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Bruges & Ghent — 4 days

4.4(46 reviews)6 daysStart and end in
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Old Mule Routes
Runs this trip
6 Days · 5 Nights
Fully planned multi-day journey
Accommodation
Brussels Hostel
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Walking / cultural tour
Six days entirely by train, with a canal ride to Damme
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect comfortable transfers and light walking
Group size on request
Ages 8+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 8

Where this operator goes

6 days · 12 stops

Itinerary

6 days, planned by Old Mule Routes

Pickup point

Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026

Meet atBrusselsBrussels Airport (BRU), Zaventem
Reporting time00:00 - 23:59
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Brussels Hostel

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Night 1

Ghent Hostel

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Nights 2–3

Bruges Hostel

Hostel, homestay or tent, shared

Nights 4–5

What you'll eat

5 breakfasts and 2 dinners across 6 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 4
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–6

7 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

One other operator runs this tripThe same trip, at their own price, group size and refund window.Cypress & Stone₹1,51,999See all 2
BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Distances are short, the standing is long
Two or three hours mostly on your feet on hard ground. Comfortable shoes matter more than fitness.
The route is public space
Markets, lanes and places of worship are where people live and pray. Ask before photographing anyone and cover up where others do.
Cash for the small things
Tea, a fritter, an entry ticket. Card acceptance in old quarters is patchy at best.
Ask what the group size will be
A walking tour of six and one of thirty are different products at the same price. It is a fair question.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Old Mule RoutesVerified

“Self-guided European walking with route notes and luggage transfer”

Based in Porto Running treks since 2016
Rating
4.4(46 reviews)
Response time
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About Old Mule Routes

Route notes, GPX and a van that moves your bag. No leader on the hill, which suits some people and not others.

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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 14 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 46 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.1/5
Guide
4.3/5
Itinerary
4.3/5
Transport
4.2/5
Accommodation
4.2/5
Tour operator
4.2/5
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Manav Sethi – Lucknow2026-07-01 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for.

Reply from Old Mule Routes

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Daniel Okafor – London2026-07-01 · Verified booking

Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Worth every rupee.

Reply from Old Mule Routes

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Kolkata2026-07-01 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Would book with them again.

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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Owen Clarke – Berlin2026-07-01 · Verified booking

Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves.

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Arjun Pillai – Nagpur2026-03-31 · Verified booking

Flanders done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Good value for what's included.

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Tara D'Souza – Kochi2026-03-31 · Verified booking

Flanders done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. No hesitation recommending them.

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Farah Qureshi – Chandigarh2026-03-31 · Verified booking

Flanders done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Would send friends their way.

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Sameer Khan – Hyderabad2026-03-31 · Verified booking

Flanders done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

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Questions people ask

Ghent. It has comparable medieval fabric, the Van Eyck altarpiece, and it is still a working city with 70,000 students in it. Bruges is more beautiful and considerably more crowded — best seen by staying the night, when the day coaches have gone.

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