Guided Tours

Guided Tours

ARAU organizes thematic city bus and walking tours March-November, including "Brussels 1900: Art Nouveau" (every Saturday) and "Brussels 1930: Art Deco" (every third Saturday of the month). Tours with English-speaking guides include visits to some building interiors that are otherwise not open to the public. A half-day bus tour costs EUR 15; a half-day walking tour runs EUR 10.

The tours run by Chatterbus either visit the main sights on foot or by minibus (from EUR 15) or follow a walking route that includes a visit to a bistro (EUR 10). The tours run from early June through September and can be given in English.

De Boeck Sightseeing operates city tours (EUR 25.50) with multilingual cassette commentary; they also visit Antwerp, the Ardennes, Brugge, Gent, Ieper, and Waterloo by bus. Passengers are picked up at major hotels or at the tourist office in the Hôtel de Ville on the Grand'Place.

Bike Tours

Pro Velo takes visitors on cycling tours in and around Brussels. Tours, on themes such as "Comic Strips and Cafés," are available April-August. Tours in English operate in July and August. The cost is EUR 8, plus EUR 6 for bike rental. Group tours can also be arranged throughout the year at a cost of EUR 124 for up to 20 people for a half-day tour, plus EUR 4.95 per person for bike rental. Bikes may also be rented for independent use at prices ranging from EUR 2.50 for one hour to EUR 49.50 for a full week.

Individual Tours

Qualified English-speaking guides are available for individual tours from Tourist Information Brussels in the town hall. Three hours costs EUR 85, and up to 25 people can share the same guide for a walking tour and up to 50 people for a bus tour.

Waterloo Tours

In Waterloo expert guides, Les Guides 1815, can be hired to take you around the battlefield for one hour (EUR 46) or more. Group tours in English (EUR 3.65 per person) are weekends at 4 in July and August.

Tour Companies

ARAU (blvd. Adolphe Max 55, Upper Town. 02/219-3345). Chatterbus (rue des Thuyas 12, Lower Town. 02/673-1835. www.busbavard.be). De Boeck Sightseeing (rue de la Colline 8, Grand'Place, Lower Town. 02/513-7744. www.deboeck-incoming.com). Les Guides 1815 (rte. du Lion 250. 02/385-0625). Pro Velo (rue de Londres 15, Lower Town. 02/502-7355. www.provelo.org). Tourist Information Brussels (TIB. 02/513-8940. www.brusselsinternational.be).