Bruges Guided Day Trip with Canal Cruise Option and Hotel Pickup
Description
Discover the pure beauty of Bruges in a day. From monasteries to cathedrals and palaces, you’ll be guided though the city center that well deserves its UNESCO world heritage title. Admire the splendor of original medieval architecture and enjoy the fascinating story of its history. Take in the incredible sites of the Venice of the North cruising along its romantic canals and take time out to leisurely lunch and shop. The city’s romantic charm and stunning architecture make this a perfect day to remember.
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Itinerary
Step off your luxury coach into a picture postcard! You’ll instantly fall for Bruges’s medieval charm as you arrive in its famous center, an UNESCO World Heritage area thanks to its incredibly preserved architecture.
You’ll be guided to some of the city’s legendary landmarks, including Béguinage’s monastery, Basilica of the Holy Blood, the gothic Town Hall and Notre Dame Cathedral.
Take time out for lunch and sample some of the local specialities as you recharge your batteries. Enjoy the ‘Venice of the North’ from the water, cruising along its romantic canals. Shopping is also part of the day’s adventure - don’t go home without the delicious chocolates Bruges is famous for! • Luxury air-conditioned coach travel from Paris for your comfort • Guided tour of the UNESCO-recognized city centre with highlights such as Béguinage’s monastery, the Basilica of the Holy Blood and the gothic Town Hall Picturesque summer canal cruise
The heart of Bruges, the square have many unique buildings including the Belfry Tower. At the foot of the Belfry are the world's most famous chippies (frietkoten) or taste some belgian waffles!Get some free time to enjoy the City and its hidden gems)
It is the perfect place to have a drink , relax and have a wide view on the Markt Square
Walking its wonderful winding streets, hear about the jewel of the Flemish region’s fascinating history.
The ideal spot for a perfect picture: a combo of wide canals and floating buildings. Remember to attend the cruise and enjoy Bruges in another perspective.
Commonly known as the the "fairytale bridge"
The lake of Love with a beautiful scenery and many swans, is the old port of medieval Bruges
The church of Our Lady displays a valuable art collection: Michelangelo’s world-famous Madonna and Child
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please note that pick up can be done exclusively from places with ZIP CODE 75. Due to actual traffic situation in Paris the real Pick-up may take place up to 15 minutes later than the time indicated on the voucher. Pick up location will be from the hotel or Private residence in Paris (Zip code must start by 75), should the address be provided to us at least 72 hours (local time) prior to tour's departure. Without the accommodation address and if booking is made less than 72 hours (local time) prior to departure, the pick up will be at 18 Avenue de Suffren, 75015 Paris.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Due to lots of walking, this tour is not recommended for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
- Please note that due to actual traffic situation in Paris the real Pick-up may take place up to 15 minutes later than the time indicated on the voucher. Pick up location will be from the hotel or Private residence in Paris (Zip code must start by 75), should the address be provided to us at least 72 hours (local time) prior to tour's departure. Without the accommodation address and if booking is made less than 72 hours (local time) prior to departure, the pick up will be at 18 Avenue de Suffren, 75015 Paris.
Reviews(9)
Really great experience. For a 3-star hotel it was amazing! Spacious, quiet, clean. comfortable room. Room is serviced daily. Electric kettle, biscuits, fridge, TV in which I managed to insert my Amazon Fire Stick so could receive most of the programmes I view at home. Strong wifi signal everywhere. This is a vast hotel complex. It offers a varied daily menu included in the tariff including one free visit per week to each of the speciality restaurants with live music (Italian, Fish, Moroccan), along with many other facilities - even a medical centre!. Alcohol is included too. Staff are cheerful and helpful. The site opens directly on to the beach. What's not to like? The only drawback is that it's about 1.5km from the Centre with no buses in the nearby roads but the petit taxis aren't too pricev. We will go again.
