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Belfast: A History of Terror Walking Tour

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Activity provider:DC Tours
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Belfast: A History of Terror Walking Tour

Activity provider:DC Tours
4.9  / 5
265 reviews
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From US$ 24.17 per person

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Take an inspiring journey through war and peace on a multi-award-winning city center walking tour of Belfast. Learn the history of The Troubles and the path to peace and reconciliation.

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Duration 2.5 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Wheelchair accessible

Experience

Highlights
  • Discover how 800 years of history brought about the Troubles in the 1960s
  • Learn about life in Belfast during the Troubles from local expert guides
  • Stand where history happened at the actual sites of the important events
  • Hear how peace was achieved and witness the reconciliation and regeneration
  • Visit the Forgotten Troubles Memorial and learn about challenges still faced
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Learn the turbulent 20th-century history of Belfast on an award-winning sightseeing tour. Visit 8 sites in the city center where some of the most tragic events of The Troubles took place. Learn what it was like to live in the city when the threat of bombs was ever-present.  Walk through the developing Cathedral Quarter, with St. Anne's Cathedral at its heart, and hear about the peace process and regeneration that has taken place in the city since the ceasefires of the early 1990s.

Get a feel for the real history of the city and be transported back in time through the detailed storytelling of your local expert guide. Born in the years the Troubles began, they weave their own stories and experiences into their tour and bring the history to life. Your guides are amongst the most knowledgeable conflict historians in Northern Ireland, and the tour is recognized as being unbiased, objective and historically accurate. It is suitable for all visitors, regardless of how much or little they may already know of the troubled past.

Includes
  • Local expert guide
  • Optional gratuities
Not suitable for
  • Children under 12 years

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Meet at the front gates of Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square North, Belfast. Your guide will be wearing a black jacket or t-shirt with the 'DC Tours' logo on the left breast.

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What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • Weather-appropriate clothing

Know before you go

  • This tour is not recommended for children under 12 years old
  • The tour will take place regardless of the weather. Check the forecast and dress accordingly
  • A waterproof jacket is recommended in case of rain. Warm clothing is strongly recommended in the winter months
  • Belfast city center is completely flat, so no hills or steps are involved. However, comfortable footwear is advised
  • Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour start time
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We learned a lot on this walking tour. I can’t recall the name of our guide - Jim? He was excellent. We learned how ancient history influenced recent history and the how the ‘troubles’ in Belfast/Northern Ireland are so much more complex than what we saw. We love Belfast and it’s mainly down to this tour. We highly recommend this tour especially for those who are of an age to remember the troubles.

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September 24, 2023

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Patricia – CanadaVerified booking

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If you are looking for a walk of the peace walls, murals and a general city tour, this is not it. This tour is specifically about the politics and history of the period of troubles in Belfast and Northern Ireland and it provided a great overview of that in a vey balanced way. Chris was a very good guide.

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September 12, 2023

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My daughter and I found the tour to be very informative concerning the history of Belfast and Ireland and gave me a greater understanding as to why my great great grandfather and three of his brothers and their families immigrated to New Zealand in the early 1900's. It also gave us a greater understanding of the reasons behind the conflict between the Unionists and the Republicans, the Protestants and the Catholics. We found our tour guide, Chris, to be very knowledgeable and felt that he provided a very balanced view of the the city's history and was very approachable with questions. All round it was a very worthwhile tour

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