THIS TRIP IS FULL AS OF THURSDAY 14 APRIL. HOWEVER, WE WILL ORGANISE A HIKING TRIP IN THE MORNING. PLEASE CHECK HERE:Â https://expatclub.org/event/extra-hiking-trip-hallerbos/. WE ALSO EXPECT SOME PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR RESERVATION TO THIS HIKING TRIP, SO IF YOU WANT TO JOIN FOR THE AFTERNOON TRIP THEN PLEASE COME BACK TO THIS SITE OFTEN AS NEW TICKETS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE.
DUE TO THE MIDI MARKET ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WE CANNOT DEPART FROM LOUISE AND MIDI. INSTEAD WE LEAVE FROM SCHUMAN, METRO YSER, METRO SIMONIS AND BASILIQUE. ON OUR RETURN WE DO NOT STOP THERE, BUT WE DO STOP AT MIDI AND LOUISE AS PLANNED.
For a few weeks per year the Hallerbos (Forest of Halle, Southwest from Brussels) transforms into a truly magical place when its forest floor is covered with a purple carpet of bluebells. You surely recognise the pictures on this page and now it’s your chance to (finally) see it with your own eyes. For a full review, please read this blog item on the Hallerbos from our Cheeseweb friends.
Expat Club has consulted the forester who said that the last weekend of April is expected to be the top weekend for witnessing this exceptional phenomenon. Therefore we offer a trip on Sunday 24 April from Brussels. If you would like to join, please note that we expect a full trip and that it may fill up very quickly.
It’s just a 50-minute ride to the Hallerbos. However, since it is very difficult to get there without a car, especially during the weekend, Expat Club has arranged a nice bus to take us there. The coach we rented is new, but note that for this short trip we are traveling with a 3* coach with regular leg space instead of our normal 4* configuration.
(click picture for large)
Upon arrival we will be greeted by three english-speaking guides and the forester himself (this is unconfirmed at the moment but we trust it will work out). Since the roads in the Hallerbos are all closed off and the main access roads are full with parked cars, we are entering at a slightly quieter location and first make a nice walk through the Hallerbos while the guides tell us all about its history and ecology (interesting talk!).
Expat Club owns a state-of-the-art digital tour guide audio system, so you don’t have to worry about not hearing the guide if you can’t stand right next to him or her. Just make sure to don’t lose sight of the group, but learn all there is to learn about this beautiful forest while having the freedom to move about. Note that these are only available for the first 75 people who register!
After about 45 minutes we arrive in the bluebells area. There we’ll spend some time so you can take as many pictures as you would like and discover this part of the forest on your own or with smaller groups. Since you will receive a map from us, you don’t have to worry about getting lost. For more pictures, click this link and eat your heart out!
After our visit to the forest we are going to the town that gave the forest its name, Halle. Although the city has only about 35,000 inhabitants, it is very old and has a nice historic center. Especially its town hall and the basilica are worth seeing. We will walk around here for some time, before we head for the bar and have a nice drink on this Sunday afternoon. Our return is scheduled for about 18h30.
Note: the times may change due to the availability of the guides and forester. We expect this to be no more than 1 hour. Also note that this tour IS NOT CONSIDERED an official Expat Club daytrip, so the member discount code doesn’t apply.
THIS TRIP IS FULL AS OF THURSDAY 14 APRIL. HOWEVER, WE WILL ORGANISE A HIKING TRIP IN THE MORNING. PLEASE CHECK HERE:Â https://expatclub.org/event/extra-hiking-trip-hallerbos/. WE ALSO EXPECT SOME PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR RESERVATION TO THIS HIKING TRIP, SO IF YOU WANT TO JOIN FOR THE AFTERNOON TRIP THEN PLEASE COME BACK TO THIS SITE OFTEN AS NEW TICKETS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE.
DUE TO THE MIDI MARKET ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WE CANNOT DEPART FROM LOUISE AND MIDI. INSTEAD WE LEAVE FROM SCHUMAN, METRO YSER, METRO SIMONIS AND BASILIQUE. ON OUR RETURN WE DO NOT STOP THERE, BUT WE DO STOP AT MIDI AND LOUISE AS PLANNED.
For a few weeks per year the Hallerbos (Forest of Halle, Southwest from Brussels) transforms into a truly magical place when its forest floor is covered with a purple carpet of bluebells. You surely recognise the pictures on this page and now it’s your chance to (finally) see it with your own eyes. For a full review, please read this blog item on the Hallerbos from our Cheeseweb friends.
Expat Club has consulted the forester who said that the last weekend of April is expected to be the top weekend for witnessing this exceptional phenomenon. Therefore we offer a trip on Sunday 24 April from Brussels. If you would like to join, please note that we expect a full trip and that it may fill up very quickly.
It’s just a 50-minute ride to the Hallerbos. However, since it is very difficult to get there without a car, especially during the weekend, Expat Club has arranged a nice bus to take us there. The coach we rented is new, but note that for this short trip we are traveling with a 3* coach with regular leg space instead of our normal 4* configuration.
(click picture for large)
Upon arrival we will be greeted by three english-speaking guides and the forester himself (this is unconfirmed at the moment but we trust it will work out). Since the roads in the Hallerbos are all closed off and the main access roads are full with parked cars, we are entering at a slightly quieter location and first make a nice walk through the Hallerbos while the guides tell us all about its history and ecology (interesting talk!).
Expat Club owns a state-of-the-art digital tour guide audio system, so you don’t have to worry about not hearing the guide if you can’t stand right next to him or her. Just make sure to don’t lose sight of the group, but learn all there is to learn about this beautiful forest while having the freedom to move about. Note that these are only available for the first 75 people who register!
After about 45 minutes we arrive in the bluebells area. There we’ll spend some time so you can take as many pictures as you would like and discover this part of the forest on your own or with smaller groups. Since you will receive a map from us, you don’t have to worry about getting lost. For more pictures, click this link and eat your heart out!
After our visit to the forest we are going to the town that gave the forest its name, Halle. Although the city has only about 35,000 inhabitants, it is very old and has a nice historic center. Especially its town hall and the basilica are worth seeing. We will walk around here for some time, before we head for the bar and have a nice drink on this Sunday afternoon. Our return is scheduled for about 18h30.
Note: the times may change due to the availability of the guides and forester. We expect this to be no more than 1 hour. Also note that this tour IS NOT CONSIDERED an official Expat Club daytrip, so the member discount code doesn’t apply.
