Tour overview
Your Belfast City Sightseeing hop on/ hop off tour can be used any time and is valid for 48 hours. This tour provides you with a comprehensive look at our very special city and allows you to explore every area and district of this unique place.
Visitor’s boarding the HMS Caroline will discover a range of historic spaces including the Captain’s Cabin, Royal Marines Mess and Seaman’s Wash, as well as the very important engine room, sick bay and galley kitchen. Visitors will explore the importance of the battle of Jutland and discover what life at sea was like for over three hundred crew who served on board Caroline during 1916.
HMS Caroline’s virtual access suite is a comfortable, contemporary space where all visitors can explore the ship. A variety of virtual techniques are available for visitors to access hard to reach areas of the ship, such as remote cameras and augmented reality interactives as well as multi-sensory, tactile models and displays.
HMS Caroline tour highlights
- Guided HMS Caroline Tour
- View the Captain’s Quarters
- View the Engine Room
- View the Drill Hall
Belfast City Sightseeing tour highlights
- 1 Day Open-top bus tour
- 19 Hop-on Hop-off Bus Stops
- Over 50 places of interest
- Discount vouchers for attractions
- Live tour guide
- Multilingual commentary
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
Tour itinerary
HMS Caroline Tour
- Book online above and choose the date that suits you best for your HMS Caroline tour
- You will receive a voucher for entrance onto the HMS Caroline
- This voucher must be printed as HMS Caroline will not admit without a printed voucher
- For the Belfast City Sightseeing tour simply show your HMS Caroline voucher and your 48 hour hop on / hop off ticket will be issued
- City Sightseeing will not retain your printed voucher
- Please note that LAST ENTRY onto HMS Caroline with this combo ticket is 4:00pm – arrival later than this will mean entry will be refused. No refund will be provided in this instance
- You can join the tour at HMS Caroline if you want to park your car there – you can join any Belfast City Sightseeing tour at the HMS Caroline. Buses pass every 30 minutes from 10:07am
Belfast City Sightseeing Tour Schedule
Stop 1: Donegall Square West
Departure Point, Belfast City Hall (Open in Google Maps)Stop 2: SSE Arena
Odyssey Pavilion, W5 Interactive Discovery Centre, Odyssey Cinemas, Ten Pin BowlingStop 3: Titanic Quarter
Premier Inn, Titanic Quarter, The Dock Café, PRONIStop 4: HMS Caroline
HMS Caroline Tours, Titanic Dock, Green Light and Maritime MileStop 5: Titanic Belfast
Titanic Visitor Experience, SS Nomadic, Vertigo indoor Skydiving, Spud Murphy'sStop 6: St. George’s Market
Market Days: Friday, Saturday and SundayStop 7: Great Victoria Street
The Tour Shop (Open in Google Maps) Tourist Information, Crown Bar, Europa Hotel, Europa Train and Bus Station, Grand Opera House, Holiday Inn Hotel, Hampton by Hilton HotelStop 8: Dublin Road
Golden Mile, Etap HotelStop 9: Shaftsbury Square
Lavery's Bar, Benedicts Hotel, Crescent Arts CentreStop 10: Queens University
Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Tropical Ravine (Tours)Stop 11: Eglantine Avenue
Windsor Park International Stadium, Malone Lodge Hotel, Lisburn Road ShoppingStop 12: Culturlann McAdam O'Fiaich
Art Gallery, Bookshop and Gifts (Café & Tourist Information, James Connolly Memorial StatueStop 13: Falls Road
Falls Memorial Garden, Bobby Sands MuralStop 14: International Wall Murals
Peace wall, St Peter's CathedralStop 15: Belfast Peace Wall
Hop off to leave your markStop 16: The Spectrum Centre
Spectrum Tourist Information Centre, Shankill Road Wall MuralsStop 17: Shankill Memorial Garden
WWII Murals, Queen Elizabeth MuralStop 18: Crumlin Road
Crumlin Road GaolStop 19: Clifton Street
Clifton Street Poor House (Tours), St Patricks Church, St Anne's Cathedral (Tours), Cathedral Quarter
- Tour departs at 10am from Stop 1, Donegall Square West (Beside Belfast City Hall)
- You can Hop on/Hop off at any of our 19 designated bus stops
- Tours operate every 30-60 minutes:
Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 4:30pm and Sunday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
Belfast City Sightseeing Tour
- Tour departs at 10am from Stop 1, Donegall Square West (Beside Belfast City Hall)
- You can Hop on/Hop off at any of our 19 designated bus stops
- Tours operate every 30-60 minutes:
Monday - Saturday: 10:00am - 4:30pm and Sunday: 10:00am - 4:30pm
If you decide to get off at any of our designated bus stops there can be times where you will need to walk to specific events and attractions. Please come dressed appropriately for the season but keep in mind, the weather in Belfast can be cold at any time of the year.
- Warm clothing
- Comfortable shoes
- Suitable waterproof clothing as the top deck of the HMS Caroline is outdoors
- A print out of your boarding ticket/voucher
- Hop on/Hop off bus service
- Discounts for some events and attractions
- Entrance into the HMS Caroline
- Entrance fees into other events and attractions
HMS Caroline Tour
- Tickets are valid for up to 1 year after purchase
- Tickets are active for one entrance
Belfast City Sightseeing Tour
- Tickets are valid for up to 1 year after purchase
- Tickets are active for 2 days after first use
- All sales are final and no refunds will be issued. If your plans change we will be happy to change your booking to any other date within the next 10 months.
- Tickets for events or attractions are non-refundable.
- Airport, limousine and coach transfer services are non-refundable.
- The Belfast City Sightseeing tour can be joined on any day and at any time.
- You must bring a print out of your boarding ticket/voucher for the city tour.
- Children under 5 years of age travel free.
Tour highlights
HMS Caroline tour
- Guided HMS Caroline Tour
- View the Captain’s Quarters
- View the Engine Room
- View the Drill Hall
Belfast City Sightseeing tour
- 1 Day Open-top bus tour
- 19 Hop-on Hop-off Bus Stops
- Over 50 places of interest
- Discount vouchers for attractions
- Live tour guide
- Multilingual commentary
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