Private Photo Tour
With daily open group photo tours proven to get you better photography results in Brugge & beyond, sometimes you may want us to yourself for full focus & flexibility.
Offered towards getting the most out of our time together & truly for everyone from casual smartphone to dedicated pro. Choose from one of our hugely popular themes (Edges, Essential, Hidden, Night), or we can build a custom tour around your specific requests and needs.
Photography workshop, tight focus on locations only, or just a “bit of both”… the choice is entirely yours and you’ll even have a copy of your guide Andy’s photo book to remember the time together.
It’s about what excites YOU and your camera in Brugge, let’s get together for some great photos!
Private Photo Tours Include
- Full Focus: No unknown group, just you and your photo guide Andy.
- Length of Private Tour: 3 hours (2 hours on open tours).
- Flexible start time: First light or deep in the dark: No problem.
- Choose from the proven routes & times or custom itinerary/theme.
- Optional hotel pickup (within city ring) or our usual spot.
- Maximum 4 photographers per tour of your choice.
- Free reschedule (as available) up to 1hr before tour.
- Cancel up to 3 days before = 50% refund.
Reviews of Photo Tour Brugge
We’re proud to have over 600 “Excellent” reviews on Tripadvisor since 2012.
Feel free to see the most recent 9 reviews below (and all the others via this link).
This is an excellent tour. Andy is so organized. He took us to various photo spots. He showed us photos he has taken there - different photo... read more
8/28/2019
When travelling to Brugge,, the first thing to do is to find your hotel and drop off your luggage. The second thing to do is to book a photo tour... read more
8/26/2019
Amazing photo tour, Andy accompanied me and my wheelchair to the wonderful places of Bruges, giving me directions, suggestions and advice. I am very happy to have met Andy and... read more
8/26/2019
Andy was an extremely gracious host, a skilled photographer and a terrific teacher, and seemed to want to do whatever was in his power to help us capture fantastic photos... read more
8/05/2019
Our photo tour was awesome! I really enjoyed it and got a lot of awesome shots of the city. We were on the morning tour and had no... read more
7/26/2019
Today I did one of the photo walks with Andy for the first time.I am a novice but a enthusiast when it comes to photography and I learned a lot... read more
7/12/2019
Today I did one of the photo walks with Andy for the first time.I am a novice but a enthusiast when it comes to photography and I learned a lot... read more
7/12/2019
The photography tour with Andy was very interesting and informative.. learnt new photography styles.
7/10/2019
Last Friday I toured Brugge with Andy and 2 other guests. Andy was very responsive to my questions leading up to the tour. He was at the meeting spot on... read more
7/09/2019
Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a “photo tour”?
A photo tour (as we offer it) is a city tour with a strong focus on photography, both in seeing the city through the a photographer’s perspective as well as improved results in the photos you’ll take.
On Photo Tour Brugge & with your guide Andy, we offer sample photos on location as well as photo advice tailored to your specific skill and interest.
Basically, Part city tour, part workshop… With of course a portrait option (here) since Andy loves such things too. 😉
2. What kind of camera/experience do I need to bring?
Any camera from your smartphone or compact to DSLR/mirrorless to medium and large format is quite suitable for this tour.
(As your guide Andy says: “It’s not the car, it’s the driver that counts.”)
Whether you’re beginner or intermediate or pro (or even just looking for a unique tour experience), we’ll happily offer optional technical & creative advice as well as sample photos on location to help improve your photography both in Brugge & beyond.
3. What’s your cancellation policy (especially in rain)?
Our full refund policy is via this link but here’s the short version:
Open tours are 50% refundable up to 1 week beforehand, private tours up to 3 days beforehand minus the 75€ deposit. Overall, we’re also flexible and sympathetic as possible if something unexpected comes up.
In case of rain: We push on in very light drizzle (and offer you a free camera cover to help), in case of heavy or dangerous rain we will usually offer rescheduling or you can cancel for a 50% refund until 1hr before the tour starts.
See our full cancellation policy here.
4. Can I bring my friend/partner/child along? (+1 non camera friend)
Each tour guest on open and private tours may bring one additional “+1 non camera friend” at no extra charge.
That guest may take absolutely no photos during the tour (including on the smartphone), but is otherwise a welcome to listen in and chat as time permits.
5. How do I book online?
That’s too easy! 🙂 Simply click any of the “book now” buttons (or this link) and you’ll be taken to the booking calendar for both open & private tours. For private tours you can also click this link to go straight to the private tour booking form.
Bonus FAQ: Does this mean you don’t offer photo portraits?
We do happily offer photo portraits via this link and next to that: Always happy to take a photo or two of you on the regular tour option as time permits.
More Questions? Check out the full all FAQs or Contact us
Book a Private Photo Tour
Free copy of “Being in Brugge” Photo Book!
With every private tour you book, you will also receive a signed softcover edition of your guide Andy’s 58 page photography book “Being in Brugge: Favourites so Far” (25€ value).