Welcome to Hooked on Cycling holidays and our cycling holiday in Belgium. This biking vacation in Belgium is a beautiful cycle tour from the capital of Belgium Brussels to the wonderful historic town of Bruges. This cycle tour is available as a self guided holiday graded as a level 1-2 tour. Surprisingly close and surprisingly beautiful. That’s the way to describe the various regions of Flanders and Brussels in a short way. Flanders and Europe’s capital Brussels offer a holiday joy for everybody, lovely bike tours through beautiful landscapes, culinary joy in great restaurants, cultural highlights in historical buildings and museums and of course the ever pulsating city of Brussels. This tour is a mixture of easy biking, Belgium culture and historic delights.

Available on Saturdays 24th April to 25th September
Also Sundays from 4th July to 22nd August.
Level 1-2 self guided tour

Day 1 Arrival in Brussels
Brussels is not a metropolis like Paris, London or Rome, but she will certainly seduce you with her multicultural charm and with attractions, galleries, small streets, which certainly enrich the power of the city. The market square, the Atomium, Manneke Pis, the icons of the Belgian capital are a must for every visitor of Brussels. And of course, there is always a festival as ‘Couleur Café’, a flower carpet or an interesting exhibition.

Day 2 Brussels to Mechelen 38 miles 60 km
On the first day, we first cycle along to Leuven. This city is not only known for as a university city, with the oldest Belgian university, but also as a beer city. A walk in Mechelen city at the river Dijle, will show you all the most important historical buildings, which were erected in the time of the Burgundy. You certainly have to visit the St. Rombouts-cathedral, the palaces of Margarete of York and Margarete of Austria. Or you can also visit the toy’s museum!
 
Day 3  Mechelen to Bornem 18 miles 35 km
Today we cycle along the river Rupel and Schelde to Bornem. Because of the short ride there is plenty of time to take a 15-minute train ride towards the centre of Antwerp. Enjoy a stroll on the Meir, have a beer on one of the many plazas or admire the rich architecture and art of this Flemish capital.

Day 4  Bornem to Gent 40 miles 64 km
Gent, also the historical centre of Flanders, offers a variety of places of interest and is overseen by lots of towers, for example the one of the St. Bavo cathedral with the world famous painting of Jan van Eyck. The historical heart of the city is well preserved. You can for example visit the old port. Nearby, you will find the ‘Gravensteen’, once the medieval castle of the counts of Gent.

Day 5 Gent to Bruges 30 miles 50 km
The historical centre of Bruges is part of the world famous Unesco world heritage site list. Who visits Bruges, will notice it straight away, this city has always  taken care of its architectural and cultural treasures.

Day 6  Bruges to Ostend to Bruges 40 miles 64km
A ride today along the canals to the port of Ostend and further to the authentic coastal village of De Haan, enjoying a refreshing dive into the North sea or relaxing at the beach. Or you can also enjoy a free day for shopping, a boat ride on the canals, sightseeing by carriage, visiting some museums, climbing the belfry or for taking a 15 min. train ride to Ostend, a majestic port town.

Day 7  Departure after breakfast or extra night in Bruges or Brussels
Back to Brussels by direct train (1 hour ride, 2 trains per hour)

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How to get there:
By plane to Brussels or Charleroi (Ryanair) or by train to Brussels.

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