A unique first hand narrative of experiences across Belfast communities. This three hours tour allows visitors to hear the narratives of republican former prisoners telling their story of the past whilst guiding visitors through the republican areas of West Belfast and then, at the famous gates of the Peace Wall, handing over the visitors to former loyalists activists to hear their own narratives.  The visitor has the chance to explore both the nationalist Falls Road and the unionist Shankill Road areas of Belfast. On the nationalist leg of the tour, the visitor will see the world famous International Wall with its political artworks, the Republican Memorial Garden and the world famous mural of Bobby Sands. This tour tracks the course of the “Peace Wall” and goes through Clonard with its famous Clonard Monastery Church and Bombay Street, the epicentre of events in 1969. The group will be then handed over to the loyalist tour guide who will bring it on to the Shankill Area, to hear the unionist/loyalist perspective on our past and visit local sites of interest. This 3 hours walking tour starts at the Coiste’s mural at Divis Tower (Divis Street) and finishes on the Lower Shankill Road.  This tour is a must do for the visitor to Belfast. It is a living history provided by those who have lived through the conflict and helped shape the current peace process. For many, the Joint Falls/Shankill Tour has been the highlight of their trip to Ireland. This particular tour has attracted visitors to West Belfast in their thousands in recent times. Many of them have had the unexpected opportunity to meet many leading figures involved in the current peace process and also those who were in prison as a result of the British/Irish conflict.  Included in the itinerary of the visit:  - Divis Tower  -International Mural Wall  -Garden of Remembrance  -Bobby Sands Mural  -Bombay Street Memorial  -Lanark Way “Peace Gates”  -Peace Wall  -Shankill Road murals.

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Divis Tower, Divis Street, Belfast, BT12 4AQ Antrim, United Kingdom