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Belgium’s best days out.
The 15 most popular things to do in Ghent. The medieval waterfront, the Van Eyck altarpiece, the castle and the student bars along the Graslei.
Ghent’s medieval center from the water. A 50-minute guided boat trip with English/Dutch/French commentary, castles, towers, and quay views.
Most Popular“loved every second very informative and fun experience”
Legends of Gent is a 2-hour English walking tour in Ghent with a local guide, major landmarks, and a pay-what-you-want ending.
“Come prepared to have a great time and learn a lot of interesting facts about beautiful historic downtown Ghent.”
40 minutes on Ghent’s River Leie with a live trilingual guide, medieval towers, Castle of the Counts, and great value for $12.
“The guide was so lovely & made it relaxed & funny & really enjoyable way to learn”
A low-cost evening walk through Ghent’s medieval dark side: legends, executions, towers, and harbors—ending in cozy Patershol.
“The address supplied in the confirmation email and instructions is wrong. Then when we waited around in the location supplied messaged the operator, who then tried to gaslight us.”
Ghent bike tour with CUBE bikes, street art stops, a brewery break, and a guide’s stories in about 2.5 hours.
“If you're visiting Ghent and want to truly experience the city, I can't recommend this bike tour enough! From start to finish, it was an absolutely fantastic experience. Our guide was outstanding — incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and full of fascinating stories about Ghent’s history, architecture, and culture. He brought the city to life in a…”
40-minute guided boat tour of Ghent from Graslei to Gravensteen walls, narrated in Dutch/English/French for €12 per person.
“Great little boat trip. Friendly and knowledgeable guide with good English.”
Ride Ghent with a local guide on comfy mountain bikes. Small group, street art detours, city-center history, and suburb life in 150 minutes.
“We had a great time with Christophe, our tour guide. He showed us some gems that we would never think of visiting. Can highly recommend. As I understood the tour can change, depending on group interests.”
Ghent from the water and on foot with 6 water-tram stops, audio guide in 4 languages, and walking routes to top sights.
“Great to jump on and off 😎 Great knowledgeable guide 😆”
A 2-hour Ghent chocolate walk with 9+ tastings, atelier visits, and city legends, led by an English guide. Small-group value at $51.
“Our guide Mattius was a superb guide. He is very knowledgeable and made the tour interesting. His knowledge of the chocolate was also great and of course the chocolates and sweets we sampled were delicious.”
90 minutes in Ghent making Belgian waffles with beer tasting: sample 3 beers, brew-infused batter, then decorate and eat as many waffles as you want.
“So fun!! Great value for money. Great waffle recipe. Will use it at home.”
Ghent guided food walking tour with 5 tastings, canal-side sights, and history stops like City Hall. 2.5-3 hours, $93.
“Had an awesome time learning about Ghent and trying the different food and drinks. Sophie is a great guide and I thought the amount of food and drink options included were very generous definitely did not leave hungry.”
A 90-minute Ghent walking tour with story-led tastings: fries, Ganda ham candy, handmade chocolates, medieval waffles, and Gruut beer.
“Very interesting history of the city and the country. The guide was very competent. The tasting was delicious”
A guided 150-minute bike tour of Ghent with safe lanes, big stories, and less-seen neighborhoods, plus a halfway brewery break.
“We travel to Ghent often, and this tour showed us some sites that we haven't seen before. it was a small group, so it was easy to stay together.”
40-minute Ghent River Leie boat cruise from Graslei 2A with live English commentary. See Graslei, Castle of Counts and Groot Vleeshuis.
“For our tour, we had a very small crowd. (About 6 of us on the boat-which is a plus to me at least) Still, our guide was very informative, witty and charming. My boyfriend and I learned a lot of fun little facts about Ghent we likely wouldn’t have known otherwise. We had fun and…”
A private 2-hour Ghent walk with medieval street plan views, river-guild houses, and Gravensteen Castle—guide included.
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