Brussels Half-Day City Tour

Brussels, Belgium

Choose between a morning or afternoon guided coach tour and get better acquainted with Brussels. See the world-famous market square, glance at the remarkable city hall and discover the secrets of Belgium chocolates (afternoon tour only) on this comprehensive half-day tour. Sit back and relax as you soak in the historic highlights of Belgium's culture capital.

Your tour begins with a short walk to discover the heart of medieval Brussels in the famous Grand Place, with its world-famous Market Square. Here, you will hear about the history of the remarkable City Hall and quaint Guild Houses.

Next, you will tour the city by luxury coach to see the beautiful St. Michael's Cathedral, the Congress Column, the Heyseldistrict with the world-famous Atomium, the Chinese Pavilion and the Japanese Tower. Passing the Royal Residence, you'll return to the city center to see the Sablon district with its countless antique dealer shops.

Your tour continues with a drive to the magnificent Palace of Justice and fashionable Louise Square. Passing the stately Royal Square, the Royal Palace and the Houses of Parliament, you'll arrive in the Cinquantenaire district, with its Triumphal Arch, exceptional museums and splendid Art Nouveau houses particular highlights of this part of Brussels.

You will also find yourself at the very heart of the European Union as you drive in front of the imposing EU buildings housing the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers.

You can choose between the standard morning city tour or upgrade to the afternoon tour which includes an exclusive Belgian chocolate demonstration and tasting. It's no secret Belgium makes some of the world's finest chocolate, so come along and sample some of the best pralines and truffles in the world! Watch a demonstration by a master chocolatier and obtain a greater appreciation for this irresistible pleasure.

USD $33.09

Traveler Reviews

Review by: H A E S	March 2012
When a tour is advertised as a 2.5 hour tour and it lasts less than 2 hours and does not cover all the sights that are promised I think that I have reasons to feel slighted. It appeared that they were more interested in finishing the tour quickly because with only 4 adults and 2 children on the tour there would not be much gratuity to be had. We were not too pleased with the experience.

Review by: SELMA S	March 2012
Our guide was one of the best guides we have ever had and imparted many fascinating facts throughout the tour. He was guiding in 4 languages and as the recorded guide played through earphones wasn't working he gave a live commentary. His enthusiasm for guiding and his love of Brussels shone through and was interjected with a sense of humour at times. Well worth the money.

Review by: Laurie W	March 2012
This tour involved a 30 minute walk of the old town and then 24 hours on the hop on hop off bus. Maybe it's because I did the tour in the winter, but to me it wasn't worth it.

Review by: Marijana M	December 2011
Nice, most of the tour is from the bus only. A very good start for tourists that plan to stay a few days in Brussels, they can just follow the route a day after, as the route itself is a very good overview of what Brussels has to offer. Would recommend!

Review by: LEEANNE K	November 2011
Boring, I didn't go as I was sick but my travelling mate did and wasn't impressed..

Review by: Elizabeth C	November 2011
This was an interesting tour that took in a variety of interesting places in Brussels. It allowed us then to choose which bits to see in our limited time.

Review by: SET	November 2011
A very easy way to see Brussels in 2 hours.

Review by: Manjinder B	November 2011
boring, dont waste your time or money. The chocolate demonstration what a waste of time!!! they don't even give you a taster. You come out to the shop and the lady gives you one taster, if your going to spend €20 euros on chocolate you want a few tasters, such rude staff. The tour was also rusbbish, boring, we went on friday 28th oct at 2pm.

Review by: Melissa Z	November 2011
The chocolate tour was fun and delicious. The city of brussels had many interesting buildings and buildings and sites and the tour pointed out most of them. Our tour guide was also great!! He even pointed us in the right direction for an excellent dinner!! I highly recommend this tour.

