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Check our great new itinerary for Ireland and Scotland. It can be adjusted to suit individuals. Want to see more castles ???…..no problem. Want to stay in luxury 5 star hotels ???….no problem. Want to stay in good local hotels ???….no problem. Just ask us. We are here to make your  Ireland tours special. DAY ONE : Fly [...]

George Best was a soccer player of world reknown. Born in Belfast on 22 May 1946. Best was a precious talent who joined Manchester United at the age of fifteen. He became one of the first soccer superstars of his generation. Best was a key member of the Manchester United team that won the European Cup in 1968 and [...]

Ireland, an island in north-west Europe, has an area of 32,595 square miles.  At its greatest it is 302 miles long and 171 miles wide and consists of a central lowland surrounded by a broken range of hills and small mountains. The climate is mild on account of the Gulf Stream, without extremes of heat or [...]

If you are in Belfast on a cruise ship check out our private tours. We will strive to maximise your time in port and show you the real Ireland. Our Belfast Tours are of an extremely high quality. Best of all , our tours beyond Belfast make the most of your time and let you see the reals sights.

Albert Clock Until a recent renovation corrected its list, the Albert Memorial Clock was Belfast’s answer to Pisa’s leaning tower. Erected in 1865 in Gothic style to commemorate Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert, it was tall enough at 113ft, to offer an excellent vantage point for at least one enterprising sightseer to get a birds-eye view [...]

The capital of Northern Ireland. The name derives from the Irish, Beal Feirsde, meaning “mouth of the river”. In the nineteenth century, Belfast was Ireland’s main industrial city and, since 1921, capital of Northern Ireland. Although a settlement had existed since the seventh century, the town was founded by Sir Aurthur Chichester in 1603 for English and [...]