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Ghent Guided Boat Journey: 40-Minute Historic Heart Exploration with Live Explanations
4.1
173 Ratings
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Take pleasure in a 40-minute led boat journey in the historic core of Ghent with live commentary. The trip starts from the Graslei, one of the city’s most attractive locations and the medieval harbour in the middle of Ghent. Open and enclosed boats are available for your use.
Take pleasure in a 40-minute led boat journey in the historic core of Ghent with live commentary. The trip starts from the Graslei, one of the city’s most attractive locations and the medieval harbour in the middle of Ghent. Open and enclosed boats are available for your use.
Duration:
40 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Graslei and Korenlei - Historic port
- Het Groot Vleeshuis - Great Meat Hall
- Gravensteen - Castle of the Counts
- Gent-Watertoerist BVBA - Our office
- Graslei and Korenlei - Historic port
- Het Groot Vleeshuis - Great Meat Hall
- Gravensteen - Castle of the Counts
- Gent-Watertoerist BVBA - Our office

What's Included
- Live commentary on board
- Live commentary on board
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- No time slot needed. Departures every 15 minutes in high season and every 30 minutes in low season
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- No time slot needed. Departures every 15 minutes in high season and every 30 minutes in low season
Location
Graslei 2A
Graslei
GRASLEI near number 7 - ticket house with red/white stripes
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(173 Ratings)
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Kelsey_g
Jul 31, 2025
Witty water adventure - For our tour, we had a very small crowd. (About 6 of us on the boat-which is a plus to me at least) Still, our guide was very informative, witty and charming. My boyfriend and I learned a lot of fun little facts about Ghent we likely wouldn’t have known otherwise. We had fun and it was very relaxing! Our guide gave us time and made sure to put us in the best angles to get good photos on the water. The tour was relatively short (approx. 40 min) so it was perfect for our extended layover and gave us time to sneak that into our schedule while still touring much of the city. Would recommend to anyone and would definitely do again whenever Ghent calls us back.
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Mitchell_c
Jul 31, 2025
Great way to flare Ghent and get some local info - Great experience, I really enjoyed this tour, the staff were really helpful and knowledgeable, it was super easy to find.
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Brendabl5102we
Jul 28, 2025
Must Do - You must do this boat ride at least once while you are in Gantt Belgium. It was beautiful to see all the city from the water and it was very informative and interesting.
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Erica_m
Jul 18, 2025
Great Boat Tour for Families - We enjoyed this 40 minute boa tour through the canals of Ghent. Our guide was very knowledgeable and the boats were lovely. We learned a lot about the city and could see most of the major sites from the water. Highly recommend this for kids as well. My 9 & 12 year olds both enjoyed it.
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Elaineandrews
Jun 8, 2025
Captain Henk - witty and informative. A great guided tour. - This was so enjoyable and Henk made it fun and informative at the same time. We learned a little about the history of Ghent and the wonderful buildings that line the two rivers. Highly recommend it!
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Henkv546
May 27, 2025
Great guide in a great city - Perfect. We had booked in advance with a group. At the K+R point the guide was waiting for us and helped us on board. With a lot of humor and the right information he took us past the interesting points. We have already done a lot of guided boat trips with this group, in many world cities, but this was the undisputed highlight. Also noticeable by the tips for the guide!
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Navigator38251128282
May 19, 2025
Gent relaxed - Amazing view, relaxed and helpful guide. A different environment than lived on foot.
The fun facts of the guide are curious and relevant.
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Jordana_s
Jul 7, 2025
Very informative and insightful - Kind tour guide accompanying and funny as well :) I’m glad to have gone on this tour and learn the history of this beautiful city
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Owen
Aug 2, 2025
Trip advisor fail - Voucher location was unclear and not accepted. Had to pay for another boat. Would never use trip advisor again for this service.
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Fost7
May 30, 2025
Terribly rude - Terribly rude, boat has to be filled to the max, hardly normal seating.’ If you say something about it you get in response: go get your money back, you don’t go or just, I’m the boss, get out. Customer friendly is not interesting to them, only money
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