Belfast: Titanic & Maritime History Tour with Expert Guide

Discover the Titanic and Maritime history of Belfast on a walking tour. Learn about the Titanic and the shipbuilders who built it. See the Titanic Memorial Garden, Titanic Visitor Centre, and more.
Discover the Titanic and Maritime story of Belfast on a guided walking tour. Learn about the city's shipbuilding history and see the most important Titanic locations where the ship was built.

Start your tour with a visit to the Titanic Memorial Garden in the grounds of the City Hall. Hear how Belfast became the shipbuilding capital of the world during the Industrial Revolution. See the names of all those who perished in the disaster and hear the story of the men who built the ship.

Hear about the commercial and industrial history of Belfast as you walk to Belfast Waterfront where you meet the Lagan River and the Beacon of Hope statue.

Next, visit the “Big Fish” and hear about the legendary giant Finn McCool. See the Custom House and the Albert Clock, Belfast’s own “leaning Tower”. Walk over the Lagan Weir Footbridge as you head over to the Titanic Quarter.

Pass by Belfast’s Marina and take in a magnificent view of the Titanic Quarter including the SSE Arena, the SS Nomadic, and the Titanic Visitor Centre.

Here, be introduced to the SS Nomadic, the world’s last remaining White Star vessel which was built in Belfast and was used to transfer First Class passengers out to the Titanic in the port of Cherbourg for her maiden voyage.

Walk to the Titanic Visitor Centre which contains the biggest Titanic exhibition in the world (the tour does not include a visit to the exhibition). Walk on the slipways where the Titanic and her sister ship the Olympic were built side by side.

Visit the Great Light, one of the largest optics of its kind ever built in the world, weighing 10 tonnes and measuring 7 meters tall. The optic is a unique maritime heritage object with significance to Belfast’s economic, maritime, and industrial past.

Visit HMS Caroline, a warship and unique survivor of The Battle of Jutland in World War One. This floating museum may be one of the many attractions you want to investigate after the walking tour ends.

Finish your tour at the Titanic Dock and Pump House. The Thompson dry dock was the largest in the world and built specifically for the Titanic. Grab a snack in the Pump House before deciding if you want to enter the Dry Dock and feel its size and imagine what it was like to work here fitting out the Titanic.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.