• Private Tour
• Family Friendly
• Carbon Neutral

Check out the best architecture in the city during this private tour. Walk through the top spots of the city and have some time to shop!

Destination

Antwerp, Belgium

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Nederlands

Included

• Private guide
• Tour and insights from a local guide

Excluded

• Entrance tickets
• Transportation

What you can expect

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with Etienne.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Groenplaats, statue of Rubens, Antwerp - Antwerp to start your journey

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2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. 10.00h

   Groenplaats ( statue of Rubens )

4. 10.30h

   Meir

5. 11.15h

   Rubenshouse and chocolat shop

6. 12.00h

   Keyserlei

7. 13.00h

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8. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

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• Tell me your preferences and wishes so I can customize the tour for you
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Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Andrew🇬🇧 United Kingdom

19 May 2025

Etienne provided us with a personal informative and entertaining tour of Antwerp focusing on architecture and the city’s amazing history Great intro to a fascinating city

Jos

26 February 2024

Enorm betrokken bij het wel en wee in Antwerpen, leuke leerzame verhalen gepaard met de juiste humor.Zeer prettige gids.

Jelle🇧🇪 Belgium

22 February 2024

We have done three tours with Etienne, and have always been amazed by them. He is very friendly, very passionate about Antwerp, and has a lot of inside information that can only be gained by years and years of experience. Besides he also has this special talent of telling a story with emotion, not just with factual information.Three times a charm

z9f76wjk2y🇩🇪 Germany

10 October 2023

lhechtman🇦🇺 Australia

26 September 2023

Etienne provided a very enjoyable walking tour of the station, Jewish areas and surrounds. Enjoyable walking tour

Sybille 🇩🇪 Germany

19 May 2023

Wir hatten drei unterhaltsame Stunden. Durch die Hintergrundgeschiten haben wir vieles später mit anderen Augen gesehen und verstanden .Interessante Führung

Unknown

6 May 2023

Etienne is a gifted guid and a tour with him is worthwhileVERY G💚💚D👏👏👏

Michael🇩🇪 Germany

25 October 2021

With Etienne we seem to have found "the man" to guide us through the City. We chose the "main sights" tour and were not at all disappointed. Etienne made the three hours pass in a rush with all the little funny stories and anecdotes, we will for sure remember this for long and maybe we can come back once for one of his other offerings! Thanks again, Etienne!! Do not look further!

Guul en Annelies🇳🇱 Netherlands

28 July 2021

perfect!

Lyzian🇳🇱 Netherlands

26 July 2021

Heel erg bedankt Etienne voor je fijne rondleiding! Je hebt ons heel veel verteld, over Antwerpen, de geschiedenis, de kunst, de cultuur én de gewoontes. Je zit voor verhalen en anekdotes, heel leuk! Nog van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag! Hartelijke groet, M, R en L Bedankt Etienne door jou is Antwerpen nog meer gaan leven!

Petra 🇩🇪 Germany

2 August 2020

Es war die beste Art, sich Antwerpen rasch zu nähern und zu erschliessen. Durch Etiennes wunderbare Führung zum Thema Architektur mit Start am Bahnhof und vielen tollen kleinen Geschichten rundherum, bekamen wir einen schnellen Einblick in die Geschichte der Stadt und ihre Besonderheiten. Tolle Anekdoten und die Führung an Orte, die wir ohne ihn niemals gefunden hätten, machten die Tour von Anfang bis Ende zu einem Erlebnis! Antwerpen neu entdeckt

Katrin🇦🇹 Austria

10 June 2019

Etienne ist ein sehr engagierter Guide mit großer Erfahrung! Er ging total auf unsere Fragen ein und stellte das Programm auch schon auf unsere vorher geäußerten Interessen zusammen! Können ihn nur sehr empfehlen!Grosses wissen interessant gebracht

Mary Ann 🇺🇸 United States

9 May 2019

Etienne was terrific. He was a wonderful tour guide. He took me to places that I never would have noticed. Gave me details that I appreciated! I would tour with him again! Must do tour of Antwerp

Joe🇺🇸 United States

7 April 2019

Etienne is the perfect and best possible guide for Antwerp. He has an amazing knowledge of the city, country, and history. Etienne showed us many very interesting places that 90% of visitors would never discover. He is also very bright, personable and a pleasure to be with.Simply the best!

