Belfast Taxi Tours Original Drivers who worked throughout The Troubles 2hrs
Overview
This tour offers a unique chance to travel with the original drivers who put their lives at risk every day during The Troubles trying to provide a transport service in their black cabs to the people of The famous Falls road and Shankill road. This riveting journey into the most recent conflict in Irish/Brtish history. Your local knowledgeable guide will provide you with an insight into the famous murals and epic peacewalls around Belfast. Your tour is transport based, travel in our luxurious classic London cabs.
Inclusions
- Transport by private vehicle
- Private tour
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Crumlin Road Gaol, Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 6ST Northern Ireland
Crumlin road Gaol is notorious for housing IRA, UVF, UFF, INLA prisoners over 30 years of conflict.Built in the 1800s and a hanging jail it was attacked by a loyalist RPG rocket during the 90s and has many tails of escapes.
Stop At: Shankill Road, Shankill Rd, Belfast Northern Ireland
The heart of loyalism and birth place of the UVF and UDA.This road dates back to 455AD so steeped in British history.
Your guide will travel the narrow street and let you get out and take photos of the famous bonfires and murals that tell the history and express the culture of the Protestant people.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Clonard Monastery, 1A Clonard Gardens, Belfast BT13 2RL Northern Ireland
Built over 100 year’s ago by Italian and local craftsmen.
Father Alex Reid used the monastery to host the secret talks between Gerry Adams and John Humes so kick start the peace process.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Peace Wall, 15 Cupar Way, Belfast BT13 2RX Northern Ireland
Write your peace quote and name on just one of these massive peace walls that dawn our city.Original built 1969 to keep the peace after 1000s of people where displaced and the start of The Troubles.
President Clinton ,Morgan Freeman lady gaga just to name a few people who have signed their quotes for peace.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Divis, Belfast Northern Ireland
The Divis flats is at the beginning of the Falls road and the top 2 floors of the complex where used as a British Army base for over 25 years.
You guide will explain 800 years of British /Irish history
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: 139 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6AF Northern Ireland
The Falls road is the birth place of the Provisional Irish Republican Army that fought the British Army on these streets.With over 300, 000 soldiers serving here.
Let you guide who be in his 50s explain the history and show you the murals hand painted by locals.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: International Mural Wall Divis Street, A 501 Divis Street, Belfast BT12 4AL Northern Ireland
With media blanking out conflict of the brutal treatment of the nationalist people during The Troubles.
Republican tell and support Palestine’s, Cuban ,The Kurdish through murals with over 40 painted and change monthly.
Duration: 10 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Crumlin Road Gaol, Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 6ST Northern Ireland
Crumlin road Gaol is notorious for housing IRA, UVF, UFF, INLA prisoners over 30 years of conflict.Built in the 1800s and a hanging jail it was attacked by a loyalist RPG rocket during the 90s and has many tails of escapes.
Stop At: Shankill Road, Shankill Rd, Belfast Northern Ireland
The heart of loyalism and birth place of the UVF and UDA.This road dates back to 455AD so steeped in British history.
Your guide will travel the narrow street and let you get out and take photos of the famous bonfires and murals that tell the history and express the culture of the Protestant people.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Clonard Monastery, 1A Clonard Gardens, Belfast BT13 2RL Northern Ireland
Built over 100 year’s ago by Italian and local craftsmen.
Father Alex Reid used the monastery to host the secret talks between Gerry Adams and John Humes so kick start the peace process.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Peace Wall, 15 Cupar Way, Belfast BT13 2RX Northern Ireland
Write your peace quote and name on just one of these massive peace walls that dawn our city.Original built 1969 to keep the peace after 1000s of people where displaced and the start of The Troubles.
President Clinton ,Morgan Freeman lady gaga just to name a few people who have signed their quotes for peace.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Divis, Belfast Northern Ireland
The Divis flats is at the beginning of the Falls road and the top 2 floors of the complex where used as a British Army base for over 25 years.
You guide will explain 800 years of British /Irish history
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: 139 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6AF Northern Ireland
The Falls road is the birth place of the Provisional Irish Republican Army that fought the British Army on these streets.With over 300, 000 soldiers serving here.
Let you guide who be in his 50s explain the history and show you the murals hand painted by locals.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: International Mural Wall Divis Street, A 501 Divis Street, Belfast BT12 4AL Northern Ireland
With media blanking out conflict of the brutal treatment of the nationalist people during The Troubles.
Republican tell and support Palestine’s, Cuban ,The Kurdish through murals with over 40 painted and change monthly.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Joel R
March 2023
Gerard was an incredible guide! This tour was very educational, and they focused on sharing the authentic history as it happened. That meant hearing the good and bad things both sides did, and how it impacted civilians living here at the time. Truly educational, and we left with a list of book an...
Gerard was an incredible guide! This tour was very educational, and they focused on sharing the authentic history as it happened. That meant hearing the good and bad things both sides did, and how it impacted civilians living here at the time. Truly educational, and we left with a list of book and movie recommendations to further our education.Mark M
October 2021
Had a great tour with Brendan. Extremely insightful from a man who experienced the troubles first hand himself. Told both sides of the story, had a good laugh with him and happy to answer all of our questions. Great man, great tour and in a proper old school black cab, highly recommend
Had a great tour with Brendan. Extremely insightful from a man who experienced the troubles first hand himself. Told both sides of the story, had a good laugh with him and happy to answer all of our questions. Great man, great tour and in a proper old school black cab, highly recommend231cullenc
June 2021
Sean Mac was my driver and he gave us a brilliant tour and he was very balanced and we really enjoyed ourselves as we had a good bit of craic with him
Sean Mac was my driver and he gave us a brilliant tour and he was very balanced and we really enjoyed ourselves as we had a good bit of craic with him423richiet
September 2020
Ask for Brendan A complete gentleman very informative and made us feel so welcome on our first day in Belfast . Fantastic insight for my teenage daughter into our modern history . Brendan made our day excellent speaker with great impartial knowledge of our shared political history. Highly recom...
Ask for Brendan A complete gentleman very informative and made us feel so welcome on our first day in Belfast . Fantastic insight for my teenage daughter into our modern history . Brendan made our day excellent speaker with great impartial knowledge of our shared political history. Highly recommend this tourHIGHTOWER365
September 2020
From the first meeting with brendan our driver and guide at the hotel until he dropped us back was one of the best 2 hours we have spent anywhere in the world. Brendan was highly professional and knowledgeable on the history of Belfast and told us the story of the troubles from pre troubles to po...
From the first meeting with brendan our driver and guide at the hotel until he dropped us back was one of the best 2 hours we have spent anywhere in the world. Brendan was highly professional and knowledgeable on the history of Belfast and told us the story of the troubles from pre troubles to post with outstanding clarity. Anyone who goes to Belfast for a visit would be missing out if they didn't take the tourCollieok
August 2020
A must do if staying in belfast. Had a driver called Mick and he knew his history of all Ireland from the start to the present
A must do if staying in belfast. Had a driver called Mick and he knew his history of all Ireland from the start to the present