This article presents excursions, popular in Ostend and its surroundings, as well as approximate prices for them.
Excursion: Travel along the coast of the North Sea.
A walk along the coast of the North Sea outside the city is the pastime that can leave strong impressions from fans of natural beauty.
Ostend is a major climatic resort, it is rich in extensive beaches of white sand, there is a luxurious tourist infrastructure, which was created during the peak of the development of this recreation center.
Coast in Ostend:
This excursion is characterized by freedom of program - the organizers offer various vacation options to taste holidaymakers. You have the opportunity and go to the lazy beach rest, and go to the exciting journey on the yacht by the sea. In the event that the weather does not allow you to enjoy water treatments in the North Sea, we offer as an alternative to a wonderful pool with preheated sea water.
Now about entertainment. In Blankenberg, you can take a look at the sandy figures on the Zandsculpturenfestival - the largest sandy sculpture festival, which has become traditional and attracts a large number of people. Here you will see the works of thirty-three best masters from eleven countries, including Russia. From the block, they create sculptures of famous personalities, kinheroev, various buildings, animal figures, the heroes of fairy tales and even tropical plants. These masterpieces, of course, live for a short time, however, you can not only remember such beauty for life, but also to fix it on the photos.
Lovers of animal world can visit Sea Life Sentre - Here you can see representatives of flora and fauna - the inhabitants of the North Sea and Oceania. In addition to simple pleasure from viewing all the presented animals and plants of the underwater world, you will be able to also closely contact with skates and sharks, which can be lost back. And if you are with children, they, of course, will have to do with the show with dolphins and marine cats.
Then you follow a walk along the popular embankment and the inspection of the most famous sailboat in the state is "Mercator". In our time, it is used with tourist purposes.
At the end of the excursion, the sea dinner awaits us against the backdrop of a yacht or in a restaurant located with a popular club. Sea kitchen coast will delight various gifts of the sea, with local vegetables and cheeses.
The price of such an excursion - 500 euros for a group of two - three tourists, it is held daily from 09:00 to 18:00 and takes ten hours in time. Additionally, you need to pay - if you expand the desire to visit - entertainment attractions: for the Sea Life Center - 8 euros (for children up to two years it is not necessary), Zandsculpturenfestival - 9 Euro (children up to three years old - free, from four to twelve - 5 euros , and older people in sixty years - 7 euros). The price for using sea water pool - 2 euros (with a group discount), for children up to ten years - 1 euro. Payment is made at the entrance to the pool.
Zandsculpturenfestival sandsculpturenfestival festival:
Excursion: Ostend - Queen of the coast of Belgium
Those visiting who stopped for a while in the city of Bruges will not regret, if walking along Ostend - the resort town by the sea in Western Flanders, and at the same time - the largest port in the country on the North Sea coast. This resort in the north of Europe became famous for the reign of the King Leopold first - in the nineteenth century. Then this place was highly appreciated by members of the royal family and other people privileged in the country. So the port city of the North of Europe became a resort for chosen. And King Leopold The second, not retreating from his father's policy in this matter, consolidated the fame of the popular resort for the Society cream for Ostend. Certificates of stay here these personalities belonging to the highest classs are preserved to this day.
"Queen of the coast of Belgium", as was nusted Ostend among his high-ranking visitors, absorbed many different, positive factors for recreation - these are wonderful beaches, and museums, and entertaining shopping; Pools that use the adjacent sea water, establishment, where nightlife, hippodrome, spa - procedures, water sports are such as windsurfing and sailing, excellent kitchen, based on the difty of the highest quality sea.
During this journey along the coast of Ostend, tourists visit the real fishing vessel and on the ship - the Mercator Museum - Trio-Machine Barkentina, which was built in 1932. At the same time, this ship took part in the regattas and happened in distant wanders. After that, an aquarium is visited by a museum in which vacationers will see all the variety of underwater life (the entrance will need to pay 2 euros).
And, of course, of course, the main highlight on this excursion is the North Sea. A wonderful place for walking in Ostend is a pedestrian zone with which a beautiful sea landscape opens and which was named after the King Albert first. The coast of the UK is visible on the horizon line, as well as barges that crossed La - Mans. Notice, such a barge overcomes the distance from Ostend to the UK is only forty minutes. The area of fishermen, which is located on the coast, is the best place where seafood can be tastefully. On the excursions we will serve French soups with snails and other exquisite gifts of the sea.
Those who come to Ostend in the summer will find for themselves five good beaches with developed infrastructure, the entrance to which is free. It is believed that the best of those presented at this resort is the one that is located in the west of Ostend, close to the former Royal Leopold Royal Villa (Thermae Palace). You are unlikely to miss the opportunity to complete your visit to this wonderful resort without lunch or dinner in one of the many cafes located here, in which there is a very large selection of dishes from marine products.
Ship - Mercator Museum:
You can get here by train - from Brussels or from Brugge, or book a transfer from the organizers of the excursion.
This walk will cost 120 euros for a group of up to fifteen people without children. By time, she will take two and a half hours.