A weekend away with the whole family, an outing with your club or an unforgettable trip with friends? Ghent is the perfect place for a pleasant stay as a group! Discover restaurants, hotels and attractions ready to receive your group with open arms.
Spending just one day in Ghent is not enough: there is so much to see that staying the night should be mandatory. Even if you are visiting the city with a group of friends or family, you will easily find an accommodation for everyone. Many hotels host groups, and if you would like to save some money, you can also stay the night in a (youth) hostel.
Group restaurants
A city break in group is great, but it can also be a challenge, especially when it’s time to eat. It isn’t always easy to find somewhere to eat for more than four people without making reservations. Doing your research and booking a table in advance might therefore be convenient, even in Ghent. Fortunately, plenty of chefs in the city don’t mind cooking for (larger) groups of visitors.
Picnicking is an easy-going way to eat in group. Ghent has many great parks, where pink picnic tables are available to the public in summer. Even if the weather isn’t great, you can go to plenty of places and bring your own food, as long as you give prior notice and buy a drink. If you want to make things easy for yourself, buy a picnic in of Ghent’s food markets or a local shop. With a bit of luck, it will include a typical Ghent speciality.
If you’re travelling in group, you have to take everyone’s wishes into account. Fortunately, this is easy in Ghent, which offers an impressive range of activities. Some of them are even more fun in group. From pure relaxation to inquisitive discoveries and unadulterated action, pick your favourites.
If you really want to experience Ghent in group, be sure to soak up some culture during your visit. Places that are ideal to visit in group include sights such as the historic houses of Ghent and the many interesting museums. Many of these places offer group discounts. Via 'Museum Bookings Ghent', you can book a guided tour in a museum for your group.
Do you know what you need when travelling in group? A guide to keep your gang in check! Just kidding, of course, but it can be fun to have a guide to show you the city. This can be done in many ways: with a focus on history or delicacies or a tour aimed at children. The guides in Ghent know that tours should be personalised.
Active or relaxed: there are plenty of indoor and outdoor activities to do in Ghent with your group. Examples include cycling, joining a boat tour, walking, doing a quest through the city or a workshop, testing an escape room. If you want to know if an organisation has special formulas for groups, check with the provider what is possible.
Are you planning a visit to Ghent with your class group? Then you are probably looking for activities that are not only fun, but also educational. We recommend visiting one of the most influential paintings in art history, or a museum about daily life from the 20th century onwards. Via ' Museum Bookings Ghent’, you can plan a guided tour. A guided boat trip is also a great learning opportunity. Be sure to ask about specific rates for class groups.
Ghent can be easily reached in group by train. From both of Ghent’s railway stations (Gent-Sint-Pieters and Gent-Dampoort), there is a fun walking route to the city centre. This is an exciting start to your visit. Are you coming by coach? Take the Hop-on Hop-off water tram leaving from the Kiss & Ride zone on Godshuizenlaan. The captain will tell you some fun facts about Ghent. The water taxi does require a reservation for groups.
Does your group want to experience the typically sustainable Ghent lifestyle? Then take a quick look at our page with sustainable activities in the city.
Fancy chilling while your group programme is being personalised? Discover here which Ghent partners are happy to take care of that for you!
Want to organise a team building or other activity for your company in Ghent? Lowiz will gladly help you!
