EXPERIENCE THE HISTORIC BEER CULTURE UNESCO DEEMED AN
INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE OF HUMANITY
INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE OF HUMANITY
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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
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Belgian Beer Tour
September 15-21, 2025
7 DAYS and 7 NIGHTS
Brussels, Bruges, Watou, Ghent
September 15-21, 2025
7 DAYS and 7 NIGHTS
Brussels, Bruges, Watou, Ghent
Itinerary
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Day 1: Meet us in Brussels! We’ll meet at the hotel before heading out to a welcome dinner for some classic moules frites and our first Belgian beers as a group! Delirium Tremens Cafe will be our dessert stop. Day 2: We’ll kick off the day with a guided walking tour of Brussels, featuring the historic city center. After the tour, we'll grab lunch at a local beer café, followed by walk to Cantillion Brewery for a tour and sampling. The beer tour will continue with a guided beer tasting at a beer cafe by a local expert covering the basics of Belgian beer styles and history. Then enjoy a free evening in Brussels! |
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Day 3: The group will head to our next home by train for a two day stay in Bruges, perhaps the most charming preserved medieval city you'll ever visit. After we store our bags at the hotel, we will head out for the day. We’ll enjoy lunch and a beer tasting at De Halve Maan Brouwerij. After lunch, we will explore the city together with our local guide followed by a stop at Bourgogne de Flandres, another brewery in this historic city.
Day 4: A free day to explore Bruges on your own. There is so much to see, do, eat, and drink- we’ll provide plenty of recommendations, of course! |
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Day 5: A private coach will pick us up to head to southwest Flanders, where some of the biggest battles of World War I were fought. We’ll meet with a local guide for a tour of the battlefields surrounding Ypres, including WWI trenches and historic graveyards. After the tour, we’ll enjoy lunch in Ypres before heading out to for a tour of a hops farm in West Flanders. Near the hops farm, we have a stop planned at In De Vrede, the café across from the Abbey of Saint Sixtus, where we can sample the famous Westvleteren trappiest ales- allegedly the best beer in the world!
That evening, we'll check into the oh-so-charming St. Bernardus Brouwers Huis, the former brewer’s house-turned-guesthouse, and enjoy group dinner next door at the St. Bernardus Bar Bernard |
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Day 6: We’ll enjoy breakfast at the Brouwers Huis before heading to Brouweij Verhaeghe, brewer of Duchesse de Bourgogne, for an exclusive tour and tasting (there is no tap room and this brewery is normally not open to the public). After our tour and tasting, we'll head out for lunch at a cozy local restaurant. That night we'll be staying in Ghent, where you'll have the evening free. 
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Day 7: Our final day together! We will gather in the morning for a walking tour of Ghent, an architecturally medieval city with Gravensteen Castle (built in the 12th century). Lunch will be had at a local Belgian cafe followed with a little more tour to follow in the afternoon before checking out a well known beer cafe. Come mid-afternoon, guests will be set free with guide recommendations and entrance tickets to Gravensteen Castle Finally, we'll meet early evening for our Farewell Dinner to send off our crew in style! |
oktoberfest Add-On Tour
Sept. 22nd-24th, 2025
2 days/3 nights
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Day 8: Travel and free day. Guests arrange for transfer from Brussels to Munich. Check in at hotel in Munich. Day 9: Our first day at Oktoberfest! Don't fill up on breakfast at the hotel because our first stop with The Thirsty Historian is a traditional Bavarian Weisswurst Frühstück (breakfast) at Schneider Brauhaus. After breakfast, we'll visit the Paulaner microbrewery for a brewery tour before heading to the Oktoberfest grounds and our table reservations! Our Thirsty Historian guide will delight the group with tales from over 200 years of Oktoberfest history. At the table, the spirit of Gemülichkeit will overtake you and you'll be clinking mugs and singing "Ein Prosit!" in no time. Day 10: Oktoberfest, day 2! You'll have the morning free to enjoy Munich. We will meet in the late morning to gather the group and head to Oktoberfest for table reservations and our last day together. |
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Are you ready?
Inclusions |
Rates |
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Belgian Beer Tour
Oktoberfest Add-On
***Transfer from Brussels to Munich is not included |
Belgian Beer Tour
$4100/person based on double occupancy lodging $800 single supplement for solo travelers $975/person deposit For comprehensive information about the tour including reservation information, please download the Information Packet in pdf format below.
Oktoberfest Add-On $2250/person based on double occupancy lodging $975 single supplement for solo travelers |
WHAT MAKES OUR TOURS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER TOUR OUTFITS?
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1. Local Tour Guides - We don't live in Belgium but we have lived in Europe and have traveled extensively. Even so, we feel that our tour guests are best served by using local tour guides that we have established relationships with for our tours. The experience is so much more rich when stories are heard from people who live in the areas we are visiting.
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2. Small Group Sizes - We believe that small group sizes make for better experiences. Small groups allow our guests to form closer relationships with us, our local guides and each other. It also gives us more intimate access to places, restaurants and attractions.
Minimum: 8 Maximum: 12 |
3. It's not only about beer and breweries - We love beer and learning it's history and cultural implications. But we're not a one trick pony visiting breweries all day, every day. (if you've seen one room of stainless steel tanks...)
We love all sorts of history, culture, food and attractions so we blend our thirst for great local beer with local history, culture and attractions. And at the end of a day of touring, we'll find a great spot to sit back and enjoy our Drinkable Destination! |
WHAT have PEOPLE SAid ABOUT OUR TOURs?
We took a trip to Germany/Octoberfest with Justin and Robyn and let me tell you it was nothing short of amazing. We had access to places and people and beer we would have never had on our own. They made sure every single aspect of the trip was handled so all we had to do was show up and enjoy ourselves. The ability to meet and talk to the malters, hop farmers and brewers was nothing short of magical. We stayed in top notch hotels and there was never a shortage of great food and beverages. We feel blessed as we have become great friends with the folks we traveled with. We would not hesitate to book another trip with Justin and Robyn!
Cindi & Chris, Milwaukee WI
Just returned from the Oktoberfest & Bavaria tour with Drinkable Destinations and everything was incredible. The tour itself was a perfect mix of history, culture, sightseeing and beer-based experiences. Loved the addition of local guides for the city walking tours. Justin & Robyn are true professionals who were prepared for everything and handled hiccups so well. For example, as we were boarding the train to head back to Munich, my husband realized he left his passport at the hotel. Robyn stayed behind with him while he got his passport, and they took the next train to meet up with Justin and the rest of the group. I always felt like we were in good hands and well taken care of. There were so many special touches included in the tour, and they even gifted us a custom gingerbread heart to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. I'll definitely travel with Drinkable Destinations again. Hoping to make it to Tipsy Tulips 2027! Thank you for all the amazing memories, Justin & Robyn!
Google review from Vicki