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Everything to sort out before you go: which tour, what the boat costs, where to stand for the best canal view, and how to fit Bruges into a day.

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Tours

Choose your tour

The three tours most visitors choose between. Each has its own page with what it includes and what visitors say.

Bruges Guided Tour with Boat & Beer Options Lowest price ★ 4.490 minutes to 3 hoursFree cancellation

Bruges Guided Tour with Boat & Beer Options
Walking tourBoat optionBeer option

A guided walk with a chocolate stop; add the canal boat ride or a tasting of four Belgian beers when you book. The lowest price here is the walk on its own.

What's included
  • Guided walking tour with a local guide
  • Chocolate stop
  • Canal boat ride if you choose that option
  • Tasting of 4 Belgian beers if you choose that option
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
From$28per person Reserve
Bruges Boat, Chocolate & Walking Tour Most booked ★ 4.82 hours 30 minutesFree cancellation

Bruges Boat, Chocolate & Walking Tour
Boat includedSmall groupChocolate tasting

A licensed local guide through the old centre, a chocolate tasting, then the canal boat with its captain. The boat is in the price, so there is nothing to buy at the jetty.

What's included
  • Walking tour with an officially licensed local guide
  • Canal boat trip with the captain
  • Chocolate tasting
  • Small group; meets in front of the Historium on the Markt
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
From$44per person Reserve
Bruges Day Trip from Brussels with Boat Option From Brussels ★ 4.510 hoursFree cancellation

Bruges Day Trip from Brussels with Boat Option
Coach from BrusselsGuided walkBoat option

A coach from Brussels, a guided walk in Bruges and free time, with the canal boat and a beer experience as options. A stop in Damme on some days.

What's included
  • Round trip by air-conditioned coach from Brussels
  • Guided walk in Bruges (guided options)
  • Free time in Bruges
  • Canal boat ride with the boat options
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Full tour details
From$38per person Reserve

Plan your date before you go

A licensed local guide, a chocolate tasting and the canal boat with its captain, all in the price, in a small group.

Check dates for the boat, chocolate and walking tour