Rotterdam Rooftop tour
Description
Rotterdam has more flat rooftops than any other city in the Netherlands. This is partly a result of the reconstruction following the bombardment on May 14, 1940. Join us on this 2,5 hour exploration along and on four innovative and special rooftops in the city centre of Rotterdam and enjoy the magnificent views of the city skyline.
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Itinerary
Here we will start the tour and give you an introduction of the Rooftop tour and explain more about the interesting history of rooftops in Rotterdam.
This third rooftop is in total 2 kilometers long and therefore the longest rooftop of the Netherlands. It's an old train track which was and will be converted in an elevated park.
The second rooftop you will visit is a rooftop garden which was rewarded 'the Best Rooftop of the Netherlands.' Its a marvelous green rooftop with chickens, vegetables and fruits.
The first rooftop you will visit is the rooftop of the NH Atlanta hotel on the Coolsingel. This rooftop gives you a spectaculair view of the Coolsingel with the city hall and the old Post Office. Your guide will share with you examples of new uses of rooftops in the city.
The fourth rooftop is situated in the most central part of the city centre and provides an impressive view on the medieval Laurenschurch. This rooftop has a social use. Here your guide will share with you the transformation Rotterdam has undergone in the past 70 years.
In the Old harbor of Rotterdam you will go up the White House and enjoy a mind blowing view on the Maas river, the cube houses and the entire city centre of Rotterdam. This is the place where your rooftop tour will end.
Highlights
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Operates in all weather conditions (except heavy rain), please dress appropriately
- Runs with a minimum of 4 persons
- Tour duration is approximately 2,5 hours. Do keep in mind that it might last a little longer. If you have any other plans directly after the tour, please tell the guide, so he/she can take this into account.
Reviews(63)
This was really gun and something out of the box. Cas is a terrific tour guide. If you want to see Rotterdam from on high this is the tour for you!
Really fun tour. Cas was a great tour guide. Very personable. I gave a four for meeting spot just because it was as sort of vague.
Nice enthusiastic guide. Knew a lot about it. We had great weather. In short: recommended. Make sure you bring some food/drink and put on good running shoes. You walk 2.5 hours through the city so it is exhausting!
Super fun experience from the roof with an enthusiastic guide. You will learn a lot about Rotterdam with fun and varied views from the different rooftops. Highly recommended!
5/5! We booked the english Rooftop-Tour and Anne-Marie was our Guide. She spoke english well and even as non-native speakers, we were easily able to follow her explanations. She is a local artist and gave many informations beside the main theme of rooftops in the city. The tour was fantastic. We visited four different roofs with unique settings and 3/4 Roofs were only accecsable for tours. Anne-Marie gave us much information about how the city changed (especially after WW2) and what the city needs to do in the future (climate change, space, living..). The Tour was about 5km, each bulding had an elevator and a bunch of steps. We liked the Farm-Roof most - to see chicken on a rooftop was funny. The Tour infos combines city-planning and sightseeing topics and you visit some spots, you probably want to visit, when you're in rotterdam (oudehave, de witte huis, rotterdam central station, cube houses...) and Anne-Marie took her time to explain some more information about the buildings. She even showed us some street art on the way, because we met the artist on our way (Anne-Marie seemed to know him well). For us it was the perfect tour for our weekend trip. And the views were totally amazing.
A super fun and interesting way to get to know Rotterdam through this rooftop tour. Especially due to the enthusiasm and great knowledge of tourguide Arco, this was a top experience for our family. Recommended!
Was a wonderful experience with four entirely different rooftops. Views were amazing! Guide was terrific too.
This tour felt like a hidden gem. We got way more than we imagined out of it (including lots of miles walked). Our guide, Ton, was so knowledgeable, and the views were breathtaking and educational. What a great way to experience Rotterdam!
Very pleasant and interesting tour off the beaten track! Fantastic views of the city. Our guide Ton was very knowledgeable and friendly and had a great sense of humor :) thanks, Ton! De tour ends with the most amazing view of the city, from the roof of the “Witte Huis”, a place that can only be visited if you have the key to the building. The view doesn’t get any better than this, I’m sure of it. So if you’re looking for something different than another “highlights of the city tour” don’t hessitate and book this tour! (You will definitely see a lot of highlights though, don’t worry)
Good tour - even if only 4 instead of 5 roofs were visited in total & especially others than described in the detailed info when booking. But three of the roof tops were at least exclusive and really cool. And the guide was competent & dedicated. So it was definitely worth it overall. It would be even better if a really tall high-rise were included. The highest was about 10 or max 15 stories.
