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Rotterdam Highlights Bike Tour - Small Group

1. Rotterdam Highlights Bike Tour - Small Group

Experience Rotterdam like a local on a small group bike tour (max 12 persons) of the city’s sights and hidden treasures. The best spots are spread out across town and can be difficult to discover on your own. Enjoy an all-Dutch cycling experience with a local guide, and do it the Dutch way. You may come as a stranger, but you’ll leave as a local. After meeting your guide collect your bike, perform a cycle check, and begin your guided bike tour of Rotterdam's highlights.  All your senses will be needed in this fun, active and informative tour as you ride through the various parts of the city. You’ll see all the highlights as well as some real hidden treasures of Rotterdam. Listen to interesting stories and facts about Rotterdam’s history and culture, uncover jaw dropping modern architecture and feel the Dutch wind blowing through your hair when cycling through Rotterdam. Nice restaurants, cafes and shops will be pointed out to you and you will receive lots of inspiration for activities during the rest of your stay. Any questions will be happily answered. Your guide is a local with a great enthusiastic personality, a genuine love for the city and will be your insider with a wealth of information to share.

Lisse: Drive-it-Yourself Tulip Fields GPS Audio Tour

2. Lisse: Drive-it-Yourself Tulip Fields GPS Audio Tour

Experience the enchanting and iconic tulip fields at their purest. You will enjoy a drive-it-yourself trip through the famous flower bulb region, taking in the colors and smells, and stopping as often as you want for a selfie among the tulip and flower fields. Drive in a sturdy open-cab Twizy over a 20-kilometer route past the colorful tulip and flower fields. The road will lead you through the famous flower bulb region and to an authentic flower bulb nursery. Throughout your tour, your audio guide will inform you of all the ins and outs of the area, whilst also sharing interesting facts about the tulip industry, Cruise down country roads along the flowering tulips and park your Twizy beside the road to admire the sea of flowers up close. Driving a Renault Twizy is super easy and fun, and on the road, you will be sure to attract a lot of attention. For kids ages 4 - 16yrs, there is a challenging treasure hunt, will they crack the code of the safe and win a cool prize?

Rotterdam Maritime Museum: Entrance Ticket

3. Rotterdam Maritime Museum: Entrance Ticket

At the Maritime Museum Rotterdam, go on a journey through the maritime past and present in modern exhibitions for adventures large and small. Listen to the stories, admire the prize exhibits from the museum's leading collection or join in some of the numerous activities: visit the Offshore Experience to go on a challenging search for energy, visit "Professor Splash" for kids aged 4-10, and discover the enormous effect that shipping has on our daily lives. The museum is located in one of the oldest and largest museum harbors of the Netherlands, where you can visit historic vessels and cranes, and experience how the world's leading port developed in this area. All the historic vessels and cranes are maintained in working condition and are just waiting to be explored. For 140 years, the museum has been able to keep welcoming new generations, infusing them with a love of the maritime world. Also for children there is "Professor Splash", where children aged 4 to 10 join in exciting adventures.

Rotterdam: Architecture Highlights Tour including the Depot

4. Rotterdam: Architecture Highlights Tour including the Depot

Follow an enthusiastic local guide on a walking tour highlighting the striking and experimental architecture found in Rotterdam. Explore the city’s smart and bold building styles while hearing about Rotterdam’s bold urge for non-stop innovation. Start your tour on the rooftop of Het Witte Huis (weekend tours) with a stunning view over Markthal, the Cube Houses, the Erasmus bridge, the Willems bridge, and De Rotterdam. Afterward, walk right through the famous Markthal designed by MVRDV. Discover Rotterdam’s new city park including a public stage for music and dance at the recently refurbished Grotekerkplein. Pass Dudok’s ‘Dudok’ and arrive at the Timmerhuis, a beautiful inner-city redevelopment project in which renowned Rotterdam-based architectural firm OMA merged a municipal office block from the 1950s with a pixellated steel-and-glass structure. Visit a rooftop terrace (weekdays) with a fantastic view over Markthal, Coolsingel boulevard, City Hall, and the city center. Next, see historical and post-war monuments like the post office and de Bijenkorf-warehouse. Pass Forum on your way to Schouwburgplein and at the Kruiskadeplein, get to see Groothandelsgebouw, Central Station and de Delftse Poort, followed by the remarkable Calypso, Pauluskerk and de Unie. Marvel at the Sonneveld House and Het Nieuwe Instituut in the Museumpark. Arrive at the latest eye catcher Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, a stunning piece of architecture design home to the world’s first public art depot. Listen as your expert guide tells you all about the concept and construction of the reflecting panels creating the double-curved facade, and learn about the aviation engineering techniques that needed to be applied to operate the huge entrance doors.

Rotterdam Highlights Bike Tour

5. Rotterdam Highlights Bike Tour

Discover every highlight of Rotterdam with this bike tour! Cycle like a local from north to south. Visit top attractions like the Erasmus Bridge, Market Hall, Euromast and all the other main sights during this epic 3-hour tour. Under the guidance of a passionate local guide, this bike tour will be a memorable activity for all ages. It has the perfect mix: witnessing breathtaking skyline views, hearing funny stories from the best storytellers, and learning more about Rotterdam as a post-war reconstruction city. During this family-friendly bike tour, there will also be many opportunities to take pictures or selfies. Don’t forget your camera to capture these memorable moments!

