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Bruxelles, Belgium
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Discover the legendary landmarks and impressive monuments of Brussels on a bus and walking tour of the beautiful Belgian capital. Set out to explore the sights with a knowledgeable guide; marvel at the medieval majesty of the Market Square; gaze at the remarkable façade of the City Hall; and uncover the secret recipes behind delectable Belgian chocolate during a tasting session included on the afternoon tour. Enjoy convenient hotel pickup and drop-off from selected Brussels hotels.
  • Extensive city tour of Brussels
  • Short guided walking tour of Grand Place, the heart of medieval Brussels
  • Royal Residence, Royal Square, Houses of Parliament, and Art Nouveau houses
  • See the EU Commission and European Parliament
  • Pickup from selected Brussels hotels
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Air-conditioned vehicle
Professional multilingual guide
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Rue du Marché Aux Herbes 61 , Rue du Marché Aux Herbes 61, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
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The street right next to the Grand Place and 5 minutes away from the Central Station.

9:30 AM
This activity will end right where it started.
Depart from your centrally located hotel or greet your guide at a pre-arranged Brussels location to begin your cultural tour. Stroll to the historical heart of medieval Brussels to discover an antique myriad of architecture in the Market Square; see the stunning City Hall and hear of the city’s rich heritage from your expert guide.

Next, climb aboard a luxurious coach to tour the city’s most alluring landmarks; pass the colossal St. Michael’s Cathedral and the world-famous Heyseldistrict with its Atomium; and embrace the cosmopolitan culture of the Japanese Tower and the Chinese Pavilion. Marvel at the endless rows of antique shops in the Sablon district and catch a glimpse of the Royal Residence’s regal exterior as you travel.

Continue to the Palace of Justice and sail past examples of impressive imperial structures; see the stately Royal Square, the grand Houses of Parliament and the Royal Palace.

Conclude your tour with return transportation to your hotel or original departure point.
Itinerary
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Grand Place
Discover Brussels with the helping hand of a local guide. We focus on three of the most important districts of the city. Since 1998 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage site.The devastating fire of 1695, caused by the army of the French King Louis XIV and a third of the city has been destroyed and the Grand Place rebuilt in 4 years.
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St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral (Cathedrale St-Michel et Ste-Gudule)
An eleventh century church rebuilt in the Brabant Gothic-style and remind to Notre-Dame of Paris.
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Justice Palace (Palais de Justice)
This Greco-Roman building dates from 1866 and 30 years of construction (architect Joseph Poelaert) From there a spendid panoramic view of Brussels.
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Royal Palace (Palais Royal)
We then walk you up to the Royal Palace district with its ancient park and end our walk calling at Saint Michael’s Cathedral.
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Museums of the Far East
Bought by King Leopold II "Builder King" after the World's Fair 1900 of Paris. Reconstruction of the French architect Alexandre Marcel.
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Laeken Palace
Private residence of the Belgian kings.
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European Parliament Hemicycle (free visits)
European Parliament, Commission (seat of the EU) and the Council of Europe (meeting place of the representants of the EU members).
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Notre Dame du Sablon
With the Church of Notre-Dame des Victoires is the last Gothic-style church to be built in Brussels in the 15th century. Week-end the marvelous antique market and area of the antiquairs.
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Atomium
To take spectacular photos there.
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Duration: 15 minutes
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  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 travelers
  • OPERATED BY Brussels City Tours
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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What is the policy on sanitization during Brussels, the most comprehensive city tour ?
A:The policies on sanitization are:

  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
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What is the social distancing policy during Brussels, the most comprehensive city tour ?
A:The policy on social distancing is:

  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Brussels, the most comprehensive city tour ?
A:The policy on staff health & safety is:

