Discover the City Walls - Small Group Public or Private Tour

4.9(179)2 hFree cancellationBy Derrie Danders Walking and Audio Tours

About this activity

Led by a Passionate Local Historian, this tour walks a FULL circuit of the famous City Walls.

Available as either a PUBLIC Tour with individual bookable places or as a PRIVATE Tour for your group only.

1. Private Tours (2 hrs)(1-30 places) Alternative starting points and routes can be requested and adapted to facilitate disabled or wheelchair guests.

2. Public Tour -Individual Places (est90mins)(1-30 places)

3. HALF DAY - 4 HOUR TOURS (1-30 places)

This tour gives a wider introduction to the city's history, including St Columba, Vikings, Normans and Irish chieftains, the Plantation of Ulster, the building of its iconic Walls, the siege of 1688/89, emigrations to the New World of the Scots Irish, industrialisation including the shirt factories, the 1840s potato famine , the Home Rule crisis and partition, the city in two World Wars , the recent Troubles, the peace process including Brexit, and the Derry Girls.

What's included

✓Licensed Tour Guide

Not included

✕Admission Fees

Meeting and pickup

Meet OUTSIDE of the main customer entrance to the "Visit Derry" Visitor Information Centre, Waterloo Place - this is the entrance opposite the Maiden Heaven Coffee and Ice Cream Shop. Guide will normally be wearing blue Derrie Danders branded clothing.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A wheelchair and stroller accessible route can be arranged for private group tours - please request at time of booking.

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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