Bruges Day Trip: Canal Boat, Windmills & Damme
Overview
Available languages
9 hours 30 minutes
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Discover Bruges & Belgium's best-kept secret: Damme. Panoramic tour, guided visit & choose your experience: canal boat ride, beer tasting or free time to explore in Bruges.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You'll receive your confirmation instantly upon booking.
Tour duration and sites may vary slightly from what's listed, as our guides tailor each experience to best suit your group.
No meals included. Ask your guide for their favorite local food recommendations!
On certain occasions, guides are required to use radio headphone systems. In such cases, a jack (3.5mm) connection is needed — we encourage you to bring your own headphones to help reduce disposable plastic waste and support a greener experience. For those without, disposable headphones are available upon request.
For the safety of your little ones, children under 2 are required to travel in a car seat on the bus. Please remember to bring their seat with you.
What To Expect
Damme
We will make our first stop in the idyllic medieval village of Damme, the historic outer port of Bruges. This stop features a short guided walking tour with our expert guide to discover the town's history, followed by free time for a photo stop. You will have time to stroll along its peaceful postcard-perfect canals, photograph its spectacular Flemish Gothic Town Hall, and admire the striking silhouette of the Church of Our Lady.
Windmills of Bruges
Enjoy a comfortable view from your seat of the beautiful 16th-century windmills lined up along the green canal on the historic outskirts of Bruges. Your guide will explain their history and defensive role as we loop around the old town.
Options
Day Trip + Boat : English
Day Trip + Boat: Bilingual tour. Discover the hidden village of Damme with your guide, enjoy a panoramic bus tour of Brussels and Bruges. Duration: 4 hours: Explore the "Venice of the North" your way — 5+ hours free with a digital city guide in hand. Boat trip in Bruges: Includes a canal boat ride through the "Venice of the North" canals. Show your voucher at the dock.
Day Trip : English speakers
Visit of Damme + Bruges: Bilingual tour (Spanish & English). Guided visit of Damme, panoramic bus tour of Brussels & Bruges Duration: 5 hours: 5+ hours of free time in Bruges with digital city guide.
Boat & Beer tasting : Spanish
Day trip : Boat & Beer: Bilingual tour. Discover the hidden village of Damme with your guide, enjoy a panoramic bus tour of Brussels and Bruges. Duration: 4 hours: Explore the "Venice of the North" your way — 4+ hours free with a digital city guide in hand. Beer tasting : Includes a tasting of 4 craft Belgian beers at the Bruges Beer Experience. Boat Tour: Includes a canal boat ride through the "Venice of the North". Show your voucher at the dock.
Day Trip : Spanish speakers
Visit of Damme + Bruges : Bilingual tour (Spanish & English). Guided visit of Damme, panoramic bus tour of Brussels & Bruges Duration: 5 hours: Explore the "Venice of the North" your way — 5+ hours free with a digital city guide in hand.
Day trip: Boat & Beer- English
Day trip: Boat and Beer: Bilingual tour. Discover the hidden village of Damme with your guide, enjoy a panoramic bus tour of Brussels and Bruges. Duration: 4 hours: Explore the "Venice of the North" your way — 5+ hours free with a digital city guide in hand. Beer tasting: Includes a tasting of 4 craft Belgian beers at the Bruges Beer Experience. Boat trip : Includes a canal boat ride through the "Venice of the North" canals. Show your voucher at the dock.
Day Trip + Boat : Spanish
Day Trip + Boat: Bilingual tour. Discover the hidden village of Damme with your guide, enjoy a panoramic bus tour of Brussels and Bruges. Duration: 4 hours: Explore the "Venice of the North" your way — 5+ hours free with a digital city guide in hand. Boat tour: Includes a canal boat ride through the "Venice of the North" canals. Show your voucher at the dock.
What‘s Included
Guide available throughout the tour to answer your questions
Canal boat ride through the canals of Bruges (included in Boat options only)
Photo stop & guided tour at the medieval village of Damme
Round-trip transportation by private air-conditioned bus
Interactive digital map and city information
Bruges Beer Experience entry + tasting of 4 Belgian beers (included in Boat + Beer option only)
Panoramic bus tour (Kruisvest Windmills & medieval city walls)
Food, drinks and any service not specified above
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
665 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Lovely day in Brugge
Richard O,Jun 19, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Tour of Brugge was very well done. Good guidance! Knowledgeable guide in Antonio. Good accommodation for good and restrooms.
Think twice before booking this tour
Robert P,Jun 16, 2026
- Review from Viator
2.00The tour guide was not paid by the tour company and in my opinion just wanted to get it over with and go home. Aldo we were not told that the bus ride back from Bruge would take 2 and a half hours. The tour was not cheap and we spent 4 hours on a bus. Could have gone by train which would have taking an hour each way.
Wonderful Tour!
Christine D,Jun 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A very good experience and tour. Loved our guide Blianca! She is most informative. Enjoyed our free time to enjoy a nice meal, some shopping and sight seeing. High recommend!
Great leader but structure could improve
E4945RFrossb,Jun 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00Diego was outstanding knowledgeable and informed on the history of the city. Enjoyed his feedback at each location. The company needs more clarity with the combining of group tours. Instructions were confusing should email prior. No map supplied for area and meeting place. Tour leaders should meet the group in a central location, account for all and then escort to the bus area.
Unacceptable experience for travelers with disabilities—left behind by guide
KayKulvinder A,Jun 12, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00This tour was entirely unacceptable for anyone who needs to walk at a slower pace. We have taken tours all around the world and have never experienced a guide simply leaving us behind—until now. It was clear that the guide saw us at the back of the group struggling to catch up, but he seemed to have no intention of keeping us together, likely prioritizing a rigid timetable for his next booking. If the plan was to maintain such a frantic pace, basic professional courtesy dictates that accommodations should have been discussed—especially since my husband walks more slowly because he is blind. The lack of empathy and accommodation was appalling. We will never use Buendía Tours again, and we will reconsider using Viator in the future unless this is seriously addressed and remedied. Tour companies must provide clear accessibility guidelines and instruct their guides on how to properly accommodate travelers with disabilities
Beautiful Brugge!
Paul L,Jun 7, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Magnificent destination, very beautiful and well worth the bus trip. Our guide Leah was very engaging .
Recommended!
mfK7516RV,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Bruges is a nice lively city. Unfortunately, the hospitality industry eagerly uses this through idiotic prices. 20 euros of cheese sandwich without any other.
Loved this experience and...
Jennifer L,Jun 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Loved this experience and our tour guide. We got to learn about the history of Bruges meet some nice people and then got a couple hours to spend in the city.
One-day tour of Bruges in English
stellamS2489AZ,Jun 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience with Buenavida. Although the tour was in English, our guide Diego was very clear and accommodating. He made sure to provide the most important information in Italian, such as schedules and the meeting point for the return. Professional, organized, and easy to follow. Recommended!
Tour is ok. Guide and...
GwenQun H,May 22, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Tour is ok. Guide and driver are professional. Bus is clean. I was expecting a more exciting trip, but kind of boring. Not whole a lot of information provided. On the way back, it is all sleeping time. Maybe 1-1.5 hour guided tour and 3- hour bus round trip. 4 hours self tour when we were there. I went to other viator tours. The guides in other tours provided more information and more exciting. You can take the train yourself with more flexibility and use ChatGPT to guide you. So I really don’t recommend this tour. The train is easy from Brussels to Bruges.
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