Review by: Samantha S	October 2011
The quality of this trip is high, the guide is knowledgeable and friendly and the coach is comfortable and air conditioned, you will get to see most of the main sights and hear an interesting commentary. I found the chocolate presentation a bit boring but other sights such as the anatomium were spectacular. This is a really good way to see the city. There isn't a lot to see in Brussels so this is a great way to condense it all into an afternoon. Good value for money.

Review by: Kenneth L P	October 2011
Excellent!! What a guide !! Gaby was great. He had a tremendous sense of humour and great knowledge of Brussels.

Review by: Wendie	October 2011
Basic bus tour. Not very interesting.

Review by: moviemakup	October 2011
I was expecting much more out of the "chocolate" extension we opted for. We found that the demonstration we were given is offered for free to anyone who comes into the shop, so I'm not sure why anyone would want to pay extra for such an inclusion.

Review by: R H S	October 2011
Informative and enjoyable.

Review by: Roberta C	October 2011
Brussels is beautiful and I think that a tour of the city is worth doing, but this one was not so satisfying. First of all, I seriously doubt about the competence of the guide: he mastered different languages, but it seemed he did not know much about the monuments, the museums, and all the other things around the city he was showing to us. Secondly, I hoped the walking tour in the city centre would have been longer and more detailed (for example we were not brought to see "Manneke Pis"). Instead much of the tour was on bus. Thirdly, the part of the tour that we did on the bus was not explained by the guide himself: instead we were given the earphones and listened to an audio guide. Lastly, the tour began almost 15 minutes late, because of the delay of the car that had to pick up the people from the hotels. Well, the tour was not that bad, but I expected more for 24 €.

Review by: Rachel	October 2011
The tour was okay. The chocolate demonstration was very good.

Review by: DENISE T	October 2011
Our Half-Day City Tour of Brussels was delightful--great deal for the price. Our tour guide, Bruno, was very knowledgeable and made our tour fun, as well as interesting. The chocolate demo was a nice touch, too, as I understand it is not easy to obtain group entry into such establishments these days.

Review by: KERRIE L	October 2011
It was ok but so much time taken up with 3 different language translations plus a reasonable amount of walking at commencement of tour.

Review by: Edward V	October 2011
Very good guide. Moderate number of people.

Review by: Misa A	September 2011
The chocolate tour was fantastic! I learned a lot about making chocolates. The bus tour was okay. We only got out for couple of times with 5-10min, and staying on the bus, I couldn't catch many "shots" with my camera. I would take more extensive tour next time. It was too short, and seemed like we were running in circles. The tour picked me up at the hotel, but didn't drop me off. It makes sense that it was faster to walk back than get on the bus in the traffic, but they should say that in the beginning. Luckily, the drop off is in the busy plaza, and you have plenty to do. I wish they took us where the "peeing boy" was if it was so close.

Review by: Astrid M	September 2011
The tour guide was interesting and the bus tri was good to see some of the sights, unfortunately could not see all becuase it was on the other side window. The chocolate tour part was not worth it, I expected to see a working kitchen or at least a demostration, not a generic talk about chocolate, and powerpoints.

Review by: sneakypete	September 2011
It was interesting to hear about the history of the city by walking and bus. Our guide was kind of rushed, you could tell he wanted to get on to something else. When I asked questions he kind of blew me off like listen to the tape. There is some tape you listen to and also speaking. The chocolate demonstration was lame, I was expecting a factory tour or taksing and they show you how to make chocolate squares and shapes and at what temp to cool chocolate too. It was wierd they really should call it How to Make you own homemade chocolate. When we asked for facts like how much chocolate does belguim export or how much does the average chocolate cost the guy had no clue. This tour was average.

Review by: mary l	September 2011
Good trip

Review by: Pouya J	September 2011
realy bad tour because of many reason

Review by: Janelle L	September 2011
I dont think there was really enough information given out. It was just a basic overview really, of the walkable areas in the city centre. But I guess to get out around the city it was a fair overview of what brussels has to offer. Brussells is a pretty city to visit

Review by: Terrie	September 2011
Great tour with all the interesting facts about the buildings and the city. I enjoyed it.

