Brussels Exclusive: Full Day Visit to Ghent & Bruges - Uncover Flanders' Treasures

Uncover the treasures of Flanders on a full-day visit to Ghent and Bruges. Explore the canals, gothic buildings, and UNESCO World Heritage sites with a professional driver and tour guide. Customize your tour and enjoy optional boat trips in both cities.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Minnewaterbrug - What does minnewater mean? This is the Dutch name for the lake, which is made up of two Dutch words: minne, which means both “common” and “love”, and water, which means “water”. Thus, the most correct translation would mean translating the word minne as “common”, since these were the “common waters, community waters, everyone’s water” since it was where the old port of Bruges was located, a site closely linked to the city and the daily life of its citizens.

  • The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde - The beguinage is one of the most representative complexes of Bruges, a prelude to what you will find in this magical city, an environment anchored in the Middle Ages immersed in a sea of tranquility. In addition, it is declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

  • Mariastraat - You will have the opportunity to take beautiful photos from the small bridge. Go ahead without stopping

  • Basilica of the Holy Blood - The basilica in Burg square consists of a lower and upper chapel. The lower chapel, dedicated to St. Basil the Great, is a dark Romanesque structure that remains virtually unchanged. The venerated Passion relic is in the upper chapel, which was rebuilt in the Gothic style in the 16th century and renovated in the 19th century in Gothic Revival style.

  • Burg Square - Burg Square is the political center of Bruges, a charming place where architecture lovers can enjoy buildings of different styles that have been erected over more than a thousand years of history.

  • Boat Tour - you can enjoy a boat ride through the city’s canals.

  • St Michael s Church - Explore Bruges and Ghent’s canals and architecture on an all-day adventure Work with a local guide to customize the tour to suit your interests See medieval sites like the Basilica of Holy Blood and a 13th century belfry Make the most of limited time during your trip

  • Graslei and Korenlei - The old harbour! You will learn some old trade secrets, share the experiences of sailours and merchants, and look behind the medieval facade of the town.

  • Gravensteen - On of the most famous landmarks in this town: discover how its creation and evolution changed the entire history of the surroundings.

  • St Bavo’s Abbey - Fronted by a Romanesque, baroque and Gothic facade, Ghent’s cavernous cathedral serves as a repository for a valuable collection of art treasures, including works by Rubens and Laurent Delvaux. Its showpiece attraction is the Van Eyck brothers’ world-renowned 24-panel altarpiece,The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • On-board WiFi
  • Bottled water
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees ( memling, Groeningen, Boat trip)
  • Lunch
  • Tips
Additional Information

Embark on an immersive journey to Ghent and Bruges, guided by a skilled driver and an informed tour guide.

Our agenda is flexible, providing a base outline for your visit:

Your tour commences from your chosen location to Bruges, the renowned ‘Venice of the North,’ recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site. Revel in the enchanting canals and impressive gothic architecture, as your guide leads you to the City’s highlights such as the Basilica that stores the Holy Blood of Jesus, the towering Belfrey, the tranquil Minnewater lake, Our Lady’s Church, and the Sint Janshospital, known for its admirable Memling museum, and/or the Groeninge museum. Take the opportunity for an optional boat ride. You’ll have some free time for lunch. Post-lunch, we proceed to Ghent to witness the remarkable Altarpiece in the Cathedral. Savour the City center’s canals and guild houses with an optional boat tour. Do not miss out on the Castle of Counts of Flanders! After the excursion, the guide and the driver will bring you back to your hotel or any desired location in Brussels.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Minnewaterbrug
Minnewaterpark
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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G7587guismailb
Aug 8, 2024
An amazing experience - We had a wonderful time on our tour, and both the driver and tour guide were fantastic. Bruges and Ghent were stunning, and the guide did a great job of connecting the buildings and historical figures to their historical context. The entire experience was smooth and effortless, which was exactly what we were hoping for with a private tour. Many thanks to Amine and Frank.
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Mary_m
Jun 27, 2022
Day tour from Brussels - Our driver Aasma and guide Sebastian were terrific! We were brought to amazing sites with detailed explanations…bringing these charming medieval cities to life! We accidentally left some items behind in the car and they went out of their way to make sure we got them. The whole day was tailor made and perfectly suited to us! Thank you!
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Jose_v
Apr 22, 2022
Perfect day trip - Driver and guide showed up promptly at our Hotel. Derive off to a very interesting and historic trip of Ghent and Brussels. Guide Ringo was a living encyclopedia. History connoisseur with vast knowledge of visited places and global and European history. Even of todays most recent historic events. Perfect guide to a perfect trip! Highly recommended
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James_b
Aug 14, 2021
Lovely day, very well cared for. - A great day to get to see the highlights of both of these historically relevant and preserved Flemish cities. Would highly recommend for a day trip out of Brussels.
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Yassine-elmezgueldi
Jun 21, 2019
Great Experience Great Service - Fantastic friendly service, we had a great time. I would definitely recommend. Ask for Salah when you book, he's really funny and knows the place really well, went above and beyond to make us feel welcome, comfortable, and well attended to. 5 star treatment
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Getaway20373880412
Jun 9, 2019
Super! - Wonderful day out with a friendly and helpful driver. Got to see so much of Flanders which was so nice and interesting. Happy to recommend this tour.
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Stevehanden
Jun 8, 2019
amazing tour !! - Thank you so much for the wonderful service . the trip was interesting and delivered in a professional manner , well was perfect
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Voodard
Apr 27, 2019
Fantastic Day! - We were picked up at our hotel, Hilton Grand Place, promptly at 9:30 and taken by our driver, Salah, and our guide, Phillippe, to Brugge, and then onto Ghent later that afternoon. These two were great and we enjoyed our tour of these two cities. Salah and Phillippe had great communication between the two and wherever Phillippe arranged Salah to be in the city at a certain time, he was there waiting. This was super important to me as I was traveling with my 78 year old father. I would have no hesitation booking this private tour again, it was worth every penny! Phillippe was so friendly, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic about his tour with us.
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Kimberly_b
Jul 21, 2022
Do more research and request only English speaking tour guides/drivers - The cities were fabulous. Our tour guide spoke broken English and we could barely hear her. Our driver spoke NO English. We were rushed when wanting to walk around and enjoy the 2 cities. I've done this private tour in Positano with your company and that's why I booked again. Disappointed with return on investment.
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Karenx_l
Mar 31, 2024
Not worth it! - Not worth all that money!!! I’ve been in private tours like this in Prague, Budapest & Vienna, those private tours were with a tour guide very well prepared in history knowledge about historic structures and history of the city, the driver pick up in all the possible places to make sure our tour was not all by foot and arrange some free time so I we can have time to have a meal or explore the city… also want to take a boat trip by the canal and ask before it in the app before the day of the tour and never receive an answer back… the treatment given at these paid cost was very below my expectations… Very poor experience in handling tours like these… I ask for a change in pick up time and they agreed without telling they will reduce the tour hours that supposed to be 8 to 9 hrs changed to 6… Surprise! If I will prefer a insta photos tour I will pick one much more cheaper… My daughter even can’t come so I paid almost $1,400 for myself only which is insane… You could have a private and very elegant experience in other cities for $500 or $600 even for two persons…
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