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The 10 best canal boat cruises in Belgium, with what each one includes, what it costs, and which to choose.
50-minute guided boat ride through Ghent’s medieval core, past St Bavo, the Belfry, guildhalls and castles with live multilingual stories.
“The humour of the guide as well as being informative but don’t forget to translate!”
A 150-minute Bruges walk and canal cruise with a local guide, key medieval sights, and a chocolate tasting stop for $51.
“It is a good guided walking tour if you want to know about Bruges’ history. Unfortunately, even though it was sunny, it was very cold. Personally that made difficult to fully enjoy the tour as I was really cold. Besides that, everything was good! I’d loved to have more time at the chocolate shop so…”
Guided Bruges walk plus a canal boat ride, with an optional 4-beer tasting on the English tour. UNESCO sights, smart tips, great value.
“Our guide Maria was super enthusiastic about her city.”
Bruges by foot and canal boat. A local-led 2.5-hour circuit of highlights, views, and sweet stops, ending at De Halve Maan.
“Can’t recommend this walking tour highly enough! Our guide, Fabienne, was extremely knowledgeable about Bruges, had a wonderful sense of humor, and was the kind of storyteller who brought history to life. The walk was an easy pace, included a 30-minute boat ride, and touched on a number of highlights we hoped to see, including…”
A 40-minute guided boat cruise on Ghent’s River Leie with live commentary and views of Graslei, Groot Vleeshuis, and the Castle of Counts.
“It was great to see the city from the canal's point of view. It was relaxing and the information was basic, which was fine for us who took a historical tour few hours before.”
Ghent by foot and canal boat: St. Bavo art, guild markets, tower views, and a Leie/Lieve cruise for $32 in 150 minutes.
“Very nice tour, too bad we had rain for about an hour”
Small-group Bruges day trip from Paris with canal cruise, guided medieval walk, and plenty of free time for chocolate, waffles, fries, beers.
“Jean Baptiste was a great guide. Very sociable and informative. The canal boat ride and walking around Bruge was well worth it. Fantastic atmosphere.”
Zeebrugge to Bruges day trip with canal cruise, medieval photo stops, and built-in free time to shop and eat. 5 to 6 hours.
“Good tour - very informative. Very easy meet the tour after leaving our ship. Tour guide had a lot of fun facts. They did have trouble with the tech - which seems to be a common thread in reviews do our guide didn’t use anything to help us hear her. It worked okay but would…”
Small-group Bruges shore tour from Zeebrugge with a guided walk, free time, and optional 30-min canal cruise, returning you on time.
“Great walking tour around the city. Our guide walked a lot faster than everyone in our tour and was about a block and 1/2 ahead of everyone for the tour. Never heard too much history due to this. I had to ask him to stop so we could get waters as it was a hot…”
Bruges shore excursion from Zeebrugge with a guided old-town walk, reserved canal cruise, and free Markt time for chocolate and photos.
“Our guide was knowledgeable about the area and the history. We totally enjoyed the tour. Our guide was so elegant!”