Review by: Larry C W	September 2011
Guide provided good info

Review by: Joanne W	September 2011
Excellent half day city tour. _br/_ Great overview of the city and outskirts._br/_ Chocolate seminar outstanding!

Review by: marcilio	August 2011
Very nice. Everything fine

Review by: ANDY O	August 2011
An interesting half-day tour of Brussels, with a knowledgeable tour guide. In the group were tourists who spoke different languages, so he had to translate everything - a bit annoying, but you get used to it. The Grand Place was fabulous - very eye-catching architecture. The atomium structure was a sight to behold. Downtown Brussels has some pretty steel and glass buildings that I particularly liked. The only real draw back to the trip was that there aren't that many tourist attractions in Brussels to speak of. It is probably best used as a base from which to explore other regions in Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg.

Review by: Ana M	August 2011
Good guided tour. Good information, we were taken to the most relevant places, we were given an explanation in the chocolate factory that was good although the man that was to give us the information didnt speak spanish.

Review by: Janet U	August 2011
Just the right length of time for the tour. Our guide had interesting and up to date facts. Being able to hear him in the old square was a little difficult.

Review by: carmen	August 2011
The chocolate experience was amazing

Review by: ralph n w	July 2011
This trip will identify the places you want to visit, do early in your stay

Review by: rcgirish	July 2011
I had paid 4 EUR extra for the chocolate tour but unfortunately, the machine was not working on that day. So I felt that my money was wasted for a stupid chocolate presentation...I did not like it...

Review by: VANGJUSH G	July 2011
The tour was interesting...

Review by: Jasna K	July 2011
Horrible experience. We were put in the group_br/_ with several other people from Spain, so 90% of the tour was conducted in Spanish. When the guide decided to say something in English, he said just one or two sentences such as ...here you can see the palace... and we moved on. I will ask for my money back. Didn.t learn a thing, and this tour was complete waste of my time.

Review by: Heather R	July 2011
Gives you an idea of where things are and what you may want to see more of.

Review by: Jyothi S	July 2011
Tour was good however it would be better if they had stopped the bus at a couple places and given us some time to spent to take some pictures.The only place we got out of the bus was the Atomium.

Review by: Sheila B	July 2011
Good Overview of Brussels, the Atom is amazing, wouldn't have gone their otherwise. We did the chocolate tour too and that was very fun. Tour guide was a little monotone and we were tired so those two things didn't work too well.

Review by: Jan C	July 2011
Chocolate presentation was interesting, but the chocolates offered for sale were VERY expensive. Tour of city: would have preferred more of the walking tour--it was short but that could have been due to the starting rain; not sure. Only other complaint: would have been nice to have time at the Atomium; we only viewed it from the distance. Hotel pickup and drop-off was very appreciated. All in all a recommended tour.

Review by: thomas b	June 2011
Well worth doing. Guide was great. Thank you

Review by: Jose M, Puerto Rico	August 2010
Needed a couple of stops while in the bus - chocolate demo took too long

Review by: Trini D, Canada	June 2010
Great tour!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	June 2010
Very efficient use of the short time on tour. Chocolate tourlesson was very good.

Review by: Alicia Elena G, Spain	April 2010
It was perfect!!!

Review by: Sudip B, India	April 2010
It was an worthy trip in a short time.The guide was very co-operative and informative.I could see all the main attractions of the city within 2 and half your. A must if you have short time.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	December 2009
Excellent guide, imparting lots of interesting information. Good views of a city I had not really appreciated before. Well worth it!

Review by: Anonymous, Qatar	November 2009
It was a very nice tour which shows us all of Brussels areas and most attractive things on it which will make you aware and enjoy in the same time all of Brussels nice places.Highly recomended tour with the great viator company

Review by: Leslie W, United Kingdom	November 2009
just enough to see the main attractions of Brussels