Bruges Highlights, Boat, Beer, Chocolate Day trip from Paris
Description
Day trip to Bruges from Paris by Mercedes as Private Experinece or in Small group. Hotel Pick up included. Tiered Pricing. Full-day program in Bruges including 2 hours Bruges Walking tour, Beer tasting of 6 sorts at Bourgogne des Flanders, Boat trip and Chocolate museum visit with tasting. Duration of 14 hours - longer as usual. We offer more Private Experience and Small-groups from Paris to Bruges and other trips in France, multi-day trips to Belgium and Netherlands.
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Itinerary
07:30 Pick up from your Hotel in Paris by our comfortable air conditioned Mercedes minivan. There are 295 km to drive on highway from Paris to Bruges (Brugge). The ride takes around 3,5 hours. After a 1,5 to 2 hours a short stop will be made at the rest area.
11:00 - 13:00 Arrival in Bruges (Brugge). Walking tour in Bruges. Bruges is the most visited Belgian city with middle ages buildings, picturesque canals, and rich history. During a walking tour of Bruges, take a look at the 83-meter Belfort bell tower, built in 1240, located on the market square and included in the UNESCO world heritage list. Walking Highlights and Food tour of Brugge will be a cultural journey. You’ll also discover the city and its highlights. You will stop to admire the Simon Stevinplein, Gruuthusemuseum, Burg Square and hear about their local relevance from local guide Patrick as you hop from one food hot spot to the other. You will get to try the famous local dishes most authentic and typical. Each place was carefully selected by Patrick so You’ll enjoy the tastings.
13:00 - 14:15 Lunch break. We help with restaurant reservation.
14:15- 15:15 Local Brewery Bourgogne des Flandres visit. You can learn there everything about Beer brewing in Flanders and taste as well six sorts of the local Beers.
15:15 - 16:00 River boat trip with audio-guide to see the beauty of the Medieval city from water.
16:00 to 16:45 Chocolate museum visit with chocolate making show and tasting .
16:30 to 17:30 Free time in Bruges. 17:30 Departure to Paris. The back ride will take about 3,5 h.
21:30 Arrival in Paris. Drop off at Your hotel.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up travellers from the Hotel entrance door at 07:30. It is always one of our Mercedes minivans or Mercedes E220 depending on the travellers number.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(10)
Although it is a very long day, it was worth every minute. Our driver Uni was wonderful and we felt completely safe on the trip. Our tour guide Jerome was possibly the best guide we’ve ever experienced. He had incredibly detailed information and we could have easily spent several more hours with him. The city itself is amazingly beautiful, clean and friendly. Highly recommend.
We were so excited to visit this cute town, and we were not disappointed in the town of Bruges! Our disappointment came from a couple of reasons. First, our walking tour guide was over 30 minutes late, chewing into the limited time we had there since it is a 3 1/2 hour ride from Paris. Our guide let us know multiple times he did not sleep well and his stomach was upset- I felt badly for him, but there wasn’t much I could do. Our other disappointment came from the amount of time and activities scheduled. There simply isn’t enough time to do everything on this itinerary. We were rushed through the beer tasting and did not get time to go back to shops on our own at the end. I think there needs to be choices given and only do a few of the things on the list. That would make this a better tour!
In Your review You didn't mention that the back ride was at 06:00pm instead of 05:00pm. We made the trip one hour longer for You because of our local guide being late. Sorry about that. You did not mention if You liked these Experiences like our other travellers of this trip. The itinerary is really full: Walking tour, Chocolate museum, Beer tasting, Boat trip etc. We have on on Viator 4 different Bruges itineraries with different options. Travellers can choose the right one.
Transport was easy. The city is unbelievably beautiful. The walking tour was fantastic. My kids loved sampling chocolate at all the chocolate stores.
None of the inclusion activities were given except the two hour walking guide tour Both driver and tour gave no ticket or bring us to the following inclusion No Lunch at a local Hight Quality Restaurant. We were left on our own to find our own lunch No Boat trip with audio-guide 45 minutes. We were told have to get our won ticket and go on our own NO Choco Story museum visit with chocolate show and tasting. No one even mentioned about that It’s a rip off and scam
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Our guide Rusty picked us up and dropped us off at our Paris Airbnb, 4 of us altogether. Super convenient and right on time. Rusty is very charming and knowledgeable, pointing out various sights as he guided us to each part of the tour. Great walking tour of Bruges with J, delightful boat trip, yummy lunch and beer tasting. We were lucky to have a beautiful day. It was a long day, but not at all exhausting. I would probably skip the Chocolate Factory the next time--we wanted a little more time to wander the streets and shops. I'd also probably do an overnight trip the next time. It's too wonderful for just one day! Very clean van, stopped each way at nice rest stops. I'm planning to go back to Paris next year with my daughters and would definitely do this again! I will be sure to request Rusty to be our guide!
Valerie was knowledgeable, friendly and a joy to tour Bruges with. She accommodated our specific needs in regards to our party and recommended a phenomenal restaurant.
Rustam our guide was courteous and considerate. We appreciated his adaptability and sense of humor. A beautiful city with many unexpected surprises and we enjoyed a lovely day.
We were picked up at the hotel on time by 7:30 am. Our tour guide Valeria and the driver Halek were very friendly and informative. We learned a lot of history about Bruges. Valeria took us to a chocolate store and we tried some different chocolates and bought delicious maccaroons from different flavors, Valeria found a very nice place to eat in a restuarant and the location was cozy, the food was delicious/outstanding. We had a great time on the boat even though was raining, we took a lot of beautiful pictures. We also visited the Brewery and chocolate museum which we learned the different type of beers and tasting it. The chocolate museum was really nice too, we had a chocolate demonstration on how the chocolate is made of and the temperature that it needs to be cooked, after the demonstration they gave us a sample to try the delicious chocolate. We buy the Belgium Waffles to try it and they were the best waffles ever. We had time to buy some souvenirs as well. We had an awesome time and I highly recommended the tour.
Could not have been happier! Guide was terrific. Well informed. We saw everthing listed in the details and more. Highly recommend this tour!
Pick up from hotel and tour guide Valarie made it an enjoyable day for us! This day trip from Paris is recommended if you have time to spare and the minivan will make the 3.5 hours easier. Apart from the tight schedule that saw us missing the Choco factory, it was an enriching experience for first timer all in all, and the boat ride was also amazing. Lunch wasn’t Michelin as stated but no complaint since we got to relax and had our lunch right at the Belfry.
