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BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
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HOSPITALITY AND CATERING
InBev Breweries
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Can llon Brewery
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European Commission
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Fruit Auchen
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Na onal Bank of Belgium Museum
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Liqueur Dis llery Elixir
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Concept Chocolate
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Strae Hendrik Brewery
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Port of Antwerp
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Choco Story
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Diamondland Guided Tour
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Coca-Cola European Visitors Centre
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Jacques Chocolaterie
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ART AND DESIGN Museum of Ancient Art
SCIENCE Atomium
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Euro Space Centre
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P.A.S.S Museum
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Page Royal Belgian Ins tute of Natural Sciences
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Museum of Modern Art
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Living Tomorrow
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Magri5e Museum
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Planetarium
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Museum of Contemporary Art MUHKA
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Royal Museum of Fine Arts
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Rubens’ House
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Middelheim Open Air Museum of Sculpture
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Belgian Comic Strip Centre
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Museum of Contemporary Art
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Sea Life Centre
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Museum of Fine Arts
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Oceade
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Groeninge Museum
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Bobbejaanland Theme Park
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Memling Museum
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Blegny Coal Mine
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Mini Europe
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Antwerp Zoo
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Walibi & Aqualibi Theme Park
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HISTORY AND POLITICS Parc du Cinquantenaire European Parliament
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Council of the European Union
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Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe
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Waterloo Ba5leďŹ eld & Wellington Museum
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In Flanders Field Museum
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PLACES OF GENERAL INTEREST
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS InBev Breweries (Leuven) www.ab-inbev.com Visits can be arranged to InBev breweries, including the home of the famous Stella Artois brand in Leuven. The visit consists of a guided tour to the brewing hall, the ďŹ ltra on and ďŹ lling plant and an opportunity to taste Stella Artois.
A coach is required for Leuven. 2 – 2 ½ hours dura on £10 pp No visits on Sunday or Monday
European Commission (Brussels) www.ec.europa.eu The European Commission is made up of twenty members and is at the heart of the European Union’s policy making process. InfEuropa The Council and Commission’s joint informa on and publica on centre is open to visitors of all ages. Na onal Bank of Belgium Museum www.nbbmuseum.be In the Bank’s museum, you can ďŹ nd out all about the history of dierent means of payment, the role and signiďŹ cance of money in the economy, the tasks and ac vi es of the Na onal Bank within the European framework, the features of euro banknotes, and, ďŹ nally, money as a cultural phenomenon. Concept Chocolate (Brussels) www.conceptchocolate.eu An excellent tour which includes an explana on on the origin of chocolate and the chocolate making process. All the steps in the manual produc on of chocolates are performed in front of your eyes. And of course, the best part of tas ng is not forgo5en! Student Workshops: Following your tour you can par cipate in chocolate-making session. The whole visit will last 2 hours 30 minutes
Visits to the European Commission must be booked directly. Central Brussels Accessible by public transport
Free Central Brussels Open Monday—Friday 09:00—17:00 Guided tours available in English Entrance: £5 pp Workshop& Entrance: £21.80 per person Guide: £70 per group Centrally located. 1 hour tour Mon – Thu 09:00 – 16:00 Fri 09:00 –12:00
Port of Antwerp Tour www.portofantwerp.com
â‚Ź5,00 per person, min â‚Ź100 per Group (Payable Locally)
The half-day tour of this large port will show students a video ďŹ lm introducing the Port of Antwerp and will con nue with a tour around the lockage, container terminal, steel terminal and exhibi on hall.
Coach required 3 hours Monday—Friday
Diamond Land Guided Tour (Antwerp) www.diamondland.be
Central Antwerp Availability on request Free Guided Tour
During a guided tour, you can see cleaving, sawing, polishing and the interna onal rules for grading diamonds according to carat, colour, cut and clarity.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Coca-Cola European Visitors Centre (Antwerp) www.cocacolavisitorscenter.be A behind the scenes peek inside Coca-cola’s high-tech produc on and distribu on center. Alongside the history of Coca-Cola, you’ll discover all the innova on that goes into making today’s soD drinks, and which Coca-Cola job is the right ďŹ t for you. And you’ll learn all there is to know about Coca-Cola’s commitment to sustainable packaging and recycling. Jacques Chocolaterie (Eupen) www.chocojacques.be
Free Groups only (min 15, max 60, age 12 + Centrally located. Two hours Monday—Friday 09.30—21.00
â‚Ź2.50 (min 10 people) 1 hour 10:00 - 16:00 Monday - Friday
Groups will have the opportunity to see the en re produc on process. There is also a chocolate museum there which traces the cocoa culture, its chocolate making and its history through the past centuries. At the end of the tour a free sample is included. Coach required. Two hours from Brussels
ART & DESIGN Museum of Ancient Art
www.ďŹ ne-arts-museum.be
Museum of Modern Art
www.ďŹ ne-arts-museum.be
Magri5e Museum (Brussels)
www.magri5emuseum.be
Museum of Contemporary Art MUHKA (Antwerp)
www.muhka.be
Royal Museum of Fine Arts
www.kmska.be
Rubens’ House (Antwerp)
www.rubenshuis.be
Middelheim Open Air Museum of Sculpture (Antwerp)
www.middelheimmuseum.be
Museum of Contemporary Art (Gent)
www.smak.be
Museum of Fine Arts (Gent)
www.mskgent.be
Groeninge Museum (Bruges)
www.visitbruges.be/groeningemuseum
Memling Museum (Bruges)
www.visit-bruges.be/memling-museum
For opening mes and prices please consult the websites provided above.
