Belfast City History and Titanic birthplace private tour
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Overview
Book this tour and learn all about Belfast City history - its conflict, murals, Peace Walls, and Gates. Both Catholic and Protestant areas. Your guide will drive you through the streets of Belfast visiting all the famous attractions: Victorian buildings, Belfast Castle, Stormont and all parts of the city from the Cathedral Quarter to the Titanic Quarter.
What's Included
- All fees and taxes
- Transportation in a private vehicle
- Pick-up and drop-off
- Professional licensed guide
- Food and drinks
- Entrance tickets
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup point
What To Expect
Titanic Belfast
Your guide will pick you up at Cruise Ship Port or at your hotel in Belfast.
The route of the tour depends on the start time of the tour and the options selected.
Whether you are cruising as a large group or a smaller family group your guide will plan a perfect itinerary so you can make the most of your visit to Belfast and Northern Ireland.You will visit the Titanic Quarter, which celebrates the city’s once prosperous shipbuilding industry.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
HMS Caroline
HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that saw combat service in the First World War and served as an administrative center in the Second World War. Caroline was launched and commissioned in 1914. At the time of her decommissioning in 2011, she was the second-oldest ship in Royal Navy service, after HMS Victory. She was converted into a museum ship. From October 2016 she underwent inspection and repairs to her hull at Harland and Wolff and opened to the public on 1 July 2017 at Alexandra Dock in the Titanic Quarter in Belfast.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Parliament Buildings
Parliament Buildings, often referred to as Stormont because of its location in the Stormont Estate area of Belfast, is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the devolved legislature for the region. The Executive or government is located at Stormont Castle. In March 1987, the main Parliament Building became a Grade A Listed building.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Albert Memorial Clock Tower
As the tour returns to the City center you will pass the Albert clock.
The Albert Memorial Clock (more commonly referred to as the Albert Clock) is a clock tower situated at Queen's Square in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was completed in 1869 and is one of the best known landmarks of Belfast.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall is another government building that should be visited. Located in the city center, this handsome structure was built in 1906 and remains one of the most distinctive landmarks in Belfast's downtown core. Tourists are welcome to explore the building as part of a guided tour, so popular that they've become one of the top free things to do in Belfast (tours are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so allow plenty of time in your schedule). Highlights of these one-hour tours include seeing a good-sized art display and historic stained-glass windows and an exhibit outlining the city's history. Afterwards, you can browse the gift shop or visit the café.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
St. George's Market
No Belfast itinerary is complete without allocating time to do a little shopping, especially if it includes St. George's Market. The oldest covered market in the city, St. George's Market was completed in 1896 and now provides a place to do business for some 300 vendors selling everything from food to art and crafts. It has also become an important venue for activities other than shopping, including food festivals, art shows, dancing, and even pop and rock concerts.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Queen's University
Then heading south to see the stunning Queen’s University.
Queen's University Belfast (informally Queen's or QUB) is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university received its charter in 1845 as "Queen's College, Belfast" and opened four years later. Queen's University Belfast is ranked in the top 200 universities in the world (QS World Rankings 2020), with the second-highest ranking on the island of Ireland. Queen's offers academic degrees at various levels and across a broad subject range, with more than 300 degree programmes available. The current president and vice-chancellor is Ian Greer. Queen's is a member of the Russell Group of leading research-intensive universities, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, Universities UK and Universities Ireland. The university is associated with two Nobel laureates and one Turing Award laureate.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens is a public garden in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Occupying 28 acres (110,000 m2) of south Belfast, the gardens are popular with office workers, students, and tourists. They are located on Stranmillis Road in Queen's Quarter, with Queen's University nearby. The Ulster Museum is located at the main entrance. The gardens opened in 1828 as the private Royal Belfast Botanical Gardens. It continued as a private park for many years, only opening to members of the public on Sundays prior to 1895. Then it became a public park in 1895 when the Belfast Corporation bought the gardens from the Belfast Botanical and Horticultural Society. The Belfast Corporation was the predecessor of Belfast City Council, the present owner.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Ulster Museum
The Ulster Museum, located in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast, has around 8,000 square meters of public display space, featuring material from the collections of fine art and applied art, archaeology, ethnography, treasures from the Spanish Armada, local history, numismatics, industrial archaeology, botany, zoology and geology. It is the largest museum in Northern Ireland, and one of the components of National Museums Northern Ireland.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House is a theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by the most prolific theatre architect of the period, Frank Matcham. It opened on 23 December 1895. According to the Theatres Trust, the "magnificent auditorium is probably the best surviving example in the United Kingdom of the oriental style applied to theatre architecture".
