Belgium · HISTORICAL TOURS IN BRUGES
Good historical tours in Bruges fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Legends of Bruges is a 2h15 English walking tour linking medieval landmarks, beer stories, and beguinage life, great value.
“Excellent tour. Emiel was wonderful, knowledgeable, and funny. Anyone who says otherwise is incorrect.”
A 2 to 3 hour Bruges walking storytelling tour hitting the Belfry, Markt, Rozenhoedkaai, bridges, and Oud Sint-Jan, with local tips.
“Gosha was out of this world outstanding with the tour, massive history and pointed out great things of interest. Her tour will be a repeat for me, to continue my growth of knowledge of Bruges. She was super informative and fulfilling.. Well worth the minimal fee for tour plus our gratuity. She deserves generous gratuities for sure.”
Private 2-hour highlights tour of Bruges with hotel pickup, a guide in English, and medieval stops from the Markt to Burg Square.
“Hilde is a very nice guide. She has lived in Bruges her entire life and has a deep love and knowledge of the city.”
A 2-hour Bruges highlights walk with a local expert, photo stops, and a praline included when the shop is open, all in English.
“I had such a lovely tour with Peter! He is very knowledgeable and will answer all of your questions! He is very funny so the tour was entertaining and insightful! He also provides a card for places to visit which helped me so so much! If you do any tour, I would recommend ☺️ he quit his full time job to lead tours and I am so glad he did”
Medieval Bruges walk plus praline tasting at Depla Chocolatier and beer lessons at Bourgogne des Flandres, all in 3.5 hours.
“Great tour everything was well paced with an excellent end of the tour with a much need beer tasting”
A 2-hour private story walk through medieval Bruges, hitting key sights and photo spots, with a discount booklet to keep exploring.
“Excellent Kobe was an amazing ..in 2 hours we covered all Bruges history and we walked everywhere His knowledge was incredible”
Bruges at night tour from the Belfry to canals and courtyards. Local storytelling, untold history, and a few ghosts in 2 hours.
“Arthur the tour guide was excellent- gave lots of interesting facts about Brugge while being very professional,entertaining & humorous Would recommend tour to anyone,friends & family Well done”
Taste Belgian chocolate, fries, waffles, and beer while you learn Bruges history at key squares, in a small English tour.
“By far the best tour in the area, I will highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Bruges. Pascal provided a fun trip and pleasant tour of the city.”
Bruges history on foot with a local guide, a Belgian pralines demo, and a brewery visit ending with beer on a terrace view.
“An informative and entertaining tour with Martin who was an excellent guide. Highly recommended.”
Bruges food and beer walk: lambic and blonde tastings, waffles, fries, chocolate and truffles, plus Markt history in 2.5 hours.
“"T," as she is called, was an amazing guide! She has a tremendous knowledge of local and regional history, culture, and language. She is friendly, intelligent, interesting, and worldly, having lived all over the world. She shared her favorite places in Bruges with us for "Belgian" fries, hand-crafted artisan chocolate, the best waffle I have ever eaten, and mulled wine and beer at the Christmas Market. She spent Christmas Day with us, and we are so grateful to her for giving us such a memorable and special day.”
Bruges History Equals Fun is a 2-hour English walk with a local storyteller, major landmarks, and a Pur Chocolat chocolate and waffle sample.
“Steve was very funny and made the experience very entertaining. He was also very kind to wait for us as we were a few minutes late to the meeting point.”
Private 2.5-hour guided walk through medieval Bruges, from Markt and Belfort to beguinage, beer, hospitals, and Burg Square.
“VIGOR CLIUS is an excellent guide. His love of Bruges coupled with his wealth of knowledge made the tour. Walking the streets he brought the city to life in medieval times. He showed us details easily overlooked. I highly recommend this tour for a day in Bruges.”
Bruges historical walk with beer tasting, line-free waffles, fries, bitterballen, hot chocolate, and two chocolate shops. Small group tour.
“GetYourGuide let us book but the tour was full and we were not notified until after the start time.”
Bruges food and history walk with beer, sausage, fries and chocolate tastings, plus medieval sights in about 4 hours.
“A wonderful walking tour of Bruges start to finish. We learned a lot about the history of Bruges and sampled some delicious treats. Our guide did a fabulous job of explaining Bruges' history from the Middle Ages onward. Standout treats were the meats and cheeses and the waffles. Our guide recommended that we have our waffle without any toppings as there is sugar in the dough, and oh my, he was 100% correct. We look forward to returning to Bruges to pick up where we left off.”
Private Bruges walk with a licensed guide, medieval landmarks, and a 30-minute canal cruise for a smart first-time city overview.
“Host was amazing!!! So much fun. We recommend. Beer was very good. A great experience. Learned a lot about Bruge.”
Every kind of day out, and the best of each.
