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Highlights & Beyond

This is the ideal overview for first-time visitors.

120 min · €30 per person

Highlights & Beyond
× Highlights & Beyond

The Classic Tour of Leuven provides a captivating glimpse into the city's rich history, stunning architecture, and lively culture. Most of your to do's in Leuven are probably included in this tour along with many local secrets and stories. If it's your first time in Leuven, that's our most popular tour to do. We finish the tour off with additional tips and recommendations to sky rocket the rest of your stay in Leuven.

Meeting point

Martelarenlaan 36, Leuven

Where to meet

Martelarenlaan 36, Leuven

Martelarenlaan 36, Leuven

50.879800, 4.700500 · Open in maps

Itinerary

  1. Start at the Meeting Point

    Meet your local guide at [Martelarenlaan 36](#meeting-point) and get set up with your [premium Thompson bike](/why/powered-by-thompson/).

  2. Discover important Leuven highlights

    Your guide will navigate you through the city and tell compelling stories about its highlights and how this affects the city to this day.

  3. Chef's pick extra stops

    Discover what makes Leuven so special through hand-picked stops that your guide chose for you personally.

  4. Return as a richer person

    When you finish the tour, you will feel energized and inspired by all the impressions, experiences and the passion of your guide.

Included

• [Premium Thompson bike](/why/powered-by-thompson/) • Passionate local guide • Ponchos and/or helmets on request • Support for [our mission to plant trees across Belgium by ourselves](/why/tree-planting-in-belgium/).

Not included

• Food and drinks • Optional tip for your guide

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Your Custom Tour

Why choose us

Boutique Identity

We're a small company that values personal experience over scalability, allowing for human-to-human contact and genuine hospitality.

Premium Bikes

Our unique partnership with Thompson Bikes Belgium provides every guest with a premium Belgian bike. Our guests really love them.

Tree Planting

To give back to the environment we are so grateful for, we plant trees in Belgium twice a year for every tour that we do.

Frequently asked questions

Is cycling in Leuven safe?
Leuven is one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. Just about the whole tour takes place on designated bike routes except for the old city center where cars are not allowed. It is really the ideal city for a bike tour!
What's the minimum and maximum size of a group?
Minimum depends on the period and availability of tour guides. Regarding the maximum size, quality and safety are key features to our bike tours so we prefer to tour with a maximum of 15 guests, unless otherwise discussed and agreed with the guide. We usually add an extra guide for additional guests.
What is your cancellation policy?
Our cancellation policy is different for every tour. The tours that require tickets or entrances to our partners experience have stricter cancellation policy due to administrative, availability and organization processes.
What if it rains?
We love to share our passion and knowledge for our city, so much that we will never cancel a tour due to weather conditions unless otherwise mandated by the city authorities or government.
What is included in an Leuven Bike Tour?
An Leuven Bike Tour includes: the bikes (e-bikes upon request and availability), the coolest guides in the city, helmets (optional), tips and tricks after the tour to skyrocket the rest of your stay.
Is a reservation needed in advance?
A reservation is required in order to confirm your booking. Reservation and pre payment is also needed for private tours.
What are the payment options?
We support all major credit cards and debit cards, including Mastercard, Visa, American Express, as well as popular solutions like Wero, iDeal, Bancontact, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Kakao Pay, Link, MB WAY, MobilePay, Revolut Pay, Samsung Pay, Satispay, BLIK, EPS and Pix. Payment with cash is possible on request.
Where is departure location?
Please be present 15 minutes before the scheduled departure. All our tours start and end at our office: Martelarenlaan 36 – 3010 Leuven.
What about a no-show?
Please let us know if you will not be able to ride with us on a booked tour: [email protected] or +32 451 03 49 81. We will do our best to reschedule otherwise the full amount will be charged.
Can children join the bike tours?
Children can strictly join a bike tour together with their parents or relatives and only under private bookings for safety reasons. Children seats on an adult bike or a separate smaller bike is provided at an extra cost.

Get in touch

Questions about a tour? Send the Leuven Bike Tours team a message and we'll get back to you.

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