Location: Ghent
Top Things to do in Ghent
10 Tours in Ghent That You Shouldn't Miss
Belgium's fourth-largest - and most beautiful - city is home to a quarter of a million people and a flourishing flower export trade. An important port, Ghent's city center is a pedestrian area that is like a museum to early Flemish architecture and a testament to the city's medieval might. Impressive Gothic sites, such as dramatic St. Bavo's Cathedral and the Castle of the Counts, inspire awe. The works of Flemish masters are housed in the distinguished Museum voor Schone Kunst.
Restaurants in Ghent
1. Experience Authentic Belgian Cuisine: Cooking Lesson and Meal with a Ghent Local
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 10 reviews
Join Suzy in her modern kitchen and learn to cook three Belgian dishes that might include a soup or dessert, appetizer and main. You can expect the cooking experience to last two hours before you sit down and share the meal you helped prepare with Suzy and Bob. You might try stoverij (juicy chunks of beef stewed in beer), vol au vent (chicken and mushrooms in a bechamel sauce), witloof (Belgian endive with cheese and ham) or Suzy's creation roast chicken with fresh garden vegetables and homemade bread. Suzy is particular about cooking with high quality ingredients - she gets her meat from a local butcher that personally sources from a local farm. Beer or wine is included in your experience! This is a wonderful opportunity to peek into a Belgian home and learn about the country, its locals and their cuisine!
Inclusions: Private cooking class + meal with your host Suzy, Beverages, All taxes, fees and handling charges, Gratuities, Lunch, Dinner, Alcoholic Beverages
Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By ManindraS2018
There's a word for the feeling you get when you meet people and it seems as though you've known them for much longer...I don't know what that word is, but, I do know what that feeling feels like, because that is what we felt all throughout the evening we had with Suzy and Bob at their lovely home in Ghent. Myself and my two companions were traveling around London and Belgium for the previous 5 days, and as we are prone to do, had mostly been ignoring our health and not caring about what we ate or taking time to reflect and relax. You know how people say they need a vacation from a vacation? Yeah, that's the road we were headed down. The one good thing I'll say about how we travel is that we absolutely love meeting new people, and so we had booked this dinner in advance knowing that it would be something to look forward to. It turned out to be one of our most memorable experiences in Belgium, one that I will remember for a long time to come. Bob and Suzy were gracious right from the start, showing us around their home and making us feel comfortable and welcome, answering all of the questions that our curious minds could think of. When traveling to a different country for the first time, it's tough to learn things that only locals would know, Bob and Suzy were immensely helpful on that front. As I mentioned earlier, we hadn't been eating too well on the trip up to that point (waffles and beer seemed to have been 90% of our diet), and the food that Suzy cooked up for us to eat together was not just incredibly tasty, but it felt incredibly good for our souls. We felt like we were renewed through the food. Suzy gave us the recipes to use, and although I know I won't be able to cook it half as well, it's certainly worth a try. Most importantly, any experience like this is about the people you meet, the friends you make, and the time spent in good conversation. Our party was sad when the night had ended, we would have loved to spend several more hours with Bob and Suzy but time doesn't slow or stop for any of us, no matter how much we want it to. I know my companions and I will be back at some point, and we'll go out of our way to see our new friends in Ghent. Thanks for the excellent memories.
2. Private Chocolate Tour, with a local guide!
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
A chocoholics dream, coming true! We will visit the city’s best chocolate shops and taste a lot of delicious chocolates & sweets (min. 8 pieces). Along the way we'll discover the beautiful city centre of Ghent, its numerous city legends & lots of fun facts! Your tour guide will be a true local.
Inclusions: Local chocolates & sweets (min. 8 different kinds), Local city guide
Exclusions: Bottled water
Reviewed By PFTraveller62
What a perfect way to start your Ghent experience with a Tasting Tour. A perfect blend of local sights and history with sampling a few local delights (sweets, chocolate and beer) which won’t destroy your appetite for lunch or more. Our guide Tatiana, was a young, enthusiastic and knowledgeable lady who made us all feel welcome and interested for more about Ghent. The two hour experience was perfect. Thank you Charlie Tours.
