A free walking tour?! Count me in! This one in Bruges is quality too. After living here for two…read moremonths, this tour still revealed several new pockets of the small city that I had yet to see. The information was super fascinating and it lasted about two hours. Just show up and enjoy the adventure. Definitely bring cash so you can tip your tour guide (per person).

We went on the historical tour with our guide, Nico!!!! He…read morewas Great!!! He made history very entertaining and memorable! There were people on our tour that had been on the tour the day before and came back with friends, just to hear Nico's information!

This was our 2nd walking tour with Sandemans, and it did not disappoint. Tom, the guide, was…read moreknowledgeable, easy to hear and understand, and very entertaining. We plan to do this again when available in other cities.

A very positive experience today with my free walking tour. Sandemans does a very good job with…read moretheir tour guides and having done this in several cities (Edinburgh, Prague, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona), this is one of the best. My tour guide today was Maggie. Maggie is a Brussels native and very cheery. Clearly excited to show people her city, she was positive and outgoing. The tour lasted 2.5 hours, taking us past the highlights of the old city including the famous Mannekin Pis, the Galleries de la Reine, up the Mont des Arts and more. Only one downer in the tour, Maggie spent a good ten minutes addressing the atrocities of the Belgian Congo, a topic that she is clearly passionate about. And yes, the tour is free with the tour guide paid in tips. The solicitation was modest and not too much. Maggie also invited us to the beer tour that night which she would be running. A good time with Sandemans. I'll continue to use their tours in other European cities.

We went early and really enjoyed our half an hour boat trip. Tour was in French and English and…read morewasn't too informative, but the views were great and we had a good time. Definitely give it a shot if you visit Brugges. Make sure to bring cash for the ticket.

When my friends first said to do a boat tour in Brugge, I really wasn't sure. But once I got on the…read moreboat I knew it was the best thing to do on the first day there. We got there around 4:50pm. Many things around the city close around 5 or 6 pm so it was a great start to our trip considering it was a tour of 30 minutes. Our boat guide was great and gave us information on the buildings that we saw. The views are some of the best in the city. I highly recommend.

What better way to discover a city than stroll around without getting tired?…read moreThis is what you get with Once upon a time in Brussels! :) but instead of strolling you're actually more rolling ;) on your electric bike that is! Virginie brought this ingenious idea to Brussels nearly 2 years ago. Visiting a city by bicycle is one of the best ways of seeing the place, but with Brussels being so hilly, it wouldn't be a chilled afternoon out. This is where having electrical bicycles that give you that extra little push of help comes in very handy! :) Going around by bicycle you get to see a lot more than by foot and this way Virginie manages to take us to uncommon places a bit further than the city centre! Although, she knows to surprise you in the city centre too! :) yep, the tours of 'Once' are so well put together that they will enjoy and surprise both 1st timers in Brussels and born and bred Brusselairs! :) So, if you're hesitating how to visit Brussels, what to do, which tour is the best, don't look no further, you will find your joy with 'Once'! :D +Virginie is so nice and enthusiastic about her city, she will never hesitate to give you tips about other things to do during your stay once you finished the tour :) some notes to keep in mind: - If you get cold easily and it is not middle of summer and sunny outside, make sure you dress adequately and bring an extra layer, you never know it might come in handy ;) - if you like to be superactive and are looking for a tough physical activity, this is not it! In the end you don't cycle thaaat much, there are a lot of breaks where Virginie will explain you things about the history of Brussels and the surroundings (this is a guided tour in the end, not a bike ride). but you can of course not use the electrical assistance & then the tour will get physical ;)

Thoroughly enjoyed this biking experience. We were a group of four Americans and the only people on…read morethe tour. All different degrees of cycling experience, but everyone felt comfortable with the electric (we actually chose Once Upon a Time over the competitor because you really do need electric bikes in Brussels -- Amsterdam it is not.). Virginie was really friendly and spoke fluent English. Saw some great locations and appreciated her ability to both playfully criticize her city, but also exhibit so much pride for it. Scheduling our tour was fairly easy as she was okay with us paying cash the day of. Apparently bank transfers are a thing in Belgium, but that would have cost us $45 to do ahead of time, so she just trusted us instead. Ask her to take you to the Jean-Claude Van Damme statue.

A free tour can be great. This one was. We had Tatyana as our tour guide and she did a great job…read morenavigating us around Gent for over two hours. We got some good history, saw many sights, enjoyed the pace, and had a blast. She easily earned the gratuity, and we'd highly recommend checking this tour out for a great, FREE experience.

This FREE walking tour was recommended by friends and backed up by lots of rave reviews online, so…read morewe figured "it's free, what is there to lose?" 2.5 hour tour and Fabi (who seems to be legendary) was a fantastic tour guide! Even though it rained for almost the entire tour (and it was cold), he kept everyone engaged, laughing and in tow. Really, really knowledgeable, funny, worldly (he's given tours around the world) and dynamic, our guide clearly is proud of his adopted home and eager to share its history, stories and secrets with others. This made all the difference between seeing Gent and truly appreciating it. While it's free, tips are appreciated and well-earned. Our group was small (less than 20 folks, probably due to the weather), with people from all over the world. For sure dress for comfort and weather if you go - and you should!

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