Belgium · SELF-GUIDED TOURS
A shortlist worth sending to whoever is planning the trip: 15 self-guided tours, priced, timed and rated by the people who went.
Review of Bruges Beer Experience Museum, with audio guide, Belgian beer lessons, optional tasting, family tips, price, and access advice.
“tutto ottimo, soprattutto per la presenza di un'audioguida in italiano non così scontata in Belgio. Per il resto se nel reparto bar ci fosse una più ampia scelta di cibo sarebbe molto apprezzato da chi predilige bere a stomaco pieno”
Make Belgian chocolate bars, lollipops, and mendiants, then explore Brussels’ Choco-Story museum with tastings and an audio guide.
“In the workshop, the staff were super enthusiastic and helpful. We got to make as much as we liked. The museum tour and demonstration after workshop was really informative and entertaining. We will definitely visit again.”
Explore Bruges at your own pace with app-led riddles, audio stories, GPS navigation, and 10 iconic sights for $9.63.
“Great "guided tour" of the beautiful city of Bruges. With interesting information about the city, the buildings, the history and the peculiarities of country and people - baked in puzzles. Nice idea to garnish the tour with hints on delicious stops.Auto-translated”
Explore Bruges at your own pace with a puzzle game linking canals, churches, squares, and the Lake of Love for $7.20.
“You see lots of things you probably would not find in guide books and some amazing historical facts. The views are brilliant.”
Explore Antwerp on foot with a GPS audio tour covering 40 stories, famous sights, and local history in seven languages.
“Worthless. AI voice, computer generated, no stories or deep descriptions of what you’re seeing - you get better info off of plaques. Big phone drain and does t easily let you skip around.”
Explore Antwerp’s landmarks with a flexible app-based scavenger hunt, audio guide, riddles, and outdoor stops for $10.82.
“Can't you call it a puzzle, with Google Maps you can walk from one place to the next like that - and with the questions you just have to look not thinkAuto-translated”
Explore Antwerp with a flexible app-led scavenger hunt covering landmarks, riddles, stories, and local tips for $9.45.
“Couldn’t get it to work and tour operator was dismissive and kept our money. A total scam. Save your money”
Review of Bruges’ $8.41 smartphone audio tour, with medieval sights, offline maps, practical tips, strengths, drawbacks, and booking advice.
“It gives a very good insight into the city and tells vividly about all the important sights.Auto-translated”
Solve clues on a self-guided Brussels walk from the Royal Palace to Grand Place, with app navigation, city facts, and flexible timing.
“Waste of money - never received the activation code. Really frustrating and annoying. Was never sent an SMS or whatsapp as per the instructions”
Explore Ghent at your own pace with a smartphone audio guide covering medieval bridges, churches, markets, castles, and street art for $8.42.
“Easy to follow route, great because you can go at your own space and skip items or places you don’t care to see or visit.”
Explore Brussels beer culture through 12 offline puzzles, historic bars, and quirky sights in this flexible self-guided old-town walk.
“We enjoyed this a lot, visited some great bars we otherwise wouldn't have seen and tried a variety of beers.”
Solve a Ghent mystery while exploring seven historic sights on this flexible, self-guided Outside Escape walking game.
“Leuk om op een andere manier de stad te verkennen. Zeer duur voor wat het is. Niet gemakkelijk, te vaak een hint nodig gehad. Het einde was er plots en kwam geen afluitende tekst.”
Explore Liège on a flexible self-guided scavenger hunt with puzzles, audio stories, GPS directions, and 10 historic stops for $9.45.
“This is a walking guided tour that takes you to 10 interesting locations in Liège. At each one, there is a puzzle that you can solve by looking closely at the building or reading a nearby plaque. I definitely needed the hints in order to solve the puzzles, but with the hints, I was able to solve them all. Luckily, if you cannot solve a puzzle, you can still move forward using the skip button.”
Explore Leuven’s squares, churches, university, brewery, library, and Fonske statue on a flexible one-hour VoiceMap walking tour.
“Excellent self-paced walking tour of Leuven. Clear, informative, interesting narration. Ability to pause tour and go into buildings along the route, saving having to retrace steps to return. Really enjoyed this tour.”
Explore Bruges independently with a location-based audio tour covering legends, canals, old streets, and major sights for $14.99.
“Well narrated history of Bruges while guiding through historical sites. App tracks your location in regard to where you should be and the map guides you back if you get off track. Audio automatically stops when time to move on to next site and the audio starts again automatically when you have arrived at the next talking point.”
Every kind of Belgian day out, city by city.
