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Bruges Guided Boat Trip: Uncover UNESCO World Heritage Site with a Local Guide
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Uncover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bruges on a guided boat trip. Explore the historic center with a local guide and be amazed by the beautiful views and well-preserved medieval features.
Uncover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bruges on a guided boat trip. Explore the historic center with a local guide and be amazed by the beautiful views and well-preserved medieval features.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Markt - The belfry stands as the most significant structure on the Grote Markt. This square is encircled by guild houses steeped in ancient history.
- Basilica of the Holy Blood - The Basilica of the Holy Blood boasts an impressive facade adorned with gold-colored statues. You can reach the upper chapel, designed in neo-Gothic style, via a…
- The Markt - The belfry stands as the most significant structure on the Grote Markt. This square is encircled by guild houses steeped in ancient history.
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Basilica of the Holy Blood - The Basilica of the Holy Blood boasts an impressive facade adorned with gold-colored statues. You can reach the upper chapel, designed in neo-Gothic style, via a special staircase or an elevator. It’s a must-see! The lower chapel offers a stark contrast with its thick walls, small windows, and unique atmosphere.
The centuries-old town hall is also located on this square. This building, with its slender towers, is a true eye-catcher. Here, the guide will share stories about the statues and coats of arms. - Vismarkt - The fish market is encircled by 126 columns and is situated right next to a picturesque canal lined with trees, benches, and stepped gabled houses.
- Boottocht Brugge - Enjoy a boat trip on the canals of Bruges! For half an hour, the captain will guide you to the most beautiful spots, explaining the sights along the way.
- Huiz Perez de Malvenda - Discover the Beerwall here, featuring over 2000 different Belgian beers, each served in its appropriate glass.
- Arentshof - In the garden of the Arentshuis, you’ll find the columns of the water hall. There are also 4 bronze statues representing the horsemen of the Apocalypse. The garden offers a stunning view of the Bonifatius bridge, the Gruuthuse Palace, and the tower of the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk.
- Gruuthusemuseum - The courtyard of the Gruuthuse family palace is grand. You’ll see the statue of Lodewijk above the entrance door. The guide will share the history of this powerful family.
- De Halve Maan Brewery - Discover the beer pipeline!
- The Princely Beguinage Ten Wijngaarde - The guide will tell you about the beguinage, a special place for women.
What's Included
- Map of Bruges
- Chocolate tasting
- Boat trip
- Map of Bruges
- Chocolate tasting
- Boat trip
Additional Information
Explore Bruges with a small group. The certified guide will show you the beautiful places in the historic center. Around every corner you will be surprised by a beautiful view. You will see the stately town hall, picturesque squares and impressive facades. This medieval city has preserved its special features well. A boat trip is a fantastic way to…
Explore Bruges with a small group. The certified guide will show you the beautiful places in the historic center. Around every corner you will be surprised by a beautiful view. You will see the stately town hall, picturesque squares and impressive facades. This medieval city has preserved its special features well. A boat trip is a fantastic way to discover the hidden corners in a relaxed way. You share the boat with other guests. Afterwards, the local guide will take you along the Bonifacius Bridge, green courtyards and beautiful alleys.
- small dogs allowed
- Be on time! The guide will escort you to the boat. If you’re late, you miss the boat.
- Warm clothing
- The guide holds a sign with City Tours Belgium
- We start in front of the Historium on the market of Bruges.
Location
Historium Bruges
Markt
We start in front of the HISTORIUM on the Market square. The guide will be in front of the entrance gate of the HISTORIUM. It's a grey building. The guide will hold a sign with "City Tours Belgium".
Distance :
from the port : 21 km (13 miles)
from the station : 1.6 km (1 mile)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(674 Ratings)
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_voicu001
Oct 3, 2025
Comedy on water: the legendary Bruges Boat Tour - There are a few companies offering boat tours in Bruges, but we were lucky— I think the universe was conspiring in our favor— to have the funniest experience ever, all thanks to our captain of the company Boottocht Brugge.
A hilarious, incredibly knowledgeable guy who spoke more foreign languages than Google Translate can remember… and all of them flawlessly.
The moment we stepped on the boat, we knew this wouldn’t be just any ordinary sightseeing tour.
His energy and humor turned what should have been a 30-minute ride into… 30 seconds (at least it felt that way).
He guided us through the city’s history, its old buildings, and even the traditional crafts with jokes, anecdotes, and unexpected quips—stuff you’d otherwise only read on boring museum panels.
In short: if you find yourself in Bruges and want to laugh, learn a thing or two, and feel like you’re in a water-based sitcom, don’t miss a tour with this legendary captain.
Guaranteed, you’ll leave smiling.
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David_f
Oct 3, 2025
Our guide Patrick was wonderful. - Our guide Patrick was wonderful. He had a lot of interesting insights into the history of Bruges. The boat trip was delightful. There is a fair bit of walking involved in this tour.
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Andrew_s
Oct 1, 2025
Highly recommended - Amazing tour! Fabianne was the most wonderful guide. She took time and answered many questions. Nice to have such a lovely host! The boat ride was amazing too!
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Jennifer_t
Oct 1, 2025
When in Bruges do this tour! - Our tour guide Mimi was fabulous and brimming with knowledge she was excited to share. The boat drive was a lovely interlude to admire private terraces. We always love learning about the place we’re in so highly recommend this tour.
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Felix_l
Sep 26, 2025
Good for solo trips even... - Good for solo trips even though there are many couples. Kathleen is a good guide and knowledgeable.
Would love to go on more trips if I had more time or even chance to do so.
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Ted
Sep 25, 2025
A must for any day visit to Bruge. - The best city tour we have ever taken. David, a native of Bruge, was our guide. Exceptionally informational and entertaining.
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Alice_b
Sep 22, 2025
Lovely day in Bruge spent with like minded guests. - A beautiful walk through Bruge with our engaging guide, Ann. She was born and raised in Bruge. She shared interesting stories of different aspects of Bruge. The boat ride was scenic and serene.
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Herve_d
Sep 28, 2025
Beautiful - Beautiful discoveries of mists by river.little flat regarding comments not audible.
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Mary_r
Sep 23, 2025
Avoid City Tours Belgium - The itinerary of the tour including the canal boat tour is what attracted us to book this tour. The canal boat tour was informative and enjoyable. Our walking tour guide was very difficult to hear, understand his commentary and often rambled. He also didn’t cover schedule sites on the itinerary. Very disappointing since we were so looking forward to visiting Bruges. There were 2 other guides in addition to our guide conducting the English tours and I wish we had switched to another group because I sensed within minutes of the tour starting that it wasn’t going to be satisfactory. He also ran 30 minutes long on the tour.
Throughout this trip we’ve done several Viator tours and have been pleased. This one I fortunately was well-below expectations.
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Marcia
Sep 26, 2025
Avoid the walking tour. - We did not see what the tour said we would see. Our guide was not good-very soft spoken, dry, and used old pictures to further explain what we were seeing. On the other hand, the boat tour was very good and our guide on that tour was excellent. We learned much more in 1/2 hour on the boat tour than on the 1 1/2 hour walking tour. I would not recommend the walking tour, only the boat tour.
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