Meeting Location

Each walking tour begins at Divis Tower which is a 20 storey building on the edge of the city centre at the junction of Divis Street and the Fall's Road.  Please refer to your booking email for time and location. 

Practical Advice for your Walking Tour.

Each tour lasts approxatley two and half hours and covers a walking distance -at a leisurely pace-of just over 2 miles. The weather can be unpredictable, so we advise the following:

• Comfortable walking shoes
• A Raincoat / mac
• Layered clothing
• Camera

Please be advised that you may want to consider public / private transport for getting back to your original destination.

The good news is that you can avail of a complimentary glass of guinness at a nearby Republican Social Club while you ponder over your photographs and make your decisons.

Our guides are more than happy to be of assistance.

General Information about Belfast

Belfast has two airports. Aldergrove (Belfast International) is based 25 Kms / 18 mile outside of the city. It takes 35 minutes to travel to Belfast and a taxi fare should cost around £25. The second airport, Belfast City is located just 4kms / 2.5 miles outside the city and the average fare is around £15.

Please note that Belfast differs from Dublin in that it uses Sterling (£) rather than Euro.

The main shopping hours are 9am-5pm with late night shopping on Thursdays. Most shops open at 1.00pm on Sundays. The average cost for a beer is £3.00. glass of wine £3.60.

Belfast has a wide variety of restaurants, which can cater for any budget. Taxis are relatively cheap and cost around £3.50 minimum journey, with £1 for every extra mile there after.

Prominent in most areas are the London style Black Taxis which are very inexpensive to use and can be hailed where you like and drop you off where you like en route.

For further information / advice simply email us on: tours@coiste.com

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