Bruges Guided Tour: Explore the Medieval City and Venice of the North with a Canal Boat Trip
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174 Ratings
Brugge

Bruges is famously known as the quintessential medieval city and the ‘Northern Venice’. Discover why it has earned these evocative titles as you explore its hidden gems and corners, guided by an expert. The journey concludes with a scenic boat tour along its waterways.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Minnewater Lake - What does minnewater mean? This is the Dutch name for the lake, which is made up of two Dutch words: minne, which means both “common” and “love”, and water, which means “water”. Thus, the most correct translation would mean translating the word minne as “common”, since these were the “common waters, community waters, everyone’s water” since it was where the old port of Bruges was located, a site closely linked to the city and the daily life of its citizens.
What's Included
  • City recommendations
  • Professional guide
  • Boat ride through the canals of Bruges
  • Discounts in restaurants and chocolate shops
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information
  • Groups of more than 24 people must use headphones, they can buy them for €1 directly from our guides
Location
Bargeplein
Bargeweg
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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276felicitym
May 30, 2024
Great boat trip - Visit to Bruges. Great historic boat trip around Bruges. The ‘captain’ really knew his stuff and could translate it into 4 different languages! Only €15 each for half hour trip. Worth a look.
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Anthonygf7645ka
May 26, 2024
Good guide - Very nice guide. Gave us a very good ride. With very good explanations on all the stops in the city. I recommend it!!!!
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Robert_s
May 18, 2024
Good for the boat tour - Boat tour was highlight. Tour guide was very nice but was heard to hear her over the noise of everything around us.
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Discover50441853797
May 18, 2024
Bruges... heritage, history and legends - Very competent and very pleasant guide... A bit of humor... the way in which she understood history by telling us legends was original. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun. To recommend !!!
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Darlene_f
May 16, 2024
Definitely want to come back! - Great tour! I loved visiting Bruges and hope to come back soon. We had a great tour guide who told us so much history and we really enjoyed the canal ride. So pretty from the canal as well as the street. Since we were on a cruise we just didn’t have enough time in this beautiful city.
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Jody_v
May 20, 2024
Good mix - We enjoyed the combination of a walking tour and boat ride. Just enough of a mix. Our tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable, it seemed: we recommend this tour.
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R7128limichaelt
May 16, 2024
Fairytale place to visit - Fantastic views - all photo worthy. Guide was inexperienced but still did a good job. Our only complaint - tour was sold as a 3hr tour whereas it actually lasted 2.5 hours
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Carol_s
May 29, 2024
Not very happy with the experience. - Meeting at the train station makes no sense as it is a long way from the center of town and the time it takes to walk to the center detracts from the tour. The tour group was way too large and got too strung out especially in the crowded areas. At the end of the tour we given the directions to the canal tour. The tour should have ended at the boat tour so there would be no confusion as to which one we should take. The tour guide was good—enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and spoke excellent English.
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Erica
May 19, 2024
Weekend trip to Bruges - The tour guide did not manage the large group well. For example, quite often they would talk to the group while walking in front making it nearly impossible to hear. It would have been better to stop the group and stand in the middle while speaking.
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Alfred_l
May 17, 2024
Where’s everyone? - We arrived from the cruise port into the city on another Viator experience. However the bus left us more than one mile from the meeting point for this experience. As much as we hurried when we arrived at the meeting point there was no one and there was no office to go to. Needless to say we were not able to take the tour.
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