Brussels, Ghent & Bruges
Tours of Belgium
Brussels, Ghent & Bruges
Overview
8 Days
Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is a very unique city that boasts an astounding blend of different architectures and cultures.
Ghent, once the largest city in medieval Europe, now well known for its large public squares and marketplaces.
Bruges, has most of its medieval architecture intact, making it one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe.
Highlights
- Breakfast, included daily
- Welcome drink of Champagne
- 3-Course Welcome dinner w/ beer at a typical Restaurant
- Private City Tour of Brussels by car
- Walking Tour around the Grand Place/Grote Market and its surroundings
- 3-Hour Private Walking Tour of Ghent
- 2-Hour Private Walking Tour of Bruges
- 4-Course Farewell dinner w/ wine at a gastronomic restaurant
- Optional tours, add-ons available
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Tour Description
Created to visit three top cities of Belgium and have the experience to explore its historical centers.
Tour Includes:
- All Accommodations, minimum 4* level
- Breakfast each morning, plus select meals where noted
- All transportation, as described, inclusive of gratuity
- All tours, as described
- All entrance fees where noted (add’l fees may apply to options)
- Registration with US State Department
- 24 Hr. concierge service for the duration of the trip
NOT INCLUDED: Flights, Travel Insurance (Strongly Recommended), Personal Expenditures, Optional Upgrades, Anything not mentioned
Detailed Itinerary
- A private driver will pick you up from your home and take you to the airport
- Flight to Brussels Airport, Belgium (priced separately)
Included: Private Airport Transfers
- Upon arrival in Brussels you will be greeted by your driver and transferred to your hotel
- Check-in, relax and refresh
- Upon arrival, you will be greeted with a glass of Champagne
- In the evening, enjoy a 3-course welcome dinner with Belgium Beer, at a local restaurant situated in the Grand Place
- Transfer back to hotel
- Overnight at hotel
Included: Private Airport Transfers, 3-course Dinner with 3 X Beers, Room & Taxes
- Enjoy breakfast, included daily
- After breakfast, meet your private driver/guide and enjoy a tour of Brussels by car, visiting the highlights outside the historical center such as the Atomium, the Royal Palace of Laeken, the Japanese tower and the Chinese pavilion, the Cinquantenaire Park, the EU-quarter, the Palace of Justice, the Warandepark, the Wetstraat/ Rue de la Loi, the cathedral of the Saints Michael and Gudule…
- Finish the tour with a stroll around the Grand Place/Grote Market and its surroundings
- Transfer back to your hotel
- Afternoon at leisure
- Overnight at hotel
Optional enhancements:
- Savor Package:
- Waffle Workshop – 3 Hour Experience
- Waffle Workshop – 3 Hour Experience
Included: Breakfast, Transportation, Tour, Guide, Room & Taxes
- After breakfast, enjoy the morning at leisure in Brussels
- @ 2:00 PM, Meet your driver in the hotel lobby and transfer to Ghent
- Check-in, relax and refresh
- @ 3:30 PM, Meet your private guide to start your 3-hour walking tour of the historical center of Ghent, including the highlights
- First you will walk along the picturesque Graslei and Korenlei – undoubtedly two of Ghent’s most beautiful historical streets. From one of the flanking bridges, one can see the postcard panorama of the three towers: the belfry and the steeples of the St. Nicolas church and the St Bavo’s cathedral
- Next, stroll over the Korenmarkt, with a stop at St Nicolas church, as well as the cathedral. There, the famous altarpiece The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb ( 1432) by the van Eyck brothers, a milestone in art history, is not to be missed.
- On the way to the Vrijdagmarkt you will pass by the city hall with its mixture of styles from flamboyant Gothic to sober Renaissance
- Once you cross the Lys you will enter the inner courtyard of the House of Alijn. This former almshouse is now the Museum of Folklore.
