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City Explorer: Ghent Day Trip

  • 8 hours
  • Day Trips
  • Brussels
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Experience hosted by Christophe & Matteo

  • Private Tour
  • Carbon Neutral

Make your trip a wholesome experience by seeing what other cities outside of Brussels have to offer. On this private day trip, you don’t need to worry about anything! Follow your local host by train to Ghent and be back in Brussels the same day but with more unforgettable experiences than before.

Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Category
Day Trips
Duration
8 hours
Transport mode
Public Transport
Available languages
Deutsch, English, Français, Nederlands, Español, Italiano
Included
  • Private guide
  • Train Ticket
  • All Withlocals tours are carbon neutral
Excluded
  • Entrance tickets
  • Lunch

6 reasons to book this tour

  • Discover other cities outside Brussels
  • Explore Ghent with a local
  • Check out The Belfry of Ghent & Ghent City Hall
  • Can be 100% personalized to your wishes
  • Get to see a different side of Belgium
  • Connect with a local & discover their country

What you can expect

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Done with Brussels? There’s more to explore out there, and your local host knows exactly where! Discover what other gems lay outside of Brussels on a private day trip by train to Ghent. Get more out of your trip by stepping out of Brussels to know more about the country you’re visiting in just one day!

Get ready because at Ghent you’ll see another side of Belgium! This day trip is all about local history, culture, and city highlights, plus fascinating stories and insights by your knowledgeable host. Visit highlights and lesser-known spots of Ghent such as The Belfry of Ghent, Ghent City Hall, St. Bavo's Cathedral, and many more incredible places that will offer a cultural contrast between Brussels and Ghent.

By spending a day with a local, you’ll get authentic insights about Belgium. Along the way, your local host will explain how traditions, customs, and history differ between cities, even if they are from the same country. But thanks to those differences, they make Belgium a beautiful cultural treasure!

The local hosts are natural storytellers, each with a different background ranging from history to art. They can't wait to share some of their unique stories and personal anecdotes with you! Feel like changing the route a bit? No problem, the hosts will be happy to personalize the tour to your wishes and make their Belgium, your Belgium!

Choose your local

Get to know these 2 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

  • Christophe - Rock & Roll Historian

    Christophe

    Rock & Roll Historian

    4.9274 reviews
    Deutsch・English・Français・Nederlands・Español
  • Matteo - Wanderlust Storyteller

    Matteo

    Wanderlust Storyteller

    5.02 reviews
    English・Español・Italiano

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 the host of your choice.

  1. Meeting point

    Meet at By the Smurf Statue - Brussels to start your journey

  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. More about Belgium

    Give yourself the time to not only visit Brussels by also visiting Ghent. Belgium is such a beautiful country that the more you know about it, the more you’ll fall in love with it. That’s why your host can’t wait to take you to Ghent

  4. Gems of Ghent

    Check out The Belfry of Ghent, Ghent City Hall, St. Bavo's Cathedral, and more must-sees but with a twist...through the eyes of a local. Get to know some of the less walked paths in Ghent with some great hidden gems and alternative stories that only a local knows about

  5. Cultural Contrasts

    Cities are like snowflakes; each one of them is unique. And as you visit Ghent, you’ll be able to see the differences compared to Brussels. Discover how much traditions, architecture, and even language can change from one city to another and how they complement each other

  6. Local Knowledge

    To experience the best of Ghent, there’s no better way to do so than like a local. Your local host will make this private day trip an enriching experience by sharing knowledge, stories, insights, and answering your questions!

  7. 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.

