Belgium Full-Day Excursion: Explore Bruges and Ghent from Brussels

Discover the enchanting cities of Bruges and Ghent on a full-day excursion from Brussels. Enjoy hassle-free transfers and the expertise of a local guide, then explore these historic cities at your own pace.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bargeplein (Katelijnparking) - Our bus will drop us off at Bargeplein. We will have 10 minutes here for a bathroom break. The guide will inform us when to return to the bus.
  • Minnewater - Our first stop is Minnewater, also known as the “Lake of Love.” With the picturesque lake as a backdrop, our guide will share the history of Bruges and a…
What's Included
  • Professional English-speaking guide
  • City tips
  • Guided walking tour in Ghent
  • Guided walking tour in Bruges
  • Round-trip with A/C
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Headphones
  • Bruges has a tourist regulation and sometimes the service is provided using radios with headphones.
  • Customers can use their headphones, if they don’t have them, we offer headphones for only €1
Additional Information

Maximize your visit to Belgium with this comprehensive day trip to Bruges and Ghent from Brussels. Forget the hassle of public transportation; instead, enjoy convenient round-trip shuttle service and gain a deeper understanding from a local guide who can provide beneficial information you wouldn’t uncover by yourself. Then, freely discover the cities on…

Location
Carrefour de l'Europe
In the Carrefour de l'Europe square under the columns of the main entrance of the train and metro station, in front of the Hilton Grand Place hotel. Our guides will be wearing ID of Buendia Tours.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Shannena_13
Feb 3, 2025
Excellent day out! - The tour was amazing, so much packed into one day! The cities were fabulous to see, and our tour guide Antonio was so fun! 10/10 would recommend!
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Jack_l
Jan 15, 2025
Amazing - Guide was brilliant very knowledgeable and friendly fantastic day would recommend 10/10. Culture was awesome also.
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Matthew_p
Jan 11, 2025
Excellent trip well worth... - Excellent trip well worth it if you're short on time to explore the cities. The guides were very helpful
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Aussies67
Jan 10, 2025
Amazing experience - Pablo was our guide to Bruges and Ghent. He was a lot of fun and very knowledgeable and passionate about everything he was showing us. The whole day was amazing. We had beautiful weather- cold but blue skies and sunny. Highly recommend.
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Anna_i
Jan 4, 2025
Magical experience in Bruges and Gand - Beautiful experience highly recommended. We found Sabrina, a very cheerful guide with excellent entertainment skills and a lot of kindness. Very knowledgeable on a historical level both on the cities visited with the tour and on the city of Brussels. The trip was well structured on a logistical level and the travel times/information were respected. Very satisfied!
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Isobel_s
Dec 27, 2024
Magical - Day well spent. Our guide Jorge was great and the cities beautiful, even in the gray and wet weather.its great that the tour includes time to wander about on your own. Highly recommend.
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Erin_k
Jan 2, 2025
Great way to see more of Belgium in a day - Jorge was really good and informative. He was very clear instructions for the day and what time to return to bus and where. You got to see plenty of both towns. We saw in the details that you need to bring you own plug in headphones but many did so needed to pay €1. The toilets when you get off at Bruges charge €1 too. Recommended to go as straight as you get off bus if you need as the queue can get very big. You get about 90mins+ in each place once the tour section is finished. Feedback- tour guides to have a sign for their tour details and avoid confusion (e.g. Bruges & Ghent- English).
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Carolmk577fr
Jan 28, 2025
You get what you pay for - The idea of taking people by bus from Brussels to visit two historic Belgian cities and returning them in one day is stellar. The price should be higher so that guides are better trained. They should lecture in their native language. An accent doesn’t translate well on headphones. They should announce services ie bathroom stops, directions and maps, meeting points, etc. in advance. This being said, the sites of Bruge are well worth seeing. Count on exercise : my Fitbit recorded 9.21 miles of walking that day!
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Sarah_l
Jan 15, 2025
Call this tour transportation only - but know how to use train or bus system - We were left behind twice, had to use train. The first time, another tour group allowed us to ride with them and contacted our guide, and we met up at the first location. The Guide did not count group, left early from meet ups. When we found some of the other people from our tour group after riding the train and walking 40 minutes. They said the guide never counted the group, nor called our names. When we left for the ride back to our starting location, we left early again and he did not count or ask if we were all there. In all honesty, the content of the tour was not great. The guide was inaudible at times and we did not have radios. This tour was more of just transportation to and from 2 great cities.
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Mary_r
Jan 13, 2025
A so so experience - Both cities were really nice but the way the tour was conducted is not as par as you would expect on Viator. I always go with Viator for their tour guides we’re very knowledgeable and gives you the best experience. Our tour guide is very nice but her voice is so soft and her accent is hard to understand. She is not that knowledgeable and doesn’t explain we’ll. The tour per se is very unorganized. Going to your bus and meeting at you bus after is a hike on a very cold weather. You don’t want to listen anymore because you are already tired with all the walking and you just wanted to get it over with. Maybe Viator would consider partnering with other tour company.
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