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  • St Michael’s Bridge, romantic Ghent

    Fairy-tale view: take your Ghent selfie!
    Monuments and buildings

    Click-click. St Michael’s Bridge is the place for romantic hearts. Grab your smartphone and take some spectacular selfies. Wherever you look,...

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    Saint Michael’s Bridge in evening light
    St Michael’s Bridge, romantic Ghent
  • Walk along the water

    Explore Ghent’s waterways
    Walking

    Ghent’s rivers and canals have been the city’s lifeblood for centuries. Water adds an extra dimension to a city, and that is also the case in...

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    Wandelen langs water
    Walk along the water
  • Leiecruises

    Relaxing on the water
    Sailing

    Leiecruises offers comfortable and relaxing cruises on the river Lys in the countryside and boat tours in Ghent.

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    Boat on the River Lys
    Leiecruises
  • De bootjes van Gent - Rederij Dewaele

    The most popular way to explore Ghent
    Sailing

    One thousand years of architecture and stories to be viewed and listened from the water. The best and most relaxed way of exploring Ghent.

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    Boat trips in Ghent
    De bootjes van Gent - Rederij Dewaele
  • Portus Ganda

    Student quarter by day, idyllic by night
    Squares and districts
    Marinas

    Ganda, as Ghent was originally called, arose at the confluence of the Lys and the Scheldt. On that site there is now a marina for passing boat...

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    Portus Ganda marina in the evening sun
    Portus Ganda
  • Minerva Boat Company

    Captain for a day?
    Sailing

    Anyone aged 18 or over can hire a boat for several hours or a whole day from the Minerva Boat Company.

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    Minerva Boat Company Gent
    Minerva Boat Company
  • BoooT

    Self-drive barges for endless fun
    Sailing

    A small fleet of electrical boats offer the most relaxed/relaxing way of exploring Ghent’s beauty spots.

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    Yachtcharter Gent
    BoooT
  • Viadagio vzw

    Unforgettable experience in wooden boats
    Sailing

    Viadagio offers durable and ecologically sound boat tours on the Ghent canals in man-powered wooden boats. This ensures that they will not cause...

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    Viadagio vzw
  • Baudelohof

    Play paradise and green lung along the water
    Parks and green spaces

    Baudelohof is a popular park in the Ghent city centre and is the former site of an abbey garden and a botanical garden. It is one of the areas...

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    Children playing in the park
    Baudelohof
  • Dobber - Stand-up paddleboarding & Kayaking

    Discover Ghent and the Blaarmeersen from the water
    Sailing

    Stand-up paddleboarding or kayaking is the perfect activity for individuals, families and groups. Enjoy the soothing rhythm of paddling as you...

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    SUP and Kayak rental
    Dobber - Stand-up paddleboarding & Kayaking
  • Kajaks Korenlei

    Discover Ghent by kayak
    Sailing

    Do you feel like discovering the city centre by kayak? Then go find Kajaks Korenlei.

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    Twee kajaks die onder de Sint-Michielsbrug varen
    Kajaks Korenlei
  • Cruise 4 Two

    Mini cruise or luxury overnight stay?
    Sailing

    Cruise 4 Two rents a luxury yacht with captain to small groups (up to 10 persons) or couples looking for  a cruise for two.

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    5 summerly dressed people enjoying a boat trip in a small yacht
    Cruise 4 Two
  • Boat in Gent

    From a historical boat trip to a stylish picnic
    Sailing

    Historic round-trip and thematic, Water-taxi rides and the hop-on, hop-off water tram.

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    Boat in Gent - aanlegsteiger
    Boat in Gent
  • Boat4rent

    Sit back, relax and explore Ghent on a speedboat
    Sailing

    Boat4rent is specialized in the rental of motorboats with captain.

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    Boat4rent Gent
    Boat4rent
  • De Griffioen

    Discover the most beautiful spots of Ghent by boat
    Sport and recreation
    Sailing

    Welcome on board the open GOZZO-type boat De Griffioen! The skipper will take you to the most beautiful spots in and around Ghent.

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    het voordek van een boot op het water tussen het groen
    De Griffioen
  • Leie Yachting

    Sail along the Lys in a luxury boat
    Sailing

    Allow yourself to be enchanted by the beauty of the river Lys and its surroundings. Navigate a luxury motorboat through this picturesque landscape...

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    Leie Yachting Gent
    Leie Yachting
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