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Shankill Road Meet the locals

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Belfast: Political Taxi Tour

1. Belfast: Political Taxi Tour

Meet your guide, a working Belfast cab driver, and hear about their personal involvement in The Troubles on this car tour. Be welcomed to Belfast and dive into this facinating political conflict from a local perspective. Explore important locations from the conflict like the Falls Road and Shankill Road. See how two communities are still separated by the looming Peace Walls. View many telling political murals. Be transported back in time by stories from those who lived through the conflict. Take the same tour as notable public figures like Anthony Bourdain, Vince Vaughn, and George Negus. Experience unique insights from the past and present. Have your burning questions about the city's troubled history answered. Discover how the city has undergone changes and find out about its future. Get recommendations from a local about where to shop, eat, drink, or do for fun.

Belfast: Political Conflict 3-Hour Walking Tour

2. Belfast: Political Conflict 3-Hour Walking Tour

Venture beyond the guidebooks and explore Belfast through the political conflict known as The Troubles. Walk the streets on both sides of the Peace Line with men and women who were intimately involved as combatants in the period known as The Troubles.  Hear stories from both the Republican and Loyalist communities about the effects of the conflict, and get explanations about the political murals that tell the history and culture of the area from a unique perspective. Start by meeting a Republican ex-political prisoner for a guided walk along the infamous Falls Road. See visible signs of the community's desire to be part of an Irish Republic.  Then, pass through the electronically-controlled gates to the predominately Protestant area of Shankill Road, where you will meet with either a Loyalist ex-political prisoner or an ex-member of the security forces who is from the area. Investigate the determination of the locals who wish to remain part of the United Kingdom. For more than 30 years, The Troubles have had a powerful impact on the city and its residents. Very few people were unaffected by the violence, and everyone has a tale to tell. Investigate the real stories beyond the history books with first-hand accounts from those intimately involved.  Explore the world’s largest, outdoor art gallery as you examine the many murals, and get the opportunity to sign the Peace Wall and leave your thoughts alongside those of Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama.

Belfast: Famous Murals Private Tour

3. Belfast: Famous Murals Private Tour

Learn all about the most recent conflict in Irish history during this unique tour. Meet your private tour guide and get a deep understanding of The Troubles of Northern Ireland. Start the tour in West Belfast and visit the well-known areas of Falls Road and Shankill Road. Stop at many of the famous murals that adorn this part of the city. Listen to the stories behind each mural while you take amazing photographs. Discover both sides of the political and religious divide. Receive an honest and first-hand account of the conflict, the turmoil, the community spirit, the protests, the prison breaks, the peace process, and reconciliation. This tour has been designed for all, regardless of your knowledge of Ireland's history, with an easy-to-understand format. Learn with photos and other tools, and gain a much better understanding of the city, its past, and its future.

Belfast: 2.5-Hour Street Murals Tour in Spanish

4. Belfast: 2.5-Hour Street Murals Tour in Spanish

For more than 30 years, "The Troubles" have had a powerful impact on the city and its residents. Very few people were unaffected by the violence, and everyone has a tale to tell. Investigate the real stories beyond the history books with first-hand accounts from those intimately involved. The tour starts at Radio Fáilte, where your local guide will give you a brief explanation of the Gaelic. Afterwards, explore the area surrounding the Falls Road, known as a 'Gaeltacht' area, where the Irish language is spoken by some of the locals and is a sign of the Irish culture that wishes to preserve. See visible signs of the community's desire to be part of an Irish Republic. Visit the International Wall, Bobby Sand Mural Gardens, and Bombay Street, where the trouble exploded on to the streets of Northern Ireland in 1969. Next, pass through the electronically controlled gates dividing the two communities known locally as Checkpoint Charlie and emerge on the Shankill Road side of the wall where you will witness the determination of the locals who wish to remain part of the United Kingdom. You will have the opportunity to sign the Peace Wall, leaving your thoughts alongside those of Bill Clinton and The Dalai Lama. On this side of the wall, you'll visit several murals commemorating the UVF, the Garden of Remembrance, and locations of bombings where many lives were lost. With an in-depth knowledge of both communities, your guide will share with you the turmoil that the locals suffered during this time and the steps towards Peace in Northern Ireland and the hopes and dreams for the local communities for the future.

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What people are saying about Shankill Road

Overall rating

4.8 / 5

based on 624 reviews

An amazing tour of Belfast with Martin. He was very knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Belfast with great stories and personal encounters from the past. I would highly recommend a trip for all.

Joseph Lyons was a brilliant guide, he was very informative. We were a group of 4 and had come up from Dublin for a night, it’s well worth going on this tour.

Our guide had lived experience and so much knowledge. It was truly an eye opening experience and well worth the money and time to undertake the tour .

The history, stories and murals were excellent. So much detail provided about it all by the tour guide.

Jimmy gave us a really informative insight into the history of Northern Ireland and Belfast