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

A very positive experience today with my free walking tour. Sandemans does a very good job with their 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. read more

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This tour is spectacular. I mean a free tour with your choice of language (English or Spanish), knowledgeable guides who are also funny and smart? How can it not be? The tour is long (over 2 hours) but you can leave whenever you want. I would say it was worth staying with and then coming back to places you want to explore more later. Our guide Peter was great. He made fun of the super touristy things (like mannekin pis) which made me want to take the tour even more. I also really liked that he was Belgian and British and could share his personal lineage and passion for Brussels with us. During the break he gave suggestions on where to eat and drink. Another thing I noticed was that he made sure he spoke on a personal level with every single person on the tour. I learned a great deal during this tour and really appreciated that I was able to go on it. read more

Fraser is awesome! If you have him as the guide, consider yourself lucky! I used to lived in Brussels before so while I was here, I never really examined the city through a touristy lens. Now that I am back visiting the city as a traveler (as Fraser orders traveler over tourist), I really get to re-appreciate what Brussels has to offer! Our tour was about 2 hours and 40 minutes. There was a Spanish tour going on as well. Our tour was in English and Fraser attempted AND delivered many jokes throughout the tour. I think the problem is that even though the tour was in English, not everyone in our group grew up with English as a first language. Many jokes were specific to the US or more relevant to native English speakers. Plus, Fraser spoke super fast! I don't think many people got his jokes. I nonetheless really enjoyed them! He asked us to have fun, which I did! I was especially entertained by his humor. The tour covered grand place, pissing boy, stock exchange, the galleries, the park, the royal palace, The Kunstberg or Mont des Arts, etc. It pretty much covered all the major landmarks in Brussels. You can tell that Fraser really cares about this city that he lives in. He is knowledgeable and really feels proud to live here. I've used New Europe numerous times and highly recommend this! The free walking tour is operated on tips basis so make sure you have some change (5, 10, or 20 euros per person) with you! read more

HIGHLY RECOMMEND this walking tour. My mother and I had the pleasure of walking through Brussels with a group tour guide named Fraser. His charisma, knowledge, and overall passion truly gave us an appreciation for Brussels that we will not soon forget! Thank you, Fraser! Thank you for sharing your passion and knowledge of Brussels (past and present), and a special thank you for making my mother's birthday a very memorable day! read more

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Maggie for President! Our tour guide Maggie (a native of Brussels) was incredible. Engaging, charismatic, funny and passionate. Everything you want in a tour guide and then some! The tour was super informative - since i used to fall asleep in history class it was great to learn so much about Belgium's history and Brussels specifically. The "free" tour (or pay at the end based on how much you liked it) concept is great. Keeps the tour guides interested and excited. Made our trip :) read more

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This was the third city I did a Sandemans tour in, and it was one of the best. It was so good, I actually opted for two of them - the free walking tour, and the one of Bruges. For the walking tour, our guide was Laslo. He was very pleasant, outgoing, and took time to explain everything about history, culture, and gave us his personal recommendations for food, drink, and shopping. All of the tours start at the Grote Markt, and from there it's up to the tour guide to determine where to go. We ended up hitting up: Mannekin Pis, Royal Gallery, La Monnaie opera house, the gay district, the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, the Royal Gardens, King's Palace, and Mont des Arts (Hill of the Arts). It was a great way to get a feel for the geography of the town and to make plans for the following days. In the middle of the walking tour was a pit stop at Scott's Cafe-Bar, where we could use bathrooms, buy beers (and take them to go), and also purchase tickets to other Sandemans tours. That's where I bought a ticket for the Bruges tour. It also departs from Grote Markt at 9:30am, where you then take the IC to Bruges together. There are several options - round trip, one-way, or tour only. I opted for the one-way so I would have more time to hang around the town afterwards. Our group was small (only 4 people) and our guide was Senna, who was very knowledgeable about Flemish history. The tour was just as long as it needed to be, I thought. Bruges isn't that big after all, but I do recommend doing the one-way ticket and sticking around to go to the brewery and go shopping. For both tours, Spanish tours were available concurrently, which is a good option. read more

