Our tour guide, Frank, was wonderful! We had a great time and it was absolutely worth it. We explored parts of the city we might not have otherwise.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Please check the language! German at 9.30am, English at 10am, Dutch at 10.15am and French at 10.30am.
- map of Bruges
- chocolate tasting
- boat trip
Excludes
- No French or German tour on Tuesday and Thursday!
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We start in front of the HISTORIUM on the Market square. The guide will be in front of the entrance gate of the HISTORIUM. It's a grey building. The guide will hold a sign with "City Tours Belgium". Distance : from the port : 21 km (13 miles) from the station : 1.6 km (1 mile)
Itinerary
The belfry is the most important building on the Grote Markt. This square is surrounded by guild houses with an ancient history.
The Basilica of the Holy Blood has an impressive facade with gold-colored statues. You reach the upper chapel in neo-Gothic style via a special staircase. There is also an elevator. You don't want to miss this! The lower chapel is completely different. It surprises with the thick walls, small windows and the unique atmosphere. The centuries-old town hall is located on the same square. This building with the slender towers is an absolute eye-catcher. Here the guide will tell you about the statues and coats of arms.
The fish market is surrounded by 126 columns. It is right on a picturesque canal with trees, benches and stepped gabled houses.
Enjoy a boat trip on the canals of Bruges! For half an hour the captain will take you to the most beautiful places. The captain explains the sights along the route.
Here you will discover the Beerwall with more than 2000 different Belgian beers, each with the appropriate glass.
In the garden of the Arentshuis you will discover the columns of the water hall. Here are 4 bronze statues representing the horsemen of the Apocalypse. You have a beautiful view of the Bonifatius bridge, the Gruuthuse Palace and the tower of the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk.
The courtyard of the Gruuthuse family palace is imposing. You will discover the statue of Lodewijk above the entrance door. The guide tells about the history of this powerful family.
Discover the beer pipeline!
The guide will tell you about the beguinage, a special place for women.
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Reviews
Excellent tour, the guide was very well informed, the schedule was well run and we had a great time. Since we were staying in Bruge it was interesting getting an early start before all the tours from the riverboat cruises started showing up. The town was majestic early in the morning.
Our walking tour with Patrick was awesome. He was friendly and knowledgable and just a pleasure to spend a few hours with. He didn't rush things and it was great. I can't remember the name of our canal guide, but he was good too. It's sometimes just a little hard to hear because we were at the back of the boat.
Great knowledge by Kathleen. Cute little boat trip. Chocolate tasting was nice also. All it needed was a beer flight!
Great tour! Minni, our guide, was very knowledgable and friendly. She made the experience well worth it! We saw all the best spots and the canal tour was wonderful.
Patrick was a great guide, despite Hurricane force winds & rain - he never skimped on historical details and gave us a great experience! Would definitely recommend.
Tons of history, knowledgeable guide. Our tour guide ran over time everywhere but was happy and proud to share.
A good guide gave us a nice history of the town and country, showed us all the sights, etc. Christine was a little soft of voice at times but we managed to hear her for the most part over the carrier of urban noises. Boston ride was the highlight, of course, showing us parts of the buildings that can’t be seen from the streets.
Very knowledgeable guide which made the tour more enjoyable. We were fortunate enough to have a good day!
Small group, knowledgeable guide, easy walk. Tour started promptly. Boat tour was a little quick, hard to follow, but not operated by the same company
The guide we had was great Unfortunatly the weather was not good but Luca changed the schedule to cope with the rain. He was very knowledgable and put it across well
Very friendly, calm and informative guides. Really enjoyed the tour. Perfect length of tour and easy going.
Great tour. Informative guide. Good pace. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
We had a great tour. The canal boat was memorable.
Very thorough and informative tour through Bruges - guide was friendly and enthusiastic - very good value for money
Our tour guide Anne gave such a good tour of Bruges! It was such a nice walking tour, especially that it includes a canal boat ride, and chocolate tasting. We loved it!
Our guide Patrick was fabulous. We loved hearing all the stories and information about this beautiful city. The tour schedule was brilliant and we got to see some amazing sights, were tempted by gorgeous chocolate and had a relaxing and beautiful boat cruise along the canals. Thank you Patrick for making this beautiful place even more special.
Our group guide was very informative, gave us time and space to ask plenty of questions, never rushed any of us from place to place.
Very disappointing that a guide doesn’t have a phone to message their guests if they happen to get lost…
Great tour. Really informative and enjoyable. I did take my tween daughter who admittedly got bored, so maybe not for kids
This trip turned out to be a solo tour for me, and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Our tour guide was very pleasant, knowledgeable, and easy to listen to. I really enjoyed all of the information he shared with us, and everything was timed out perfectly. I believe our tour guide’s name was Frank, and I would definitely recommend him. He made the tour enjoyable, informative, and very well organized!
Cabinet was the perfect tour guide! She was informative, patient and genuinely considerate of her guests! She made the tour!
Exceptional tour of Brugge with Frank! The entire experience was just over 2.5 hours. Plenty of walking, plenty of time to ask questions.
Patrick, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the history of Brugge and spent time answering questions. The tour was well planned with the boat ride in the middle of the walking tour. In addition, the Chocolate sample was from a very good Chocolate store….they did not cheap out.
