Belgium · SHOPPING TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend flying in on Friday: 4 shopping tours worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the thing to know before you commit.
Travel from Brussels to Maasmechelen Village by air-conditioned Keolis coach for a nine-hour shopping day. You get access to more than 100 boutiques and over 150 brands, including Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Lacoste, UGG, Versace, and Belgian labels. Drivers speak Dutch, English, and French.
“Eu gostei, achei muito para estar em um lugar só e não tinha algumas lojas na qual foram citas. Mas no geral gostei”
Travel by air-conditioned coach from central Brussels to Maasmechelen Village, an open-air outlet with more than 100 Belgian and international brands. You get independent shopping time, discounts of up to 60 percent, and a return coach, but the actual shopping window may be closer to five hours than six.
“Tour was good value. Gave enough time to look around all the shops without feeling rushed. You have to go to the city tours office to pick the coach up, which is very easy to find and not a problem. However the organisation of it was a little Read more”
Meet Ine at Place du Jeu de Balle, walk to a nearby organic market, choose seasonal ingredients, and cook a Belgian-inspired meal in her Brussels apartment. The five-hour private visit includes drinks, wine, hands-on instruction, and lunch or dinner overlooking quiet neighborhood gardens.
“Ine, our host was very kind and easy to talk to.”
You’ll tour Ghent’s Art Nouveau avenues and historic center with a private guide in Dutch, English, French, or German. Expect a coach transfer, canal-side streets, the Friday Market, Patershol, the old harbor, the famous three towers, and St. Bavo’s Cathedral.
A bench, a boat, a bar or a battlefield.
