Published on Feb, 2025
We pre-booked our Uber for 6:30am pickup and arrived at the meeting point near Aloha in plenty of time to join our 7am tour. Jorge, our guide, saw us and immediately introduced himself, letting us know the plans for departure. Our bus driver was also very nice and an excellent driver. Our group consisted of less than 15 people in a very comfortable van.
The long drives between cities go by quickly and you can enjoy the views of countryside and cities that are driven past. There are many bathroom break opportunities throughout the day, but many bathrooms cost 0.50-1 euro to use so plan accordingly (this is just how it works in these areas, not the tour groups issue). Definitely plan to wear comfortable walking shoes and be prepared in case of rain.
Our guide, Jorge, excellently conducted the tour in both Spanish and English. He told us much information about Belgium and the cities we visited. We feel that we visited the main sites in Brussels and Bruges in one day and are very happy with the entire experience. Jorge also took the time to take pictures with each group members phone and showed us the best places to stand to capture the surrounding sites. We ate at the recommended restaurant for lunch in Brussels and it was very nice with many food options. My husband and I also tried the “Beer Tour” option to sample many Belgian beers which were all great. There was also plenty of free time in Bruges to do some activities like climb the tower, take a boat ride, or horse-drawn carriage ride.
I remarked to my husband that this could end up being the only day of our life that we will ever spend in Belgium as we are just doing this one-day trip from Amsterdam. I’m very happy to have chosen this tour traveling to Brussels and Bruges as we saw two cities, arranged with an excellent tour company that maximized the amount of things we could experience in an efficient and timely manner. Our guide, Jorge, made sure everything stayed on schedule and made the tour fun! He was very knowledgeable and helped make this one of the best tours we have ever taken. I feel that we experience a lot of Belgium in only one day, thanks to Jorge, our driver, and this tour company.
We highly recommend taking this tour!