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Fraser was an amazing and very entertaining guide! Highly recommend this tour, it was a wonderful way to get to know Brussels better and Fraser was very entertaining and engaging! read more

A fantastic tour this afternoon with Adrien for the chocolate tasting tour. He kept the tour informed and engaged the entire time. His knowledge of chocolate and its history in Belgium was impressive. We stopped at five shops on the tour and visited two of them afterwards to make purchases. Interesting to us - one of the shop employees told us that Adrien is such a knowledgeable and fun guide, that he himself took his children on the tour previously as well. read more

Not bad for a free tour. I think his name was Fraser but can't remember. He was Scottish, I think. He was really funny and nice. Our group was pretty large but we still managed to hear him. Sometimes it was hard to follow because of all the city noises. If you are adults visiting the city, I highly recommend this tour. We were traveling with our toddler so it was kind of hard to follow him since they moved pretty quickly. When we got to the royal palace, we decided to end the tour because it was just too hard to keep up with a little kid. We tipped him at the end. It was well worth trying to keep up. read more

Amazing walking tour! One of the best I've done. Adrien was an excellent guide and I highly recommend him to all. He was incredibly knowledgeable about the history, beer, chocolate, waffles, etc. And he had a TON of puns! Tour lasted 2.5 hours. Easy to meet up at the red umbrellas. It is free and you tip at the end, which we did generously since our tour guide was top tier. Overall I would strongly recommend! read more

Free walking tour in Brussels. We did the tour a few days ago and it was great. The tour guide, Charlie, took us all over Brussels and told us some interesting facts about the city and recommended places to visit on our own. It ended up raining pretty hard during our tour but we stuck it out and finished. The tour is technically free but they do ask you to tip the tour guide. Still a good deal if you compare to other tours... they also have a beer tasting tour which was wayyy cheaper than the beer tours posted on Viator. Only 17 euros for this one. read more

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Just wanted to give a shout-out and recommendation for this free walking tour, and especially for our guide, Fraser. He's from Scotland and has lived in Brussels for several years. The tour was about 2.5 hours, and we got to see all the main sights in the center of Brussels plus the palace and some of the EU buildings. Fraser was fun to listen to because his accent is awesome, but he's also super knowledgeable and encourages lots of questions. This was a great first stop in Brussels because it gave us a broad overview of the city so we knew which areas to explore further. My bf liked Fraser so much that we decided to sign up for the beer tour that night because he was hosting. That was a great tour too, just about 8 people, who wanted to learn more about Belgian beer. We ended up hanging out with the group at Delirium for more drinks after the tour ended. read more

Chalet was absolutely amazing. She was knowledgeable, fun, and a great story teller!!! I would recommend her your to anyone seeking to knowledge or just a great time. She's literally the best and made it wonderful. read more

I've been to a few Sandeman tours and have generally given 5 star reviews. unfortunately I will have to rate this one at only 2 stars. This rating is given because I felt like it has absolutely wasted a good 2.5 hrs of my time when I could have been seeing more places. Make matter worst, I only had 8 hrs in Brussels... So this tour upset me a bit because it kinda took away my chance to really know and enjoy the city a bit more. I enjoy history. And when I visit a historical country and especially on a walking tour; I kinda expect some history lessons. History of building, the city, or the streets; and definitely not someone trying to impress the crowed by being a clown when leading the tour. While I understand it is a tips based service, but constantly joking around, singing, dancing, climbing poles, lames jokes again is not exactly the way to impress for a walking tour of the city. Why not impress me with your knowledge and insights of the city instead?! Admittedly, majority of the crowed on my day are younger peeps, but surely that's still not the way to do it?! Don't want to name the guide here, cause I do think the guide is at least a genuine nice person, and was only doing what might maximise tips. But please, focus on the city, focus on insights? Focus on why people might come visit your city instead?! I'm eager to know, but the clown act is distracting me and is an absolute waste of our time!!!!!!???!!!!! (I'm sure it's one off based on my particular experience, and I will still be joining lots of other available Sandeman tours in future) read more

