Belfast Sightseeing Mural Tour: City Hall & Peace Wall

Walk the slipway where Titanic was built and hear stories from Belfast’s past

A full-day Belfast sightseeing tour with a local guide covers the city's landmarks, museums and political history. You'll walk through City Hall and Queen's University, visit the Ulster Museum, see hundreds of murals that map the city's past, and stand at the Peace Wall where your guide shares lived experience of the sectarian divide. Entry to three major sites is included. The Titanic Museum and Crumlin Road Gaol require separate advance booking.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Belfast City Hall20m
2. Ulster Museum1h
3. Queen's University Belfast20m

Belfast city sightseeing and murals

• Guided commentary at Belfast City Hall
• Explore Belfast City Hall at leisure
• Guided commentary at Ulster Museum
• Explore Ulster Museum at leisure
• Guided commentary at Queen's University Belfast
• Explore Queen's University Belfast at leisure
• Guided commentary at Titanic slipway
• Explore Titanic slipway at leisure
• Guided commentary on Belfast murals
• Walk and photograph political murals
• Visit and learn about the Peace Wall
• Write message on the Peace Wall

The experience

Belfast's political murals are the thread running through this tour. Your guide provides commentary at each stop (City Hall, the Ulster Museum, Queen's University), then gives you time to explore on your own. The real weight of the day comes in the mural walk, where you learn how hundreds of paintings across the city reflect everything from the Troubles to commemorations of victims and rebels. Some mark protest. Others mark loss. Your guide walks you through the neighborhoods where these images live.

The Peace Wall itself, built in 1969 to separate Catholic and Protestant areas, is where the tour becomes personal. Your guide shares their own experience of the conflict and what the wall means to people who live beside it. You get to write your name or a message on the wall: a small act that connects you to the city's ongoing conversation with itself. The tour moves at a pace that lets you absorb each place. You're not racing between stops.

Transport is a spacious nine-seat van with air-conditioning, USB charging and room for families with strollers. Pickup is included. If you want to add the Titanic Museum or Crumlin Road Gaol, both mentioned in the tour description, you'll need to book those separately on their own websites beforehand. Lunch isn't included, but the tour can include a stop at one of the city's oldest pubs if you want to eat.

What’s included

• A spacious nine-seat van with air-conditioning and USB charging.
• a driver-guide who speaks English, Spanish or French.
• entry to City Hall, the Ulster Museum and Queen's University.
• pickup from your hotel or accommodation.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and French

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 44 pickup points.

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

Paid on site£ 40

Prices and times updated 10 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Belfast Millie Tours

Is this one for you?Eight hours is a full day, which means you won't have time for other major attractions in Belfast on the same day, but it gives the guide room to linger at the Peace Wall and walk you through the neighborhoods where the murals tell the city's story without rushing.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and French.

What exactly is the Peace Wall and why does the guide take you there?

The Peace Wall was built in 1969 to stop sectarian violence between Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods. Your guide, who lived through that period, shares personal insight into what the wall meant then and what it represents to residents today. You'll have time to write a message on it yourself.

Does the tour include entry to the Titanic Museum or Crumlin Road Gaol?

Entry to those two sites is not included and requires separate advance booking on their own websites. The tour does include entry to City Hall, the Ulster Museum and Queen's University, where your guide provides commentary before you explore at your own pace.

How much time do you spend looking at the murals?

The mural walk is a major part of the day. Your guide explains how hundreds of paintings throughout Belfast function as an open-air art gallery, reflecting the city's turbulent past, commemorating victims and rebels, and serving as protest art. You'll walk around, take photos and hear the stories behind them.

Is there time for lunch during the tour?

Lunch is not included, but the tour can include a stop at one of Belfast's oldest pubs if you want to eat. You'll have leisure time at several stops to grab food or a drink on your own.

What's the transport like for a family with small children?

The tour uses a spacious nine-seat Ford Custom Tourneo van with air-conditioning and USB charging. Infants and small children can travel in a pram or stroller, and specialized infant seats are available. Pickup from your accommodation is included.