Luxembourg and Dinant Day Trip from Brussels
Description
One of our most popular tours: Luxemburg is certainly a modern and vibrant city with a rich history and impressive ancient and contemporary architecture. In the old part of Luxembourg, our guide will take you to the cathedral, the Palace of the Grand Duke and the Place d’Armes. In downtown Luxembourg you will enjoy a spectacular view of the Kirchberg district, home to several European institutions. In the valley, you will be able to see a trail of the Casemates, the abbey of Neumünster, the city walls and the picturesque sites along the river Alzette. After some free time in the city, you will explore the quaint town of Dinant, with its fifteenth century collegial church and its impressive citadel. Dinant’s name originates from the Celtic “Divo Nanto”, which means “Sacred Valley”. This little town is dramatically perched on the narrow banks of the River MeuseI. This is the cradle of the Leffe beer and the birth place of Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone.
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Itinerary
Embark on a sightseeing tour of the city with your guide.
You'll pass by the Grand Ducal Palace, the official residence of the grand duke of Luxembourg, and where he performs most of his duties as head of state of the Grand Duchy. Old part of Renaissance (1572), middle part (1741) of Baroque and Renaissance styles and right the Chamber of Deputies (1858).
You'll visit this former Jesuit church of the 17th century in Baroque and Renaissance style with Gothic elements. To the left of the nave, a forum dedicated to the Grand Ducal family. The College of Jesuits adjacent to the cathedral became National Library.
You'll visit Neumünster Abbey, a public meeting place and cultural centre, located in the Grund district of Luxembourg City in southern Luxembourg. After the original Benedictine abbey on the Altmünster Plateau had been destroyed in 1542, the monks built a new abbey or "Neumünster" in 1606 in the Grund.
The Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge in red painted steel (1966) crosses the Alzette. Left the Municipal Theater (1964) and right Monument Schuman (Father of Europe).
The European Center Kirchberg 1966 with its 23 floors is the seat of the European Parliament. The Schuman Center headquarters of the Council of Ministers.
On the way back from Luxembourg to Brussels, you'll visit Dinant on the banks of the Meuse River Dinant gave its name to the brassware: copper objects. Specialty: biscuits or biscuits with honey.
Lift your gaze towards the Citadelle and the onion-domed tower of the Collegiate church, all highlighted by the ribbon of houses and shops running alongside the river.
Dinant is the birthplace of Adolphe Sax (1814) inventor of the saxophone, and on your trip you'll visit the historical museum dedicated to him.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- The drive from Brussels to Luxembourg takes approximately 3 hours
- Our guides are pleased to guide the tours in English, Spanish and/or French depending on the language need of our guests on the tour
- Please note that we cannot accomodate latecomers
Reviews(1,570)
The guide, Andrea and the bus driver, Mohammed, were great. Andrea effortlessly switched from English to Spanish and was full of knowledge. She was also warm and thoughtful to people on the tour's needs. The pace of the tour was great with enough time spent in Luxembourg City and in Dinant and I would highly recommend this trip - especially if they have Andrea and the excellent driver, Mohammed too.
You spend a lot of time on the bus but is very interesting. Once you get there and our guide was fantastic
Colin was extremely knowledgeable, charismatic and spoke many languages! I absolutely recommended this trip to anyone who wants to have a pleasant guided learning day with a caring guide
If you want to travel to Luxembourg in an easy and exciting way, this should be the tripp. The guide was very good, and told a lot of interesting things. Dinant was also a nice place worth visiting
Nice comfortable bus, Juiliana was amazing friendly, funny and knowledgeable. Bus driver was awesome. Great day loved having time to explore.
The cities were beautiful to visit and tour guide was knowledgeable and funny. I was nervous with the amount of time but it was spent traveling to the cities so I was happy to be sitting on the bus a lot as my legs had gotten tired.
When in Brussels, why not visit the incredible country of Luxembourg. The pick up location was easy to find and walking distance from our hotel in the main city center (20 min). The tour is very organized and our tour guide Stefan is incredibly knowledgable and patient - he spoke English and Spanish (loved the language review). It is an all day trip with lots of opportunities to try local cuisines and a packed agenda. The price was totally worth it! The tour bus was also very comfortable! We felt like we truly grasped the essence of Luxembourg on this adventure - 10/10 recommend.
We had a good day out. The tour guide Johan was very good. He was explaining about different places along the way and the walking tours he gave us were good and we learnt a lot. Dinant was a wonderful place and so was Luxembourgville. Gabriel was a good safe driver throughout.
A very nice drive with lots of historical information shared as you drove to the two cities. Dinant is beautiful! Appreciated the opportunity for a guided walk and the option to explore in your own.
Booked a tour in English. It ended up being a bilingual Tour in Spanish/English. In fairness the fine print states the tour MAY be bilingual. However it does not state that one guide would be alternately speaking in both languages. Everything was done in Spanish first. Then it was repeated in English, but it appeared that the English speaking passengers got reduced content because the guide often ran out of time to repeat everything in English. And the English translation often came long after we had driven by the site of interest. Listening to a language you do not understand is tiring and disruptive. If we had known that we would have to spend half the tour listening to a language we don’t understand we would not have booked it. And there really was no reason for one guide to alternate speaking in two languages. There were two guides plus a driver on the bus and we were all given headsets. So one guide could’ve simply done the Tour in English and the other in Spanish and everyone would’ve been happy . But this was not how it worked. Also the bus left us off at a different location at the end of the tour. For these reasons we can not recommend this tour.
Dear customer, Thank you for your detailed feedback. We’re sorry to hear that the bilingual format of the tour was not enjoyable for you. This is clearly advertised at booking to accommodate passengers with different language backgrounds. To clarify, there is only one guide traveling with the group—no second guide or separate driver commentary. Regarding the drop-off, it is just one block away from the meeting point, closer to Brussels Central Station, designed to make transportation easier for customers. We understand this may have caused some inconvenience, but it is meant to simplify logistics. Your comments about the timing and content of the bilingual commentary are important, and we will consider them carefully as we continue to improve the experience. Regards, Brussels City Tours