3. Full-day Private Tour Ghent And Bruges With Limo
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Customised private tour- work with a local guide to customise the tour to suit your interests and preferences. Enjoy a private tour of Ghent and Bruges with a professional driver and a tour guide. Start the tour from your location in Brussels then head to Bruges, the fairy-tale city a Unesco World Heritage site. Discover the Lake of Love,the Basilica of the Holy Blood of Jesus,and the Belfrey tower.. Gaze at the Church of Our Lady, visit Saint John's Hospital with it's beautiful Memling museum, and/or the Groeninge museum. After lunch, continue on to Ghent.You will be able to see a marvellous altarpiece in the city's cathedral. Wander along the canals and see the Castle of the Counts of Flanders before you are returned back to Brussels.
Inclusions: Private transportation, Bottled water, Tour guide in Ghent and Bruges, Hotel pick up and drop off
Exclusions: Lunch, Museum/ attraction tickets
Reviewed By ef288
Very punctual, professional and kind driver. Baby seat prepared for us. Good price. We are happy with this service
4. Bike Ghent Private tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Go beyond the classic sightseeing and discover what Ghent is all about. Depart from the meeting point with a small group of no more than 10 people and your enthusiastic tour guide. A helmet is there for you to use during the tour and the drinking bottle provided is yours to keep. During the tour, your guide will surprise you with fun facts, street art and hidden spots the city has to offer. The course is off the beaten path and takes you from the city centre all the way to the dynamic suburbs. The semi-pro mountain bikes make this urban adventure very comfortable! To remember the tour, take a polaroid picture to take home with you, while the other pictures taken with a Go Pro are sent to your email.
Inclusions: Use of mountainbike (CUBE), helmet rental, poncho, Drink bottle ( to keep), polaroid photo
Exclusions:
Reviewed By Lucie N
First of all: the traffic in the centre of Ghent is designed to prevent bike riders to be bothered! Bike Ghent knows the best places around the centre of Ghent to introduce you to the city that is more difficult to explore as a tourist. Super friendly, lively and fun guide who knows how to make you enthusiastic about the place. Moreover, he used his experience abroad to create what could be one of the best bike citytours there are ;)
5. Street Art Walking Tour at Gent
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Since 2015 the artist is active in the realization of qualitative murals. Especially in Ghent we worked together with artists over the whole world who made a contribution to the city. Join this tour with our experienced tour guide and graffiti artist from the local scene of Ghent and learn the stories behind the artists and how their creations came alive.
Inclusions: Poncho
Exclusions:
Reviewed By alexandradL814RY
Weekend out with the teens in Ghent and looking for some fun? We participated in a great Graffiti art workshop hosted by Pieter. He explained everything very well, helped us finding a creative idea and a great wall. We painted our own graffiti artwork. Thanks to the practical advice, the result was much better than expected. And we had so much fun all together! It was a great activity for parents and kids. And it was the start of the amazing SLAM graffiti crew! ;-)
6. Bike Ghent tour
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 160 reviews
Go beyond the classic sightseeing and discover what Ghent is all about. Depart from the meeting point with a small group of no more than 10 people and your enthusiastic tour guide. A helmet is there for you to use during the tour and the drinking bottle provided is yours to keep. During the tour, your guide will surprise you with fun facts, street art and hidden spots the city has to offer. The course is off the beaten path and takes you from the city centre all the way to the dynamic suburbs. The semi-pro mountain bikes make this urban adventure very comfortable! To remember the tour, take a polaroid picture to take home with you, while the other pictures taken with a Go Pro are sent to your email.