Regarding Paris City Vision review and very stressful and heart breaking experience. Once in Brugge our guide told us we could call Uber to get a ride back to bus. I have Parkinson’s and walk slow so we knew we would need to use Uber. We ordered an Uber and told the would be there at a good time to get us back to the bus on time. However Uber never arrived because all of the streets into Brugge that day were closed. We missed the bus and we had a very expense taxi ride back to Pais. Meanwhile we had left two bags of things including a 7000 dollar pair of hearing aids and an iPad. We were guaranteed things left on bus would be safe. The tour guide did not retrieve our bags so we could get them back. They made a call to the bus company saying they did not find our two large bags. They say there is nothing they can do and they will not give us the name of the bus company and “there is nothing else they can do. The trip cost us over 500 euros the trip, 560 euros for the taxi trip back to our hotel, over 7000 dollars for my heating aids, over 3000 for a replacement iPad, and a pair of shoes!
First and most importantly, Bruges is picture postcard beautiful and not to be missed. The guide led us around, showed us the highlights and the tour included a nice boat cruise on the canals. Before booking, be aware of a couple peculiarities. First, we opted for hotel pickup - which turned out to be a taxi sent to fetch us and bring us to their meeting point where the bus was waiting (we were expecting a minibus to pick us and others up on the way to Bruges). Second, the guided tour was for a max of 15 people. While that was true, there are also audio guided guests and non guided guests which meant we were all transported to Bruges as a group on a large bus (again we were expecting 15 max on a minibus). Third, they do not drop you off at your hotel at the end - they drop you at their meeting point and you will need to find your own way back to your hotel. While they do note the last point, I felt the first and second were misleading which is why I only gave this 4 stars.
Dear Thomas, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience! It’s wonderful to know the charm of the city made a lasting impression. We also really appreciate your honest feedback regarding the logistics. We're sorry to hear there was some confusion around the hotel pickup and group size expectations. While we do our best to outline these details during the booking process, your comments are a helpful reminder that we can be even clearer. Your insights will certainly help us improve how we communicate the experience to future guests. Thanks again for joining us, and for your thoughtful and balanced review. We hope to welcome you back for another adventure someday!
The description of the tour was very misleading. It was supposed to be a small group but there was over 50 people on the bus! The tour was supposed to be approximately 11 hours, it was 14 of which over 8 hours was spent on the bus! It was a total waste of my time!
Our guide Steve was fantastic. Great information, lovely pace and recommendations. Enjoyed the history.
Bruges is like a fairytale city The only thing was there was not enough time there Once the hour long tour was done we quickly got on line for the canal cruise which was fabulous But then there was hardly time to get a bite to eat or shop for chocolates before having to meet back at the bus Our guide was great, but since time there is so short you could absolutely do without the tour We heard all the same stuff on the boat cruise Would have preferred more time to explore the city and shop
.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................We got picked up at our hotel and boarded the bus to Bruges. Our tour guide was on the bus and directed us where to go when we got there. We thought Bruges was an amazing place and couldn't wait to see the sights. We did not know that our tour guide was going to talk the whole time about the history of every building there, leaving us very little time for shopping and lunch. I saw a store I wanted to purchase something from and our tour guide said we needed to leave so she could start her historical talk even though I wanted to do some shopping. She said we needed to go and would go back to the store after she finished her explanation of every building and pathway. When she finally stopped talking she said we have time for lunch and shopping which was not true. We barely had time to look in any store as lunch took up most of our time. She said she would meet us back at a specific time but she didn't meet us at the time she told us she would. We waited and waited and finally ran into the Latin tour guide who said she just ran into our tour guide and our tour guide told her to go to where we were waiting and go back to the bus with her instead of our tour guide who never got to show us where the store I wanted to go to was. I was beyond upset and felt like she ruined what could have been my most favorite tour. To this day, I am very upset about what happened. I was also told that when we got back to Paris, we would be taken back to our hotel but our tour guide said it was a one-way pickup and we had to try and locate a taxi which was hard to find being where we were dropped off. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
The beautiful city, the knowledgeable and funny guide we had, rainy and windy at first but turned sunny .
Excellent attention from our guide Rocío. Very nice witches and much better with the explanation.