Brussels History and Culture Tour: Discover Belgium's Capital with Local Guides

Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of Brussels on a guided tour with local experts. Discover the birthplace of famous comics, explore museums, learn about the city’s role in world wars, and indulge in Belgian beer, chocolate, fries, and waffles.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Manneken Pis - The famous little boy.
  • La Bourse de Bruxelles - The stock exchange
  • Delirium - Beers all over
  • Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert - Shopping gallery
  • St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral (Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule) - The cathedral
  • Parc de Bruxelles (Warandepark) - Royal parc
  • Royal Palace (Palais Royal) - The royal palace
What's Included
  • English speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

If you’re searching for an insider’s guide to Brussels, interspersed with wit, Belgium folklores and insider’s tips, your search ends here. Our combined experience of several years makes us experts in this.
Historically rich and now the heart of Belgium and Europe, Brussels cannot be confined to being just a city. Much like Belgium itself, Brussels…

Location
Grand Place
Grote Markt
You'll find your storyteller on the Square holding a YELLOW umbrella with AMBASSADORS on it. Beware of other companies using yellow umbrellas, their guides usually don't check bookings thoroughly enough to refer you to the right guide.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Hannah
Mar 25, 2025
Great tour with Tom :) - Our guide, Tom, was great! His English was exceptional, and we thoroughly enjoyed his stories! We learned a lot about Brussels and enjoyed our glimpse into the world of the Belgian people. Thanks again for the local recommendations and a great tour!!
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Haley_d
Mar 23, 2025
Brussels and Tristan are gems! - This is a great first day tour to do if you’re trying to first familiarize yourself with Brussels. The city was absolutely gorgeous and the cites we saw were absolutely fabulous. Tristan, our tour guide, was an absolute gem! I recommend anyone going on this tour to specifically go with him. He rocks and tells pretty good dad jokes! Since it’s a free tour, please be sure to tip your tour guide well. They deserve it!
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Gladys_p
Mar 21, 2025
An amazing experience - Tristan was amazing! He made my Brussels experience even more fun. Very knowledgeable and funny, I laughed so much. I definitely recommend this. It would take your experience from a 0 to 100.
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Anantjoshi95
Mar 20, 2025
Best start to your journey in Brussels - Tom is perhaps the most compelling storyteller I have heard in my life. His sense of humour is unmatched, with it , he brought the walking tour to life. I would highly recommend this for anyone visiting Brussels.
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Frank
Mar 12, 2025
An excellent tour of central Brussels - Quentin was a very knowledgeable host / guide. His walking tour of Brussels (approx. 2 hours) was very interesting and informative, and his delivery was both succinct and humorous.
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Angryasiangirl88
Mar 5, 2025
Learning about Brussels - We had a great historic tour with Conor. Provided a lot of interesting facts that we were not aware of. Hit many areas of Brussels - Conor provided tips along the way. Brussels is bigger than we thought and glad we did this tour at the beginning of our trip.
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Samikshs2025
Feb 20, 2025
Good Tour - This was a great, fun, friendly and high quality tour - Tom (our tour guide) was simply great! It didn’t get boring over the 2.6 hours we were on it.
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Bklyn2004
Feb 15, 2025
Highly recommend Quentin/Ambassador Tours - Quentin provided an energetic, engaging and interesting tour of Brussels, infused with humor. Would go on another tour with him without hesitation.
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Lyneg2016
Feb 27, 2025
Rainy morning in Belgium - Tom was a very good guide with a very in-depth knowledge. Turned up on time and kept us out of the rain as much as he possibly could.
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Harisjas_s
Mar 24, 2025
Horrible experience, chat operator and tour guide - We send a message on Viator to verify the tour guide details. When we reached there no tour guide. All other guides were there with their umbrellas. Our guide did not have his umbrella open. I had to message the Viator chat agent back and forth and finally they told us Quinton is there holding a yellow umbrella that has ambassador written on it. True enough he was there but with closer umbrella. I just had to go and ask him if it was fine and he said yes. Truly bad experience and we skipped the entire tour half wa
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