About the tour
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Small and Beautiful Walking Tours
This nature-oriented walking tour of the City of Derry offers a new perspective on the landscape and heritage of the people and place that make up this small corner of the world. The natural environment, city and civilisation along the Foyle River is special. It offers a story of place familiar to many. A crucible of influences dating back before the glaciation of the northern part of Ireland. And the modern day sees a vibrant little city with a global reach.
Visitors report its friendliness and manageable size. But what factors led to the way this bend in a river has been populated over centuries? Not just by people, but by our earliest ancestors, the salmon, the oak and the dove? Giving their names to the city and many of its features, these ‘totems’ are never far away from any outdoor experience or tour on its doorstep.
No other walking tour offers the perspective that situates place within an indigenous story. Comprising legend, upheavals, reversals of fortune, drama and epic adventure, the story of the Foyle catchment wraps around the everyday and mundane. The story of place in this place is small and sparkling, and will transform the way you look upon your world.
This tour lasts 2 hours and starts 5mins taxi ride from the city centre.
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We loved this tour and didn’t want it to end! It felt more like spending time with a friend than it did taking a formal tour. We appreciated everything we learned from Lorcan and felt like we gained an understanding and appreciation for the seascape, landscape, and human culture(s) that have shaped the Derry area.