The Story of Belfast Walking Tour

Embark on a small group walking tour of Belfast, delving into centuries of intrigue, revolution, and industrial greatness. Discover ancient buildings and hear captivating stories of the city’s past and present.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • City Hall - We spend time exploring the surrounding area delving into its history and unique architecture.
  • Grand Opera House - We look at and discuss the Opera House, the Crown Bar and the Europa Hotel.
  • Ulster Hall - We stop beside this building and hear about the many different characters and acts who have graced its stage in its 160+…
What's Included
  • All Fees and Taxes
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
  • gratuities
Additional Information

Join this exclusive small group tour, limited to a maximum of 9 participants, for an ideal introduction to the city. The tour emphasizes a personalized experience with enhanced interaction between the group and the guide, encouraging questions throughout. While acknowledging the “Troubles,” the tour primarily highlights the rich history, culture, and…

Location
City Hall
. Meet at 10.30am on left side of the front gates facing the Belfast City Hall. Guide will be wearing a green Odyssey Tours jacket .
Cancellation Policy

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

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C_and_rlondonuk
Jul 3, 2025
Brilliant tour - highly recommended! - Martin was great - entertaining while giving us lots of facts and explaining the twists and turns of the fortunes of Belfast and its people very well, mainly through talking about the different buildings. He also had lots of photographs to show how these places looked at different times. Highly recommend Martin.
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Greg_n
Jun 12, 2025
Great Historical Tour of Belfast - My wife and I had a wonderful tour with Martin who explained how Belfast had evolved over the centuries. He was very knowledgeable and provided a great introduction to the city. Would highly recommend him to others.
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Lauralee_t
Jun 4, 2025
Walking Tour of Belfast - Martin, our tour guide, was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the history of Belfast. Martin was very patient and didn’t rush through the tour and wanted to ensure that you had a good understand of what has transpired throughout the history of Belfast. We were very fortunate to have Martin as our tour guide.
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H3672ldrodb
May 11, 2025
Wonderful Guided Tour - Martin was an amazing guide. As well as pointing out historical places of interest he spoke about their history. Martin carefully wove the history of Ireland and Belfast together and explained the impact the history had on the "troubles". Very knowledgeable. Highly recommended.
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596nicholac
Apr 28, 2025
Great walking tour of Belfast. - Martin is an excellent tour guide and an amazing narrator. He kept the audience engrossed telling the history of Belfast along with illustrations/ photographs, interspersed with personal anecdotes. I was really impressed with how he remembered all those dates without referring to a script! At the end of the tour Martin handed out some information sheets. One with recommendations of places to visit, bars, restaurants etc. The other covering the things he’d talked about along with book references and links to more information. He really puts a lot of work into his tours which is much appreciated.
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Lornasc5105lt
Apr 21, 2025
Walking Tour of Belfast - Great enjoyable, extremely informative and very interesting tour with Martin at the weekend. He was very helpful and more than happy to answer any questions. I would highly recommend.
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Karenm9477
Apr 19, 2025
What a great way to get to know Belfast. Great tour - Martin was excellent, very knowledgable about the ancient and modern history of Belfast. We were out for about 3 hours, but felt like 30 mins. Terrific. He also gave us a couple of sheets at the end summarising the tour, other things to go see, good pubs, restaurants etc - really helpful. Thanks Martin 👍
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Denisesx5514hb
Apr 16, 2025
Wonderful!! Martin was fantastic! - We went on the 3 hour Belfast tour with Martin and had a fantastic experience. We could tell Martin loved the history of Ireland and was very knowledgeable. He showed photos centuries old at stops around town and gave detailed stories. Could not have been better!!!
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Rick
Apr 12, 2025
Walkabout Belfast - The walking tour was great! Our guide was very knowledgeable about past and current events. Easy walk with a lot of history. See things you wouldn’t see on your own, or even knew they are there without a local to guide.
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Meikeh398
Apr 12, 2025
Highly recommend Odyssey walking tours with Martin - We got lucky and ended up having a private tour with Martin. He takes a different approach from the other tours you’ll see around Belfast. We greatly appreciated this and as a result learned so much! Thank you for your engaging tour and your recommendations, Martin.
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From $27
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).