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Welcome to Bruges! Want to know the best places to eat? Cool events in town? Which places to go to and which to avoid? Or simply get some help to navigate the city? Book this private tour with a local and get the perfect introduction to Bruges to start your city trip on the right foot.

Destination

Bruges, Belgium

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

1.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Nederlands, Deutsch, Français

Included

• Private Guide
• Local Tips & Tricks
• City Orientation
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 8 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

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 In front of Historium Bruges - Bruges to start your journey

   View on Maps

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. City Highlights

   See Eiermarkt, Church of our Lady, and more landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots of the city so you can get the perfect introduction to what makes Bruges so special

4. Local Hot Spots

   Along the way, your host will point out hangout spots and hidden gems that only the locals know about and will help you get acquainted with the city in the most local way possible

5. Food Recommendations

   Receive tailored recommendations according to your taste and where to go and what to eat while visiting Bruges. Avoid tourist traps thanks to your local host!

6. City Orientation

   Learn how to navigate the city, and get the answers to your Bruges questions that will help you in the following days making your time in the city much easier

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

Kelly🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ann)

7 June 2025

We throughly enjoyed our tour with Ann - she is very knowledgeable and made the history come alive a bit. Lovely to see Bruges with a local!Lots to learn!

Jessica

(About local Martin)

3 June 2025

Vielen Dank, lieber Martin. Du hast uns viel Wissen über Brügge vermittelt und den Geburtstag meiner Schwiegermutter noch ein bisschen schöner gemacht. Es war interessant, kurzweilig und sympathisch.Sehr schöne Tour durch Brügge

Michelle

(About local Jay)

3 June 2025

Jay was a delightful walking tour guide for our short stay in Bruges. He provided excellent Bruges history, insight into Flemish culture, local politics and great tips for his favorite frites, chocolate, waffle and beer spots! No pressure to visit or purchase, just his guidance. After finishing our tour, we took all of his tips and enjoyed every stop. Bruges city center is quite small, so we already had a lay of the land, but he was a wealth of knowledge for what it was we were looking at in this gorgeous town. Highly recommend!Enjoyed Jay!

Evelyn 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Hilde)

3 June 2025

Hilde is a fantastic tour guide. She is very knowledgeable and we thoroughly enjoyed our time spent with her. You will not be disappointed with her overview tour and will most likely leave with chocolates in hand! Well done Hilde, it was a pleasure! Wonderful kickstart to Bruges

Unknown

(About local Lavigna)

2 June 2025

Very knowledgeable and friendly Enjoyed our introduction to Bruce very muchGreat guide

Nancy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Lavigna)

1 June 2025

Lavigne was a wonderful guide. We truly loved our time with her. She was so informative and we were able to see the highlights of the city even though the crowds were massive due to her knowledge of the back streets. I would highly recommend her!BRUGE WITH LAVIGNA

Helen

(About local Jay)

1 June 2025

Fantastisch

Sam

(About local Lavigna)

28 May 2025

Lavigna could not have been a better tour guide! She was waiting promptly for our group of five at the agreed spot and proceeded to give us a fascinating and fun tour of Bruges. A local history buff, she was full of interesting facts and great anecdotes, and really happy to answer questions. We loved her tour and loved the boat trip she suggested (and gave us a discount code for). Her recommendation for waffles was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 😋 Bravo Lavigna, great to meet you. Highly recommend booking a tour with her.Fascinating, friendly

Ed

(About local Martin)

14 May 2025

Martin is terrific! Hit all the highlights and gave me some fantastic recs on the best restaurants, chocolate and beer. Great way to start Bruges!

lisa

(About local Patrick)

14 May 2025

We feel very fortunate we found this website and chose Patrick for our Bruges tour. Bruges needs to be seem in this manner, through a local person. Patrick's enthusiasm and knowledge was extremely engaging and interesting. We feel our experience had many special nuances because you are a resident. It has been the best part of our vacation. Thank you, PatrickThe Best Part of Our Vacation

Anke

(About local Martin)