Katharine🇺🇸 United States

24 April 2018

We spent an afternoon with Etienne on April 20, 2018 in Antwerp and thoroughly enjoyed his Architecture tour. Etienne was flexible with the scheduling and itinerary, since we started the tour at the Antwerpen Centraal station and worked our way through the tour in a reverse path. We did not want to spend the day in museums and the architecture tour was the perfect way to enjoy a beautiful sunny day in Antwerp and still learn history of the city. We saw examples of many designs as well as visit a few stores in the shopping district that are modern but preserve the old character of the building. We also learned about what is going on in Antwerp today. We certainly appreciated Ettienne's knowledge, passion and opinions on Antwerp and would strongly recommend this tour!Feeling local in Antwerp

Robin🇺🇸 United States

16 April 2018

I did the architecture tour with Etienne on a Sunday. Although some of the planned stops were closed, I couldn't have asked for a more thorough, informational walk around the city. You can tell Etienne is knowledgable and loves what he does. It was just me and Etienne the entire 3+ hours and it was so enjoyable to be able to go at my pace, ask a million questions (to which he had all the answers), and get to know him personally as well! I never felt rushed the entire tour and, because he had some extra time, Etienne even walked me back to the waterfront afterward as I had not seen that part of town yet. THANK YOU Etienne for a wonderful introduction to Antwerp! Cheers!Far better than a group walking tour!

Marlotte

25 August 2025

Etienne is een lopende Antwerpen encyclopedie die gepassioneerd verteld over het verleden en hedendaagse Antwerpen en je ook vele prachtige plekjes laat ontdekken. Wij hebben genoten van de wandeling die geen moment verveelde. Etienne bedankt voor Uw enthousiasme en de mooie verhalen en anekdotes. Groet Harold en Angela van Dijk.Beste van Antwerpen met Etienne.

Esther

25 August 2025

Etienne heeft me veel verteld wat ik nog niet wist over de architectuur van het station en de geschiedenis van de joodse buurt en zijn vroegere en huidige bewoners. Hij heeft veel kennis paraat en paste het ter plekke aan al naar gelang mijn eigen kennis. Heel fijn. Het was behalve een zeer interessante wandeling ook een heel gezellige. Van harte aanbevolen ! Dank je wel Etienne wat een interesante fijne tour!

Brian🇺🇸 United States

23 August 2025

We enjoyed a fascinating tour of Jewish Antwerp with Etienne. He is passionate, knowledgable, and a great story teller. Thank you Etienne!Great Day with Etienne

Andreas🇩🇪 Germany

22 August 2025

Wir hatten eine Tour durch das jüdische Viertel und das Diamantenviertel mit Etienne gebucht. Sein Detail Wissen zum Zentralbahnhof, aber auch allen Informationen zur jüdischen Gemeinde, ihrer Geschichte und ihre Eigenheiten war überragend. Er baute die Tour didaktisch ausgezeichnet auf und machte mit seiner Herzlichkeit diese sehr persönliche und überaus lehrreiche Führung zu einem Erlebnis. Wunderbar, vielen Dank, Étienne. Eine absolute Empfehlung! We had booked a tour of the Jewish quarter and the diamond quarter with Etienne. His detailed knowledge of the central station, but also all the information about the Jewish community, its history and its peculiarities was outstanding. He built the tour didactically excellently and made this very personal and extremely instructive tour an experience with his warmth. Wonderful, thank you, Étienne. An absolute recommendationFantastic tour through the jewish quarter

