Rotterdam 2-Hour Walking Tour | Discover The City With A Local
Description
Join us on a 2-hour walk through Rotterdam and experience the contrast between its postmodern architecture and devastating history. Starting as a fishermen's village 800 years ago, the city quickly grew into the Netherlands' most important hub for transport and major cruise ships. On 14 May 1940, the city centre was bombed by the Nazis. Showing the town’s true resilience, Rotterdam was rebuilt from its ashes into one of Europe’s most impressive skylines. Our guides are expert storytellers and are from the city, ready to engage with great stories about the city's past and modern-day culture. Additionally, we will advise what places to visit, where to wine & dine and what tourist traps to avoid.
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Itinerary
Our tours starts & ends at the marvellous Market Hall, located close to station Blaak. Visit the hall before or after the tour for gourmet food and great souvenirs, before you head into the surrounding city centre.
The 15th century basilica is one of the few remains from before the WWII city bombing and remains an important landmark for the city's history, today it serves as a great place for events.
On our walk we will take you along some of the city's most awe-inspiring sites, such as the peculiar Cube Houses and the important port of Leuvehaven. Step away from the tired tourist track and into the streets of Rotterdam, discovering quirky street art, hidden gems and imposing skyscrapers.
Although Rotterdam lacks a true city centre, we will show you some of the streets where the best restaurants and cafes are located. Let us take you onto the main street to show you where the best wine bars, brown cafes & exotic eateries are located.
The Cube Houses are amongst the most peculiar buildings that can be found in the city. The houses offer a great photo opportunity and you can even visit one of the houses (admission €3) as the tour ends nearby.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- No catching up with the group if you are late (please book a new time slot)
- Bookings accepted up to 5 people, larger groups will not be taken by the guide
Reviews(144)
Paul was a great guide, informative but not an overwhelming amount of information. Paul kept us moving around the city and pointing out highlights and recommendations. Highly recommend
Peter was a knowledgeable, funny local tour guide who shared personal stories while sharing history of Rotterdam. Well-paced for a group of 10. Tips-based so bring cash. Recommend!
This was an informative tour with lots of walking. Our tour guide Syrina was very knowledgeable. Major central Rotterdam sights covered as a walk-by. We had a small group of six, which was nice. The only issue with our tour was that it was very hot and the last two walking legs of the tour were very long. We had trouble keeping up with the pace and were totally knackered by tour end.
Nice walking tour in the pouring rain. Guide was very knowledgeable, pick up was convenient and the price was right. Would do it again.
The guide was Hans who was at the meeting place early to welcome us. He had a group of about 15 and set off at a fairly fast walking pace. He appeared to have little concern about the groups safety. At one stage we were left on one side of a busy road with the pedestrian lights against us whilst he continued to take the group on ahead. We ditched out well before the end of the tour . Somewhat disappointing.
Dear Bryan, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, and we are very sorry to hear about your experience. We take traffic safety very seriously, especially in a busy city like Rotterdam with so many cyclists and crossings. Leaving part of the group behind at a traffic light should not have happened, and we sincerely apologize for this unfortunate mistake. Our guides are normally very careful to keep the group together, wait at crossings, and make sure everyone can follow at a comfortable pace. We will discuss your feedback with the guide so we can make sure extra attention is given to this in future tours. We are sorry that this affected your experience and that you decided to leave the tour early. Thank you again for bringing it to our attention.
Mark was a fantastic guide. He showed us a good variety of landmarks and filled us in on the history.
Great tour with just the right mix of humor and knowledge. Mark is a great storyteller! I can fully recommend this tour.
I wasn’t able to contact the local guide despite being in location an hour before the meeting time. Did not receive any response on chat as well
Dear Ujjala, We’re very sorry to hear that you were unable to find or contact the guide, especially after arriving well ahead of the scheduled meeting time. Our guides should be clearly visible at the meeting point, and we also aim to respond quickly to messages when guests are having trouble locating the group. We apologize that this did not happen in your case. We will look into what happened with this particular tour and communication so we can prevent a similar situation in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and again, our apologies for the disappointing experience. Kind regards, Tim
Very interesting walk around Rotterdam. Learnt a lot at a nice pace. The tour guide was very pleasant and informative.
Sarith is a great tour guide.