5 May 2025

Wir hatten die City Kickstart Tour auf Deutsch mit Martin. Er ist ein äußerst sympathischer und sehr aufgeschlossener Guide, eine rheinische Frohnatur eben :-), der uns seine Wahlheimat Brügge auf charmante und sehr informative Art näher gebracht hat. Wir haben die wichtigsten Sehenswürdigkeiten zusammen besucht, an tollen Fotomotiven angehalten, probierten Schokolade und er hat uns mit vielen Tipps für unseren weiteren Aufenthalt in Brügge und Belgien versorgt. Wir besuchten anschließend eine Brauerei, aßen die Brügge Waffel und gingen in einheimische Läden und Orte, die wir alleine gar nicht gefunden hätten. Unser Fazit: SEHR empfehlenswert, sowohl Brügge als auch Martin!Wunderschöne Tour durch Brügge

Isaben

(About local Lavigna)

4 May 2025

Wij zijn ons weekend in Brugge gestart met een tour met Lavigna. Dit was super want door de rondleiding ”kenden” we direcht al een aantal punten in de stad voor de rest van het weekend. Lavigna vertelt vlot en weet veel leuke feitjes over Brugge; je komt dankzij haar op plaatsen waar je normaal niet zo snel komt. Ze sloot direct goed aan op onze groep wat super fijn was. Lavigna, dankjewel voor de gezellige middag! Toffe tour met een toffe gids!

David🇺🇸 United States

(About local Martin)

20 April 2025

Martin was incredibly friendly, welcoming and informative... the perfect tour guide. Even though one of us had already been to Bruges, Martin was able to offer many unique insights and stories. The time flew by my Wife and I absolutely enjoyed ourselves. We continued to visit the many restaurants, shops and tourist spots throughout the remainder of our visit and everything amazing. Thank you, Martin. You were the perfect start to our perfect Bruges visit. Karla & DavidPerfect start to a perfect Bruges visit

Richard🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Martin)

4 April 2025

Martin is an excellent host. He’s funny, knowledgeable and keen to show you the places, including restaurants which the tourists often miss. (And also those worth avoiding). 90 minutes in his company passed too quickly but left us with a good plan for our next three days. Excellent intro to Bruges

Marie

(About local Martin)

19 February 2025

Martin hat zuerst ein paar freundliche Fragen gestellt. Das war gut zum Warmwerden und um zu schauen, was für uns von besonderem Interesse ist. Wir hatten eine schöne Führung, die uns für die Kürze der Zeit dank Martin immerhin doch einen kleinen Einblick in die Geschichte Brügges verschaffte. Danke Martin!Eine schöne Tour mit smpathischem Guide

Bettina

(About local Ann)

12 October 2024

Wir haben einen tollen Rundumblick von Brügge bekommen. Ich hatte den Spaziergang für meinen Mann gebucht ( Geburtstag). Schon vorher hat Ann gefragt, ob wir Tipps benötigen. Sie hat uns ganz tolle Tipps für Restaurants/ Schokolade/ Bierkneipen und Shopping gegeben. Pünktlich gings los. Ann hat ihr Wissen angenehm weitergegeben viele Fragen beantwortet. Es war eine schöne Tour und ein guter Start in Brügge. Länger als 90Min. Gerne wieder. Lieben Dank , Ann! klare Empfehlung! Top! Tolle Zeit mit Ann

Jane🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Jay)

25 May 2024

Jay was friendly and fun. He was very knowledgeable and gave us loads of historical, local and quirky information. He also recommended an amazing fish restaurant, which we would never have come across, where we ate diner that evening. It was a great tour, so glad we booked with Jay. Great tour, Jay was the best!

Kelly🇺🇸 United States

(About local Jay)

24 May 2024

Jay was a great guide for me. I wanted to see what a local felt were the best things about Brugge. Jay was born and raised there so not only did he show me incredible sights of the area, he seems to know everyone! I wanted to get a piece of jewelry from a local artist and Jay had friends with a shop. I bought a one of a kind ring and it's a treasured keepsake. Jay goes above and beyond for his guests, shares the history of the beautiful city and shows areas that you might miss with other guides. He walks fast so have your walking shoes on but he also stopped for every picture I wanted to take so just let him know what you want to do. Great guide and a new friend. Brugge with Jay is a must!

