This was a very interesting and unique tour. It was recommended by our guide Henry from Donegal…read moreTour Guide. It is a black taxi tour around Belfast taking you into the heart of the real Belfast and the history of the troubles. The guides are gentlemen who lived through the troubles and have very interesting experiences. There are guides from both sides, so you never know who you're gonna get, but it makes for a very interesting experience. If you're in Belfast and you're interested in the real history, this is the tour to take.

I was incredibly impressed with this tour, and I cannot recommend it enough. It was the one thing I…read morewanted to do in Belfast, and it was one of the best tours I've ever taken, anywhere. It was both fascinating and heartbreaking. My driver was Tommy, and he was fantastic. He was funny and super knowledgeable, and able to answer all of my questions. Two hours is definitely not enough time to delve into the intricacies of The Troubles, but it is a great start, and I wish the tour was slightly longer. If you find yourself in Belfast, you absolutely must take this tour.

Best best best tour. Fully engaging. Learned so much and laughed so hard. Highlight of our trip…read more Paddy was amazing and took us to many places not seen by tourists. His van is clean an luxurious. Do t tour with anyone but Paddy

Paddy took us on an amazing tour of the peace walls in downtown Belfast. His ability to recount the…read morehistory while staying neutral to the conflict was nothing short of amazing. He was incredibly knowledgeable and very funny and gave our family a truly great experience!

We met Mark from the Dalriada Kingdom Tours during a walking tour of the Giant Causeway, organized…read moreby a coach company. Dalriada Kingdom Tours is a family run company and Mark is the owner. He was a great tour guide and took his time showing us all the details of this natural wonder. He was friendly, knowledgeable, passionate about his job, and a great storyteller. This was simply the best way to see the Giant Causeway! I would be happy to go back to Northern Ireland and have another tour guided by Mark.

It remains a must do walking tour. You do need a bit of stamina as it's a hilly city and the city…read morewalls are steep in places. There was a large crowd when we turned up for our second experience. The man taking the tour was the same one on our first a few years ago. This was a traumatised city and it was this way I guess 40 years. On our 2nd tour it again struck me how he tells the truth of the horror without any rancour or bitterness - he lived in it and through it. Next time we visit this most friendly of cities we'll certainly do this tour again.

If I could Give them zero I would - they have no clear place…read moreto meet - their website is wrong - location on Google wrong - then we randomly found a sign near an interaction that was the meeting place - we wandered around and missed the last tour because it was so unclear

I didn't know much about Belfast but I certainly knew that it was home of Game Of Thrones…read moreproduction. This Game Of Thrones Tour offers two routes from Belfast. South route(Winterfell) and North route(Ironisland). Since north route sounded more scenic as it goes along Northern Irish coast, we chose the latter. It was £50 per person and whole day affair. So, make sure to leave your entire day open for this. We rendezvoused at Jury's hotel at 7:45am and boarded on the bus. And our guide Richard was an extra in the show himself. His red long beard once made me think that he was a Tormond's stunt double.(but he wasn't) Entire way through he was talking but NEVER ONCE I wanted him to be quiet. Because he was very informative and HILARIOUS! They are also equipped with plenty of House of Greyjoy costume and weapons(swords and axes) for photo shoot. Although we were tourists, we became the attraction ourselves when people saw us in the group wearing those, carrying weapon at the House of Greyjoy site. Every stop was breathtakingly scenic. I honestly think that you can still enjoy even if you don't watch the show. Definitely check this tour out and ask for Richard. He's really a fun guy.

This is my second GOT tour. I was supposed to do two tours from Belfast: Winterfell, and Iron…read moreIslands. But due to storm Erik, one had to be cancelled. The communication was clear and they allowed me to choose which tour to do instead, and I chose Iron Islands. The pick-up time was exactly what was stated on the itinerary...actually, the bus was already parked at the meeting point 10 minutes early. The guide I got was Richard and I automatically thought in my head: "he must be a Wildling...maybe, even Tormund". A few minutes later, I saw a guy that look like Ser Davos who parked right in front of our tour bus! The tour was informative without being boring. And in true GOT fashion, there were curse words...yeah!!! We went to several filming locations in the northeastern part of Northern Ireland. Oh my, were the sites amazingly beautiful! We had a lunch stop at a GOT-themed bar in Ballintoy. We had a reasonable amount of stops to see sites, stretch our legs, grab a quick snack/ drink, and bathroom break. The bus has a USB power outlet which I didn't discover until we were almost back to Belfast. This was one of the most memorable parts of my European vacation. And whatever I did and wherever I went prior to doing this tour, I had forgotten about already. I'd have to come back to Belfast to do the Winterfell tour and meet the Direwolves as well.