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
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A waste of money
tomrohn
, Jun 2022
Our guide could be terminally boring in 5 languages. Fortunately, she only needed 3. No substantive information on anything we saw. This was the worst tour I have been on!
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star-5
Wondeerful Into to Brussels
Ann_Z
, Apr 2022
Perfect introduction to Brussels. Great way to get your bearings for later. Was a lot of walking and not so much bus. I thought I would be too jet lagged to walk but it was what I needed after the long flight. The meeting point is an info center and the staff answered everyone's questions. You can visit even if you're not taking any of their tours.
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icon Response from Host , May 2022
Dear customer, We would like to thank you for taking the time to leave us this review. Brussels City Tours values customer satisfaction as a number one priority. Please share your lovely photos on our Facebook Page and feel free to tag us on instagram. We hope to see here again and please bring all your friends and family. Best regards, BRUSSELS CITY TOURS
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Happy tourist
David_O
, Dec 2020
We arrived earlier at their office & bus kept time as we set off at the slated time, tour guide was very good & with ability to switch from French to English from time to time
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icon Response from Host , Oct 2021
Dear customers, Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. Our goal is 100% customer satisfaction and it sounds like we achieved that goal with you, don't hesitate to comeback! Kind regards, Brussels City Tours Team
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1 traveler found this review helpful
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Big disappointment
Kavitha S
, Aug 2019
The tour was supposed to include visit to chocolate factory and chocolate tasting but didn't happen. Tour guide spoke mostly in Spanish. Also the guide Bruno asked me where I am from in a rude way. When I said India he said " you should be proud that you are from India". Sarcasm or racism ? If the tour operator has a problem with Indians they should make it clear beforehand so we don't book this tour. There were no stops other than atomium for photos. On the whole was not as expected. I have been on various viator tours in UK which were really well conducted. Hope this one improves.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-5
Excellent
Sandra_D
, May 2019
Really good half day tour with a little walking tour at the beginning before we joined the coach. Bruno, our guide, was lovely and knowledgeable. Also our thanks to the driver from Romania whose name I've forgotten.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
star-3
Not enough stops
Tiffany_R
, Apr 2019
Good tour but flew past several nice photo opps. With only 6 of us we could have stopped more times.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
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SImple overview of Brussels
John V
, Nov 2018
This was a simple, half-day overview of some of the city's main sites. Good for seeing the highlights, but would have been much better with an engaged guide.
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star-4
Half day tour of Brussels
James_R
, Oct 2018
The guide was very knowledgeable and pleasant. As there were only 5 guests for the tour, I was grateful that it wasn't cancelled.
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star-4
This tour was very interesting and...
MegK
, Aug 2018
This tour was very interesting and great way to get to know the city. the only issue was that it was extremely hard to hear the tour guide and she had to repeat everything 3 times once in English, once in French, once in Spanish...we went during the flower festival and it was very crowded so very hard to hear what was being said. I would suggest passing out those headphones to everyone on the tour so that we could hear what the guide was saying. Even with these issue, the tour guide was amazing...so nice and friendly and very knowledgeable.
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1 traveler found this review helpful
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Multi-lingual was a little confusing
Saif A
, Aug 2018
The tour was wasn't bad, but I had two main issues: 1- the group was slightly larger than I expected, so hearing the guide was a challenge 2- the tour guide was delivering the tour in 3 languages, so a lot of time was wasted for translations, let alone the confusion of shifting from one language to another as the story would lose a lot of its value when it is being told in chunks.
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star-4
Vacation 2018
Myrna_B
, Jul 2018
Nice places to see however it would be nice if we could stop and take picture of the places pointed out in the tour more than just two stops. The tour guide knows his history.
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The problem with this tour was the...
rajeev s
, Jun 2018
The problem with this tour was the bad guide named Frank who was mostly unintelligible,although very well informed.The places shown are better seen individually.It is a tour of two and a half hours and seems to be waste of money.The palace was shown as a drive by without any stoppage..
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star-4
Great overview of Brussels. Really...
PAMELA_J
, Jun 2018
Great overview of Brussels. Really good for the first day of the first visit. If you've been before or done other tours, I might skip this one.
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star-4
It is very fast paced, but worth it...
Aziza H
, May 2018
It is very fast paced, but worth it. You get to visit one of the oldest malls and chocolate factories. I wish there was more time to walk around and explore, but for what it was, it was nice.
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star-3
I was not extremely happy with this...
John S
, Mar 2018
I was not extremely happy with this tour of the city. I felt that it could have been better or maybe I was led to believe we would have more walking of city center Brussels. We walked over the Grand Place in Brussels and then got on a bus. I thought we would have seen the manneken pis or hit a couple highlights of the historic area, but we didn't. I was also hoping the bus would have stopped a couple times to allow folks to take pictures, but also was not the case. This tour needs to be extended by an hour and really showcase Brussels. Not enough time and everything felt extremely rushed.
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star-3
This was a very average tour. I saw...
Samantha A
, Feb 2018
This was a very average tour. I saw the main highlights of Belgium but was disappointed we did not get off the tour bus enough.
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star-4
Definitely hit the high points of...
Robert S
, Feb 2018
Definitely hit the high points of the city. guide voice a little flat but was very accomadating to questions
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star-4
An absolute must, me and my son had...
Abeer E
, Jan 2018
An absolute must, me and my son had a really limited time in Brussels and this one almost summed up everything for us. If you don't have time to visit everything on your own take this one really worth it!
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star-5
Great tour with Jasmine, learned a...
Jeovany Z
, Jan 2018
Great tour with Jasmine, learned a great deal about Brussels, and really enjoyed the stop in the oldest shopping mall in Europe!
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star-4
The trip was very good. The cities...
Lois H
, Nov 2017
The trip was very good. The cities visited were very interesting, plenty of information given by a very knowledgeable and accommodating guide and free time to explore on your own. Only complaint was they allowed a young couple with a baby 1-1.5 yrs. old on the trip. The baby was sick with a cold - sniffles, coughing, etc. It wasn't the baby's fault, but with a full bus I am sure I wasn't the only one disturbed with the little one's illness and fussing. There should be some sort of age limit with a 10-hour trip.
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