Coiste Irish Political Tour
The Coiste Irish Political Tour has been for many visitors to The North of Ireland the highlight of their trip. This particular tour has attracted visitors to West Belfast in their thousands in recent times. Many of them have had the unsuspecting opportunity to meet leading figures involved in the current peace process and also those who were in prison as a result of the recent conflict.
Former activists and political ex-prisoners from within the Republican community host this 3-hour walking tour and provide the visitor with their insight into the most recent phase of the conflict. The guides weave their own personal stories into the tour as they visit many different sites that explain both the local and wider history of Ireland.
Our Falls Road tour runs every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 am.
Bookings and enquiries
- Call in and book directly at The Tour Shop, 10 Great Victoria St, Belfast.
- Phone +44 (0)28 90 321321 and speak to one of our reservations team.
- Email your request to info@citysightseeingbelfast.com
Itinerary
The tour starts at Divis Tower at the bottom of the Falls Road from the Coiste Mural and travels through a main arterial route of West Belfast, visiting The International Wall, the Republican Memorial gardens and many murals, each with their own particular story, some relating the conflict in other areas around the world. The tour finishes at Milltown Cemetery where three of the hunger strikers who died during the 1981 hunger strike are buried.
Tour departs from Divis Tower, 5 Divis St, Belfast BT13 2EA on:
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 10:00 am
- Tour finishes at Milltown Cemetery, 546 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6EA by 1:00 pm approx.
There is a lot of walking during this tour. Please come dressed appropriately for not only the season, but also for the activity.
- Warm clothing
- Comfortable shoes
- Guided walking tour
- Complimentary glass of Guinness in a local pub
- Lunch/refreshments
- Transport
- Free cancellation of booking up to 72 hours before departure date, no admin fee imposed.
- Free change of date up to 12 hours before departure date, no admin fee imposed. Change of date can be within 1 year of purchase.
- Anything cancelled within 12 hours will not be refunded.
- Cancellation of some attractions may not be accepted. These are set forth by the attractions themselves and not Belfast City Sightseeing.
Bookings and enquiries
- Call in and book directly at The Tour Shop, 10 Great Victoria St, Belfast.
- Phone +44 (0)28 90 321321 and speak to one of our reservations team.
- Email your request to info@citysightseeingbelfast.com
