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Belfast Black Cab Tour: Historic Murals & Peacewalls
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92 Ratings
Belfast
Experience the Belfast Troubles Black Taxi Tour and explore the history of The Troubles with the original drivers who risked their lives every day. Discover the famous murals and peacewalls of Belfast on this transport-based tour.
Experience the Belfast Troubles Black Taxi Tour and explore the history of The Troubles with the original drivers who risked their lives every day. Discover the famous murals and peacewalls of Belfast on this transport-based tour.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Crumlin Road Gaol - Crumlin road Gaol is notorious for housing IRA,UVF,UFF,INLA prisoners over 30 years of conflict.Built in the 1800s and a hanging jail it was attacked by a loyalist RPG rocket during the 90s and has many tails of escapes.
- Shankill Road - The heart of loyalism and birth place of the UVF and UDA.This road dates back to 455AD…
- Crumlin Road Gaol - Crumlin road Gaol is notorious for housing IRA,UVF,UFF,INLA prisoners over 30 years of conflict.Built in the 1800s and a hanging jail it was attacked by a loyalist RPG rocket during the 90s and has many tails of escapes.
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Shankill Road - The heart of loyalism and birth place of the UVF and UDA.This road dates back to 455AD so steeped in British history.
Your guide will travel the narrow street and let you get out and take photos of the famous bonfires and murals that tell the history and express the culture of the Protestant people. -
Clonard Monastery - Built over 100 year’s ago by Italian and local craftsmen.
Father Alex Reid used the monastery to host the secret talks between Gerry Adams and John Humes so kick start the peace process. -
Peace Wall - Write your peace quote and name on just one of these massive peace walls that dawn our city.Original built 1969 to keep the peace after 1000s of people where displaced and the start of The Troubles.
President Clinton ,Morgan Freeman lady gaga just to name a few people who have signed their quotes for peace. -
Divis - The Divis flats is at the beginning of the Falls road and the top 2 floors of the complex where used as a British Army base for over 25 years.
You guide will explain 800 years of British /Irish history -
Falls Road - The Falls road is the birth place of the Provisional Irish Republican Army that fought the British Army on these streets.With over 300,000 soldiers serving here.
Let you guide who be in his 50s explain the history and show you the murals hand painted by locals. -
International Mural Wall Divis Street - With media blanking out conflict of the brutal treatment of the nationalist people during The Troubles.
Republican tell and support Palestine’s,Cuban ,The Kurdish through murals with over 40 painted and change monthly.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Private tour
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
- Professional guide
- Private tour
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This excursion presents an exclusive opportunity to journey with the initial drivers who endangered their lives daily during The Troubles, striving to supply a cab service for the inhabitants of the renowned Falls road and Shankill road in their black taxis. This fascinating trip delves into the newest conflict in Irish/Brtish history. Your local guide,…
This excursion presents an exclusive opportunity to journey with the initial drivers who endangered their lives daily during The Troubles, striving to supply a cab service for the inhabitants of the renowned Falls road and Shankill road in their black taxis. This fascinating trip delves into the newest conflict in Irish/Brtish history. Your local guide, brimming with knowledge, will acquaint you with the celebrated murals and massive peacewalls scattered around Belfast. Your tour is transportation-oriented, taking place in our opulent, classic London taxis.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Crumlin Road Gaol
Crumlin Road,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Jeff_f
Jul 6, 2025
Fantastic Private Black Cab Belfast Tour - Ask for Brendon. Powerful, fascinating and heartbreaking all at the same time. Brendon was so knowledgeable and quite engaging!
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Steve
Jun 8, 2025
A truly not to miss tour - What a great tour. Our tour guide Dave was such a great man who you can see was truly touched by the troubles and gave his heart wrenching account of it all and how it affected all people in Belfast.
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Mark
Jun 3, 2025
Fantastic. Emotional and revealing. - Davey Connor was our guide, and he did a simply brilliant job. A balanced, knowledgeable and insightful tour. Thoroughly recommend this on your visit.
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Passport24640329960
May 30, 2025
Very authentic tour! - We had a great experience with our tour guide Ricky! He gave as a wide overview of the Northern Ireland conflict and showed us all the important places. As a historian and someone who grew up in Belfast he experienced a lot of it first hand and really knew what he was talking about. We really enjoyed our tour and our time with Ricky who made sure we got a good understanding of the conflict.
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Jonathanrl834gz
May 29, 2025
The Perfect Belfast Black Cab Tour - Ricky was everything we hoped for in a tour guide and more. As an individual who grew up in the troubles, Ricky was the perfect person to relay the complex history of Belfast and Northern Ireland. We couldn't have been more pleased to have been educated by Ricky as he is a learned scholar as well as an experieced artist. My traveling partner and I suggest that you request him by name. Go raibh maith agat, Ricky.
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Markkk9731ru
May 20, 2025
Amazing History of the Troubles - Jim was an Amazing guide, so very knowledgeable and very eager to tell the story of the Troubles! There were many stops with photo ops but mainly Jim was relaying the stories of the area and the underlying history behind the 30 years of violence. Jim grew up during the this period so it was real for him. Polly, Jim’s trusted companion was a long for the ride but you hardly knew she was there. Unlike many other tours we saw leaving that morning, our’s was in a real Black Taxi which added to our tour. This was the highlight of our stay in Belfast, everyone needs to take this tour to better understand the history. Thanks Jim for the wonderful two hours we spent with you.
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G5982jcpatrickm
May 14, 2025
Give peace a go - Ricky was great. He shared his experiences both good and bad having lived through it all. His knowledge and historical background made it a very thought provoking experience, thanks Pat and Nola Murphy
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Moreglob
Apr 30, 2025
Excellent tour. Very knowledgeable driver. Refreshed our memories of our forgotten history of the Troubles. - Our driver Rick collected us at our hotel. His taxi was big and comfortable with plenty of window space. During our 2 hours Rick was an endless source of information. He is an historian with an amazing knowledge of Irish history. He answered all questions thrown at him and answered in detail. We would highly recommend this tour to anybody interested in the troubles and previous Irish history. Many thanks Rick we enjoyed every minute Maureen Kate and Mary Carlow
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Sightseer55793126714
Apr 27, 2025
Must do tour - Rick was an amazing tour guide. He lived through the troubles and provided great first hand information and insight. He was able to give us great background on Irish history that flowed great into the modern history. His ability to explain the current climate was very interesting and eye opening to a couple from America with hardly any prior knowledge. Would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting.
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V2419ymkathrynb
Apr 11, 2025
High light of our visit to Belfast - Ricky our tour guide was fantastic. He shared both his extensive personal experience and historical knowledge of the troubles with us. This tour is not to be missed and was a highlight of our visit to Belfast. It exceeded our expectations.
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