Things to do in Ghent, Flanders: The Best Walking Tours

Visit Ghent and Bruges with a professional driver and a tour guide. Our tour is customizable. Here you can find a general programme of your visit: Starting of the tour from your location to Bruges, the famous "Venise of the north " Unesco world heritage. Discover the canals and beautiful gothic buildings with the explanations of your guide who will bring you to the most interesting places of the City center as the Basilica of the Holly blood of Jesus, the Belfrey tower, the Minnewater lake, our Lady Church, Sint Janshospital with it's beautiful Memling museum and/or the Groeninge museum. Enjoy and optional boat trip. Free time for lunch. After lunch, continuation to Ghent and it's marvelous Altarpiece in the Cathedral. Enjoy the canals and guild houses of the City center with an optional boat trip. Don't miss the Castle of Counts of Flanders! After the visit, the guide and the driver will drop you off at cuiseship or elsewhere in ZeeBrugge or Brugge or Brussels.

Inclusions: Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board, Bottled water, Parking Fees

Exclusions: Gratuities

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

During this extra long tour you will discover the main attractions, but also many interesting streets and squares outside of the touristic city center, in the 'off the beaten path' areas where the average visitor doesn’t come. A true local guide will share plenty of interesting facts & exciting city legends with you along the way. At some unique locations you will taste several local specialities!

Inclusions: Local city guide, Tasting some delicious & local specialities

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Ghent is the hidden gem of Belgium; it is a real city with vivid life today. Its history is precious, and that is -obviously- reflected in the Architecture. From a stone castle in the 900s, we start a tour until we finish the right of Belgium Silicon Valley (the alternative name of Ghent). This tour is dedicated to enriching your knowledge of European architecture and history through the rise and fall of the Holy Roman Empire on the hands of Ghent’s most famous person: Emperor Charles V. He was born in the Counts of Flandre castle to rule Europe at that time.

Inclusions: Expenses to visit the famous Alter of Van Eyek

Exclusions: Coffee and/or Tea

Listen to stories from a young local who launched one of the 1st Belgian craft beers. Understand more about the brewing process. Taste high-quality beers from famous brands to limited editions. Discover more of the local market thanks to an inspirational food pairing. Learn why Belgium became so famous for its Triples, Lambic & Trappists. Found out how hops & malts taste. Dive into Ghent future craft brewery scene. Receive food & drink recommendations. Get inspired for a new destination like Brussels & Bruges.

Inclusions: Visit 4 locations incl. a craft brewery, Your private multilingual, passionate, young guide who launched one of the 1st Belgian crafts, Taste 6 unusual, high- quality beers, Taste our surprising chocolate pairing with beers, Private transportation

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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

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✓ 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

Keen to discover Ghent in a unique way? Want to do something a little bit different? Curious about some history and the diverse tastes Ghent offers? Welcome on our 2 hour exploring tour in our favourite city to hear the tales and tickle your taste buds. Examples of our tasters are cheese, chocolate, charcuterie, beer, traditional Ghent sweets and bread to name a few. These are EXAMPLES ONLY as we change the tasters regularly so that they are never the same. We team you up with a local guide who will look after you and give the best Ghent has to offer. ***IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU BOOK*** -Our standard tour is in English. -Please inform us about any allergies/intolerances/special diet. -Bookings shall be made at least 48 hours in advance so our partners can be prepared for your visit. We cannot guarantee acceptance for last minute bookings. -Min. 2 people -Private bookings possible (1 person or groups >15) -Please get in touch if you want to bring children.

Inclusions: This tour has several food & drink tasters. We recommend you to not have a full meal right before the tour., If alcohol is included, it will only be served to guests that are 18 and over. If children are participating or adults not wishing to consume alcohol, water or a juice/soft drink will be served., As we change providers for food & drinks, sometimes coffee and / or tea are included, but not always., Soft drinks are only included as an alternative to beer/wine tasters for children or adult guests who do not wish to consume alcohol, Private guide, 10% off in some of the stores we visit as part of the tour.

Exclusions: Transportation to get to the meeting point, Additional food and drinks that are not part of the tour.

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

Make the most of your time in Belgium during this full-day excursion to Bruges and Ghent from Brussels. Don’t worry about time-consuming public transit; instead, benefit from round-trip transfers, as well as the insight of a local guide who can share context you might not have discovered alone, before exploring independently at your own pace.

Inclusions: Professional English-speaking guide, City tips, Round-trip with A/C, Bussiness discount (chocolateries, restaurants), We keep your suitcases on the bus., Chocolate tasting

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Headphones, Museum entrance