- Through winding alleys and cobbled streets with numerous restaurants you will reach the Castle of the Counts
- Return to the Korenlei passing, the St-Veerle square and the Old Fish Market where the tour will come to an end
- Return to hotel
- Overnight at hotel
Included: Breakfast, Tour, Guide, Entrance Fee To Saint Bavo Cathedral, Room & Taxes
- After breakfast, enjoy the day at leisure in Ghent
- Overnight in hotel
Optional enhancements:
- Savor Package:
- Design your own Beer & Pub Tour – 4 Hour Experience
- Chocolate Workshop – 2 Hour Experience
- Pastry Workshop – 4 Hour Experience
- Excite Package:
- Private Air Balloon Flight – Enjoy sunset or the sun rising over ghent in the sky, while sipping champagne
- Street Art & Grafiti Tour by bike – 2/3 hour experience
- Rafting by night – 2 hour experience
- Private Segway Tour – 2 hour experience
- EXPLORE:
- Cruise on the Canals by private boat
- Antwerp Excursion
- Half-Day Ghent Excursion
- Pamper Package:
- Personal Shopper – Have a personal shopper at your disposal for 3 hours as you hop around town visiting all the boutique shops
Included: Breakfast, Room & Taxes
- After breakfast, enjoy your last morning at leisure in Ghent
- @ 2:00 PM, Meet your private driver in the hotel lobby and transfer to Bruges
- Check-in, relax and refresh
- @ 4:00 PM, Meet your guide in the hotel lobby for a 2-hour walking tour of the historical center of Bruges, including the highlights
- Start by visiting the Market Place with the imposing 83 m belfry and halles
- Continue to the Jan Van Eyck-square, once the center of Hanseatic Bruges. This area was the economical and financial hub of Flanders between the 13th and the 15th century
- You will pass the city theater, the Saaihalle (1399), Huis ter Beurze (the first stock exchange), the Toll House , etc..
- A little bit further you will arrive by the Burg Square, one of the most charming squares in town
- Next, visit the gorgeous Gothic City Hall, the basilica of the Holy Blood and the Liberty of Bruges – once the city’s courthouse, today the Municipal Archives
- Then, cross to the Fish market, Tanners Square and the very picturesque Dijver
- Next, visit Our Lady church – among all its art treasures, the ‘Madonna with child’ is not to be missed since it is Michelangelo’s only sculpture north of the Alps
- A stop at St John’s Hospital (now Memling in Sint-Jan – Hospitaalmuseum) enables us to see one of the oldest preserved hospital buildings in Europe
- Return to hotel
- Evening at leisure
- Overnight at hotel
Included: Breakfast, Tour, Guide, Entrance Fee To Our Lady Church, Room & Taxes
- After breakfast, enjoy the day at leisure in Bruges
- At evening time, enjoy a 4-course dinner with wine at a gastronomic restaurant walking distance from your hotel
- Overnight at hotel
Optional enhancements:
- Pamper Package:
- Personal Shopper – 3 Hours at your disposal
- Spa Treatments
- Perfume Workshop – 3 hour experience
- Excite Package:
- Private Air Balloon Flight – Enjoy sunset or the sun rising over Bruges in the sky, while sipping champagne
- Private Helicopter Flight – 1 hour flight
- Beach Sailing at the Belgian Coast – 1 hour Experience
- Bruges E-bike Tour – 3 hour experience
- Explore Package:
- Cruise on the Canals
- Private Carriage Ride – 2 hour experience
- Museum Tour – 4 hour Experience
- Flanders Fields Battlefield Tour – A day Excursion
- Savor Package:
- Waffle Workshop – 3 hour experience
- Chocolate Walk & Workshop – 3 hour experience
- Brewery Visit & Pubbtour – 4 hour Experience
- Diner at a 1* Michelin Restaurant – 4-course menu
Included: Breakfast, Transportation, 3-course Dinner with Wine, Room & Taxes
- After breakfast, meet your driver in the hotel lobby for a private transfer to Brussels Airport
- Return home (flight not included)
- A private driver will await your arrival at the airport to take you home
Included: Breakfast & Private Transfers