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Belfast Cathedral - The Cathedral Church of St. Anne
After that head to the north of the city passing St Ann’s Cathedral.
St Anne's Cathedral, also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a Church of Ireland cathedral in Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is unusual in serving two separate dioceses (Connor and Down and Dromore). A cathedral is a place where a bishop has a seat but Belfast Cathedral is unusual in having the seats of two bishops – the Bishop of Connor and the Bishop of Down & Dromore. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Saint Patricks Church
The Gothic Revival St Patrick's was designed by Timonthy Hevey and Mortimer Thomspon and consecrated in 1877. The first Church was built on this site in 1815 and was the second Catholic Church built since the Reformation in the city of Belfast.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Belfast Castle
Stopping at Belfast Castle where you can have lunch.
Around four miles from the city centre along the A2/A6-Antrim Road is Belfast Castle. There are plenty of events here year-round, and it's a popular wedding venue due to its scenic location and beautiful historic building. A castle has existed on this site since the 12th century in many different incarnations. The current structure dates from 1870, although additions and embellishments have taken place since then.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Peace Wall
After lunch, you will visit North of the City and walk around Both Catholic and Protestant areas, continue with the international Peace wall.
The peace lines or peace walls are a series of separation barriers in Northern Ireland that separate predominantly republican and nationalist Catholic neighbourhoods from predominantly loyalist and unionist Protestant neighbourhoods. They have been built at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere. The stated purpose of the peace lines is to minimise inter-communal violence between Catholics (most of whom are nationalists who self-identify as Irish) and Protestants (most of whom are unionists who self-identify as British).
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Crumlin Road Gaol
Crumlin Road Gaol is a former prison situated on the Crumlin Road in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since 1996 it is the only remaining Victorian-era prison in Northern Ireland. It is colloquially known as the Crum. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has given it a grade A listed building status because of its architectural and historical significance. The Crumlin Road Courthouse, derelict since its closure, stands opposite the Gaol with a tunnel under the main road connecting the two buildings and used previously to transport the prisoners between both buildings.
At the end of the tour, the guide will take you back to the port or your hotel or, if you selected the option with tickets, the guide will take you to Titanic Belfast and SS Nomadic where you will have self-guided Titanic Belfast tour.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Frequently Asked Questions
(6)Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Belfast City History and Titanic birthplace private tour?
Cancellation Policy
This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Activity code: C-224720P348
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Frequently Asked Questions (6)
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What is the cancellation policy for the Belfast City History and Titanic birthplace private tour?
A:Apr 2025
This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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What's included in the price?
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Apr 2025
The following is included:
- All fees and taxes.
- Transportation in a private vehicle.
- Pick-up and drop-off.
- Professional licensed guide.
The following is NOT included:
- Food and drinks.
- Entrance tickets.
Q:
What is the minimum age for this tour?
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There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure..
Apr 2025
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My date is not available in the calendar, I am just checking to see if it is available?
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If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025
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Is this an accessible tour?
A:Apr 2025
Accessibility information for the Belfast City History and Titanic birthplace private tour is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Where is the meeting point for this activity?
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Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Belfast City History and Titanic birthplace private tour will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- All fees and taxes
- Transportation in a private vehicle
- Pick-up and drop-off
- Professional licensed guide
- Food and drinks
- Entrance tickets
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
