Belfast Black Taxi Tour: Falls Road & Peace Wall murals

Hear firsthand stories of daily gun battles and the city’s divided past on this private ride.

A guided black taxi tour of Belfast's political murals and peace walls, covering Falls Road and Shankill with a local driver who explains the history of the conflict through street art. You visit the 25-foot Peace Wall where Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama left signatures, see murals of hunger strikers and international causes, and stop at Republican and Loyalist memorial gardens. The tour runs 1.5 to 2 hours with hotel pickup included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Belfast Peace Wall10m · entry included
2. Shankill10m · entry included

Explore Belfast murals and peace walls

• Meet local guide
• Visit Welcome Wall on Falls Road
• See Divis Tower observation post
• View Republican murals and Hunger Strikers
• Photograph Peace Gates
• Explore peace lines and walls
• Tour Loyalist Shankill Road murals
• Stop at Bayardo Bar Memorial
• Visit largest Peace Wall section
• Write message on Peace Wall
• See Irish Republican Memorial Garden
• View international wall murals
• Visit Falls Road and Bobby Sands mural
• Tour IRA D Company Garden of Remembrance
• Visit Loyalist Memorial Garden
• Photograph armed Loyalist paramilitary murals

The experience

Falls Road is where the tour begins, at the Welcome Wall in the heart of West Belfast's Republican area. Your guide uses local knowledge and photographs from the 1970s onward to connect the murals you see to the events that happened on those exact streets over fifty years ago. The largest outdoor gallery of politically charged art in Western Europe covers this stretch: murals of the ten hunger strikers who died in 1981, including Bobby Sands, sit alongside newer additions like George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as images of Nelson Mandela and international conflicts.

The Peace Wall itself is a series of barriers up to 25 feet high, built to separate predominantly Catholic Republican neighbourhoods from Protestant Loyalist ones. The largest section is where you'll find the signatures of Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama, and you can add your own name and message. From there the tour moves to Shankill, the heartland of Ulster Loyalism, where you see murals of armed paramilitaries, flags, and the Bayardo Bar Memorial. Your guide explains the role Loyalists played during the Troubles and the symbolism of King Billy, the bonfires and the House of Orange that define this community's identity.

The tour also includes stops at the Irish Republican Memorial Garden and the IRA D Company Garden of Remembrance on Falls Road, as well as the office of Sinn Féin at the Bobby Sands Mural. A local professional driver operates the black taxi, and groups stay under 18 people per booking. Hotel or Airbnb pickup and drop-off are included if you request them when booking.

What’s included

• Free hotel or Airbnb pickup and drop-off if requested.
• private tour in a Belfast black taxi.
• local professional driver and guide.
• access to all stops including Falls Road, the Peace Wall, Shankill, and the Republican and Loyalist memorial gardens.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day10 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 17:00

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (7 and older) · Under 7: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Giants Causeway Tours

Is this one for you?Hotel pickup means you don't need to navigate to a meeting point or arrange transport if you're staying in the city without a car. The fixed departure times (9am through 5pm) let you slot the tour into the rest of your day in Belfast.

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Top questions

What are the Belfast murals and why are they politically important?

The murals across Falls Road and Shankill were painted by ex-prisoners from both Catholic and Protestant communities and tell stories of conflict, civil rights, prison protests and community strife from the Troubles. They mark the 854-year Republican struggle for Irish freedom on one side and the Loyalist and Unionist identity on the other, making them a visual record of the city's divided history.

What is the Belfast Peace Wall and why was it built?

The Peace Wall is a series of separation barriers, up to 25 feet high and over three miles long in places, built to minimize inter-communal violence between Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist neighbourhoods. Some gates are staffed by police and close at night. The largest section features signatures from Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama, and visitors can leave their own messages.

What happens on Shankill Road during the tour?

Shankill is the heartland of Ulster Loyalism, and your guide explains the Loyalist role during the Troubles while you see murals of armed paramilitaries, Stevie "Top Gun", flags, and the Bayardo Bar Memorial, which marks a site of violence during the conflict.

How do I get picked up, and what time does the tour start?

Hotel or Airbnb pickup is included if you request it when booking. You'll need to state your pickup point and preferred time. Tour departures run at 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm, and the tour lasts 1.5 to 2 hours.