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Belfast Political Tour-Conflicting Stories Walking Tour

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Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

The opportunity to experience a tour of a lifetime.

Understanding Belfast's troubled history with a honestly presented political tour by Republican and Loyalist ex-political prisoners. Discover a side of Belfast you won't find in the Tourist books, We invite you to walk the streets of the city on both sides of the Peace Wall with the men and women who have served time in prisons of Northern Ireland for standing up for their beliefs. Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners will share their own personal stories and the effects on their communities and explain the murals that tell the local history and culture of each area. The only tour to give you two truly opposing views of 'The Troubles' through the streets of West Belfast. A portion of the tours proceeds goes to working with local children in cross community projects.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

1

Peace Wall

This tour is both sides of the peace wall in West Belfast Between the Falls and Shankill Roads. The tours stops at many locations along the wall.

Admission Not Applicable
2

Bobby Sands Mural

Explore the Murals in the nationalist area of West Belfast, including the International Wall, Bobby Sand Mural, D Company memorial Garden, Bombay Street.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Two Tours Guides one each side of the Peace Wall

Options

Belfast Political Tour-Conflicting Stories Walking Tour

Reviews

4.63

471 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Wishing for more information from Unionists/Loyalists side

    Gerardine C,Mar 31, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    3.00

    The guide who gave us the information regarding The Troubles and the IRA and associated activism was well-informed and interesting, answering questions with concern toward clarity and fairness. The second guide stopped at murals and gardens but did not appear as informed and complained about general Irish propaganda. Was worth the tour for the first half.

  • Top tour

    gerard h,Mar 23, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    An excellent informative narration of the troubles from both perspectives . It gives you a deeper understanding of why it happened and why oppression of any kind Will ultimately back fire

  • Learned so much

    petej566,Mar 9, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Learned a lot and really enjoyed it, I apologize I don't remember the name of our nationalist tour guide, but he was great, very friendly and had so much fascinating information to tell us. Our unionist tour guide Sheryl also taught me a lot, it was great to hear her community's perspective since you don't usually hear that as an American, one part of her story had me in tears...Highly recommended!

  • Eye-opening

    Lacy M,Mar 8, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    The tour was just as it’s described: a walk along both sides of the Peace Wall, guided by former political prisoners. I expected to hear about the Troubles, and how that was all in the past, but the feeling I got from our guides (one more than the other) was that the wounds remain quite raw in some ways. There is no doubt the situation is better now than in the past, with hope for the future, but I honestly found the whole tour quite sad and sobering. Perhaps I was naive going into it. Physically, it was three hours of walking, but the walking was strolling, with a stop for restrooms and drinks along the way.

  • Firstly, it is all...

    Bruce H,Mar 3, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    Firstly, it is all outdoors so do dress for the weather. It was windy and cold on our tour. This was an excellent experience. Fascinating stories from both sides of Belfast's troubled past. The only room for improvement was the absence of some context-setting at the start where the first guide should really have declared their bias and explained that we would hear the 'other side' too.

  • great walk

    Christine M,Mar 1, 2026

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    Definitely need to be aware it is 3 hours walking and standing, fortunately it wasn't raining when we went. But both Paul and Mark gave a very interesting , if conflicting, account of the very complicated history and how it still affects them today. Thank you for a great insight.

  • A must do if you are interested in the recent History and ongoing problems of a still divided City

    bennyboy 9,Feb 27, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    One of the most thought provoking and striking tours i have done. Both guides were excellent and although they held conflicting views they were both very knowledgeable and interesting. They were not just people narrating a piece of history they were a living part of the story.

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  • Very interesting and balanced

    Connector34695211342,Feb 22, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    This was an excellent tour, providing real life historical information from both sides of the conflict by people who experienced it first hand. Very interesting and balanced.

  • Fascinating tour of centre of The Troubles

    richardlY107WW,Feb 21, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    An absolutely fascinating walk, with 2 very knowledgeable guides. Starting in the republican community for an hour and a halfs walk around some of the most important sites of The Troubles, followed by another hour and a half in the loyalist community, learning about the major events where they happened. Thoroughly recommend this for anyone wanting to gain a further understanding of the history of the city.

  • Great Tour

    Claire H,Feb 16, 2026

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    Great tour. Gives a real flavour of the background to the troubles which, frankly, continue as an undercurrent to today. Second time doing this walk and got something, different again out of it, to last time. Warning - with lots of standing it gets very cold - the opportunity to get a coffee just inside the Shankill Road area was very welcome! ☺️. Highly recommend this tour.

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