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Brussels History and Culture Tour: Discover Belgium's Capital with Local Guides
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381 Ratings
Brussel
Immerse yourself in the rich history and vibrant culture of Brussels on a guided tour with local experts. Discover the birthplace of famous comics, explore museums, learn about the city's role in world wars, and indulge in Belgian beer, chocolate, fries, and waffles.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Manneken Pis - The famous little boy.
- La Bourse de Bruxelles - The stock exchange
- Delirium - Beers all over
- Les Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert - Shopping gallery
- St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral (Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule) - The cathedral
- Parc de Bruxelles (Warandepark) - Royal parc
- Royal Palace (Palais Royal) - The royal palace
What's Included
- English speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
If you’re searching for an insider’s guide to Brussels, interspersed with wit, Belgium folklores and insider’s tips, your search ends here. Our combined experience of several years makes us experts in this.
Historically rich and now the heart of Belgium and Europe, Brussels cannot be confined to being just a city. Much like Belgium itself, Brussels represents a concept. It boasts of an enormous collection of features: being the cradle of renowned comics, providing homes to 80 museums, hosting politicians from 27 nations, accommodating 3 formal languages and numerous informal ones, witnessing pivotal events of both World Wars, and harbouring people from 184 different countries.
What’s more, we also take care to acquaint you thoroughly with beer, chocolate, fries, and waffles.
Come join us and explore everything that Brussels offers!
Location
Grand Place
Grote Markt
You'll find your storyteller on the Square holding a YELLOW umbrella with AMBASSADORS on it.
Beware of other companies using yellow umbrellas, their guides usually don't check bookings thoroughly enough to refer you to the right guide.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(381 Ratings)
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Billaurora2015
Jun 19, 2024
Great start to our Brussels Adventure - One of the best walking tours we have experienced across Europe, Tom was an excellent storyteller who didn’t burden us with just dry facts but shared interesting local stories that brought Brussels to life. He was also very generous with local recommendations and his dinner suggestion was a huge success. Thanks for making our first day so great.
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Deirdre_g
Jun 19, 2024
10/10 experience!!! - We absolutely adored Conor, our guide! He was extremely knowledgeable and funny and brought Belgium history to life for us!
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Naokazuw
Jun 14, 2024
A nice and fun overview of Brussels - This was one of the best city walking tours we joined during our trip. We knew little about Brussels beforehand, but our interest grew immensely thanks to our entertaining guide, Quentin. Highly recommended.
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696sueu
Jun 12, 2024
Walking tour is a must - Had a brilliant walking tour with our guide Connor. The time passed so quickly, as he was completely engaging and interesting, as well as very funny. A great introduction to the city at the start of your break with lots of recommendations for places to visit during our stay. Highly recommended
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Camper19897641116
Jun 12, 2024
Highly recommended! - It was such a great time! I highly recommend doing this on your first day in the city. It gives you plenty of ideas what to do and what not to do (tourist traps).
Conor was such a great guy as well. Very sympathetic. He knew a lot and made sure everybody could hear him and was well.
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Ali_g
Jun 11, 2024
‘Five star Connor the tour guide’ - Our tour guide Connor was fantastic. He was very knowledgable and entertaining and kept everyone engaged for the whole tour. We loved all the stories relating to Mannekin Pis and the buildings in Grand Place. This was our first activity in Brussels and a great way to orientate yourself around the city. Best of all he gave us a list of fabulous recommendations which we followed after the tour. This is the best walking tour I have been on in years. We kept thanking ‘5 star Connor’ all weekend. 👏👏👏
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Freedom52845855141
Jun 10, 2024
Excellent - Excellent guide in Quentin, with an interesting history of Brussels and Belgium, delivered with good humour and insights
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Emas826
Jun 10, 2024
Totally worth it! - We had a great guide who made the tour both funny and educational. Visited the interesting spots of the city center and also received some great recommendations about where to visit after.
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Randy_h
Jun 10, 2024
Great tour, family loved Tom. - Tom did a great job sharing stories and history of Brussells. Would highly recommend the tour and Tom as your guide.
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643maxinef
Jun 6, 2024
Great tour - Tristan made the tour interesting, fun and informative. We thoroughly enjoyed it and saw parts of Brussels that we wouldn't have seen
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