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

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Heidi🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local )
23 July 2025
Een wandeling met christophe was als een wandeling met een goede vriend door zijn woonbuurt: gemoedelijk, gezellig, prikkelend ,verrassend en natuurlijk! Hartelijk brussel
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tdkalandyk
(About local )
10 July 2025
He was very, very knowledgeable very very friendly easy to be around and we really enjoyed having him as our guide! When I come back, I will only use Christopher and I will recommend him to anybody who comes.Excellent!!
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Heike🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
26 June 2025
Die Reisegruppe bedankt sich herzlich für die sehr freundliche, unterhaltsame und interessante Führung! Alle Teilnehmer waren sehr zufrieden. Tolle Führung!
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Sam
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22 June 2025
Christophe was awesome, I would wholeheartedly recommend booking a tour with him. 10/10
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Susanne
(About local )
21 June 2025
Christophe hat uns viele neue Einblicke in die Stadt Brüssel gezeigt. Viele interessante Fakten und Erklärungen. Er ist sehr sympathisch und weiss eine Menge. Empfehlenswert Entspannte Zeit in Brüssel
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Delyth🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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17 June 2025
We were a group of 10 Wales football fans who were visiting Brussels to watch Wales play Belgium and we were keen to learn more about the city. At very short notice Christophe took us on a very interesting walking tour around the main sights - and lots of “off the beaten track” sights and viewpoints that we would never have found without his local knowledge. His English was excellent and we learnt so much about the history and architecture of this beautiful place. Christophe was flexible and accommodated all our requests in a friendly way. We would highly recommend him and the city tour!! A great tour
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Rachel
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31 May 2025
We had a lovely walk around Brussels with Christophe. He clearly knows a lot about the city and is proud to live there. He showed us the main tourist sites plus a few places we would probably not have found ourselves. He was happy to adjust the tour if we wished and left us at a place near to our hotel with plenty of restaurants to choose from.Great tour
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Colette🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
25 May 2025
Had a perfect day exploring Brussels. Christophe showed us a unique view of his city that we would never have experienced on our own. His tour would be the perfect way to start a stay in Brussels or as was our case, having a limited time there. Christophe is a great guide
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Jennyfer🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local )
21 May 2025
Christophe war sehr freundlich und lustig. Er hatte sehr viel Geduld für unsere Gruppe 😁 Ich empfehle die Tour jedem weiter. Es war super
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Susanne
(About local )
19 May 2025
Schöne Tour durch Brüssel abseits der Haupt Sightseeing Punkte und an Orte, die man alleine nicht besuchen kann. Auf unsere Wünsche würde ebenfalls eingegangen. Gerne wiederSehr informative Tour durch Brüssel
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Chava
(About local )
18 May 2025
Christophe heeft mega veel kennis en passie voor zijn stad, en neemt je mee naar bijzondere plekjes waar niet iedereen komt. Zeker een aanrader! Absolute aanrader
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Christophe🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local )
12 May 2025
We hebben een hele toffe namiddag gehad met Christophe, hij heeft ons plekken laten zien in Brussel die we nog niet kenden alsook plekken die we wel al kenden maar lang niet meer waren geweest. Hij vertelde tijdens de tour veel toffe wist je datjes Kortom een echte aanrader Heerlijke nammidag
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Aliya
(About local )
11 May 2025
My day trip was phenomenal. Our guide Mateo was exceptional. He explained everything in detail. I got to learn so much on this trip and would I recommend this? Absolutely YES!Exceptional
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Mechthild
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28 April 2025
We had a very interesting and varied 3-hour tour of Brussels. Christophe was able to tell us a lot about the historical background and answer all our questions. Super tour! Always happy to come back!Highlights and hidden gems of Bruessel
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Phyllis🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
21 April 2025
We had a great tour of Brussels with Christopher. He was fun, knowledgeable and super helpful. We had a very warm spring day and the crowds were challenging, but Christophe managed to navigate our tour so we still saw all we wanted in Brussels and learned a lot. Highly recommend him!Fun tour of Brussels
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Ben🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
21 April 2025
Great tour and guide. Hit the places you don't usually see on a classic tour. Learn so much about Brussels.Christophe in Brussels
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Nathalie
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16 April 2025
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Eddy
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13 April 2025
Christophe heeft ons een geweldige namiddag bezorgd. Hij heeft ons meegenomen naar plekjes in Brussel waar we zelfs niet van wisten dat ze bestonden. Wat een kennis heeft hij. Christophe is zelfs ruim over de vastgelegde tijdspanne gegaan. Een aanrader. Wat een geweldige ervaring
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Christine
(About local )
12 April 2025
