Prisoners of War. An amazing street art collection. You will learn all about the recent conflict that lasted 30+ years
Peace Wall

20 min Admission included

You will visit the peace wall and peace line that still stands to this very day. The two communities are still bitterly divided, you will learn a lot of Irish history and you can write your name and a message of peace.
Stop 4

10 min Admission included

Get photos of the most popular mural in Belfast, IRA volunteer and Martyr Bobby Sands who died on Hunger Strike in 1981.
Clonard Monastery

10 min Admission included

Clonard Monastery: Built in 1897 by the Naughton brothers. A Large Roman Catholic Monastery that sits in No-mans land between the peace line.
Stop 6

15 min Admission included

A visit to Clonard Martyrs memorial garden to learn about the start of the present conflict in 1969.Commemorating: Fallen Volunteers of "C" Company, 2nd Battalion, Belfast Brigade, Oglaigh na hEireann. Civilian casualties from the Greater Clonard area. Deceased Republican prisoners from the Greater Clonard area 1916-1970
Shankill Road

20 min Admission included

Visit the King William Mural, as well as the Loyalist Murals and memorials on the Shankill Road including paramilitary murals of both the UFF, UDA and Ulster Volunteer Force. Learn all about Ulster Loyalism.
Belfast Castle

30 min Admission included

The first Belfast Castle was built by the Normans in Belfast city centre in the late 12th century.A visit to Belfast Castle which has wonderful views and vistas over Belfast and beyond.Belfast Castle is set on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a prominent position 400 feet above sea level. Its location provides unobstructed views of the city of Belfast and Belfast Lough.
Albert Memorial Clock Tower

10 min Admission included

The Albert Memorial Clock is a clock tower situated at Queen's Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the best known landmarks of Belfast
Big Fish

10 min Admission included

The Big Fish also called The Salmon of Knowledge is a printed ceramic mosaic sculpture by John Kindness. The 10-metre-long statue was constructed in 1999 and installed on Donegall Quay in Belfast, near the Lagan Lookout and Custom House
St Peter's Cathedral

10 min Admission included

Saint Peter's Cathedral, Belfast. is the Roman Catholic cathedral church for the Diocese of Down and Connor, and is therefore the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor. It is located in the Divis Street area of the Falls Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland and construction began in the 1860s
Stop 12

Passing by

The Beacon of Hope or Thanksgiving Square Beacon is a £300,000 public art metal sculpture by Andy Scott 19.5 metres high constructed in 2007 in Thanksgiving Square in Belfast. As with other public works of art in the island of Ireland the sculpture has been given several nicknames. These include Nuala with the Hula (credited to Gerard Doyle), the Belle on the Ball, the Thing with the Ring or the Angel of Thanksgiving.It is currently the second largest public art sculpture in Belfast, after Rise on Broadway Roundabout.