Good solid walking tour of Brussels. Tour guide was Adrien. He was a very nice knowledgeable guide; witty too. Tour lasted 3 hours and was well worth the time. Adrien provided a great tour of the city as well as offering his views on restaurants, chocolates, coffee shops and waffles; and oh yes, the beautiful town of Brussels. Listen to him; he used to live a few blocks from Grand Place and knows his stuff. Would definitely recommend this tour. read more

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We took free walking tour in Brussels with Tom. The tour was great, very informative and Tom showed us beautiful places. He is very knowledgeable and interesting tour guide and we enjoyed our tour. read more

I just did the walking tour yesterday and it was fantastic! James was an awesome tour guide--very informative but also very funny! Highly recommend trying to get a tour with James! This is my third tour with Sandemans in Europe and he is by far my favorite tour guide! Even a random guy walking by stopped the tour to ask for his tour company name and his name so he could take one of his tours! The tour is free so you have nothing to lose! read more

Free - Brussels City Tour. We were there for Christmas 2013 and went on the walking tour with PJ. It was a fun and informative tour. That night we took the walking beer tour. Senna Rees was our tour guide. It was fun, we went to some very good bars and discussed how Belgian beer is made and what makes it different from other beer. It was a great tour for both the beer novice (my wife) or the seasoned aficionado (me). Much later, I found out how the free tour works. The tour guides are independent contractors and pay a per-person fee for everyone who shows up at the start of the tour. Their net income then is the difference between their tips and their charge from the initial count. Please keep that in mind if you show up for the beginning of the tour and skip out early without tipping. These guys work very hard. read more

Having not done a free walking tour before, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but wasn't left disappointed by the end. Roughly 3hrs long (including a 20 min break/pitstop in the middle), we were taken on a whistle-stop tour of most of central Brussels, with information including history, local cuisine, cartoon artwork, beer, French/Flemish relations and many other facts and figures. The tour guide was personable and kept everything lighthearted along the tour, whilst demonstrating his love of his adopted city. Though free, tips weren't frowned upon (and it was good value). The only slight downside was the constant marketing of their other (paid for) tours. Overall, a great way to get an overview of the city and find out more than just the best pubs and chocolate shops. Tip - when looking to find them they're the ones outside the town hall with the red umbrella read more

This free guided tour of Brussels was amazing, we had a great time with Adrien, our very interesting and funny guide. Thank you for this beautiful way to discover the city! read more

My husband and I stumbled upon this walking tour while exploring the Grand Place. We only had a few hours in Brussels, but thought we'd listen in for 5-10 minutes before deciding to move on. But Adelin proved to be a fantastic tour guide, and so we elected to join the tour. Our guide Adelin took us to all the highlights of town - the main tourist attractions and some locals highlights as well. Adelin was friendly and informative - and entertaining. I can't recommend this walking tour enough read more

Unfortunately we missed our Sandemans free walking tour in Amsterdam but luckily we made the one in Brussels and it was by far one of the best tours I have had the pleasure of taking! Our guide, Magi, was so enthusiastic about her native city and made our 2.5 hour tour so interesting and fun despite the consistent rain and cool temperatures. We saw all of the highlights (only walking by though) including the royal palace, st. Michaels cathedral, mannekin pis, the grand place, and several of the comic book statues in the city. This tour was in English but they are also offered in Spanish, German, and Italian to name a few. Please note while these are free tours, the tour guides rely on tipping for their incomes so consider having euros on you for that purpose. I'm looking forward to our Sandemans tour in London in a week and I'd definitely recommend this company (which is in several major European cities) to anyone visiting Europe! read more

We happenstanced on this free walking tour in the Grand Place. Having never been to Brussels before, and since we were only in Brussels for a day trip, Hubby and I decided to join the tour to get our bearings. It did not disappoint. Our guide, Maggie, was energetic and full of knowledge. We appreciated the stops and pointers she gave along the way. The history stories were interesting. The tour was one-star short because it got into a little too much political lecture towards the end. The tour is free, but it is suggested that each person donate as much as the tour was worth usually around €5-10 per person. Would recommend to help acclimate yourself to the small town of Brussels so that you can explore the town by yourself. read more