Carsten

(About local Jay)

19 May 2024

Very friendly, interesting, individual, competent, and also funny - perfect!Perfect Start in Bruges

Claudio🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Ann)

11 April 2024

Vielen Dank, Ann! Deine Tour war super toll strukturiert, gut erklärt und du hast dir so viel Zeit genommen, um uns die Highlights von Brügge zu zeigen. Auch vielen Dank für dein Willkommensgeschenk. Es war ein perfekter Start in den Tag.Ann ist sensationell

Kirk🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ann)

30 March 2024

Ann was fantastic. She helped us get the lay of the land and had great insights on the different buildings and historic areas. She is definitely worth the price and time.Great introduction to Bruges

Benjamin🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Tom)

17 March 2024

We've done the Kickstarter Tour to Bruges with Tom and enjoyed his friendly and humourous way of making us feel good while exploring the most important sight of the city. Tom is great is making history come alive by telling stories from the past and sharing his information about the city. We can recommend getting on a tour with Tom all the way!Perfect introduction to Bruges

Frances🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ann)

17 December 2023

Ann is my go to guide in Bruges. She’s knowledgeable, flexible and paces the tour to the group.Lovely personalised tour

Susannah🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Ann)

25 November 2023

Ann was great! We had a very good 1 1/2 hr - 2 hr tour around Bruges giving us a very informative overview of the city and it’s history, taking us into beautiful squares, down little alley ways and into a couple of churches. A great introduction to Bruges. Thank you Ann. Our experience with Ann

Andrea

(About local Ann)

11 October 2023

Ann was so pleasant and extremely knowledgeable. Our tour was interesting and she truly gave us a full overview of Bruges, including the history and the local places to shop and dine. I would highly recommend her as anyone’s guide!Great tour guide

Thomas 🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Ann)

18 September 2023

She went 2.5 hours with us through Bruges and was well prepared for questions.Kind tour with Ann

Andrea🇺🇸 United States

(About local Patrick)

16 September 2023

We had a wonderful morning with Patrick. He was very knowledgeable, and so enthusiastic about his hometown. He has a wonderful personality and really kept the tour. Interesting. We enjoyed every minute! We would highly recommend a tour with Patrick!!!!Fantasic tour of Brugge!

Jonathan🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Ann)

13 September 2023

Met Ann at the agreed time and she kindly gave us some lovely Belgian chocolates. Gave us a very informative tour of the “Venice of the North” which was great preparation for our own discovery once the tour was completed. Highly recommend Ann as a guide. We have a 100% success rate with “with locals” guides. The fact she has lived in Bruges all her life was very apparent as she had so many facts and figures to share with us. Thank you Ann Excellent introduction to beautiful Bruges

Jamie🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Patrick)

10 September 2023

We met Patrick at that time booked at the easy to find Historium. Patrick was a wonder of knowledge and delivered with a passion that showed his love for Brugge, which translated in to an exceptional tour of places that are unique to Brugge. I had given Patrick a loose idea of what we wanted and he designed the tour round our needs. This is a must for your first hours in Brugge and was absolutely invaluable.Perfect Introduction to Brugge

Chris🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Jay)

28 July 2023

We had a great quick tour of Bruges. Jay is very lively and knowledgeable. We loved the tour!

Harald

(About local Ann)

28 July 2023

Ann ist ein erfahrener Guide. Allerdings wirkte sie etwas unnahbar was man auch als unfreundlich interpretieren könnte. Wir waren eine Familie mit zwei Kindern. Sie hätte etwas mehr auf familienfreundliche Themen eingehen können und bunter, engagierter erzählen können. Nachfragen wurden nur zum Teil und manchmal etwas genervt beantwortet. Alles in allem ok, aber ich würde diese Tour nicht weiter empfehlen.Ok, hätte aber besser sein können

Liz🇺🇸 United States

(About local Jay)

18 June 2023

We were sailing to Bruges and our cruise ship changed our time in port. I messaged Jay and he messaged back right away, telling us to not worry about it and he would adjust our meeting time. What a relief! Jay is a Bruges local who is passionate about his home town. He knows every inch! I brought a photo of a painting that my grandmother left me and asked him if he recognized the spot. He took us there right away and it was so special. Thanks, Jay, for a great time. Can't wait to come back to Bruges!Jay was incredible!

