Belfast Untold
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Port
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$189.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 3½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
From your motorcoach, admire the many Victorian and Edwardian buildings of Belfast. Many of them feature elaborate sculptures over their doors and windows. Stone-carved heads of gods, poets, scientists, and kings and queens peer down from the high ledges of banks and old linen warehouses.
View the landmarks that have played their part in the city's colorful development -- from its great industrial triumphs to the civil unrest that has tarnished Belfast's image.
Your guide will tell you about the Grand Opera House, the Albert Memorial, City Hall and Queen's University. The latter was established in 1845 by Queen Victoria as one of the three Colleges of Ireland.
Some 'alternative' sights of Belfast include the political murals -- a cultural statement that colorfully expresses wide-ranging opinions about Belfast's divided history. You'll have time here for photographs.
Watch for the former Crumlin Road Gaol (Jail), which housed more than 20,000 prisoners from 1845 until it closed in 1996.
At a local establishment, local entertainers lead you on a virtual journey through the hidden back streets and lost lanes of Belfast -- a music and dance performance with a harp, uilleann pipes, bodhrán, guitar, flute, fiddle, concertina and whistles pulses with the city's heartbeat, expounding The Story of Hidden Belfast .
Notes:
Availability and group size will determine the venue, which in turn determines wheelchair accessibility; if accessibility is required, please consult with the Shore Excursions team on board before booking.