Antwerp City Guides
Coach tour of the harbour (2h)
Only possible with your own transport (coach, minibus, …)!
Would you like to plunge into the vivid activity of a harbour? This coach tour offers you this possibility. On this port tour you can explore the big container terminals, the refrigerator installations, the floating dry docks and the multiple warehouses. You can also discover the largest lock complex in the world and the enormous docks. Be astonished by the amazing size of this harbour, which is nearly 31,000 acres.
Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian
Available time slots
To see if the desired time slot is available, enter the number of participants under ‘Group size (Group ticket)’, choose de guide language and select the date.
From 01/11/2020 11:00 pm (UTC) until 31/12/2030 10:59 pm (UTC)
But on this port tour attention is also given to the unknown history and the ambitious future prospects of this harbour. You will learn about the Napoleonic docks, the story of the emigrants and the Red Star Line, the Antwerp stevedoring companies, the silent witnesses of the lost villages, the extension plans for the harbour, the deepening of the river Scheldt and the artery of our brilliant world harbour.
Only a little north of the city you learn to know the second largest port in Europe.
A series of warehouses, terminals, bridges, harbour docks, locks and industrial plants reaches as far as the Dutch border.
During a two hours tour you will discover the historic evolution of the port on the right bank.
Are you curious to know the modern harbour? The guide will take you to the left bank, where the Deurganck Dock and the Kieldrecht Lock are must sees.
When opting for a three hours’ tour, you will enjoy a drink in the cosy centre of a polder village.
Practical information:
- Duration: 120 minutes
- Maximum 50 persons per guide with audio equipment in the bus
- Please note: a coach has to be foreseen and is not included in the guided tour
Contact details for visitors
2000 Antwerpen