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HISTORY AND POLITICS Parc du Cinquantenaire (Brussels) The focal point of the park is the enormous Triumphal Arch, within the arch is the MusĂŠe du Cinquantenaire which contains archaeological ďŹ nds and treasures. Also within the park is Autoworld Brussels. European Parliament (Brussels) www.europarl.europa.eu/visi ng/en/ Parlamentarium European Parliament’s Visitors’ Centre oers dynamic, interac ve mul media displays to guide visitors through European integra on and the impact this has on our everyday lives.
Groups up to 15 students â‚Ź1,50 + Guide â‚Ź47,50 per group Closest Metro: MĂŠrode or Schuman Closed Mondays
Visits must be booked directly through your local MP/MEP. Central Brussels Accessible by public transport
Europarl Step into the shoes of a Member of the European Parliament. Take a fast-track course on how Europe’s democra cally elected body works. Students will need to nego ate to build the future they want for Europe. In imaginary poli cal groups, they will discuss issues and will need to ďŹ nd a compromise in order to legislate. Council of the European Union (Brussels) www.consilium.europa.eu The Council of the European Union, usually known as the Council of Ministers has no equivalent anywhere in the world. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe www.nato.int/shape Visit the Headquarters of Allied Command Opera ons (ACO), one of NATO's two strategic military commands. It performs the opera onal du es previously undertaken by Allied Command Europe and Allied Command Atlan c.
Visits must be booked directly, please ask for contact details. Central Brussels Accessible by public transport
Visits must be booked directly, please ask us for contact details. Visits last a full day Located in Mons—coach required
Waterloo Ba8leďŹ eld & Wellington Museum (Waterloo) www.museewellington.be
₏6,50-₏13,00 depending on tour Guided Tour 60₏. (max 25 per guide) Visit the site where Napoleon lost the ba5le against the allied troops 20 minutes by train from Brussels commanded by Wellington and the Prussian Marshal Open Daily: Blucher in 1815. April-Sep: 09.30—18.00 Oct-Mar: 10.00—17.00
In Flanders Field Museum (Ypres) www.inandersďŹ elds.be The In Flanders Field Museum is an interac ve museum which takes students through the events of the First World War.
Adult Groups: £4.00 pp, School Groups: £2,00 pp, £50 per group for guided tour Min 20 people Open Daily : April—Nov Closed Mondays : Nov—March
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HOSPITALITY AND CATERING Can llon Brewery (Brussels) www.can llon.be
â‚Ź6,00 per person Metro: Gare du Midi Closed Sundays A fascina ng insight into an award-winning, tradi onal family-run Tour lasts 1.5 hours brewery. Includes a visit of the museum, discussion and tas ng at the end of the visit. Fruit Auchen (Mechelen) www.vmv.be The experienced guide will talk about the history of the world of auc ons, and more par cularly about the auc on of Mechelen. They will teach you the system of auc ons and the route of the vegetables – from the market gardener to your local supermarket, and will let you personally witness the sales ac vity with the auc on clock. Coach required Liqueur Dis llery Elixir d’Anvers (Antwerp) www.elixir.be A guided tour at the dis llery will explain the history of the company, see the dis lla on process, a tas ng of the Elixir and a short ďŹ lm of the company. Strae Hendrik Brewery (Bruges) www.halvemaan.be
₏50,00 per group + ₏1,00 per person (min 20, max 40 persons) Tour lasts 1.5 hours– Starts 09:00
₏2,50 per student Groups 20 – 55 persons Centrally located. 2-3 hr tour Weekdays only
ÂŁ9.00 max 20 per group Centrally located 45 minutes tour
Daily guided tours will allow you to visit both the modern brewery and the museum. Experienced guides will teach you everything about malt and hops. During the visit you will also enjoy an amazing panoramic view over Bruges. Choco Story (Bruges) www.choco-story.be The story of chocolate is told through the galleries laid out logically and a5rac vely over the three oors. From the early history of chocolate, the proper es of chocolate and the process by which the cocoa bean is transformed. The third oor focuses on Belcolade's role and the development of Belgian chocolate and the company's own history.
