Belgium Private Tour and Charter: Bruges, Brussels and the Ardennes

Belgium is a country you can cross in two hours and one where the historic centres were built for walking. Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp are compact and best on foot; the car is what connects them in a single day and takes you to the battlefields and the Ardennes.

包車 — charter, car and driver

A charter covers Bruges and Ghent in one day, the Ypres salient and its cemeteries, the Ardennes' forest roads, and the abbey breweries that are not on a train line. It also solves the luggage problem between three cities that are each forty minutes apart.

包團 — private tour, the route planned too

A private tour adds hotels on the canals and squares, restaurant bookings (Belgium's good tables fill early), and the order that puts Bruges at dawn before the coaches arrive.

Routes that work

• 4 days: Brussels, Bruges two nights, Ghent day — the core of the country.
• 7 days: add Antwerp and the Ypres battlefields.
• 10 days: add the Ardennes and Luxembourg, or extend into the Netherlands.

Getting around

Brussels to Bruges is about an hour and a quarter by road or an hour by train. Bruges to Ghent roughly forty minutes. Brussels to Antwerp about forty-five minutes. Ypres is roughly an hour and a half from Brussels.

When to come

April to June and September to October for the cities; December for the Christmas markets in Bruges and Brussels. The Ardennes are best in autumn colour. Summer weekends are busy on the coast.

Frequently asked questions

Can we see Bruges and Ghent in one day?

Yes with a car, if you start early. Bruges deserves more, so most people give it a night and take Ghent as a half day.

Do we need a car in Brussels?

Not in the centre. The car earns its keep between cities and for the battlefields.

Are the war cemeteries accessible?

Yes, and a driver who knows the salient makes a difficult day much easier — the sites are spread across farmland and not signed well.

Is Belgium good for a short trip?

Very. Four days covers Brussels, Bruges and Ghent properly, which is more than most European capitals manage in the same time.

Do your drivers speak English or Chinese?

We match the driver to the party. Tell us the language you need when you ask.