Tour guide in Bruges Carl O.

Bruges, Belgium

French, Dutch, English

Tours Delivered,
Since Sep 7, 2021

9.0

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I'm Carl O., your private tour guide in Bruges

Guide #26859

5.0 (138)

After working 15 years for a multinational cy. I decided that it was time for a career change! Sharing my passion for European history combined with my local knowledge, is just what I like to do for travellers. After I managed a hotel for a decade, I took 2 years of training to become a tour guide. Now, when I give tours, I am happy like a dog in a butcher's shop. Even the COVID-19 slowdown doesn't make me regret my career shift. For these tours I own a people carrier that can sit 8 people. When travellers go for one of my guided bike tours, then my van becomes our support vehicle for the ride. When we are cruising, then I am the happiest butcher's dog in town ! I find it fascinating to see how the 2nd industrial revolution changed the world in so many more ways than how we manufacture and mass produce goods. The mechanisation triggered a fundamental social and political change. The progress in science was spectacular. Along with all the above, new weapons became available to the armies of ambitious emperors with ideas of conquering. To make your journey to Europe both an entertaining and interesting experience, that is my mission. Sharing local knowledge combined with historic information, gives travellers a unique understanding of "my" corner of Europe ! The location where I pick you up doesn't necesserily have to be the location where I drop you off after the tour. I can meet you in Brussels and drop you off in Bruges, or meet you in Bruges and drop you off at the Lille Europe station where you can catch a 1 h train to Paris or 90' to London. Smart travellers make good use of my van, it has room for luggage. Don't hesitate to use my local knowledge to improve your travel plan. guide license in Belgium ; TOERISME VLAANDEREN guide license in France ; Somme Battlefield Partner transport license VVB 1609 No restrictions

Delivers tours starting at

  • Bruges

  • Brussels

  • Lille

  • Ypres

  • Arras

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138 reviews

  • Catherine F.
    June 2026

    Carl was an incredible guide. He made sure we understood all of the relationships that contributed to the battles of WWI in and around Ypres. Carl also personalised the tour to help me find the grave of my great uncle. There was no rushing or pressure to move on and even though the ship was late arriving he just relaxed into the day. A great experience that I would...

  • BARRY H.
    May 2026

    The WW1 tour from Bruges that Carl gave our group was exceptional. We were a group of 14 Canadians, some with Grandfather's who had served in France and Belgium. Carl's knowledge of the history and geopolitics of the war is incredibly thorough. He managed to tailor the tour for us so that we got to see many of the memorials, yet without it feeling rushed. The...

  • Jack M.
    May 2026

    Carl was very knowledgeable and tailored the tour to our particular nationality and interests. He was very fluent in English. We learned a lot and enjoyed ourselves. It was myself, my wife, and son.

  • Robin M.
    May 2026

    Carl was the best guide - we had an excellent day. We learned so much and felt extremely comfortable throughout our journey. The opportunity to visit these important sites was very meaningful and without Carl’s knowledge and insight we would definitely have missed so much. Don’t go it alone!