Name: Bruges River Cruises
Address: Dijver 8000, 8000 Brugge, Belgium, Bruges

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#1 of 4 Boat tour agencies in Bruges

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.59

0.1 km from the center of Bruges

Rating breakdown

5 ★74%
4 ★15%
3 ★6%
2 ★3%
1 ★1%

Dijver 8000, 8000 Brugge, Belgium

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What is the rating of Bruges River Cruises?: Bruges River Cruises is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on 226 reviews.
How does Bruges River Cruises rank in Bruges?: Bruges River Cruises is #1 of 4 Boat tour agencies in Bruges by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Bruges River Cruises located?: Dijver 8000, 8000 Brugge, Belgium — 0.1 km from the center of Bruges.

Reviews (8)

Nick McEwen 2024 Feb 22

Great fun and a real highlight of our trip to Bruges. We learnt a lot during our trip from the guide Sarah who was fluent in many languages and full of interesting facts about the area. Our little dog loved it.

Laurie S 2023 Nov 04

Guide spoke Flemish, English, German and French. Very impressive.
Waited a while to get on the boat but it was a good experience overall and I would recommend. Wasn’t a fan of the way the guide asked for tips at the end as the price was already a bit high for what it was. But otherwise it was a good experience. If you can get a more private version I would recommend that as this one was very cramped.

Gary 2023 Oct 18

I was pretty disappointed by the boat tour offered by this company.

Whilst the tour itself followed the same route as all of the other boat tours in Bruges, we ended up on a boat where the driver just stuck an audio tour on as we went around (whereas every other boat tour was offering a commentary via the driver). It was played completely out of time with the sites we were going past.

The driver in the boat before ours was also very rude. I was not impressed with the way she was talking to people as they were getting on the boat (shouting at them and telling them off for no apparent reason).

There was also an incident on one of their parked boats whilst we were waiting to board. Out of nowhere, something on one of them caught fire (notice the fire brigade in the photo I've posted).

I'd suggest using one of the other boat companies in the city.

Stephen Hailey 2023 Aug 18

Definitely worth doing to see around the city from the perspective of the canal with explanations of points of interest. There are loads of these tour boats going around and they all seem to be the same setup. Buy a ticket, wait in a queue for the next boat, fill the boat and tour for 30 minutes. Explanations on our boat were French and English. It can be hard to hear the guide if you are near the back because of the engine noise. Reduced price for kids.

Nancy Hulme 2023 Jul 08

Wonderful boat ride for 35 minutes around Bruges. We had a great captain who pointed out sites and information about the city history. Spoke 3 languages, accessible to all

Luke Smith 2023 Jun 13

Great little boat ride of maybe 40 mins or so. Super friendly and knowledgeable guide.
All dog friendly (as long as they are small ish!) - I think there were 3 dogs on our boat. Was given an umbrella to protect dog from the hot sun which was great.

Great views from the boat and plenty of time for photos.. Tour was in English & French.

Cost was €12/person. Well worth it.

Charles Schumacher 2023 Feb 21

Our Captain, Sara, was an absolute joy! This is a must do activity to see all the city sites, get background history, and peak your interest for what to explore in more detail!

Erik 2021 Sep 25

I’d recommend doing a quick boat tour which takes less than an hour to get a good feel of all of the different buildings and to get quick overview of then city and what you’d like to do more. It’s also a little cooler on the water, which was nice during the middle of the day. Make sure to bring your sun glasses as well. I liked that the boat stopped at some particular points or would point out the best place to take a good picture.