B-Relax offers bespoke private chauffeur tours to all six Belgian Authentic Trappist Product breweries. From Westvleteren (12 km from Poperinge) to Orval (355 km in the Gaume), your personal driver Christophe Van Bruwaene plans the routing, drives the Mercedes V-Class, parks and waits while you taste.
How it works
- You send a short wishlist of the trappists you want to visit.
- Within 8 hours you receive a feasible route, timing, and a fixed day price.
- Pickup at your hotel or B&B; pay at the start of the ride (cash or card on board).
Suggested routings
Westhoek Trappist (1 day): Trappist Westvleteren (In De Vrede café and abbey walk), St. Bernardus Watou (viewpoint and tasting), Poperinge hop fields, local lunch.
Grand Tour (2 days with one overnight): Poperinge to Westvleteren, to Chimay (overnight), to Orval, to Rochefort and back. Four of the six trappists including the magnificent Orval Abbey in the Gaume.
Full Six (3 days with two overnights): All six Belgian trappists in a single trip: Westvleteren, Westmalle, Chimay, Orval, Rochefort, Achel. For true trappist pilgrims.
The six Belgian trappists
- Trappist Westvleteren (Sint-Sixtus Abbey, West Flanders): Trappist 6, 8, 12. In De Vrede café freely open; abbey bottle collection by official phone appointment only.
- St. Bernardus Watou (abbey beer, West Flanders): historically linked to Westvleteren. Bar Bernard and viewpoint over the hop fields.
- Trappist Westmalle (Antwerp): Dubbel and Tripel. Café-Restaurant Trappisten Westmalle and tasting centre.
- Trappist Chimay (Hainaut): Espace Chimay in Baileux, with museum, tasting and restaurant.
- Trappist Rochefort (Namur): Rochefort 6, 8, 10 and Triple Extra. Saint-Remy Abbey not open to the public; visitor centre and tasting bar in Rochefort.
- Trappist Orval (Luxembourg BE, Gaume): Notre-Dame d'Orval Abbey, cistercian ruins, Dewez cellars, guest house, home of the golden ring legend.
- Achel (Limburg): De Kluis. Technically no longer trappist since 2021 but still a popular stop.
International travellers welcomed
Clients from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom regularly book B-Relax for Belgian trappist tours. Welcome languages: Dutch, English, French, German.
Contact: +32 490 15 93 70 · info@b-relax.be