Groups, students: â‚Ź7,00pp Guide â‚Ź50,00 max 20 pax Bruges 1-2 hours Daily
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SCIENCE Atomium (Brussels) www.atomium.be
Guide â‚Ź70,00 Max group size 25 The Atomium is an impressive 102 metre structure of the nine atoms of a Adult: â‚Ź12,00 molecule in steel and aluminium. It was built for the 1958 Expo and was not Student U18 â‚Ź8,00 intended to survive it, but its popularity and success ensured its place as a Anderlecht district major landmark on the Brussels skyline. The spheres can be visited and Open daily contain scien ďŹ c exhibits. There is also a restaurant and viewpoint in the Tour lasts 1.5 hours top sphere. Euro Space Centre (South Belgium) www.eurospacecenter.be Live the life of an astronaut! Learn everything about space and its conquest. Space and its immensity become alive and clear thanks to the magic of technology, light, colours, sounds, images and special eects. P.A.S.S Museum www.pass.be At the P.A.S.S museum you can discover the role of science and technology in our society in an ac ve and entertaining way. The educa onal team has designed visit programmes suited to all educa onal levels. Royal Belgian Ins tute of Natural Sciences www.naturalsciences.be The Royal Belgian Ins tute of Natural Sciences is a Belgian Federal State Ins tu on undertaking scien ďŹ c research in the area of the natural sciences. The large variety of research topics developed at the Royal Belgian Ins tute of Natural Sciences results in a great poten al of exper se that can assist science studies. Living Tomorrow (Brussels) www.livtom.be Living Tomorrow is a unique a5rac on designed to demonstrate the latest trends and innova ons in working and living. Three thema c guided tours are available to illustrate what work and home life will look like in the future; the sustainable development of our planet around water, health, energy, food and natural resources; the future of medicine and health care.
Groups: ÂŁ9,50 per person (min 20 people) â‚Ź35,00 English Guide Closed Mondays Tour lasts 1.5 hours Coach required
Adult â‚Ź11 Under 18 â‚Ź8 Located in Frameries Closed Wednesdays
Adults ₏8 Students ₏5.50 Addi onal charge for temp. exhibi ons Weekdays 09:30-17:00 Holidays Tues-Sun 10:00-18:00 School Groups: £9.00 pp Guide: £90 per group (max 25 per guide) Visit Dura on: 1.5 hrs, Available Monday—Friday (Closed July & August) Coach Required. Located 30 mins outside Brussels
Planetarium www.planetarium.be Adults: ₏6,00 The Planetarium of Belgium is one of the largest planetariums in Europe. Students: ₏5,00 Eight projectors immerse the viewer in an impressive image projected onto School Groups ₏4,00pp the surface of the roof of 840 m2. Moreover, thanks to a rich astronomical Closed Saturdays database of over 100,000 stars, it is now possible to travel between planets, ying over the surface of Mars, approaching the rings of Saturn!
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Excursions Belgian Comic Strip Centre (Brussels) www.comicscenter.net
School Groups: ₏5 pp ₏50,00 group (max 25 pax) The main part of the museum is devoted to the history of the comic Closed Mondays strip in Belgium. The main cartoonist is HergÊ, who invented the famous Closest Metro: Botanique or De Brouckère Tin n. The exhibi on includes collec ons of original storyboards by the greatest ar sts in comic strip genre. Sea Life Centre (Blankenberge) www.sealife.be
Students £6.25, Adults £13,50 Open daily Coach required. Located 1hr30 outside Explore the North Sea’s underwater world at Belgium’s largest aquarium Brussels Oceade (Brussels) www.oceade.be
School groups ÂŁ7,90pp (min 20 people) This impressive water park has both covered and open air zones with Accessible by public transport ten water slides, wave pools, jet streams, saunas and various pools. (2:1 Times vary ra o needed for children under 115cm) Bobbejaanland Theme Park (Kempen) www.bobbejaanland.be
Groups (min 20) - â‚Ź15,00
Bobbejaanland is situated in the midst of the fens and woods of the Kempen and is a family amusement park.
April – October Coach required.
Blegny Coal Mine (Blegny) www.blegnymine.be The Blegny mine is a heritage of Belgium’s industrial past. An astonishing and educa onal experience discovering a strange and fascina ng world. A variety of group tours are available. Mini Europe (Brussels) www.minieurope.com This six acre park is situated at the Atomium monument and has mini statues of all major European monuments including the Brandenburg Gate, Big Ben and the Eiel Tower.
Antwerp Zoo www.zooantwerpen.be Antwerp Zoo is one of the oldest and most famous zoos in the world, but also one of the most modern and progressive. Walibi & Aqualibi Theme Park (Wavre) www.walibi.com/belgium Theme park based on the Looney tunes. There are over ďŹ Dy a5rac ons and shows including the best roller coasters, rides and family entertainment. Also situated at Six Flags Belgium is the Aqualibi water park, which contains Jacuzzis, wave pools, jungle rapids and slides.
From â‚Ź3,00 - â‚Ź15,00pp Open daily Located near Liege, Coach required
School Groups: ₏7,50pp (min 20 people) Educa onal Guided visit 2h30 ₏62,00/group (max 25) Accessible by public transport. Annual Closure Jan—March Student: Groups of 12-25: ₏20.50 pp Groups of 3-11: ₏17 pp Adult Supplement: ₏4,00 Guide: ₏50 (op onal) Anvers town centre Open Daily
Child (under 16’s) ₏20,50 Adult: ₏20,50 (group size - min 20 pax) Seasonal Opening hours, check website Coach required.
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