Loved loved loved the Chocolate Walking Tour with Beni! Beni was so down to earth and casual, she…read moremade the tour fun with her own personal witty comments and insights. You start at the Grand Place and end on the other side. During our tour, we went to a handful of local chocolatiers and learned what makes each shop unique. We then had the opportunity to select 2 chocolates per store. The tour also consisted of a chocolate making workshop, but nothing special here as you can replicate this at home. PRO TIP: Wear comfy shoes and bring a water bottle!

This is a review of the Brussels Lunch Walking Food Tour…read more When visiting London, we decided to take a day-trip to Brussels for the sole purpose of enjoying this well-rated walking food tour experience. We found the amazing reviews on Yelp and TripAdvisor which made our decision a no-brainer. TLDR: - If you think you're going to have a lovely time tasting food at local places, you will be disappointed. - For the first hour 90 minutes we literally walked in a circle around the meet-up point and finally had two chocolate store tastes. - You'll be told "This is a great place for beer!" "This is a great place for fries!" but will not stop to try the beer or fries. - The "Brussels Lunch" is served in a small tour-owned room (far away from everything), not a restaurant. - At 90 minutes we had to ask if there was a restroom, which there was in the tour-owned room (needs some cleaning). - Lack of checking in on guests during the tour to see who may need a restroom, or a break, or a seat or anything for that matter. - Our guide talked so fast we missed half of the valuable things he was sharing. More Details: Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable of the area and had many stories to share with us, but it was not audience centric. It became more about spewing information, dates, facts, details, regardless of anyone being engaged or interested or not. There were several examples where we would come across a business and he would tell us, "This is THE BEST PLACE to get a (beer, fries, etc.) you must come here for the best experience!" and then we'd keep walking, wondering why we weren't stopping to try these special items. Instead of being taken to a local restaurant to try the mussels, we were taken far off the beaten path to their own kitchen where there were 3 tables, tightly packed in a small room. While being told "these mussels do not smell, they're different than anything you've ever tried," we were overwhelmed by how warm the room was, and the overwhelming shellfish smell had us leave the tour immediately. We've been on many food tours across the world, and we just felt completely let down. We decided to leave before receiving their kitchen-prepared food. We are down for lots of walking, taking in sights, learning new things, however this tour was not fun, not pleasant, and just not for us.

I stumbled across legends free walking tours and they were honestly perfect. In total, I took…read morethree. All of them were the evening tours so they gave you a perfect mix of history but also the cool stories too! The first one I took was in Bruges and the guide named Bram was fantastic. He was local to the area and the views were great. Our tour size was about 10ish people and was perfect. The second tour was in Brussels and I had Ellie as a guide. She knew a lot about the area and had studied museum history so it was perfect. There were only 3 of us on the tour so it was quite casual. The third tour I met up with a friend and we toured Antwerp with our guide Tom. It was just the two of us for that tour and Tom did a great job showing us the sites and not rushing us through! All the tours and guides were fantastic and I truly recommend taking a tour. Especially the evening tours because you get history that you wouldn't have thought to explore!

fantastic tour and got to know about the extensive history! my guide aline was great as wellread more

I spent an amazing few hours touring Leuven in a group with this company. Highly recommend the…read moreexperience. The founders are young, energetic, well-educated. Great way to get your bearings and learn the details about this great university city.

From the owner: NL: Een vernieuwend perspectief op toerisme en recreatie in en rond onze bierhoofdstad…read more EN: A completely new perspective on tourism and recreation in and around the beer capital. FR: Un tout nouveau point de vue sur le tourisme et les loisirs dans et autour de la capitale de la bière. DE: Eine völlig neue perspektive auf Tourismus und Freizeit in und um die Hauptstadt des Bieres. ES: Una perspectiva completamente nueva en el turismo y la recreación en y alrededor de la capital de la cerveza.

Charlie Tours ran our favorite Get Your Guide tour we did while in Ghent - the Ghent Chocolate…read moreTour. We visited multiple chocolate spots to try different local chocolatiers and almost every one was a hit. Our host Lemmy was super personable and engaging and while walking from one chocolate spot to another he gave us information on the area around us - even telling us our hotel had once been a brothel! All in all the tour was absolutely fantastic and really is a must-do if you're visiting Ghent!

We had the most wonderful tour with Alan upon arriving in Ghent. We love taking a private tour…read morefirst thing to keep us moving and get past the jet lag. This great walking tour combined the history and layout of a city tour with the fun of a food tour-did I mention it was a CHOCOLATE tasting tour?!!! Alan guided us around the old town explaining the history and showing us key sights interspersed with stops at 5-6 (so many I lost count) artisanal chocolate shops where we feasted of pralines (in American parlance-bon bons or filled chocolates ) ranging from caramel to chili/mango, crème brûlée and more. Most were almost too pretty to even eat and we savored every precious bite. The artistry and skill was amazing and the quality super high as Belgiums like FRESH chocolate. This is a must do on your visit!

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!

When you are planning to visit Maastricht then "City Sight Maastricht's - F(r)ee City Tour" is an…read moreactivity to go for! On Sunday the 6th of December, the founder of this company Ivo Hermans guided us around and through the center of Maastricht, during a 2 hours walk. The combination of his knowledge on - and affection for Maastricht offers you an excellent insight on the city's (recent) past. A voyage through History: from the Romans, with "stops" at Medieval times, The Spanish occupation and subsequently Dutch rebellion, The French occupation until the Treaty of Maastricht in the 20th Century, but also stories about nowadays life in this city is being told in a lively and humorous manner. Gastronomical, Social-Economical and Cultural aspects are other ingredients of this tour. Another fascinating detail is the way how Ivo shows that history still has his influences in (for example) Architecture and Environmental Planning. After the walk, when you return at your starting point, you will be reminded about the meaning of the name of this activity: The F(r)ee Tour. Not in a pushing manner the guide points at the customer's freedom to give a fee, including the amount. Of course, everybody has his/her own taste, but not everybody has an equal level of historical knowledge. As this is a hobby of my, I'm able to have some judgement mattering this subject and can assure you that he doesn't tell nonsense. Please be aware, Maastricht has a rich history and the 2 hours are high efficiently spend. A side-affect of the 2 hour walking is that you get familiar with the inner city, Afterwards, this - together with a good map will be a guarantee not to get lost when you go for a dinner and/or bar in the evening as long as you stay near or in the center. Putting everything together I want to recommend everybody to start a visit to Maastricht with joining this tour. To finish my review here: you will be surprised as well. For more details, visit: citysightsmaastricht.com (there's a link to their Facebook page too)

From the owner: City Sights Maastricht is raised by Ivo Hermans. He is Tour Guide in Maastricht since 1991, so he…read moreknows his city inside out! Let you guide by Ivo during one of the F(r)ee Tours or book a private tour for groups from 1 to 22 persons. We offer also culinairy, tapas, wine tours. The private tours can be given in the languages: Nederlands, English, Deutsch.

Eight of us engaged the services of Andy, the principal and sole employee of this company, for a…read morewalking tour of Bruges. We left our ship and met him in the main town square of this gorgeous Medieval city. We followed him around like ducklings for about three hours as he took us from the square along the canals and through the old parts of town, explaining everything along the way. Want to know why there are brass seashells embedded in the cobbled sidewalks? Ask Andy. Wondering why there are dates, mostly from the 1700s and earlier, painted large on the facades of some buildings? Andy will tell you. Need to find the best waffles in Europe? Andy's your man. He's incredibly knowledgeable and ready to share everything he knows. The time flew and we loved every minute of it. When the tour was over, he pointed each of us toward the things we wanted to see. He's a gem.

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.