Inclusions: Use of mountainbike (CUBE), Drink bottle ( to keep), helmet rental, polaroid photo, poncho
Exclusions:
Reviewed By jupc2016
Ecellent overview of this splendid historical town. Professional 3 hours bike tour. Highly appreciate from our group. Can also be recommend during covid period. Thanks to Levi and Christophe.
7. Bicycle tour in historic Ghent
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4.9 based on 21 reviews
Ghent viewed differently! Cycling through Ghent. It is the way to discover the lively city. A nice extra for your day in Ghent or to make a weekend away even more fun. Our bike tours take you to surprising places and parks in the city. You will experience a very nice mix of history, culture, flashy street art and impressive architecture.
Inclusions: Use of bicycle, Bicycle helmet
Exclusions: Soda/Pop
Reviewed By elisefoubert
Tout était parfait, Tim est un guide passionné et bienveillant. Il s'adapte à ses différents clients et maîtrise très bien son sujet. Il a même ajouté une touche historique personnelle à la visite, c'était top! Le tour est très bien organisé et accessible à tous. Les vélos sont de bonne qualité et le timing est idéal. Si vous recherchez une façon unique de visiter Gand, c'est le tour qu'il faut réserver! STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND BOOK THIS TOUR, RIGHT NOW!! Very unique experience, Tim is the perfect guide, has a lot of knowledge and even added his personal touch of history about Ghent. Well organized, the bikes are good qualities and the timing is perfect. The bike walk is easy and doable for all ages. He can do the tour in different languages and is easy going. Even if I'm from Belgium, I discovered Ghent in another perspective! We couldn't be more happier about it. Good value for your money, GO FOR IT! :)
8. BeerWalk Ghent (English guide)
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4.9 based on 7 reviews
✓ Guided Beer Tasting Tour (3h) ✓ Discover the city, history and beers of Ghent ✓ Learn to taste beer with 5 exclusive regional beers In Ghent, beer brewing went hand in hand with religious life. Discover Ghent and its incredibly surprising history during a three-hour beer walk and beer tasting with guide through the city. Five beer tasting sessions and an official BeerWalk glass are included in the price.
Inclusions: Beverages, All taxes, fees and handling charges, Alcoholic Beverages
Exclusions: None
Reviewed By jarmo p
Excellent tour around Gent historical center, including various beers in various places. Our guide Ariël was clearly a true beer enthusiast and expert, and also told nice historical details and stories about the city places that we walked by on our tour. Only bad thing was that there was so much new and interesting information about beer, that I have already forgotten half of it :-)
9. Belgian Beer Tasting
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4.8 based on 29 reviews
In the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, you will be able to try 7 different Belgian beers with a local expert
Inclusions: Belgian Beers
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10. Discovery of Ghent from Brussels - Small Exclusive Group Tour
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
This is more than a sightseeing trip. The concept of this tour is that your visit becomes a highly personalized experience. First: we travel in small groups (> 10 & < 20 pax). Secondly: the actual indoor visit to the absolute highlights of the city is included. It may even include lunch. Third: you have ample free time to pursue your own interests: a visit to one of the main museums, shopping etc. The city of Ghent is truly the hidden treasure. On this tour you will see all the highlights of Ghent: the churches of Saint Jacob and Saint Michael and Saint Nicolas. , the Town Hall, the Belfry Tower, the Cloth Hall, the old harbor. You get a full guided tour of the Cathedral including an audio guided visit to the world famous Adoration of the Lamb painted by the brothers van Eyck. The tour of Ghent also includes a guided visit to the dramatic Castle of the Count of Flanders. The highlight of the day will be the boat tour along the rivers of Ghent.
Inclusions: Professional multilingual guide, Air-conditioned vehicle, Entrance Castle of Counts, Tasting meatmarket
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Reviewed By JammieMY
A couple of lovely towns, full of history, culture, and architecture. If you're fascinated by architecture, then you'll be more than happy with your visit. And the staff of this particular tour makes your trip even more pleasant.
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