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Only possible with your own transport (coach, minibus, …)!
A 3 hours’ visit to this economic hub, which employs more than 160,000 people, is definitely worth it!
During this coach tour visitors are immersed in this fascinating maritime world, which is looking for a balance between man, climate and economics. In this the largest petrochemical site in Europe plays an important role.
To see if the desired time slot is available, enter the number of participants under ‘Group size (Group ticket)’, choose the guide language and select the date.
From 05/01/2022 11:00 pm (UTC) until 31/12/2030 10:59 pm (UTC)
To understand how this port has grown to be the second largest in Europe, your guide will have to tell something about its history. 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.
Possibly there will be a short stop in Lillo Fort, from where visitors have a splendid view of Deurganckdok (Deurganck Basin) on the left bank. Maybe visitors will spot “a cathedral of the sea”!
If traffic allows this, visitors will see the largest locks on the right bank – Berendrecht Lock and Zandvliet Lock – during this tour in the basin harbour.
If the port guide agrees a stop may be made at the head of Deurganckdok, on the left bank. From here visitors enjoy a magnificent view on the port installations in full operation, which is quite impressive. Kieldrecht Lock – the largest in the world – must not be forgotten.
Practical information:
Would you like to discover the port of Antwerp in a different way? There are also 2-hour and 4-hour coach tours available.
You provide the coach and a driver; the coach must not be too long or too high.
Your guide’s voice must be audible above the noise of the traffic and all the way to the back of the coach. Please provide a microphone and an amplifier and make sure that they work.
If each passenger has individual earphones and the guide has a microphone then the group can be larger.
We will deviate from the planned route if there are traffic problems or long delays at locks or bridges.
If you want to shorten the trip or adjust the programme, for example to add an extra stop or a stop for refreshments, just let us know when you make a reservation. We will consult with the guide.
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