Belfast History Tour: Murals, Peace Wall & More

Discover Belfast’s history with a local guide. Explore murals, sign the peace wall, and enjoy 90 minutes of engaging stories and laughter.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Belfast - When you are picked up by your Belfast Taxi Tour Guide they will bring you onto the famous Belfast Falls Road which is the Catholic side of the community, and the famous Belfast Shankill Road which is the Protestant side of the community. Your Taxi Tour guide will explain the conflict in detail from start to finish while driving you…
What's Included
  • Tour guide / driver
  • Pick up point or hotel
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Entry fees to any additional attractions not specified
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

You’ll gain a wealth of knowledge from someone who was born and raised in the community where the tour takes place, with 17 years of experience giving these tours. I am one of only five tour guides in all of Belfast who can say this. You’ll experience both sides of the community where the conflict occurred, with an unbiased perspective and numerous…

Location
Great Victoria Street
Leonardo Hotel Belfast. formerly (JURY'S INN) BT1 6DY
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cesar_m
Apr 27, 2026
Personalized tour - Great experience with Caolar. Fortunately, I was the only person in the tour so it was a personalized tour. He knows everything about the story, the troubles, irish, traditions, etc I recomend 1000% this tour. Thanks for everything.
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Caketaster1
Apr 27, 2026
Above expectation - This experience was above all expectation. I thought I knew the subject matter pretty well but there were many missing parts which Caolan brought to life with humor compassion and insight. He is certainly passionate and knowledgeable about the subject matter, and one of very few guides who genuinely grew up during the troubles and right in the heart of a community affected directly and significantly. This tour is highly recommended and especially so if you do a bit of pre reading. I hope the people of Ireland find true peace in time.
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Elaine_s
Apr 10, 2026
Great tour - would recommend! - Great tour - having grown up amidst the ‘mayhem’ Diarmaid is very knowledgable, speaking from his own personal experiences he offers an open and honest view of this complicated subject. The tour was both interesting and informative without being overwhelming, we visited key areas and Diarmaid pointed out significant places/things along the way with explanation, he was both friendly and personable and happy to answer questions. Would very much recommend. Bonus points that Diarmaid accepts solo travellers, without charging double - which a lot of other tour operators do.
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O6020phrobertn
Apr 5, 2026
This tour is a must in Belfast! - This tour is a must in Belfast. Dairmaid, the driver and guide, grew up and still lives in a community that is part of the tour. He is a student of the history that is what this tour is all about. He has a lot of information that is professionally presented in a respectful and unbiased way. Dairmaid also has an ipad with images from the past that give a much broader understanding of what he was speaking about. I learned a lot from this tour, about history, about Belfast past and present and about life today in the communities we visited. I highly recommend this tour, it was excellent. A solid 6 out of 5.
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Michael_b
Apr 5, 2026
Our guide was brilliant,... - Our guide was brilliant, very knowledgeable and really made the tour. 100% recommend this tour 10/10!
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773anelam
Apr 2, 2026
Highly recommended! - The tour was incredibly moving and instructive! The guide Caolan was hugely nice, welcoming and committed. He taught us a lot about history and the present. He told with great compassion throughout the tour from start to finish. (Very comfortable car, also a +) Many thanks for the fantastic tour! Anela with mother
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Craig_e
Feb 25, 2026
Caelan was amazing, he... - Caelan was amazing, he made the tour for me! His knowledge of the area, troubles history is second to none! He is a really nice and easy going guy, who is open to conversation and questions along the tour. I would highly recommend this tour, I loved it and felt I learnt a lot
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Monkeysoxnorthwest
Feb 19, 2026
Very moving experience - Wanted to do this to understand the history and context from local people without the interference from press. An incredibly moving, insightful and important experience from start to end. Caolan was an amazing guide, we appreciated his heartfelt unbiased perspective and delivery (not all of the other companies seem to offer this from what I have seen on YouTube) . He was very generous with his time. We learned more than we expected and felt very humbled by the experience. We are from Liverpool which has many parallels with Belfast in terms of culture etc and it’s so hard to hear what happened in this wonderful city. There are a lot of operators in this space, choose this company if you want to prioritise learning over simple sightseeing. Thank you to the team involved.
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Alyssacc2266ex
Jan 3, 2026
Great tour, Keelan was great - The tour was fascinating and informative, a really great way to wrap up our trip. Keelan was awesome, gracious and incredibly patient and hospitable. Would recommend this to anyone wanting to get to know the history of Belfast.
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476majm
Dec 28, 2025
Authentic, professional and well worth it! - The political tour of Belfast was incredibly interesting and raw. Our tour guide, Caolan, was so knowledgeable and spoke with complete honesty, drawing deeply from his lived experience. He spoke with passion, as if it were the first time he was telling the story. He shared the history of the Troubles—events that were not that long ago—with great sincerity. Hearing about the suffering firsthand made it all the more powerful and moving. So hard to believe it was only a short time ago our people were treated so terribly.
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From $88
up to 7 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).