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Belgium might be one of the smaller countries in Europe, but it certainly packs a mighty punch! Historic yet hip, Bruges allures visitors with its ancient churches, picturesque market squares and whitewashed almshouses, whilst the artistic flair of Brussels showcases the country’s contemporary side. If you’re searching for stunning scenery, Ghent blends gorgeous flower displays with grand architecture, and the spectacular coastlines of Ostend are not to be missed. With plenty of cultural contrasts to enjoy, tasty treats for the foodies and the friendliest of locals, join us in Belgium on a fully escorted coach holiday.  

With everything from short breaks and luxury escapes to motorsport experiences and festive holidays to choose from, browse today and discover the best of Belgium.


Witness the major WW1 battlefields of Flanders and France on this ideal introductory battlefield tour visiting Ypres, The Somme and Menin Gate.

  • 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Enjoy a picturesque short break by coach and join us on our ever-popular Bruges and Ghent holiday, taking in these two true delights of Belgium.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Convenient local joining points

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Join us as we learn about the Retreat to Dunkirk, evacuation from the beaches, and construction of the Atlantic Wall bunkers and V-Weapons.

  • 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Battle of the Bulge

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Travel with us to understand Hitler's last gamble in the West: the Battle of the Bulge. Today, the largest WW2 battlefield in Western Europe.

  • 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Belgian Grand Prix

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Enjoy a weekend at the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix, with coach travel, hotel and ticket included. A truly thrilling experience!

  • Admission included to both the Qualifying Session and the Race Day
  • Coach transfer to the race circuit on Qualifying Day and Race Day
  • 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Convenient local joining points

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A great introductory battlefield tour looking at major battle sites across Belgium, from the Battle of Waterloo to its liberation in 1944.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Explore the historic battlefields of Waterloo, learning about the end of the Napoleonic Wars on one of our most popular walking tours in Belgium.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Combine a tour of the Battlefields of the Great War, with time at some of France's fantastic Christmas markets.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Visit the Christmas markets of Ghent or Lille and Bruges as we travel to festive Europe!

  • 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Convenient local joining points

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Visit Brussels, Ghent and Mons on this fantastic Belgian getaway. This festive treat is the perfect way to spend the Christmas period.

  • No single supplement and sole use of your own room
  • 5 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 5 evening meals and lunch on Christmas Day
  • 2 glasses of wine, beer or soft drink with Christmas Day lunch
  • Welcome drink
  • Door-to-Door service or local departure by coach

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One of the most iconic battles of WW1, join us on a journey of discovery as we visit key sites of the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Join us as we commemorate Armistice Day in Ypres. See the Menin Gate, Tyne Cot and Langemarck German Cemetery on this battlefield tour in Flanders Fields.

  • 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Enjoy a festive break in the company of like-minded travellers, as we take you on a holiday to bustling Brussels and beautiful Mons, with the chance to visit medieval Ghent.

  • No single supplement and sole use of your own room
  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 4 evening meals & lunch on New Year's Day
  • 2 glasses of wine, beer or soft drink with New Years Eve gala dinner and New Year's Day lunch
  • Welcome drink
  • Door-to-Door service or local departure by coach

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Join us as we discover the battlegrounds of Britain's main front line of WW1, covering all four battles of Ypres.

  • 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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A new beer and battlefields tour looking at WW2 in the Ardennes, as well as visiting local breweries and the Leffe Experience!

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points
  • Travel by Silver Service coach

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On this tour we walk the Ypres battlefields of World War 1, visiting the sites of the Ypres Salient and discussing the fighting that happened here in 1917.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Join us as we look at the Panzers and Tanks used in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, seeing many on the battlefield today.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast and 3 evening meals
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points
  • Travel by Silver Service coach

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We visit the key sites of Ypres, The Somme, Arras and the Vimy Ridge on this introductory tour of WW1 on the Western Front in Belgium and France.

  • No single supplement and sole use of your own room
  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Travel by Luxuria coach

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In the 110th Anniversary Year of the outbreak of the First World War, travel with us to some of the forgotten battlefields in Belgium.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 2 evening meals
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Experience the charms of the Netherlands and Germany on this fantastic tour, visiting Valkenburg, the Rhine and Moselle Valleys, and Aachen.

  • No single supplement and sole use of your own room
  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 3 evening meals
  • Door-to-Door service or local departure by coach

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A charming tour of the rolling Belgian Ardennes, based in the ‘Pearl of the Semois Valley’, Bouillon, which boasts a fine medieval castle.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 3 evening meals
  • Local joining points

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The Maginot Line

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A fascinating insight into the early stages of WW2, visiting Eben Emael and the Maginot Line bunkers, the scene of heavy fighting in 1940.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Discover the very best of the beautiful Belgian Ardennes this Christmas with a stay at the excellent 4-star Hotel de la Poste in Bouillon.

