BELGIUM · EXPERIENCES
Belgium’s best days out.
The 15 most popular belgian food tours in Belgium. The ones worth crossing a city for, with what they cost, how long they run and who to book through.
A self-guided chocolate museum in Brussels with an audioguide in 11 languages, a live praline demo, and plenty of tastings.
Most Popular“Lots of information and chocolate tasting. Really worth doing.”
Guided Bruges walk plus a 30-minute canal boat ride, with optional 4-beer tasting on the English tour.
“My daughter and I really enjoyed this tour. Our guide for the walking part of the tour, Marie, was excellent - very informative, interesting, with a good sense of humour and with a real passion for Bruges which shone through. The canal boat trip is then a separate part of the tour. Although it repeats…”
Make Belgian bean-to-bar chocolate in Brussels: taste cacao from Haiti, try cacao pod juice, craft mendiants, truffles, and a take-home bar.
“We really enjoyed the chocolate making workshop. Patricia was very informative but also a bit strict - like a headteacher! It was quite entertaining rather than scary. We were instructed well and came away with lots of chocolates. For the price I paid (which was discounted) I felt it was worth it. Note the workshop…”
Choco-Story Bruges offers an audio-guided chocolate museum with free tastings, a chocolate-making demo, and 4,000-year cocoa history.
“Really good experience, with free samples and interactive activities”
A 2.5-hour guided Belgian beer tasting in central Brussels, featuring a free Trappist ale and three more samples in English.
“The idea of this tour sounds fantastic but of the 4 beers we tried they tasted or smelt of rubber, banana or cherry. Give me beer I can enjoy and not a science lesson.”
A 2.5-hour Brussels history walk with Grand Place symbols, Manneken Pis stories, and warm waffle plus top-tier chocolate stops.
“This is everything you need to see in one package. History, chocolate, waffle - amazing very friendly guide. Don’t mind doing it again”
Hands-on Bruges workshop where you taste 3 Belgian beers, pick one for batter, and bake waffles with unlimited toppings.
“It was fun and the guide (Anna, I think) was fantastic”
Brussels 2.5-hour beer tasting with a live guide: one Trappist bottle plus three modern beers, history, and great bar stops.
“Tom is the man…. He knows his stuff about beers and he knows the history and he is super funny… you should definitely get on a guided tour with him….”
Walk Brussels’s icons and snack as you go, with Belgian beer, chocolate tastings, and classic fries or waffles for value.
“Tiago was just fabulous. Very informative, kind, interesting, humorous. He understood the group and moved appropriately. We all (group of 8) loved his tour! Highly recommend Tiago.”
Marc’s Brussels beer tasting is a 4-hour walk through historic bars, with 6 Belgian beer samples, chocolate pairings, and real local flavor.
“Great hidden bars and a lot of interesting history and fun anecdotes. Terry was a fun and knowledgeable guide”
A 2.5-hour small-group walk through Brussels’ landmarks, capped with Belgian waffle and royal-praline chocolate tasting.
“Lou was spectacular! She is knowledgeable, super personable, and a wealth of local information. Highly recommend, top notch!”
Brussels in 90 minutes: guided chocolate tastings at top shops near Grand Place, plus a bit of Belgian history and hot chocolate.
“Just book it! Fraser was a fantastic guide, giving lots of history and information about chocolate and Brussels always informed by the requirements and wishes of the group. Great tour and tastings that we wouldn’t have tried on our own.”
Belgian beer history in the Brussels Stock Exchange, with interactive exhibits, tastings, and a rooftop Skybar glass over skyline views for $22.
“The museum is really interesting and the rooftop is amazing!”
150-min Brussels walk and tasting: chocolate, frites or waffles, 4-beer flight, plus Grand Place, Saint-Hubert Galleries, and Manneken Pis.
“A must do in Brussels. My tour guide was very good.”
Bruges on foot with medieval sights, beer history, and artisan chocolate, plus optional canal boat and beer tasting add-ons.
“This experience was supposed to be a walking tour and boat trip. There was no boat trip as advertised. I was given a partial refund but I did not think it compensated for the missing boat trip which was the main reason I booked this. Very disappointed!”
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