Belfast: Black Cab Political Murals Tour & Peace Wall

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Duration1h 30m

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Ride through Belfast’s murals, stories & the Peace Wall

You’ll ride through Belfast’s neighborhoods in an iconic black taxi with pickup included, see famous murals along Shankill and Falls Road, and hear personal stories from your local guide. Sign your name on the Peace Wall if you want—these moments stick with you long after you leave.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Belfast political murals and landmarks

Visit west Belfast and Divis Tower
See international and local murals
Stop at Belfast Interface and sign wall
View Sinn Fein Building and Hunger Strike Memorial
Explore iconic political and cultural murals

The Experience

We climbed into the black cab right near our hotel — I’d seen them before but never expected to be sitting inside one, chatting with our driver (Tommy, who grew up just a few streets over). The first thing I noticed was how he slowed down at Divis Tower, pointing out details I’d have missed: faded graffiti, a kid kicking a ball against a wall that looked like it had seen everything. The air felt damp, but not cold — just that Belfast drizzle that never really soaks you. Tommy asked if we’d heard about the tower during “the Troubles.” I admitted I hadn’t, and he just nodded like he’d heard that a thousand times.

Driving along Falls Road and then Shankill, we stopped more than once for Tommy to tell us stories behind the political murals. Some were bright and almost cheerful from a distance; up close you could see layers of paint covering older slogans. He explained what each symbol meant — honestly, half of it went over my head but his pride was obvious. At one point he laughed when I tried to pronounce “Tiocfaidh ár lá” (I definitely butchered it). We met an older woman sweeping her steps who waved at Tommy — they exchanged a few words in that fast Northern Irish accent and she winked at us. It felt weirdly intimate for such a public place.

The Peace Wall was taller than I expected. People had signed it in dozens of languages. Tommy handed me a marker and said go on then — so I did, next to someone’s scrawled “hope” from Barcelona. There was this faint smell of spray paint mixed with rain on concrete. He told us about growing up with the wall as part of daily life; I could hear something heavy in his voice even though he kept things light most of the time. We passed Sinn Fein’s building too — there’s a Hunger Strike memorial right outside that made me pause longer than I thought I would.

I still think about that drive sometimes — how ordinary everything seemed until you started listening properly. If you want to understand Belfast even just a little bit (and not just snap photos), this black cab tour is probably where you should start. Not sure my marker signature will last long on the Peace Wall but maybe that’s sort of the point.

What’s included

Your day includes pickup within central Belfast by an iconic black taxi driven by an accredited local guide.
stops at Divis Tower, Shankill Road murals, Falls Road murals including Sinn Fein’s building with its Hunger Strike Memorial.
time to sign your name at the Peace Wall.
plus full accessibility for wheelchairs or strollers if needed.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

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