Titanic Tours, Belfast

Titanic Tours, Belfast to - darkometer rating : 2 - Ever since Belfast reconnected with its Titanic legacy – due to the fact that the ship was built here (cf. Titanic Quarter , Titanic Belfast ) – more and more guided tours have sprung up. These days you can choose from a wide range of walking tours, open-top bus tours, and various tours that even take to the water, either by regular boat, speed boat or even amphibious craft (called, appropriately, "Splash"). You can also download self-guided tour apps to smartphones that combine audio narration, maps and other information. An overview of tour options can be obtained on the "Titanic Stories" tourism website (the-titanic.com >Titanic Today >Titanic Tours). I picked one simply named "Titanic Tours Belfast", run by Susie Millar, a former journalist with a family connection to the tragic ship, namely in that she is a descendant of one of the engineers on the Titanic (who perished with it). UPDATE: these latter tours are currently suspended (see below for more details). > More background info > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos More background info: see under Titanic , Titanic Quarter , Titanic Belfast Experience , and also under Belfast in general. What there is to see and hear: Most tours concentrate on the locations in the Titanic Quarter , much of which can also be done quite well independently. So it is crucial to look out for the added value the tour provides when researching your options (such as a boat ride for seeing angles of the harbour you couldn't get as a pedestrian).