Ruairi O hEara is a stellar historical guide for his ability to bring to life the city of Derry. As…read morea survivor of the Troubles, Ruairi offers keen insights into the nature of conflict and the challenges of peacebuilding--not only for Northern Ireland, but for all of us, wherever we come from. I've gone on his tour seven times with student groups since 2011, and he and his city keep changing. I'm always learning something new both about Derry and about being human."--Dr. Philip Metres, director of the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights program at John Carroll University (Cleveland, Ohio).

Great tiour guide.He's informative and has a peaceful vibe in describing the turbulent history of…read morethe City

This was one of the best things I did while in all of Ireland. So informative and such a good…read moreexperience.

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent…read more.. Who better to talk with than a cabbie... Our adventure tour included 2 hours with a real live cabbie in a real London Black Cab What would happen... What would the cabbie say... Mystery and suspense Four of our group loaded into the cab - I rode shotgun My wife and I numerous experiences with London Black Cabs, but none in Belfast Most of the cabbies are former IRA OR Protestants ... Which would we get? No guarantees -- only that the cabbie would express HIS viewpoint Ours was a Catholic and we learned of British Genocide during the Troubles What would a protestant say? We all wanted two hours with a protestant - but alas Great experience -- go for it

We go to the Fairy trail at Halloween as well as this Santa Trail. Everything was beautifully…read moreseasonal and all the characters around the Santa Trail were fabulous and really entertained my 5 year old granddaughter as well as ourselves. Santa was lovely and the gifts were fabulous. Great experience had by all will highly recommend to others and will return.Well done to everyone involved and great value for money.

From the owner: Have you found our fairies yet? Looking for the perfect family day out in Co Antrim? Come and visit…read moreour enchanting fairy trail in the heart of Galgorm

We visited with grandkids who only wanted to run demonically around the grounds oblivious to Wu flu…read moreand its adverse impacts on life so we cheerfully obliged. Antrim castle and gardens are fabulous to see. Historically the castle was built by Sir Hugh Clotworthy and his son, Sir John Clotworthy, between 1610 and 1662. The name Clotworthy derived from Clotworthy near Wembworthy, Devon, England. As the surname suggests Sir Hugh and family weren't Irish natives, rather they gained land in Ireland in the Plantation of Ulster under the reign of James 1. Sir Hugh was a prominent politician during the Civil War. In 1660 he was created Baron Loughneugh (i.e. Lough Neagh) and Viscount Massereene in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder to his son-in-law Sir John Skeffington, 4th Baronet, of Fisherwick, the husband of his daughter the Hon. Mary Clotworthy, and in default thereof to his heirs general. Plantation is another term for colonisation and some half a million acres of land was handed over to settlers (planters) by the king. The settlers were mostly from Southern Scotland. The colonists were required to be Protestant, English-speaking, and loyal to the king in short not Irish. Imagine today taking half a million acres of Alaska and gifting the land deeds to Canadians. Anyway, back to today, with the effects of plantation still ever present and the Ulster Scots language on the playground fixtures the gardens feature a 17th century Anglo Dutch water garden, one of only three in the British Isles. They are over 410 years old with beautiful features such as the Large Parterre, Her Ladyship's Pleasure Garden and Yew Tree Pond. Within the heart of the gardens is the unique Clotworthy House also created by Clotworthy descendants the Massereene family. So it's not just a house and garden on the shore of Lough Neagh it's living history and part of the political fabric of a complex, scarred divided statelet. If you want an hour or two of serenity you'll find it here unless of course you happen to get close to our grandkids.

I did not know that Antrim had a castle, motte, walls, and a fairly extensive park. The kept that…read moreone quiet! Or maybe I just wasn't listening... Either way, we just so happened to stumble across the grounds, having come out the High Street side of Castle Mall (ahhh, that explains the name!) and dandered over to an interesting looking gate lodge type building. There was nothing to suggest what this area was, so we took a walk down a path, under an over-pass (graffitied to the max), and appeared in an open green space. I noticed a sign, and went over to look. Reference was made to a motte (so, that's what the huge mound was in front of us...), walls (the gatelodge etc) and castle. Oooh! Where was this castle?! Well apparently all that remains of it is a wall tower, which is really a shame, as I had been hoping for a proper, full-sized castle. Oh well. Unfortunately, grey clouds were looming over us, and rain was threatening, so we didn't get much further. However, the gardens are meant to be lovely, with a canal, ponds and walks, and I would love to go back to explore these further, on a more pleasant day of course. There is also a major regeneration project ongoing within the grounds at the minute, and into next year, so I can't wait to see how it will look after the makeover.