Private Bruges Day Trip from Brussels: Explore the Medieval City with a Local Guide
4.7
9 Ratings
Bruxelles
Embark on a private day trip from Brussels to the enchanting medieval city of Bruges. Explore cobbled streets, canals, and preserved landmarks with a local guide.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
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Bruges - Join this personalised experience and your host will create an itinerary for you based on what you would like to do. You won’t have time to see everything, so here are some ideas:
Take a scenic 1 hour train from Brussels to the enchanting medieval city of Bruges and the minute you step out into the streets, you’ll feel like you’re in a fairytale.
IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences
What's Included
- Round-trip train ticket between Brussels and Bruges
- Private and personalized guided experience
- Full-day (10-hour) tour with a host
- Scenic walking tour
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Tickets to any attractions
- Transportation costs (apart from return train tickets to Bruges)
- Gratuities
Additional Information
You’ll experience a time-travel-like adventure in Brussels with our guide - no need for a time machine. Embark on a picturesque 1-hour train journey from Brussels to the captivating ancient city of Bruges. As soon as you step into the city, you’ll be engulfed in a storybook-like atmosphere. Wander along the stone-paved paths, beside the waterways, and uncover the reason this Flemish town is referred to as “Venice of the North”. Together with your guide, you’ll explore impeccably sustained medieval locations such as St John’s Hospital, the Begijnhof and the Beguinage.
A short questionnaire regarding your personality and interests will be sent to you within 24 hours post booking. Based on your answers, you’ll be matched with a local guide who shares similar interests. Your guide will get in touch with you directly to propose an itinerary that helps you appreciate the city’s distinctiveness. You’ll also discuss and agree on a meeting time and location. The plan is flexible, allowing you to alter what you want to do during the experience.
- We’ll be in touch within 24 hours after booking to find out more about your personality, tastes and interests so we can assign a like-minded Local who can create a bespoke experience for you.
Location
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Carrefour de l'Europe
Upon booking your meeting point can be changed to your hotel/accommodation, however this MUST be confirmed and agreed by the experience planners in advance as only central locations will be allowed. If no meeting alternative is selected the point listed here will be the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(9 Ratings)
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Daisydot24
Jan 11, 2020
Great Day Exploring Bruges - It was a great day, my guide met me in the morning exactly as planned and had our train tickets all set up, so off we went. We had a great chat along the way and the ride went quickly. We got off the train and started exploring Bruges. My guide had a ton of knowledge and recommended many different places. She had a great lunch spot in mind and we enjoyed some great local food. We had a great day exploring the various sites of Bruges, I wouldn't hesitate booking this tour again!
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Kennethly840je
Jan 3, 2020
Trip to Bruges - A wonderful trip to a wonderful place..our guide was very knowledgeable and very good....I highly recommend this trip to everyone
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Carol
Oct 16, 2019
Best tour guide ever! - Ricardo took the time to find out what our group liked to do and researched the best stops to make the most of our time in Bruges!
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Helen
Oct 15, 2019
Ricardo Mota was amazing guide! - I travel often and have always used the guides suggested in Rick Steves book.
This was my first time using tripadvisor and I want you to know that Ricardo was by far my best and favorite.
He is knowledgeable above the typical attractions and a very kind person.
He is a must have tour guide!
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Barbararu7557fg
Sep 30, 2019
Outstanding tour with a smile - Ricardo Mota was our private guide for our tour of Bruges. He met us at our Brussels hotel and walked us to the train station where we caught the train to Bruges. Once there, Ricardo had done his homework and geared the tour around our interests and sights we wanted to see. He was able to personalize the tour in this way because he had us answer a query about our interests, places we wanted to see, etc. Never had any guide anywhere gone to this extent to insure we were given an enjoyable yet comprehensive tour. He immersed us in the local scene as well as taking us to the “must see” places in Bruges. His command of English is excellent and his demeanor was very friendly and easygoing yet professional. We’d tour with him again in a heartbeat.
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Bonthelake
Sep 29, 2019
Bruges is a gem! - We decided to go the private guide route for a tour of Bruges. Granted it was more expensive than a group tour, but we’ll worth the extra. Our guide, Ricardo, sent a questionnaire in order to find out our interests and must see places and things. He designed the tour specifically to our answers to his inquiry. He didn’t rush us at all and gave us all we could see and do in the 10 hours spent with him.
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Hbb2018
Nov 2, 2019
Day trip to Bruges - Not a great experience. It was crowded and rainy. Want chocolate or lace, maybe a waffle with a medieval town square? That’s pretty much the appeal and our guide had to check an app on his phone to tell us what we were seeing. Really? I’d head to Antwerp or spend more time in Amsterdam. Just not worth it.
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