Unsere Gruppe war von christophe sehr begeistert. Perfekt deutsch gesprochen, informativ, freundschaftlich, ist individuell auf unsere Wünsche eingegangen. Wir haben viel gesehen, waren sehr begeistert und hatten viel Spaß. Christophe ist wärmstens zu empfehlen 😊 Seine Empfehlung für belgisches Essen wurden von uns am Abend mit viel Freude umgesetzt. Danke nochmals und alles Gute für Christophe.Großartige Stadtführung
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Neil
(About local )
6 April 2025
Our family of four just got back from a tour of Brussels with Christophe. This was a day excursion from Paris for our family. We have two kids 10 and 8. We wanted to see the main highlights of Brussels. Christophe did a great job showing us around and keeping our kids engaged and enjoying the tour. We would highly recommend a tour with Christophe!!!Brussels with Christophe
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Hrishikesh
(About local )
3 April 2025
Excellent trip with enthusiastic guide Matteo. Got to see and know a lot in one single day which we could not probably have covered on our own.Enthusiastic Guide
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Mitsuko
(About local )
27 March 2025
Christopher went at our pace. He found ways to engage with our tween daughter. He was knowledgeable, friendly, and easy to talk to. We would recommend to any other tourist! Great experience
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jkoenemund🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
25 March 2025
Obwohl wir Brüssel bereits kennen, hat Christophe eine vielseitige, mit viel Hintergrundwissen gespickte Tour jenseits der üblichen Touristenwege gemacht. Es war eine super schöne und unglaublich interessante Tour. Christophe ist sehr sympathisch. Vielen Dank und jederzeit gerne wieder!!! Alsolut perfekt!
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Katja🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local )
28 February 2025
Mijn mama en ik deden onlangs een stadswandeling met Christophe en zijne maat Roel en we waren onder de indruk van de gidsen! Hun aangename en vriendelijke manier van vertellen maakte de wandeling echt bijzonder. Ze deelden talloze interessante verhalen en leuke weetjes over de stad, vaak met grappige kwinkslagen die ons aan het lachen maakten. Bovendien was een groot deel van de wandeling in het Brussels, wat voor een authentieke en unieke ervaring zorgde. Kortom, een absolute aanrader voor iedereen die Brussel op een andere manier wil ontdekken!
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Ernst🇦🇹 Austria
(About local )
12 February 2025
Trotz des kalten und regnerischen Wetters war die Stadtführung mit Christophe ein tolles Erlebnis! Wir haben viel gesehen, entdeckt und über Brüssel erfahren! Es war echt spannend und informativ! Christopher ist ein echt toller Stadtführer!Regen, Wind wir lachen drüber
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Patrick🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
20 January 2025
Wir hatten das große Vergnügen, eine 3-stündige Tour durch Brüssel mit Christophe zu erleben, und es war einfach fantastisch! Christophe ist ein äußerst sympathischer und freundlicher Guide, der uns mit viel Leidenschaft und Fachwissen die Stadt nähergebracht hat. Er hat uns nicht nur die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten gezeigt, sondern auch einige versteckte Ecken, die wir alleine sicher nie gefunden hätten. Wir waren begeistert von Christophes umfassendem Wissen – keine unserer Fragen blieb unbeantwortet, und seine Erklärungen waren immer spannend und leicht verständlich. Die Tour hat super viel Spaß gemacht, und wir haben Brüssel von einer neuen Seite kennengelernt. Wer einen Guide sucht, der professionell, herzlich und kenntnisreich ist, sollte unbedingt eine Tour mit Christophe buchen. Absolute Empfehlung!Perfekte Tour durch Brüssel
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Sharon🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
17 January 2025
We had a 6 hour layover in Brussels. It was very easy taking the train from the airport 2 stops to Brussels Central Station where we met Christophe. He took us around the city for 3 hours giving us an overview of the history of the city, the neighborhoods of past and present, the thriving chocolate & food scenes, and entertainment scenes, and street art.Make tje most of a layover
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Ricardo🇬🇹 Guatemala
(About local )
12 January 2025
Christophe was a great tour guide. We really enjoyed out time with him. He is very knowledgeable about the area and took us on a wonderful tour. Great Tour
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Mark🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
9 January 2025
Christophe was an engaging and knowledgeable guide for all the highlights and a few hidden gems around Brussels city center. A lot of walking on a chilly day, a lot of information, and a great overview for further explorations over several days. Excellent overview of Brussels' highlights
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Anja
(About local )
3 January 2025
Christophe hat es verstanden, uns mit Wissen und Humor durch die Altstadt von Brüssel zu begleiten. Dabei haben wir nicht nur historische Fakten erfahren, sondern erlebten belgische Herzlichkeit und erhielten viele spezielle Tipps für unsere weiteren Tage in Brüssel.Tolle Tour durch Brüssel mit Christophe
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Steve🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
27 December 2024
Christhope was amazing. So knowledgeable with great wit and insight. We loved the tour- highly recommend Excellent Guide!
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Greet🇳🇱 Netherlands
(About local )
15 December 2024
Een leerzame , gezellige dag. Dank je wel Christophe. Rondleiding Brussel
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Christine🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
12 December 2024
War eine kurzweilige interessante Führung mit allen Highlights der Altstadt. Danke! Sehr kurzweilige und knackige Führung
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Barbara🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local )
21 November 2024
