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The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.

Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.

In port at Gent, the bucket-list move is Ghent Altarpiece Private Viewing: Mystic Lamb Up Close. Below: 2 bucket-list things to do on a Gent port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Ghent Altarpiece Private Viewing: Mystic Lamb Up Close
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Ghent Altarpiece Private Viewing: Mystic Lamb Up Close

Stand face-to-face with the van Eyck brothers' 'Adoration of the Mystic Lamb' — one of the most important paintings in Western art — in St. Bavo's Cathedral with a private art historian who unlocks its century-spanning secrets.

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Gravensteen Castle: Private After-Hours Medieval Experience
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Gravensteen Castle: Private After-Hours Medieval Experience

Explore Ghent's magnificent 12th-century Castle of the Counts with a private licensed guide who brings its turbulent medieval history to life — battlements, torture chambers, and sweeping canal panoramas included.

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Private Canal Cruise & Guided Walking Tour of Medieval Ghent
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Private Canal Cruise & Guided Walking Tour of Medieval Ghent

Glide along Ghent's luminous medieval waterways on a private canal boat, then continue on foot through cobbled guild-house lanes with an expert local guide — the definitive Ghent experience, entirely at your pace.

Book it Ghent: 50-Minute Medieval Center Guided Boat Trip $13 per person
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Ghent Belfry: Private Climb & City Panorama with Historian
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Ghent Belfry: Private Climb & City Panorama with Historian

Ascend Ghent's UNESCO-listed medieval Belfry — guardian of the city's liberties since 1313 — by private lift and staircase with a local historian, emerging to a 360° rooftop panorama over Flanders' finest skyline.

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Flemish Masters, Beer & Chocolate: Private Tastes of Ghent Tour
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Flemish Masters, Beer & Chocolate: Private Tastes of Ghent Tour

Discover Ghent's finest culinary and artistic traditions on a private, expert-led tasting journey — from bean-to-bar chocolate ateliers and historic brewery cellars to a cubeldon sweet-shop beloved by locals for over a century.

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Day Excursion: Private Bruges Canal & Historic Bruges from Ghent
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Day Excursion: Private Bruges Canal & Historic Bruges from Ghent

Journey from Ghent to UNESCO-listed Bruges — the perfectly preserved 'Venice of the North' — by private chauffeured transfer, with a specialist guide for a boat cruise on the medieval canals and a curated walking tour of its finest landmarks.

Book it Bruges: Guided Tour, Chocolate Stop, Boat & Beer Options $29 per person
Run by Boat in Gent · 4.40 from 398 reviews
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