Derry City Tours: Explore Ireland's Only Walled City with Local Enthusiasts
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Derry
Discover the captivating history and vibrant culture of Derry City with Local Enthusiasts Tours. Explore Ireland's only walled city, hear fascinating stories of the longest city siege in Irish history, and immerse yourself in the heart of the community.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Culturlann Ui Chanain - The Derry City Tour is our Signature and first ever and most popular tour! This is a walking tour which is suitable for all. Tours of Derry are typically 1.5 hours depending on what you would like to see. Our qualified tour guides will take you through the City in a timely manner spending time looking at key points of attraction like;
The Guildhall
Walls of Derry
Peace Bridge
The Fountain Estate
St Columbs Cathedral
St Augustines Church
Apprentice Boys memorial hall
Derry first Presbyterian church
Bogside Murals and monuments.
Free Derry Corner
Popular tour topics are;
Origins of the conflict
The Civil Rights Movement
The Beginning of the Conflict
Free Derry
The Battle of the Bogside
Internment
Bloody Sunday
Operation Motorman
The Hunger Strikes
The Current Peace Process
What's Included
- Local guide
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Tour escort/host
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Embark on a remarkable voyage through the lanes of our beloved Derry City with our tours of Derry.
Join us in exploring the ONLY Irish city with walls, stroll through our communities, view one of the world’s most impressive collections of cannons, soak in our local stories about the LENGTHIEST city blockade in Irish History, learn why Derry is known as the Melting Pot of the Troubles, and so much more…
We’re a locally-run walk and coach tour operation, rooted in the center of the community.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Culturlann Ui Chanain
37 Great James Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Bostontourlady
Apr 9, 2024
Great tour of Derry with a professional tour guide - Passionate and knowledgeable guide. We feel we have a newfound understanding of Derry and its history.
Highly recommend!!
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Lovetravel614701
May 21, 2023
Ruairi is a one-of-kind tour guide! - Ruairi O hEara is a stellar historical guide for his ability to bring to life the city of Derry. As a survivor of the Troubles, Ruairi offers keen insights into the nature of conflict and the challenges of peacebuilding--not only for Northern Ireland, but for all of us, wherever we come from. I've gone on his tour seven times with student groups since 2011, and he and his city keep changing. I'm always learning something new both about Derry and about being human."--Dr. Philip Metres, director of the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights program at John Carroll University (Cleveland, Ohio).
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Lauralaura2019
Jan 25, 2020
Yay! - A great way to understand the spirit of the town and northern irland. Very well informed and help full, and a easy accent to understand. Thank you!
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Catriona
Nov 12, 2019
Fantastic, knowledgeable and balanced tour of Derry! - Our group of staff and volunteers from the Irish, British, Netherlands and Belgian Red Cross Socetieis did the walking tour of Derry with RuairI on the 9th of November. Despite the fact that I made an error and booked for 09:00 and then thought it was for 10:00 (thus arriving an hour late!) Ruairí was incredibly gracious and accommodating. The tour itself was fantastic - I have been on other walking tours of Derry and I felt that this was the most engaging, knowledgable, humourous, accessible and balanced tour I've experienced. Ruairí is a fantastic guide who was able to really engage the entire group. We all learned a huge amount about Derry and its history and it has given all of us a much greater appreciation for the area and the people. We will definitely be booking this tour for future visiting groups!
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Dave
Jul 27, 2019
Awesome Derry Walking Tour - The Tours of Derry walking tour was absolutely perfect. Ruairi was informative, friendly, and presented information in an easy to understand manner. His knowledge of Derry and it’s history is impressive and he gives a balanced account of Derry’s past. We are frequent travelers and have done walking tours in many cities, but in all honesty have never enjoyed one or learned more than we did on this Tours of Derry tour with Ruairi!
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Trevor
Jun 3, 2019
Great tour guide who allowed us to learn about the great history of Derry - Great guide who really knew and cared about derry’s History. He was able to pass his knowledge to us and keep us interested. Safety was a priority for him and it was cool learning about the history and conflicts in Derry.
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Thealexbachrach
Jun 3, 2019
Rory is a great guide and this is a great city - We went to Derry as a side excursion on a 10 day trip and I was surprised by the beauty of this place. If you get Rory he’s a great guide!
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Jcsammon
Jun 2, 2019
The walk around the Walls worth doing - I would highly recommend a walking tour of the Derry City Walls. Ruairi is an engaging and knowledgeable guide who provides personal insights into what it was like growing up during The Troubles. There are plenty of murals to see in addition to the walls themselves. Well worth doing regardless of whether it’s raining or shining!
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Annajohnston436
May 30, 2019
Walking Tour of Derry - Wonderful tour and very informative! Our guide provided great historical facts and dates along with incorporating his own experience too which made it super interesting. Overall a great tour!
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Jaelyn
May 27, 2019
Great tour! Well informed! - This was a really great tour I took during my study abroad trip. Our tour guide was very well informed, and also interested in forming a personal relationship with us, which made the trip feel very comfortable. He was more than willing to answer any of our questions, and also provided some great personal narratives that added to an understanding of the town’s history. He speaks and reads Gaelic, which was really cool, and speaks very clearly and audibly; he’s very easy to listen to.
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