A very enjoyable walking tour round Bruges. Patrick was the perfect guide, giving us some interesting insights to the city. Included a boat trip in the middle which was good as it broke up the tour nicely.
It’s a 2.5 mile walk in all, plus a 1/2 hour boat ride. Our walking tour guide, Ann VanDorpe, was immensely knowledgeable about Brugge’s history and culture, imparting an immense amount of information while also holding everyone’s interest. My sense was that we had barely scratched the surface of her command of her subject. The boat ride was lots of fun as well, even in the rain, and our captain was very entertaining. The views from the water were spectacular! Highly recommend!
This is an amazing way to see Bruges if you don't have a great deal of time. Bart was our tour guide and we couldn't have asked for a better representative of Bruges. He knew all the history, even the fun stuff, showed us all the beautiful buildings, chocolate shops and Cathedrals. The boat ride was such a great Canal ride. I can't remember the captain's name but he too was personable and full of so many interesting tidbits about the city. Brueges is a wonderful little city to visit. Highly recommend booking this tour, you won't be disappointed.
Mark was a great tour guide. He was very informative providing historic details of the city. It was drizzling when we first got to Brugge but then cleared up and turned out to be a beautiful day for a walking tour. The city of Brugge is beautiful and looks like a fairy tale village. The boat ride was enjoyable and the boat tour guide was very funny. We loved hearing the history of the city from both guides as well as getting some good insight on places visit & spend additional time at, favorite places to eat and get chocolate.
Guide was very knowledgeable. Try to schedule it in the morning to avoid the crowds and to be able to know goods spots suggested by the tour guide.
Fabrina was very knowledgeable on both the history of Bruge and was able to provide personal insight since she grew up in the area. The boat ride is a must to see Bruge.
We thought Anne did an excellent job on our guided walking tour.. We also enjoyed the boat ride as well.
This tour has it all. Walking tour with historical background of Bruges and then a 30 min boat ride with a guide. Helen was an excellent guide.
We loved the combination of walking, boat, and chocolate sample. Fabienne is a local and is very passionate about her city. We were grateful to have her perspective. The boat tour guide was also great.
We absolutely loved this experience. It was a fantastic way to discover Bruges and make the most of our time in the city. The combination of the guided walk and boat trip was perfect, giving us the chance to see the city from different perspectives while learning about its history and hidden corners. The guide was friendly, knowledgeable and made the whole experience very enjoyable. The chocolate was a lovely extra touch too!
This tour was fair, not as informative as others I’ve been on. If this is the only tour you have time for then it’s a nice mix of history, storytelling, chocolate and the canals.
My experience was wonderful! I truly recommend it. The guide frank was very knowledgeable and patient. The boat ride was amazing.
Excellent informative trip. Superb Guide, would highly recommend.
Excellent walking tour of Brugge. Fabia was informative, smart and funny. Really enjoyed it.
We had a wonderful walking tour with Patrick. He is an intelligent and knowledgeable guide who clearly loves the city and genuinely enjoys sharing his knowledge with visitors. Highly recommended.
It was wonderful, so was our guide, who was from Brugge. The boat cruise was in the pouring rain, couldn’t see much, just trying to keep from getting wet… should have done a voucher for when the sun came out!
Absolutely wonderful. Bruno, our guide, was so knowledgeable and interesting to listen. Definitely worth doing.
Our guide Alain was excellent and very engaging, and was a Bruges local with genuine interest in his historic city. We visited places which we might otherwise have missed and gained some fascinating knowledge of the historic centre of Bruges. The walk enabled us to make the most of our holiday. A real highlight of our trip.
The walking portion of the tour was great and Patrick was a wonderful guide. We learned a lot about Bruges' history as well as the best place to get a waffle and the sign to look for that designates quality chocolatiers (very important!). The canal tour was pretty but that guide was not as informative and his microphone wasn't working great. Taking the tour in the morning gave us the lay of the land to decide how best to use the rest of our day in Bruges.
We learned so much about Bruges, which quickly became one of our favorite places on earth. We were there briefly for a cruise port stop, and we were able to see so much in a short time. Johann was a wealth of knowledge. The boat tour was wonderful and gave a whole new perspective of the walled city.
Jos was a great tour guide! Very personable funny. We learned a lot about the city, got to do a boat tour, and saw all of the sites. I reccomend!
We had a wonderful tour of Brugge with tour guide Fabienne. She was knowledgeable, fun and energetic. Perfect introduction to this beautiful city.
The boat tour lasted 35 minutes. Our guide gave very little narration, so we were left wondering what we were seeing. The boat had a difficult step in with nothing to hold on to and no assistance. We just did a canal boat in Ghent and the boat had metal steps and a pole to hang onto. And the guide lent his arm!.
We enjoyed this walking tour and short canal cruise in Bruges. Our guide Fabienne was born and bred in the area so she seized with all of the interesting information about Bruges and she imparted it well. We strolled leisurely, I didn’t rushed and Fabienne showed us the best of Bruges with excellent information about the history of what we were seeing. The canal cruise was lovely. Really lovely. Bruges is really a beautiful place. I enjoyed being there and can’t wait to go back.
The Walking Tour and Canal boat ride was a highlight of our time in Bruge. The guide for the walking tour was very knowledgeable.
A 30 minute pretty boat race de around Brugge. Great commentary on the history of the city. Well worth the time.
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