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Plan Belfast well
Practical answers about tours, distances, tickets and meeting points.
Belfast Food and Pub Tours: Which One Is Worth It?
Five Belfast food, pub and beer tours compared by price, length and rating, from a €19 evening pub crawl to a €107 tasting walk, plus St George's Market and the old pubs.
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Black Taxi Tour in Belfast: Murals and the Peace Wall
What a Belfast black taxi tour covers, how the one-hour and 90-minute versions differ, how it compares with a walking tour of the Troubles, and what to expect.
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Carrick-a-Rede and the Dark Hedges from Belfast: Which Tour Gets You There?
The Dark Hedges are on most Causeway day tours, the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge is not. How the crossing ticket works, which tours mention the bridge, and when to drive.
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Derry/Londonderry from Belfast: Is a Day Trip Worth It?
Derry's city walls are free and walkable in under an hour. What a day trip from Belfast gives you, how long the journey takes by bus and train, and which tour fits.
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Game of Thrones Locations from Belfast: Which Tour Shows What?
Which Game of Thrones filming locations you can reach from Belfast, which tours name them, and how a location day differs from the studio tour in Banbridge.
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Game of Thrones Studio Tour in Banbridge: Getting There and What to Expect
The Game of Thrones Studio Tour at Linen Mill Studios: how to get there from Belfast, opening hours, what the ticket covers and who will enjoy it.
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Giant's Causeway from Belfast: Day Tour or Drive Yourself?
How to get from Belfast to the Giant's Causeway: what a guided day trip covers, what the National Trust charges at the site, and when a hire car is the better choice.
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Hop-on Hop-off Bus in Belfast: Which Ticket?
Four Belfast hop-on hop-off tickets compared: validity, price, ratings, the Titanic entry option, and whether a bus makes sense in a compact city.
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Titanic Belfast: Tickets, Time and What You See
Titanic Belfast tickets and prices, how timed entry works, what SS Nomadic adds, how long to plan, and when a combined ticket is worth it.
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Ulster Folk Museum: Tickets, Opening Times and How to Get There
The Ulster Folk Museum is in Cultra, outside Belfast. What the ticket costs, winter and summer hours, how to reach it by train, and who it suits.
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