Private Day Trip to Rotterdam and Zaanse Schans

6. Private Day Trip to Rotterdam and Zaanse Schans

Discover the beautiful countryside and the amazing city of Rotterdam on this one-day private tour from Amsterdam. Take the opportunity to visit the picturesque village of Zaanse Schans and the amazing city of Rotterdam learning about the culture and history of the Netherlands that has influenced the innovation and architecture you will see on the tour.  Your day tour will begin when you are picked up from your accommodations in Amsterdam by your guide and driver. Your guide will drive you to the countryside of the Netherlands to explore the Zaanse Schans, a must see when visiting the Netherlands. Explore these beautiful windmills and also see the original wooden houses, barns and shops. Your guide will take you inside one of these windmills. You also get the option to visit a cheese-making factory and stroopwafel factory. Here you can see how the Dutch cheese and waffles are made. From Zaanse Schans your tour will continue on to Rotterdam, the second city of the Netherlands. With your guide, you will explore both the old and new within the city and learn about how the city was shaped. The city boasts amazing examples of modern architecture in the Netherlands as well as historical landmarks. You will find many architectural sights throughout the city like Markthal, the famous Cube Houses, the Erasmus Bridge and the Town Hall of Rotterdam. After you have explored Rotterdam, your guide will drive you back to your accommodations in Amsterdam. 

Rotterdam: Group Architecture Walking Tour Led by Architects

7. Rotterdam: Group Architecture Walking Tour Led by Architects

The opportunity to partake in a 2-hour group walk with your friends, colleagues or family through the city of Rotterdam. You will be guided by a local architect, who will introduce you to the architectural highlights and history of Rotterdam. Departing from the newly built central station, you will be guided through city icons like the modernist shopping area of the Lijnbaan and the Timmerhuis, designed by the world famous architects of OMA. You will also encounter the Markthal, the most unique and fancy indoor market in Europe. Your guide will lead you through the daily life and history of the city where almost each building and square have a story. Once by the river Maas you can witness the high-end architecture developments on the opposite south bank and view the symbol of modern Rotterdam, the Erasmus bridge. The tour ends on the riverside. The Group Architecture Walking tour is all about the architecture, art, history and the urban character of Rotterdam. The tour is exclusive, educational and entertaining, and your guide will be open for discussions and analyses, customizing the route on groups' demands.

Private Day Trip from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and the Hague

8. Private Day Trip from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and the Hague

Get picked up at your accommodation by your private guide and enjoy the ride to the most modern city of the Netherlands, Rotterdam. Discover this modern city filled with stunning architecture and hidden gems. Explore the many sights Rotterdam has to offer including the new Markthal, the famous Cube Houses, the Erasmus Bridge, and the Townhall. Learn about the history of the city and the modern architecture. At the beautiful Markthal take a break to have food and drinks. Take some free time to explore on your own.  Next, your guide will drive you to the Hague for the last stop of this tour. The Hague is the political center of the Netherlands. Explore the many sights including the Parliament buildings, Noordeinde Palace, Binnenhof, and the City hall. Learn about the political situation in the Netherlands. Your guide will give you a tour of the Hague and tell you about all the sights and the history of this beautiful city. At the end of the tour your guide will bring you back to your hotel. 

The Netherlands: WW2 Private Day Trip

9. The Netherlands: WW2 Private Day Trip

Get picked up at your hotel by a professional guide who will drive you around and teach you all about how the Second World War unfolded in the Netherlands. First, discover the most important sites relating to the Second World War in Rotterdam. This historic yet modern city has many relevant monuments and buildings that survived the bombings, including the Rotterdam White House, its City Hall, the Laurens Church, and Delfshaven - a charming historical neighbourhood which retains its 17th-century buildings. Then, head over to Arnhem where the famous battle of Arnhem took place. Visit the Arnhem Oosterbeek Cemetery, the John Frost Bridge and its surroundings, and find out all about Operation Market Garden and why the battle turned out differently to planned. Historians continue to debate the reason behind the Market Gardens failure but the bravery of the soldiers has never been questioned. In Arnhem you can also take a break to eat or drink somewhere (at own expense). Since this is a private tour everything is very flexible. After the tour, the guide will drive you back to your hotel.

Rotterdam: Grand Walking Group Tour

10. Rotterdam: Grand Walking Group Tour

You will meet your guide by the spectacular new gate of Rotterdam, the recently built Central Station. On this 2-hour private walking tour, you will be introduced to the history and the character of this port city, as well as the chronology of its post-war reconstruction. You will first enjoy a walk through the city center where you can get acquainted with the architectural icons and national monuments such as the Groothandelsgebouw, the Lijnbaan shopping area, the neo-classical City Hall and the contemporary Timmerhuis. In the stunning new Markthal, Rotterdam's new indoor market, you’ll stop for a 10-minute break. Afterwards, your walk will continue along the River Maas with amazing views of the Head of South, which is a new development on the South bank. Your tour will then end on the riverside.

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4.3 / 5

based on 13 reviews

Karel Kroon was the best driver/guide we could have hoped for. He has excellent insight into Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, Delft, and the Hague and was able to tailor our tour to meet our specific interests. He's a friendly and accommodating guide.

We had a very nice bike tour last Saturday. The guide told everything very clearly, cycled along many beautiful places. She took her time. In between she told us about sights that we didn't pass and that are worth a visit. The bikes were fine.

The guide was very good and gave us an amusing and very informed tour of Rotterdam. We can highly recommend him. Greetings from the DRM team

Very nice guide (Ariane), learned a lot of interesting facts about Rotterdam, good bikes, good vibes!

fabulous ! very documented experience perfectly designed museum fabulous memorial work to see !!!