Stephanie🇩🇪 Germany

19 August 2025

Wir hatten eine super informative Führung mit Etienne durch das jüdische Viertel. Er hat uns eine Menge über das jüdische Leben, deren Sitten und Gebräuche erzählt und hat all unsere Fragen mit viel Wissen und Humor beantwortet. Das war ein toller Vormittag in Antwerpen. 😀 Grüsse StephanieHinter die Kulissen geschaut

Benjamin🇺🇸 United States

19 August 2025

Etienne made it a very memorable and personalized experience. I would bring my family and do another one of his tours again when I’m back in town.Memorable tour

Jaime

16 August 2025

Unfortunately it was Shabbat so we couldn't see much. Etienne was very good, great tour guideGreat guide, wrong day

Nico🇳🇱 Netherlands

10 August 2025

Superleerrijk!

Sarah🇨🇦 Canada

9 August 2025

We had an amazing day with Etienne learning about the history and current state of Jewish life in Antwerp. For someone who is not Jewish, he is very knowledgeable about the culture and traditions, and does an excellent job of tailoring the tour towards the group. He was excellent to work with in terms of figuring out logistics as we were arriving from the cruise port in Zeebrugge for the day. I would highly recommend this tour for anyone wanting to see a different side of Antwerp!An excellent & educational day in Antwerp

Andras

3 August 2025

Etienne is a very well-prepared, intelligent tourist guide.He knows everything, and has a huge knowledge regarding the tour. He has knowledge about the history. He has exciting stories, which makes the tour even better. I highly recommend to take part on a tour with Etienne. Jewish tour Antwerp

Jakob🇦🇹 Austria

30 July 2025

The tour with Etienne was great. It was a perfect mixture of historical context and personal anecdotes. He provided us with insights into events and places which we would never have discovered ourselves. Highly recommended!Jakob and Maria

Andreas🇩🇪 Germany

27 July 2025

Étienne ist ein wundervoller Guide. So, wie man es sich vorstellt. Mal Fakten, mal ein amüsantes Detail. Wir waren zu zweit unterwegs und haben eine sehr gute Zeit gehabt. Danke Etienne! Antwerpen auf die nette Tour

Andrea🇩🇪 Germany

22 July 2025

Etienne has great Knopfdruck of the area and share a lot of hidden secret and new information about the Jewish community in Antwerp. Very personal and informative tour!

Sonja🇩🇪 Germany

20 July 2025

We really enjoyed our tour around the jewish quarter with Etienne :) totally recommended.Great tour!

Ruth🇨🇦 Canada

17 July 2025

Etienne had a wealth of information to share about the Jewish and diamond districts and he communicated in a clear and entertaining way. He was always willing and able to answer our questions. We learned so much from his tour and are so glad that we had him as our guide!Informative and entertaining

Emma🇺🇸 United States

9 July 2025

We had the best tour ever with Etienne. He was knowledgeable, funny, kind, and answered all of our questions. He shared history in addition to personal stories which enriched our experience. This was the highlight of our Europe trip. We also loved stopping for a refreshing beer in the middle of the tour- a perfect break from the hot sun. I recommend everyone books him!Best tour!

Astrid🇩🇪 Germany

7 July 2025

We had a great time with Etienne. He knows so much about Jewish life and history in Antwerp - it was a pleasure to have him as our guide. Highly recommended!Deep dive into Jewish Antwerp

Warren🇺🇸 United States

6 July 2025

Had a great tour with Entienne. He is very entertaining made the tour enjoyable. However, as with most guides, all his facts aren’t necessary true. I pointed out some of the errors to him. For example, he stated the first Hatzalah was in Antwerp. It wasn’t. It was in Williamsburg, NY. He stated that Orthodox Jews couldn’t walk more than 10,000 on the Sabbath. No such thing. Still, I would highly recommend Entienne!Jewish Antwerp in 2 hours