Fraser was AMAZING!!! I had a tour with him several weeks ago when I was in Brussels and he was one of the best guides I've had out of all the walking tours I've done with Sandemans. (I've done 5 so far) He truly made me fall in love with Brussels and see it from a new outlook - different than anything I learned from doing my own travel research. He was hilarious and extremely informative. If you are in Brussels, BE SURE to try to get a tour with him - you will be so thankful you did! read more

Fraser is a total hoot! Thank you for an enriching tour of Brussels. US CUBANS FIND YA FUNNY :)

New Tours - Sandeman, offers a variety of tour walks in Brussels. I happen to find them online and chose the free tour walk in Brussels. I arrived at the meeting point by City Hall, Grand Place. Judging by the vast amount of people there, this is pretty popular. We were divided into two groups, one for English speakers and the other in French. Our tour guide P.J showed us around in Brussels center and it's surroundings, his knowledge in the history of Brussels is full on and I was literally in awe by the history behind Grand Place. Tour went on for about three hours and met great people along the way. Worth checking out. read more

My family and I had a great experience on this tour. Fraser, our guide, did an amazing job of taking us around Brussels for about 2.5hrs and showing us the popular sites, giving helpful tips and a brief but interesting history lesson. He was so knowledgeable and we loved his dry sense of humor. read more

I didn't know much if anything about the history of Brussels, Belgium. But our tour guide, Adelin, made me fall in love with the city and culture. He shared with so much passion and excitement my only regret was that I hadn't planned to stay longer. I highly recommend taking a tour here. read more

I really appreciated Maggie's enthusiasm for her hometown. She was knowledgeable, animated and clearly enthusiastic about every story she told. It was a good mix of history and fun facts and she was totally open to answering individual questions and expanding on topics. I also appreciated the design of the route. It was easy walking, a good balance of stopping and moving, and the break in the middle for fifteen minutes of beer/bathroom/WIFI was a nice touch. I would absolutely recommend this tour to others, and if I came to Brussels again, I'd ask Maggie specifically to show me around further. read more

James was a lively and knowledgeable guide, and a pleasure to spend the afternoon with! He made Brussels history interesting and relatable, and was very receptive to questions. He has plenty of jokes as well as insider tips on navigating Brussels. I would recommend his walking tour to anyone. read more

Simply amazing - Fraser the Scot was incredible! If you get the English tour, find your way into his group and don't look back! Easily the best tour I've ever done! read more

This was my 4th tour with the Sandeman group & it didn't let me down! Diff country, diff city but oh the same amazing experience. Paul (Pablo) was great. His energy was contagious. I don't think I stopped smiling throughout the tour. Best part, he shared many local eatries which of course we tried after the tour & I'm glad we did! So our 1st day is Brussels became - tour, food recommended by tour guide & flanders day festivities. Doesnt get better than this! I'd definitely recommend the tour & the guide :) read more

This was a free 3 hour walking tour of Brussels. Our guide, Adrien was knowledgeable, upbeat, and witty. We saw a little bit of everything in the old part of town.The time flew by and even the most somber participants (including me) were giggling away. He added suggestions for other sites and museums and even eateries to frequent and those to avoid. Great way to spend the morning. He will leave you wanting more. read more

Our tour guide was Paul-Emile (or Pablo Emilio, as he liked to be called). A native of Brussels, he was extremely knowledgeable on the history of Brussels as well as it's main attractions and hidden secrets. He had an amazing energy, great sense of humour and contagious smile. Having spent 2 days in Brussels, I was extremely happy that I took the time to do this walking tour. I ended up seeing everything I wanted to see and knowing the best places to go out at night and buy my souvenirs. Would definitely recommend, even if only passing through Brussels for a few hours. read more

Took a tour with Adrien on my second day in Brussels and he was really fabulous. Funny and engaging but also very informative. I often find myself bored and checking the time on walking tours but was surprised when he announced we were 1.5 hours in. He did a great job of managing our large group. read more

Amazing free walking tour of Brussels. Did the tour today with a guide called James. He was extremely knowledgable and very funny. Would definitely recommend these. read more