12 Ghent Beer Tours to Build an Afternoon Around

1.Belgian Waffle-Making Workshop with Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 256 reviews · 1h 30m · from $55Our pick

In central Ghent, hosts such as Thomas, Anna, Reuben, and Luc guide you through three Belgian beer tastings and a hands-on waffle class. Choose a beer for your batter, cook with a partner, add chocolate, speculoos, and cream, then take home the recipe, certificate, and leftovers.

“We had a great time, it was a nice atmosphere and very informative. The waffle making was made very straight forward with the help from the guide and the beer choices were plentiful.”

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2.Ghent Walking Tour with Optional Add-ons: Boat & Beer

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 124 reviews · 2 hours - 150 minutes · from $22Best value

Walk Ghent with an English- or Spanish-speaking guide, from St. Bavo’s Cathedral and the Van Eyck altarpiece to Graslei, Patershol, and Gravensteen. Add a canal boat ride or, if you are 18 or older, a tasting of Ghent beers. Past guides have included Pablo, Mark, Bruno, and Lucas.

“Tour guide, Mark, was very knowledgeable about all things Ghent and made the tour fun and interactive! We had a great time.”

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3.Beer and Sightseeing Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 107 reviews · 4 hours · from $104

Meet your English or Dutch-speaking guide at Saint Bavo’s Cathedral for four hours of Ghent sights, chocolate, Geneva gin, five beers, and local snacks. Guides such as Erik and Marijke add city and beer insight, while the brewery visit explains how Ghent’s unusual gruut beers are made.

“I feel the title was misleading as we did not do any sightseeing, even more so we finished almost 2 hours ahead of time. Our guide who was a nice guy walked us from bar to bar. He made jokes in the bars but did not take us sightseeing as the description promised. We did have a fun group of 14 people all together and the highlight was the beer tasting at a small breweries where they told us about the beer making process.”

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4.Ghent Beer Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $54Top rated

Walk central Ghent with BeerWalk and taste five Belgian beers at five stops, including The Glengarry, Huis van Alijn, Barrazza café, Artevelde Brewery, and Aperotheek. Guides such as Ariël, Patrick, Axel, and Tom combine beer-making lessons with stories about the city.

“Excellent tour around Gent historical center, including various beers in various places. Our guide Ariël was clearly a true beer enthusiast and expert, and also told nice historical details and stories about the city places that we walked by on our tour. Only bad thing was that there was so much new and interesting information about beer, that I have already forgotten half of it :-)”

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5.A Taste of Ghent: Beer & Chocolate with storytelling by a local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · from $52

Spend about three hours walking central Ghent with a local beer guide such as Arthur, Dries, or Liselot. Taste five Belgian beers, including Trappist, Lambic, and Tripel styles, with chocolate, cheese, and other small bites at three atmospheric locations.

“Het was een hele leuke, gezellige biertour door de stad. Goede gids die écht alles wist van bier en de brouwerijen in België! zeker een aanrader!!”

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6.The Waffles ‘n Beer Workshop in Ghent Centre

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $71

At Onderbergen 4 in central Ghent, you’ll taste three Belgian beers, choose one for your waffle batter, then bake and eat as many Brussels-style waffles as you like. Hosts including Thomas, Tina, Fabian, Anna, and Stijn lead the English-language class.

“Do this!! Reserve online and show up ready to drink beer and make waffles. Excellent experience and our hostess was patient and kind. The waffle recipe is great and the experience of getting to know other travelers is unique. Thank you!”

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7.Small Group Dinant’s, Castle and Beer Monastery Expedition

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 11 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $539

Leave Ghent at 9 a.m. with a small group of up to eight, visiting Rochefort’s dramatic caves, Walzin Castle, Dinant, Maison Leffe, and Chimay Abbey. Guide Joris leads the day, with cave expertise, Trappist beer, a picnic, and dinner built into a long countryside outing.

“I loved this tour. After seeing all the usual towns, it was great to see more of the countryside of Belgium. A beautiful snack by a river and castle where we walked along a river was so picturesque. Then we took a tour of an underground cavern. Be prepared to wear some sneakers or shoes with a grip and climb quite a few stairs. The tour of the caverns was really spectacular, thenquide was a geologist who was incredibly knowledgeable and also spoke 3 languages fluently. Then we went on to drink some Trappist beer and visit a monastery. Joris the guide had lunch all ready for us after the…”

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8.Brewery visit + Beer Tasting tour with a Young Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 31 reviews · 3 hours · from $93

Spend three hours walking Ghent with a BeerSecret guide such as David or Arthur, stopping at a working brewery, a centuries-old jenever bar, a 300-plus-beer café, and tucked-away pubs. You will taste five beers, vintage Trappist ale, local liquor, chocolate, and sweets while learning how Belgian beer is made.

“it was an awesome tour with an awesome guide! A+++”

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9.Belgian Chocolate Making Workshop with Beer Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 15 reviews · 2 hours · from $69

Meet your English-speaking chocolatier host in Ghent, share a chocolate station with one partner, and make Belgian pralines from dark Callebaut shells and milk chocolate ganache. Taste Belgian beer as you work, then take your handmade sweets home. Participants must be at least 12.

“Wij hebben met een groep van 9 man van het werk deze workshop gevolgd. Erg leuk, gezellig en vooral ook lekker om te doen! Zeker een aanrader.”

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10.Private Ghent Beer & Brewery Tour by a young local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $313

Spend 3 to 4 hours with a young local guide exploring Ghent’s beer culture. Visit beer bars, a brewery, a centuries-old liquor spot, and Neuhaus Chocolates, with Belgian beer paired with chocolate, cheese, or local treats. Pickup is available, and only your private group takes part.

“An enjoyable mix of beers and locations. This is a nice way to get acquainted with both the city of Ghent and Belgian beer styles.”

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11.Ghent Beer and Sightseeing Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $106

Meet at Saint Bavo Cathedral at 2 p.m. for an English-language walk through Ghent with beer tastings, three chocolates, genever, and stops at Gravensteen, Vrijdagmarkt, and Trollekelder. Guide Eddy is warmly praised for his stories and friendly style, though the group may include up to 25 people.

“Eddy was amazing! The tour was amazing, he was so knowledgeable and he made everything enjoyable. He shared amazing stories about Ghent. I look forward to another tour with him.”

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12.Ghent Private Beer Tour with an Expert

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $241

Join Yves or another Beardbarian guide for a private three-hour walk through Ghent’s lanes and landmarks, including Saint Michael’s Church and Gravensteen Castle. Hear tales of brewers, merchants, and rulers while tasting five to six beers. Coffee, tea, and soda are also available.

“Perfect from the beginning. Yves, our guide, was very knowledgeable and willing to work at our pace. He communicated before the tour, so pick-up location was easy and the rest was history.”

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