Belfast
Wake up to an Irish breakfast, follow it up with a memorable tour of Belfast at your own pace, using your Hop-On Hop-Off pass. Belfast is the capital city of Northern Island and has historically been a centre for the Irish linen industry, tobacco production, rope-making and shipbuilding. With 20 stops conveniently located around the city, Hop-On Hop-Off bus will highlight landmarks and attractions in the city and enable you to plan your stay. Hop on and off at your leisure and absorb the atmosphere of this wonderful city where you will discover an abundance of things to do and see. Enjoy a walking tour of the Titanic Quarter which is a high profile European waterfront development firmly ingrained in the history and character of Belfast. It is home to the Titanic Dock and Pump House and the site is centred upon former shipbuilding land from which vessels such as the RMS Titanic, Olympic and SS Canberra were launched. The city is crammed with an abundance of things to do and see.
Re-live the entire Titanic story from her birth in Belfast to the fateful maiden voyage and her eventual discovery on the seabed inside this iconic building, Titanic Belfast tells the story of the Titanic, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, through her construction and launch, to her famous maiden voyage and subsequent place in history. It is a must-see for anyone with an interest in the fascinating Titanic story and a development that Belfast as a city can be proud of. Using innovative design, interpretation and technology, including CGI, film and video, audio, archival materials, objects and scale models, each gallery will focus on a unique part of the Titanic story and the context of the period in which it was built. It is the world's largest Titanic visitor experience and is located beside the Titanic Slipways, the Harland and Wolff Drawing Offices and Hamilton Graving Dock, the very place where Titanic was designed, built and launched in 1912. The Shipyard Ride where visitors can join Harland & Wolff workers to be taken on a shipyard journey, exploring the complex process and challenges of building the Olympic-class liners. Encounter individuals with stories to tell such as the chief designer, members of the Harland and Wolff Guarantee Group, local craftsmen and passengers. Experience the reality of the ship's interiors with a 3D cave that allows visitors to 'walk' the corridors of the ship. The discovery of the wreck and an insight into contemporary undersea exploration.
Overnight in Belfast.