Best of Belfast

A city tour of the major sights of Belfast.

Itinerary

9am

Sights of Belfast Bus Tour
Depart port and head east, passing through the Titanic Quarter to Stormont Parliament Buildings.

10am

Return to the Cathedral Quarter, one of Belfast’s most historic areas, recently regenerated as an area of cultural focus.

10.30am

Head out to North Belfast – home to Belfast Castle and Cave Hill, said to have inspired Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.

11.15am

View the political wall murals in West Belfast and the Shankill areas.

12.15pm

Queen’s Quarter – focused around the impressive Lanyon
Building of Queen’s University adjacent to the Botanic Gardens and the Ulster Museum.

1pm

Belfast City Hall
Visit one of the best known landmarks in Belfast and home to Belfast City Council. The grounds are peppered with statues and sculptures including the Titanic Memorial and are the venue for many city events from markets to concerts.

3pm

Shopping
Enjoy Belfast’s bustling, compact city centre with its unrivalled concentration of international stores and shopping malls. The principal shopping streets are Donegall Place, Howard Street, Wellington Place, Royal Avenue and Chichester Street but there is much to discover in the city’s side streets and markets or head south to splash out in the designer boutiques of Lisburn Road’s Diamond Mile.

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3pm

Belfast Zoo
Spend an afternoon with over 140 species of animals and enjoy the great outdoors by strolling around the fifty acre site which gives excellent views of Belfast and the Lough.

5pm

Pub visit
Call in to some of Belfast’s most historic and well known bars to relax with a drink and savour the atmosphere. Enjoy a traditional music session or just join in the “craic” with the locals.

7pm

Return to ship

Places to See:

Crown Liquor Saloon Enjoy a drink by gas-light in the traditional bar owned by the National Trust.	St. Anne’s Cathedral  Consecrated in 1904, the cathedral contains the tomb of Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Irish Unionist Party.
Parliament Buildings, Stormont Stormont is home to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The building was designed by Sir Arnold Thornley in the Greek classical style and fronted in Portland stone and opened in 1932.	Belfast Castle Situated on the slopes of Cave Hill, this sandstone landmark building offers panoramic views over Belfast Lough.
Political murals Belfast’s murals have become symbols of past and present divisions. Almost 2,000 murals have been documented since the 1970s with a recent focus on cultural images.	City Hall A fine example of Classical Renaissance style built to reflect Belfast’s city status.
Victoria Square With a host of exceptional shopping and dining experiences plus a cinema, Victoria Square is one of the city’s top shopping destinations.	CastleCourt The two level centre provides an exciting mix of over 80 fashion and lifestyle brands with a vibrant food court.