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Belfast City Centre Walking Tour: A Detailed Journey into The Troubles
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Belfast
Embark on a 2.5-hour walking tour of Belfast City Centre to delve into the history of 'the Troubles'. Explore significant locations, hear personal stories, and gain a unique understanding of the recent past.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- City Hall - In the grounds of Belfast City Hall your guide will introduce you to the tour and also give an introduction to the history of the Troubles. The introduction sets the scene for the rest of the tour, explaining the centuries old relationships between the British and the Irish and how and why the Troubles started in the late 1960s.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Headsets to hear the guide clearly
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
In a 150-minute tour, our expert local tour guides take you on a time-travel expedition to the heart of Belfast. They will narrate the inception of ‘the Troubles’, take you to the sites where pivotal moments transpired, and provide an overview of the journey towards peace and potential future hurdles. The insight into the realities of experiencing the conflict and its ubiquitous presence will deepen your understanding. The narration is grounded in facts and historical accuracy to maintain impartiality. The guides, also being conflict historians, add their personal narratives to their guided tours offering you a living history experience, enabling you to visualise the 1970s Belfast and gain a special comprehension of the not-so-distant past. The tour commences every day at 10:30 AM.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved (1.5 miles)
- Minimum age is 12 years
- The tour will take place regardless of the weather. Please check the forecast and dress accordingly
- A waterproof jacket is recommended just in case of showers, as is warm clothing during the winter months
- Belfast City Center is completely flat, so no hills or steps are involved. However, comfortable footwear is advised
Location
Donegall Square North
We meet at the front gates of Belfast City Hall in Donegall Square North. The tour starts every day at 10.30am. Your guide will be wearing a black jacket or t-shirt with the DC Tours logo on the left breast.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Rob5345
Jun 15, 2024
Excellent and Informative - Extremely informative tour that really helps peel back some of the unusual things about this city. The guide was well balanced in delivering information and added a lot of human story perspective to the larger conflict picture. Very helpful!
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Annette_c
May 26, 2024
Great tour - Paul was a great guide who had lots of stories of the people who suffered through the trouble as well as the historical facts. Would highly recommend this tour
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Sunita_p
May 18, 2024
Great Trip! - The tour guide was wonderful. Very knowledgeable. Was a wonderful small group and could hear and understand everything. Would highly recommend this tour and this tour guide. Viator is wonderful. We have used them for various tours around the world and have never been disappointed. Well worth the money!
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Darci_c
May 17, 2024
A "must" do in Belfast! - I enjoyed this tour this morning!
Please "highly" consider this tour if you are visiting Belfast. It is a must if you are interested in the hisory of Belfast. Our tour guide, Paul, was professional, thorough and extremely personable.
I never felt like I was lagging or missing information. I was pleasantly surprised at how personal a group of 25 could feel. Excellent!
5 stars!
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Tom_w
Mar 28, 2024
Best tour guide Jim - Jim’s knowledge of where the bombings were and his knowledge of the different factions involved in the fighting. I can’t imagine there is a better tour guide. He kept us interested the whole time the rain didn’t dampen the experience, thx Jim!
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_amonm150
Mar 23, 2024
Informative and entertaining - Just perfect! The guide we had is deeply knowledgeable and a great communicator. Even the poor weather didn’t dampen the spirit of the group.
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Patrick
Mar 10, 2024
D C tour in Belfast - Excellent tour with very knowledgeable and friendly guide. Certainly gave a great explanation of the history of Belfast, some of the causes for “the troubles”, a detailed report of some of the worst atrocities and the agreements that have led to the peace and development of this modern, thriving and exciting city.
The tour progressed at a gentle pace but you do need to dress appropriately. My advice, wrap up warmly and wear appropriate, comfortable footwear
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164angelikik
Feb 29, 2024
A tour you shouldn't miss! - We did today the tour called "A History of Terror - Belfast City Centre Walking Tour"- it was a fantastic experience, highly recommended and gave us a great insight into the past of the city of Belfast but also of the current state of affairs. Our guide, James, was an amazing guide. He had to unpack a lot of traumatic historical events but managed to do it with a very neutral, informative and entertaining way. It gave us a lot of food for thought and made us even more interested about the modern history of Ireland. Highly recommended to anyone visiting Belfast (you haven't really visited the city without this background knowledge). Thank you James for the wonderful day and thank you DC tours for the organisation!
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Aidanhuxford
Jan 13, 2024
A difficult topic sensitively handled - The Terror tour is a must-do activity: hardly a cheerful experience - though there are heartening stories built into it - but wonderfully informative, unbiased which gives both a sound overview and detailed examination of individual incidents. The guide was very friendly and easy to listen to, while showing all the signs of being a real scholar.
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Dream115748
Dec 30, 2023
Excellent - Excellent, Informative and Interesting tor of Belfast’s history delivered in a small and personal group. A must do for everyone.
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