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Bruges and Ghent: Historical Guided Day Trip from Brussels

Discover Belgium's most charming medieval cities in one day

  1. Start time: 09:00

  2. Duration: 10h 30mins

  3. Live guide: English, French, Spanish

Registered address: Avenue de Béjar, 1120, Brussels, BE
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Included

  • Professional multiligual guide
  • Transfer by bus / coach
  • Audiophone

Not included

  • Admissions to exhibitions / museums
  • Canal boat tour (available to purchase on the spot)
  • Lunch

Itinerary

Duration: 10.5 hours
  • 09:00 - Transportation from Brussels to Ghent
    Meeting point: 18 Boulevard de Berlaimont Get directions
    • • Guided
    • • Admission ticket included
  • 10:00 - Walking tour of Ghent
    • 60 mins
    • • Guided
    • • Admission ticket included

    Your guide will tell you everything about Ghent

  • 11:00 - Free time
    • 60 mins
    • • Unguided

    Free time to explore on your own

  • 12:00 - Departure from Ghent
    • 60 mins
    • • Guided
    • • Admission ticket included

    Transfer from Ghent to Bruges

  • 13:00 - Walking tour in Bruges
    • 30 mins
    • • Guided
    • • Admission ticket included

    Introduction to the city of Bruges

  • 13:30 - Lunch
    • 60 mins
    • • Unguided
    • • Admission ticket not included

    Free time for lunch

  • 14:30 - Walking tour in Bruges
    • 60 mins
    • • Guided
    • • Admission ticket included

    You will be able to learn everything about the magical city of Bruges

  • 15:30 - Optional canal tour
    • 60 mins
    • • Guided
    • • Admission ticket not included

    Optional cruise in the canals of Bruges, organized by your guide

  • 17:30 - Departure from Bruges to Brussels
    • 120 mins
    • • Guided
    • • Admission ticket included

    Transfer back to Central Station of Brussels

  • 19:30 - Arrival in Brussels
    Drop off point: Carr de l'Europe Get directions

For reference only. Itineraries are subject to change due to weather, traffic and other circumstances.

Bruges and Ghent have been declared World Heritage by UNESCO, which makes them a photographer's dream!

In Ghent, you will discover St Bavo’s Cathedral, the City Hall, the typical Belfry and St Nicholas’ Church, as well as the medieval harbor where students, tourists and locals gather. See the mighty fortress, once the residence of the Counts of Flanders, stop for lunch in Bruges, and visit the picturesque Beguinage.

Your guide will explain the history of the city from the Viking Age to its downfall at the end of the Middle Ages. You will see all the highlights of Bruges: the Basilica of the Holy Blood, the Bell Tower, the Church of Our Lady, St. John’s Hospital, etc.

At the end of the tour, you can do a boat trip on the city's atmospheric canals for an extra fee to pay on the spot.
  • Cancellation is possible until 24 hours before your visit date.
  • Rescheduling is possible until 24 hours before your visit date.

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