  • 5 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 4 evening meals including a 4-course gastro dinner on Christmas Day
  • 1 light lunch on Christmas Day
  • Convenient local joining points

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Take in a trio of delightful cities on this spectacular short break – Lille, Arras and the chance to visit beautiful Bruges.

  • No single supplement and sole use of your own room
  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast & 2 evening meals
  • Door to Door service or local departure by coach

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On this fascinating tour, we look at the story of Belgium in the Second World War and the so-called ‘Secret Army’, the Belgian Resistance.

  • 4 nights’ accommodation with continental breakfast
  • 2 evening meals
  • Two Specialist Battlefield Guides
  • Travel Door-to-Door or Convenient local joining points
  • Travel by Silver Service luxury coach with extra legroom

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Take a merry trip to Belgium enjoying stunning Bruges and Brussels, then on to the Valkenburg Christmas Markets on this festive coach break.

  • 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Convenient local joining points

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Join us as we follow British and Commonwealth forces in WW2, in the journey they took liberating Normandy, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

  • 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Battlefield visits as described
  • Convenient local joining points

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Belgian Grand Prix – Race Day

Enjoy a short break to the Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix, with coach travel, hotel and race day ticket included. A truly thrilling experience!

  • Admission included to Race Day
  • Coach transfer to the race circuit on Race Day
  • 2 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Convenient local joining points

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Battle of the Bulge 80th Anniversary

Join us on this 80th Anniversary tour as we attend the Battle of the Bulge Re-enactment at Manhay and visit the battlefields around Bastogne.

  • 3 nights accommodation with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Battlefield Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Three Countries Twixmas

Following the Christmas festivities, relax on our Three Countries Twixmas short break, based in Liège and visiting Aachen and Valkenburg.

  • 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Convenient local joining points

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Join this fascinating tour of the Battle of Waterloo to attend the anniversary of the battle.

  • 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Specialist Historical Guide
  • Convenient local joining points

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Soak up the atmosphere of three magical Christmas markets on this superb festive coach holiday, visiting Bruges, Arras and Lille.

  • 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Convenient local joining points

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Enjoy this beautiful region of forests, castles and valleys on a fabulous Christmas tour for Solo Travellers to the rolling Belgian Ardennes.

  • No single room supplement and sole use of your own room
  • 5 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • 4 evening meals & lunch on Christmas Day
  • Included beer, house wine, soft drinks, coffee/tea with evening meal and lunch
  • Door-to-Door service or local departure by coach

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Escape to Antwerp in the period between Christmas and New Year, also discovering the charming cities of Brussels and picturesque Ghent.

  • 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Enjoy a post-Christmas, Twixmas break experiencing the delights of Belgium, as we travel to beautiful Bruges and Ostend.

  • 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
  • Convenient local joining points

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Visit the spring flower exhibition at the castle of Groot-Bijgaarden on this fabulous holiday, taking in the true delights of Holland.

  • 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Belgium Highlights

So, what makes Belgium stand out from the crowd? 

Across the country you’ll find an abundance of historic sights, ranging from cathedrals and castles to monuments and statues. Churches housing world-famous works of art can be found in Ghent, whilst the museums of Antwerp will take you on a fascinating journey of discovery, covering diamonds, chocolate and much more.  

As Belgium is a pocket-sized country, it’s also really easy to tick a variety of places off your list. Combine the winding canals of Bruges, the gorgeous sandy beaches of Ostend and the magnificent architecture of Brussels and you’ve got some of the most stunning scenery in Europe. Lesser-known destinations such as Dinant and Namur are just as picturesque, with fairy tale fortresses and lush, green valleys being a real treat for the eyes. 

And if that wasn’t enough, you’ll find some of the most delicious gastronomic delights that’ll really be the icing on the cake for your visit. Producing some of the best chocolates in the world and with beer culture recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage, Belgium’s got it covered when it comes to food and drink.  

Things to do and local attractions

Browse key sights and the popular tours you can see them on.

  • Visit the legendary Belgian Grand PrixView Tour
  • Take a horse drawn carriage ride around the cobbled streets of BrugesView Tour
  • Enjoy moules et frites in the cosmopolitan city of BrusselsView Tour

Local Information

  • Capital Brussels
  • Language Dutch (Flemish), French & German
  • Currency Euro
  • Tip Not common in Belgium (maximum of 10%)
  • Time Zone GMT+1
  • Electricity Pin Type E (two rounded pins with a hole) / 230V

Must See

Enjoy a canal cruise in Bruges

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Food and Drink

Chocolate

It’s a well-known fact that Belgium produces some of the best chocolates in the world. You’ll find many famous chocolatiers here, including Godiva, Côte d’Or and Neuhaus – the inventor of the mouth-watering Praline!

