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Ireland Conflict Tour: Stories from Both Sides
5.0
86 Ratings
Belfast
Our tour takes you back in time to Ireland’s history through the narratives of guides who have personally experienced the latest upheaval, offering perspectives from opposing sides of a battle that claimed many lives, narrated by guides from each side of the partition.
Our tour takes you back in time to Ireland’s history through the narratives of guides who have personally experienced the latest upheaval, offering perspectives from opposing sides of a battle that claimed many lives, narrated by guides from each side of the partition.
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Shankill Road - The guide will lead visitors through the Shankill area, rich in Protestant British heritage and culture. Discover the hardships faced by the people during the conflict, view unique murals and wall art, and hear stories about the recent past, including murals of local figures celebrated as heroes.
- Peace Wall - Next, the tour…
- Shankill Road - The guide will lead visitors through the Shankill area, rich in Protestant British heritage and culture. Discover the hardships faced by the people during the conflict, view unique murals and wall art, and hear stories about the recent past, including murals of local figures celebrated as heroes.
- Peace Wall - Next, the tour will visit one of the many peace walls that have separated two communities for over 50 years. Learn about the history, construction, and ongoing necessity of these walls.
- Falls Road - The tour concludes on Falls Road, Belfast, where participants will explore the history of an area steeped in Irish tradition and culture, contrasting with Shankill. View murals of republicans who also perished during the conflict. These two similar working-class areas have different cultures, and the tour will also cover peace processes, ceasefires, and efforts to reconcile differences.
- Divis - Discover the history and reasons why it remains the only one standing.
- Falls Road Library - Visit the Sinn Féin headquarters for photo opportunities and a bookshop.
What's Included
- Climate-controlled vehicle
- Climate-controlled vehicle
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Alcoholic beverages
Location
Leonardo Hotel Belfast - Formerly Jurys Inn
Great Victoria Street
Your guide will meet you at front steps of hotel
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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(86 Ratings)
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Brendanmn6445dx
Mar 23, 2026
Excellent tour - John Mc did a brilliant job on Saturday 21st last. There were four of us together & we all really enjoyed ourselves and were educated so much more. Great to get the in depth grass roots story and delivered with true factual passion. Highly recommended.
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M3246albrendam
Mar 18, 2026
Excellent Tour Guide - Fabulous 2 days in Belfast last weekend and this tour with John our driver was without doubt the highlight. If you do 1 thing in Belfast, do this tour.
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Keeley
Mar 15, 2026
Educational experience - Fantastic Black Cab Tour! It was both educational and really engaging, giving us a great insight into Belfast’s history and the stories behind the murals.
Our guide John was brilliant – very knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about the city. He really did make the whole experience more interesting, what a top man!
One of the highlights of our trip to Belfast. Highly recommend!
Thankyou John for such a memorable tour.
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Keeley
Mar 15, 2026
Fantastic, interesting, educational - We had an absolutely fantastic experience on our Black Cab Tour in Belfast. Our driver and guide John was an incredible man — so knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about the history of the city. He explained everything in such a clear and engaging way, bringing Belfast’s past and present to life as we travelled through the different areas.
It was one of the highlights of our trip and something we would highly recommend to anyone visiting Belfast. Thank you for such a memorable experience and what a top man John is.
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Y3017bdmarieb
Mar 7, 2026
Highly informative - What a great tour we went with an open mind having heard about the troubles in the 60/70s as kids from the news on a UK telly. Our guide John was both honest and balanced he was very knowledgeable about the history of Ireland and gave us an in-depth explanation of both areas and answered our questions without prejudice. His personal account was fascinating and we thoroughly enjoyed the tour we would highly recommend it and when you have the famous Irish humour thrown in a great way to spend an afternoon.
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V297h
Jan 10, 2026
Fabulous - Completed our tour yesterday with Jackie who was absolutely fabulous. He was so informative and passionate about the history in Belfast.
Jackie was able to talour the tour to things we had an interest in whilst providing such knowledge.
Would 100% recommend and would do again.
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Ciaraquigley2015
Nov 13, 2025
Excellent experience - Did the taxi tour with John last Saturday. We absolutely loved it and would highly recommend. He was so informative and good craic!!!
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Lawrence_w
Sep 20, 2025
Tells the story from both... - Tells the story from both sides, and the murals document the current issues. Very knowledgeable and personable driver.
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968jacintap
Sep 10, 2025
Excellent Mural and Political tour - Interesting informative and insightful tour. Our guide was passionate respectful and very helpful ensuring we had a fact filled and interesting tour of the murals and Ireland's political tour.
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John_r
Jul 10, 2025
Billy and Tour - Awesome!!!! - This is a Great experience! Billy Hanna was awesome and he showed great passion and it made the tour great!! We will definitely tell our friends to take the tour and request Billy H. ! Thanks for a great first day in Belfast!
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