Belle Bruxelles! We hadden een fantastische tijd in Brussel, met als start de rondleiding met gids Christophe! Zeker een aanrader! Christophe is supervriendelijk en heel stipt! We hebben genoten van de tour, en er veel van opgestoken.. massa aan historische info ontvangen & leuke tips, bedankt Christophe
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Nicolas🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local )
19 November 2024
We hebben een zeer toffe namiddag gehad in de hoofdstad en Christophe heeft ons meegenomen naar enkele pareltjes in de binnenstad. Christophe is een fijne persoonlijkheid en probeert onze interesses in zijn tour in te passen. Zeker voor herhaling vatbaar.Toffe namiddag in Brussel !
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Ro🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
13 November 2024
Two couples first time in Brussels for a quick day trip. Christophe was so knowledgeable, friendly and patient with our group. He is well versed in the history and culture, and we felt very welcome right away. Highly recommend!! Spirited and knowledgeable guide!!
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lynn🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
8 November 2024
We went by train from Amsterdam to Paris and decided to stop in Brussels for a few hours as we had never been before. Christophe meet us at the train station and offered to show us how to store our luggage, but we had figured it out ourselves. We then went on an amazing walking tour with Christophe seeing a good amount of old sites, churches, plazas, shopping areas and more! Christophe was very knowledgeable about the history of Brussels. He then dropped us back at the train station. Highly recommend!Excellent and fun tour with Christophe!
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Hannelore
(About local )
27 October 2024
Die Führung mit Christophe war sehr beeindruckend und sympathisch. Wir haben einen sehr guten Überblick über die die Innenstadt bekommen und auch viele Tipps. Es war sehr informativ und gleichzeitig unterhaltsam. Auch Christophs Deutsch war perfekt. Vielen Dank nochmals an Christoph!eine tolle Stadtführung durch Brüssel
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Nancy🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
21 October 2024
We only had a few hours in Brussels and Christophe was a perfect guide. He met us at the train station and we had a wonderful 3 hours with him. He is knowledgeable and very personable. He showed us all of the sites and also guided us to his favorite Chocolate shop and recommended several places for us to have dinner. Awesome Guide
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Gajaen🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
19 October 2024
Spent a very nice morning with Christophe, learnt so much about Brussels, Belgium & the EU. Saw all the sights as well as some off the tourist track like the secluded area where the River Seine still runs. Managed to also have time at the end to sample some choice Belgian beers. Great tour with Christophe
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Corinne
(About local )
15 October 2024
Really enjoyed our Art Nouveau walking tour. Brussels had many talented architects in the early 20th century. Christophe made the tour lively, enjoyable, instructive and fun. Highly recommended ! Fabulius Art Nouveau tour
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Stefanie
(About local )
13 October 2024
Christophe was a wonderful guide for our family: friendly and very flexible in planning and reacting to different needs and interests. He had answers to all the different questions of all our group members (age 15-87) and showed us a lot more than just the classical highlights. His tour is a great start into Brussels for newcomers!Gut informiert, freundlich, flexibel!
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Elena
(About local )
23 September 2024
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Mathias🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
19 July 2024
Christophe zeigte uns auf der kurzweiligen Tour die heimlichen Highlights der Stadt. Er war sehr freundlich und die Zeit verging wie im Fluge. Vielen Dank dafür.Informativ und individuell
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Jeff🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
10 June 2024
We had a great time with Christophe. He easily mixed the cultural in with in local Belgian beers so we had a nice relaxing cultural tour of the old city center. His knowledge of local culture and customs as well as the history was a real. He also was able to show us some aspects that many tourists never see. We highly recommend Christophe as a great guide choice.Fun time in old Brussels
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Miriam
(About local )
15 May 2024
We were very lucky to have Hermine as a guide. All the interesting buildings and storys about Brussels history made this tour perfect. Bravo!!
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Melanie🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
27 April 2024
Die Führung mit Christophe war unterhaltsam und informativ. Er wusste ganz viel zu erzählen und hatte auch gute Geschichten für nebenher. Ein angenehmer Wegbegleiter. Vielen Dank und liebe Grüße Christophe war super
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Ursula🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
27 April 2024
Christophe ist ein toller Führer durch Brüssel, sehr flexibel und geht auf Deine Wünsche ein. Er spricht hervorragend deutsch, was er (er lachte dabei) von seinen Gästen gelernt hätte. Sehr zu empfehlen!Christophe ist ein toller Guide!
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Tina
(About local )
17 April 2024
Christophe ist ein netter und sympathischer Guide. Er hat uns auf diesem Rundgang interessante Orte von Brüssel gezeigt und ist auch individuell auf unsere Bedürfnisse eingegangen. Alles Top! Vielen Dank!Schöne & interessante Tour, toller Guide!
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Don🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
3 April 2024
It was a great tour! Christophe was amazing. We had a great time learning from, drinking with, and talking with Christophe. I would highly recommend him for your next tour. I know if we come back we will do another tour with him.Great day in Brussels!!!

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