City Running Tours Gent
City Running Tours Gent
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City Running is a guided sightseeing tour. It is the new way to explore a city during your holidays, congress or business trip with your running shoes.A running guide is guiding you through the districts of Gent, allowing you to experience up close the cultural, historical and architectural highlights of the city.You will discover in a very short time lots of popular squares, famous buildings and trendy neighbourhoods. This is maybe the most perfect start of your holiday or if you're in a hurry, because a City Running Tour gives you also a great overview of the city for the rest of your stay.City Running in Gent takes normally place earlier in the morning or evening hours. This will give you the opportunity to an entirely new perspective on all the sights, streets and districts. We show, explain and recommend Gent and its highlights as well as we explore the secrets on our tour. Questions are always welcome and a stop for a picture is also always possible.
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Lisa T
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019
Wim took me out on a 9km run, as this was my first time time doing a running tour and I am not the most accomplished runner, we went at a very slow pace which was perfect for me. We went to well known and off the beaten track parts of the city which I loved! It's always great to get a tour by a local, they know the history of the city better than anyone else and Wim was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable! I would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to get a run in whilst learning about the city and Ghent really is beautiful!
Written 21 October 2019
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Ben B
Winchester, UK25 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Couples
Wim took us out in the morning, it’s our first time in Gent and running tours are the best way to see any new city.

Knowledgable, friendly and funny Wim was the perfect running host, showing us thing on and off the beaten track. He’s certainly given us some good hints where to go for the rest of our visit here.

His knowledge of the city runs from architecture, history and politics meaning that’s he’s got a good story or observation wherever we may stop.

Would 100% recommend and would run with again if we are back in town.

Cheers, Ben & Cat
Written 27 August 2019
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Joy D
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019
My husband and I love seeing cities through running tours because you cover so much ground and get to enjoy vacation food and drinks guilt free afterwards! Wim was a great tour guide. He was born and raised in Ghent so he approached the history with the pride of a local, and gave us great suggestions for later activities!

The 9k run was pretty easy because Ghent is a fairly flat city. Watch out for the cobblestones that provide an extra challenge though! I'd recommend this tour for anyone who needs a quick overview or enjoys a good running tour!
Written 21 August 2019
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Thank you for your great review, Joy. Keep on Running !!!
Written 23 August 2019
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Stewart S
16 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2018 • Solo
Get a new perspective of Ghent and be apart of the morning with this tour. I greatly enjoyed starting my day with a sweat and some info about Ghent. Even better that I came in in the evening so it was the first time seeing the city in daylight. Great way to get your bearings, get a quick overview, and start your day sight seeing. Recommend.
Written 20 October 2018
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Thank you for your review, Stew. Don't forget the Ghent Festival in July. You will be amazed.
Written 21 October 2018
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Sophie W
Tel Aviv5 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2018 • Business
I had a brilliant early morning run with Wim. I am in Ghent for a conference and Wim took me for an hour and a half run around the city. He told me all the history and about the city. A real highlight of my visit. Thanks Wim
Written 15 September 2018
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Thank you for your nice review, Sophie. Yes... it was very early :-) Keep on running!
Written 17 September 2018
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Vanessa C
London, UK3 contributions
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Aug 2018 • Couples
We feel really lucky to have run with our guide Wim whilst in Ghent.

My husband and I booked our tour for the day of arrival so that we could get to know the area with a knowledgeable guide and get in a bit of exercise. This didn't disappoint!!

Wim picked us up and dropped us off from our hotel, was an entertaining and passionate guide and we learnt so much during the run.

Ghent is a beautiful city and we were able to see so much of it on our 7km run.

We thoroughly recommend this company and hope to run with Wim again soon!
Written 9 September 2018
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Bart R
Almelo, The Netherlands1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2018 • Family
We had a beautiful and interesting morning run with Wim and learned in a short time a lot about Gent and her history. The interesting sights and the historical facts that were told during the run made the kilometers flyby. We can recommend the relaxed 10 K run to everyone (watch out for the cobble stones).
Written 1 June 2018
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Bonaire06
51 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2017 • Friends
Throughly enjoyed this original way to see and learn much about Ghent. Small and intimate tour with Wim who is knowledgeable and passionate about both running and his home city. Ghent has a history worth learning about and Wim does it justice.

Don't worry about the running side of the tour as Wim is adaptable.

I couldn't imagine a better person to offer this and will now be looking for running tours in other locations.
Written 13 May 2017
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Thank you very much for your kind review. It's always a pleasure to show people around in my beautiful birth town. If you ar looking for other City Runs, please feel free to visit runningtours.net . Keep on running :-)
Written 14 May 2017
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RDonaldson2013
Glasgow, UK5 contributions
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Apr 2017 • Couples
We met Wim last week for his running tour around the city centre. It was a fanstastic way to see parts of Ghent you'd normally miss, and to hear the history of this fascinating place. Wim is a friendly, knowledgable and interesting guy, and matches his running to your level - we wish him well for his 21st marathon. This is a must do if you want to learn lots about a beautiful city from a well informed local, while enjoying the exercise.
Written 16 April 2017
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JenRo222
London, UK6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2017 • Couples
Wim's tour is a fantastic, efficient way to get to know the city, especially if you're short on time as we were. We did our tour on a dark and cold night, but Wim ran with a light and was an expert at navigating the traffic we encountered on our route, so we felt nice and safe. We learned a lot about the city, as well as Wim's running adventures around the world! If you've got an hour or so free in Gent, this is a great way to spend it.
Written 30 January 2017
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