Belfast Troubles Taxi Tour: Private cab with drivers who lived it
Hear the Troubles from people who were there
A private Belfast Troubles taxi tour in a black cab with drivers who lived through the conflict, lasting two hours and covering Falls Road, the Belfast Peace Wall and Shankill. You'll see the Bobby Sands mural and the birthplace of the modern Provisional IRA, walk past 28 miles of peace wall throughout the city, and learn about the Protestant British resistance and modern political history through the murals and streets themselves.
Step-by-step itinerary
Explore Belfast Troubles history
- Visit Bobby Sands mural
- Learn Irish history lesson
- See 28 miles of Peace Wall
- Sign name on Peace Wall
- Learn about Protestant British fight
- View political murals in Shankill
- Falls Road Belfast 45m
- Belfast Peace Wall 30m
- Shankill 45m
What’s included
- Transport by private black cab.
- live English-speaking guide.
- hotel pickup and drop-off within one kilometer of Belfast City Hall.
- free photograph.
- Every day 08:00 08:30 09:00 09:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30
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Private Belfast Troubles taxi tour with drivers who lived through the conflict, covering Falls Road, the Peace Wall and Shankill in two hours from hotel pickup.
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The experience
The tour runs from your hotel within one kilometer of Belfast City Hall, and the driver picks you up between 7am and 4pm. You travel by private black cab (the same vehicles locals have used for decades to navigate these neighborhoods) with a guide who lived through the Troubles and can speak to what it was actually like. The two-hour route takes you through Falls Road first, where you'll see the Bobby Sands mural and learn the in-depth Irish history tied to the birth of the modern Provisional IRA. From there the cab moves to the Belfast Peace Wall, where you can sign your name alongside world leaders and film stars who have visited.
The final stop is Shankill, where the murals and streets tell the story of the Protestant British fight against the IRA and British modern political history. Because your driver lived through these events, the commentary is a primary account, not a script read from a guidebook. You get the cab to yourself, so the pace and the questions are yours to set. A free photograph is included.
Top questions
Can I be picked up at my hotel?
You can choose: pickup at your hotel, or go straight to the meeting point. When you book, you choose your hotel from 31 pickup locations; if yours isn’t listed, you can type in your address. Pickup is about 2 hours before departure.
What is the Bobby Sands mural and why is it on this tour?
The Bobby Sands mural on Falls Road marks the birthplace of the modern Provisional IRA and is central to understanding Irish history during the Troubles. Your driver will explain its significance and the events tied to it as someone who witnessed that era.
How much of the peace wall do you actually see on the tour?
The tour passes over 28 miles of peace wall throughout Belfast, so you'll see multiple sections across different neighborhoods rather than one single wall. You'll have the chance to sign your name at the wall during the stop.
What's the difference between Falls Road and Shankill on this tour?
Falls Road is the Irish nationalist area where you see the Bobby Sands mural and learn about the IRA's history. Shankill is the Protestant British area where the murals and streets tell the story of the resistance against the IRA and modern political history.
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Belfast Troubles Taxi Tour: Private cab with drivers who lived it
2h · EN
from £ 87.99 per person
≈ US$ 118 in your currency
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