Dan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Patrick)

21 April 2023

Had an exceptional tour with Patrick. He was very knowledgeable and gave great insights about the city. Would definitely recommend this tour. Bruge city tour

Vicky🇺🇸 United States

(About local Patrick)

21 April 2023

We were lucky to book Patrick for a two hour private tour. He was excellent and informative and answered all of our questions. He was also very kind and responsive when I tripped and fell and had to get an ambulance. I would highly recommend this to her.Patrick is amazing

Andrea🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Nathan)

16 April 2023

Wir hatten einen schönen Walk mit Nathan, er war sehr freundlich und zugewandt. Ein guter Einblick in die Historie der Stadt. Sehr netter Rundgang

Sharon🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Nathan)

15 February 2023

Nathan was a real delight! He showed us all the sights within 90 minutes without feeling rushed. He mixed in the history with some great tips on where to get the finest delicacies. And he pitched it well to accommodate the teenagers we had with us. A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon, thank you Nathan!Full of personality!

René🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Nathan)

6 February 2023

Vol enthousiasme en een goed verhaal met leuke anekdotes. Echte aanrader deze gezellige gids! Een echte Brugse Zot!

Unknown

(About local Nathan)

20 September 2022

Nathan gave us a very good and interesting introduction into the beautiful city of Bruges. I can recommend him as a very competent guide.

Amy🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nathan)

27 August 2022

Nathan was awesome! We enjoyed learning about the history of Brugge - he made it fun. He gave us lots of suggestions of what to do and where to eat too. Ending at the brewery was perfect. Fun and Informative

Unknown

(About local Jay)

2 August 2022

Excellent guide. Informative and entertaining. Would certainly recommend Jay as your your guide. Excellent Bruges tour guide jay

Thorsten🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Jay)

9 July 2022

Tolle Tour...! die Zeit verging leider wie im Flug... Jay du bist ein witziger cooler Typ... Es war sehr schön! Vielen Dank. LGNice Tour!!

Herman🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Inge)

5 July 2022

Inge nam ons mee voor een wandeling door Brugge… hartelijk en met veel passie wist ze ons veel over Brugge te vertellen qua geschiedenis, cultuur, wetenswaardigheden en plekjes moet kunnen lunchen en savond te eten. Zeer tevreden Hartelijke vrouw met zeer veel kennis

Julia🇩🇪 Germany

(About local Jay)

28 June 2022

Jay waited for us and we headed straight into the crowd. We got a brief overview of the hot spots so that we were well oriented. Great was a stopp at the waffle shop. You must stopp there too! 90 minutes are too short for deep talk and walk but perfect for a start! Thank you for that, Jay!Brugge to go

Luzia🇦🇹 Austria

(About local Jay)

23 June 2022

Jay war ein toller tour Guide. Wir haben in eineinhalb Stunden soviel über Brügge erfahren und auch gesehen. Er war lustig und beantwortete alle unsere Fragen. Wir empfehlen ihn jederzeit gerne.A great expiriance

Lorrain🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Anna )

5 June 2022

We booked a private tour with Anna, but got a group tour in stead. Although Anna took us to lovely places and told great stories, it should have been nice to inform us in advance that the tour has changed.Great experience but not a private tour.

Judith🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nathan)

21 May 2022

Nathan shared extensive history of Bruge with fun and interesting stories. He guided us to the "best" shops for chocolate and suggested an excellent restaurant for lunch. I would recommend booking with him.Fun and informative tour of Brugge

Unknown

(About local Patrick)

19 May 2022

Hij heeft ons de mooiste plekjes getoond.. ook de mindere bekende plekjes maar wel de moeite waard. Zijn kennis over Brugge was groot. We kunnen hem ten zeerste aanraden!Heel toffe en vriendelijke gids!

Lien🇧🇪 Belgium

(About local Patrick)

13 May 2022

De tour met Patrick was een leuke start voor ons weekendje Brugge. Hij gaf heel leuke en duidelijke info, waaronder ook interessante weetjes. Kortom een zeer vlotte en geslaagde tour. Zeker een aanrader!Leuke start van een weekendje Brugge

Robert🇺🇸 United States

(About local Anna )

9 May 2022

Anna gave us a wonderful tour of Bruges. She had lots of information but more importantly we keep moving. She showed us many places that we would have never found on our own. Her tour was time and money well spent. Anna knows her stuff!

Jana

(About local Patrick)

1 May 2022

Our guide Patrick is a Brugge local and knows everything about this town and it’s history, and loves sharing it. We had a great time discovering the highlights and also less known facts about this romantic town. We had a great time!What a romantic town!