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Tour guide in Bruges Carl O.
I'm Carl O., your private tour guide in Bruges
Guide #26859
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
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Brussels
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Traveller reviews for this guide
136 reviews
- 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...
- 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!
- Anne M.May 2026
We had a fabulous tour with Carl in April 2026. He was very accommodating & able to pick us up at our hotel. He was very knowledgeable about Canada's role in WW I & shared information about the local region. He picked out an awesome boulangerie for a lunch. It is was the right amount of walking & driving.
- Mark W.March 2026
Carl was absolutely one of the best guides we have ever had. His knowledge was impressive and succinct. He went over and above to make sure we saw everything we wanted to see plus some sights we didn’t know about. In the cemeteries he interpreted the markings on the headstones, told us the story of Dr McCray and Flanders fields poem. He was kind enough to pick us up at...