Wow! If I could give 6 stars, I would. I was born and raised in Antwerp, but I learned so much about the Port of Antwerp. Loved the insightful, quirky comments. A must-do; also for locals.
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What's Included
Includes
- High quality audio set, so you can hear your guide crystal clear throughout the tour.
- In the middle of the tour, we stop by a little café where you can order anything you like, from soda to coffee or a nice cold beer.
- Your ticket to join the Waterbus is included in the price.
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Departure & Return
Departure Point
- At the "Steenplein" there is a little white building in the center of the square that has "Waterbus" written on it. On the back side, there is a big double door. Your guide will be waiting for you in front of this door, or if it rains: inside the building.
Return
- At the "Steenplein" there is a little white building in the center of the square that has "Waterbus" written on it. On the back side, there is a big double door. Your guide will be waiting for you in front of this door, or if it rains: inside the building.
Itinerary
This is where we start our tour, right next to an old castle that used to be the access gate towards the old town. It's the perfect location as under this little square, the origin of the port of Antwerp is well hidden. You guide hands out high-quality headsets so you can hear him or her crystal clear throughout the tour.
We enter the public Waterbus, a catamaran on steroids that will fly us over the river Scheldt. As we do, we pass by numerous activities and sights, most of them even unknown to TripAdvisor which limits us to provide you with a fully detailed itinerary: talk about going off the beaten path! The Waterbus is public transport, so we're not alone. Our group is small though, so you can ask all questions you have during the tour. When the sun is shining you can sit outside, if you're cold or it rains, you can go inside in the heated cabin with large windows. We'll travel over the river Scheldt into the port and pass by very diverse activities: docks, locks, terminals, industry, nature, villages, etc. Your guide explains what we're passing by and connect what we see to a coherent and structured story about what the port of Antwerp is about. Your guide is a port expert who has worked in the port by himself and provides insider insights: information you can"t find anywhere else.
After an hour we reach the center of the port where we disembark and enter an authentic little port village called Lillo Fort. Here, time stood still, while at the same time we have a view on the most recent port expansions: the biggest containerterminal of Europe. We visit the village and pay a visit to a very cozy café where we have a drink, which is included in the price!
As we board the Waterbus again, heading back to the city, we pass the same activities once more. This time however, you already know about the basics of this port and so your guide will build further on those insights and really get into the gritty-nitty of what makes the port of Antwerp unique. A whole new point of view opens up as we head back to the town.
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Reviews
Fantastic experience and learned so much about the port, its use and the city. Boat was really comfortable and very clean. The staff were really, really friendly and informed too. Very highly recommended.
Fascinating tour where even as an Antwerp resident you learn a lot about the port
Did a super round trip with boat and bus today. Many interesting facts, very impressive. Laurens, our guide, a top guy with a very pleasant and warm voice
Very professional and entertaining guide
Very interesting tour through the harbor with lots of exciting information and a very competent, friendly tour guide
It was a great, informative, and entertaining harbor tour. Laurens was able to convey his in-depth knowledge very well and in an entertaining way.
Top tour to the port of Antwerp. Laurens really has a lot of info and explains everything you want to know in excellent English. He also engages with the group really well and takes time for questions!
Super exciting and informative tour!!! Thank you Laurens
We had a lot of fun on the tour. The skipper was great.
We did a bus tour in the harbor and our guide Laurens has for 2 hours told very fascinating about the harbor, with humor, with many stories, very pleasant to listen to. A picnic was planned in Lillo by the water. Highly recommended!
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