Belfast: Troubles History Private Taxi Tour & Peace Wall

Belfast's Divided Streets: A Local's 90-Minute Walk Through Conflict & Peace

You're picked up from your hotel and driven through Falls Road and Shankill Road with a guide who's lived in these communities his entire life. You stop at political murals, photograph them, and write a message on the Peace Wall. The 90-minute tour covers the conflict from its origins to the present day, with time for questions and plenty of photo stops. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Belfast's Troubles history

• Pickup by Belfast Taxi Tour Guide
• Drive through Falls Road (Catholic side)
• Drive through Shankill Road (Protestant side)
• Guide explains conflict history
• Stop at murals for photos
• Visit Belfast Peace Wall
• Write name or message on Peace Wall
• Return to pickup location

The experience

The taxi pulls away from your hotel and within minutes you're on Falls Road, where the first murals appear: large, deliberate, painted across entire building sides. Your guide has lived here his whole life, one of only five in Belfast qualified to lead this tour, and he talks you through the conflict the way someone talks about their own neighborhood: not from a textbook, but from memory, from knowing which streets his family walked and why. The tour moves between Falls Road on the Catholic side and Shankill Road on the Protestant side, two communities separated by more than geography, and your guide explains the history in sequence (where it started, how it escalated, what changed), while the taxi stops at key murals so you can step out and photograph them, read the names and dates painted there.

Around halfway through the 90 minutes, you stop at the Peace Wall itself. It's a physical barrier, still standing, but now covered in messages: thousands of them, written by visitors and locals alike. You get a pen and add your own name or a message to the wall, which is the kind of small, quiet gesture that somehow carries weight when you're standing in front of it. Your guide answers questions as they come up, and there's room in the itinerary to linger if something catches your attention or if you want to understand a particular moment in more detail. He uses the word "craic", Irish for laughter, to describe the tone of the tour, and he means it: this isn't a somber recitation. It's a conversation with someone who knows the place and wants you to understand it.

The whole experience runs 90 minutes from pickup to drop-off, and you can arrange to be collected from your hotel or from a set point like Leonardo Hotel on Great Victoria Street. The tour covers both communities, both perspectives, without bias, and moves at a pace that lets you absorb what you're seeing rather than rush through it. By the end you've moved through decades of history and stood in front of the physical evidence of it (the murals, the wall, the streets themselves) guided by someone whose lived experience is part of what makes the tour work.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off (or pickup from Leonardo Hotel, Great Victoria Street), private black taxi tour with an experienced local guide, stops at political murals throughout Falls Road and Shankill Road, visit to the Peace Wall with the opportunity to sign it, and flexible time for photographs and questions throughout the 90-minute tour.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00, 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (5 to 12 years) · Infant (1 to 4 years): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

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 40 pickup points.

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 Belfast's Past (Taxi/Cab) Tour Company

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the history of Belfast's conflict explained by someone who actually lived through it in these neighborhoods: the guide's 17 years of experience and local roots are what make the difference between a tour and a real conversation about the place.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 12 years); Infant (1 to 4 years): free.

Do I need to book the pickup location in advance?

You can arrange pickup from your hotel or from Leonardo Hotel on Great Victoria Street. Confirm your location when you book.

How long is the tour?

90 minutes total, including pickup and drop-off.

Can I take photos at the murals?

Yes. The tour includes stops specifically for photography at key murals and the Peace Wall.

Is the Peace Wall signing included?

Yes. You'll stop at the Peace Wall and have the opportunity to write your name or a message on it.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

Yes. All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible, and transportation options are wheelchair accessible.

What if I have questions during the tour?

The itinerary is flexible. Your guide will answer questions as they come up and can adjust stops based on your interests.

Will the guide explain both sides of the conflict?

Yes. The tour covers both the Catholic and Protestant communities and presents an unbiased perspective on the conflict.