Waffles

Belgium has a few different types of waffles, with the main two being Liege and Brussels. They’re a very popular street food that can be enjoyed at any time of the day, with popular toppings including fruit, Nutella and cream!

Beer

With an unrivalled brewing heritage and the greatest diversity of beer styles on the planet, it’s safe to say Belgium knows a thing or two about beer – so much so that Belgium beer culture has been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage!

Belgian Fries

Far more than just a snack, fries are an essential part of Belgium culture and are basically a national symbol! Served with a variety of condiments, including mayonnaise, andalouse and samurai, once you eat fries in Belgium, they’ll never taste as good anywhere else!

Planning your trip

With so much on offer, you might need some inspiration! We’ve hand-picked a selection of favourite destinations and provided an overview of the very best highlights...

Brussels

Brussels Highlights

Grand Place 

Considered one of the most beautiful medieval squares in Europe, the Grand Place is an architectural jewel – it’s no surprise it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site! There are many recognisable buildings on the square, such as the City Hall and the Maison du Roi. 

Christmas markets

Held in the Place Saint Catherine, the Brussels Christmas market is a real life winter wonderland. Find a thoughtful stocking filler in one of the many snow-dusted chalets, relax with a drink at the pop-up bars and enjoy the sweet scene of waffles in the air!  

Manneken Pis 

Often referred to as the ‘oldest citizen in Brussels’, the Manneken Pis is a 400-year-old bronze statue featuring a boy urinating into a fountain. He has been given numerous costumes and decorations for major celebrations, events and festivals, and now owns a wardrobe of over 800 items!

Bruges

Bruges Highlights

Belfry of Bruges 

One of the city’s most prominent symbols, the Belfry of Bruges is a medieval tower situated in the historical centre – the Markt. On the way up the 366 stairs you can visit the treasury, where the city's stamps, seals and funds were kept in the Middle Ages, before being rewarded with breathtaking panoramic views at the top.  

Basilica of the Holy Blood 

Located in a corner of Burg Square, this 12th century chapel is famous for the crystal vial kept inside that is believed to contain a drop of Jesus Christ’s blood. Consisting of two levels which could not be more different, the Romanesque lower level has very little decoration, whilst the Gothic upper level is full of detail and colour.  

Museums 

There’s an abundance of history to unravel in Bruges, and plenty of museums to help you do so. Art lovers will want to visit the Groeninge Museum, which houses rich collections of Flemish Primitive and Renaissance works. With other museums covering everything from Flemish life and torture to fries, beer and chocolate, there’s something for everyone!  

Ghent

Ghent Highlights

The Fortress of Gravensteen 

Also known as the ‘Castle of the Counts,’ the Fortress of Gravensteen is the only remaining medieval castle with a moat and intact defence system in Flanders. Originally built in 1180, the castle has housed a courthouse, prison and dungeons, and visitors can now view ancient torture equipment at the museum.  

St. Bavo’s Cathedral 

With a rich history and plenty of art treasures to discover, St Bavo’s Cathedral is a must-visit. The interior is decorated with some unique paintings, and you’ll find the world-famous "Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" by Jan van Eyck in the chapel built in the crypt.  

Graslei and Korenlei 

One of the most beautiful areas in Ghent, the medieval quays of Graslei and Korenlei face each other across the River Leie. Soak up the atmosphere in one of the many bars and cafés, admire the grand architecture of the guild houses or simply watch the world go by.

Antwerp

Antwerp Highlights

Grote Markt 

Situated in the heart of Antwerp, the Grote Markt is a magnificent town square. There are plenty of interesting sights here, with the ornate Brabo Fountain in the middle, the grand Town Hall on the western side and many beautiful guild houses on the borders.  

Cathedral of Our Lady 

Built during 1352-1521, the Cathedral of Our Lady took 170 years to finish and is Belgium’s largest Gothic church. Rich in history, culture and art, you’ll find a selection of remarkable paintings here, including Rubens 'Elevation of the Cross’ and ‘Descent from the Cross.’ 

Museum aan de Stroom 

Found in Antwerp’s former harbour area, Het Eilandje, the Museum aan de Stroom contains everything from art to utensils, telling stories from all corners of the globe. Whether you want to learn about the gastronomic history of the city or life in America before the arrival of the Europeans, there’s something to suit all interests at this fascinating museum.   


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