Katharina🇩🇪 Germany

4 July 2025

Wir hatten eine sehr interessante, englischsprachige Tour durch das jüdische Viertel und hätten uns keinen besseren Guide als Etienne vorstellen können. Absolute Empfehlung - vielen Dank Etienne :-)interess. Tour durch das jüdische Viertel

Joep

30 June 2025

Bettina🇩🇪 Germany

21 June 2025

I think it makes absolutely no sense to visit the Jewish quarter und diamond district without a guide. Both are not very spectacular at first glance - so you will only unterstand and see after a guided tour. Our 20 year old daughters also enjoyed the tour very much. Thank you, Etienne!Interesting tour, learned a lot!

Susanne 🇩🇪 Germany

21 June 2025

Ilona

18 June 2025

We hebben en zeer interessante rondleiding gehad. Etienne weet erg veel over het onderwerp en vriendelijk in de omgang. De rondleiding is echt een aanrader!Uitstekend

Elize🇳🇱 Netherlands

14 June 2025

Etienne is a pro! He is a very nice person and can tell you great stories and answer al the questions you have. In a nice pace with no hurry he shows you the jewish quarter of Antwerp. We had a great afternoon and everybody recommend to book this tour.Great and very relaxed tour

Silvia

9 June 2025

Boeiende en interessante tour in de Jewish buurt gehad van Etienne! Zeker de moeite waard.Fantastische gids

Manuel

9 June 2025

Many thanks, Etienne, for this very unique experience of being guided through Antwerp. It was an absolute pleasure! You're not only incredibly knowledgeable about the city's history and hidden gems, but also such a warm and friendly person. Your great sense of humor made the tour even more enjoyable, and we learned so much while having a genuinely fun time. We had a fantastic experience and would highly recommend your tour to anyone visiting Antwerp. Thanks again for making our day so special!Unique experience with an amazing guide!

Michael🇩🇪 Germany

3 June 2025

Klasse Führung mit superfreundlichen und sehr kompetenten Guide. Gerne jederzeit wieder!Tolle Führung mit Etienne

Howard🇺🇸 United States

3 June 2025

Etienne was a fabulous guide. He is well versed in the subject matter and Antwerp history. I enjoyed every minute of the tour and wished it was longer. He was so educational and also a great storyteller. I cannot wait to take one of his other tours. He was one of the best guides I have ever had and highly recommended him.Jewish Antwerp

Murray🇨🇦 Canada

2 June 2025

Etienne was so knowledgeable about all things Jewish. I thought that I was knowledgeable about Judaism but Etienne added to my knowledge through the world of Hasidic Antwerp. Thank you, Etienne.

Peter🇧🇪 Belgium

2 June 2025

Hartelijk dank voor de 'super-interessante' rondleiding. Misschien tot ziens. Groeten 🙂, Peter Super

Gerard🇧🇪 Belgium

1 June 2025

We hebben de joodse tour gekozen en Etienne heeft ons op een geweldige wijze doorheen genomen. Etienne een echte sinjoor

Helen🇺🇸 United States

28 May 2025

Etienne met us at the Antwerp train station and walked us through the various neighborhoods in the area. He had a wealth of information and made our experience in that city very enjoyable.Great guide, great tour

Thorwald

28 May 2025

We’ve visited Antwerp many times, but thanks to Etienne’s incredible storytelling and deep knowledge, the Jewish Tour felt like discovering this part of the city for the very first time. From start to finish, he had us completely captivated—bringing to life the rich history and culture of the Jewish quarter with nuance, warmth, and detail we never knew existed. Even the grand station, which we’d only admired from the outside, became a highlight thanks to his insightful explanation. Etienne didn’t just guide us—he opened our eyes. Highly recommended!Hidden World Revealed - Thanks to Etienne!

mys824ztpb

26 May 2025

Enjoyed the tour with Etienne. The 3-hours flew so fast that we retreat not having more time to enjoy the tourA lovely tour with Etienne