Journey with the de Cocquéau Brothers in Belgium

Having an excellent native information will be the ultimate element that turns an excellent trip into an incredible expertise. In Belgium, we double that recipe ingredient through the use of the brothers Yannick and Jérémie de Cocquéau as our native guides.

Yannick de Cocquéau

Yannick is adept at what he describes as a “Burgundian Lifestyle” which he defines as having fun with life as a lot as potential! What does this imply in follow? Yannick prefers to not have a full-time desk job however as an alternative freelances within the tourism, wine, and beer industries. He labored for Visit Flanders selling the area, he helps with native festivals within the beer business, has brewed beer himself, and is a wine sommelier. He speaks French, Dutch, English, and Spanish. Yannick is tireless and all the time enthusiastic with a depth of information about his nation that’s superb to many of the vacationers on our Belgium excursions. He has labored for Zephyr Adventures since 2014 and now guides all our excursions in Belgium plus continuously in different nations each inside and outdoors Europe.

Jérémie de Cocquéau

Jérémie began out on a distinct path from his brother, working within the worldwide enterprise world for 11 years as an engineer serving to to assemble offshore wind farms. However, he gave that as much as pursue his ardour by beginning an organization to construct climbing partitions for each companies and personal houses. In addition to climbing, Jérémie likes to journey, hike, and kayak. He can discuss to you about something and you’ll come away feeling he’s your new greatest good friend in Belgium. Although he speaks the identical 4 languages as his brother, Yannick admits Jérémie is definitely extra fluent in languages.

The de Cocquéau Brothers as a Team

We not too long ago ran a Belgium biking tour for a non-public group with Jeremie and Yannick because the guides. Here are just a few of the feedback we acquired:

• “Yannick and Jérémie made this trip very special for us. Their knowledge about the local sites, food, beer and their way of sharing it all made the trip so much more than a bike tour.”
• “Both of these guys were exceptional. So much knowledge and they were so pleasant and helpful.”
• “They were fantastic. From their wealth of knowledge about the historical sites, food, beer, wine and chocolate to their willingness and ability to adapt to whatever a particular day brought, we couldn’t have asked for better guides.”
• “Simply outstanding. Pleasant. Patient. Knowledgeable. Fun. Enjoyable. THE BEST”
• “Jérémie and Yannick worked together flawlessly and seamlessly, like they have known each other all of their lives.”

Belgium Tours

In 2026 we’re providing two totally different Belgium excursions, a Belgium Biking Adventure from July 26 – August 1 and a Belgium Walking & Cultural Adventure from August 3 – 9. Come be part of us on both or each and meet Yannick and Jérémie!