Top Rotterdam Cultural Tours

See the best of Rotterdam, the Netherlands’ dynamic second city, on this private 3-hour walking tour. With your own personal guide, you’ll get a glimpse into the city’s past, present and future as you explore top sights and architectural highlights such as the Old Harbor, the cutting-edge Rotterdam Market Hall (Markthal) and Rotterdam Central Station. In addition to the services of a private guide, this tour includes admission to the city’s iconic cube houses.

Make the most of your time in Rotterdam with a private half-day tour that covers the city’s top highlights, including the Old Harbor, Euromast, the Meent shopping district, and the Luchtsingel Bridge. For your convenience, the tour includes snacks, lunch, and all necessary admission tickets. Booking a private tour ensures a customized experience and your guide’s full attention.

Discover Rotterdam, known as the Netherlands’ ‘second city,’ at your own pace on a City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off tour, valid for 24- or 48-hours. Soak up the surreal avant-garde architecture, pretty canals, daring art, and quirky shopfronts as you cruise around the city aboard an open-top, double-decker bus. Hop on and off at your leisure to visit the Euromast observation tower, Museumpark, Eramusburg (Erasmus Bridge), and other top sights. A complimentary audio guide in five languages is included.

Get a more intimate glimpse into Rotterdam, widely hailed as the Netherlands’ second city, on a bike tour that provides a comprehensive overview ideal for first-time visitors. You’ll travel between top Rotterdam attractions without getting lost and stop at points of interest without the hassle of parking. Plus, your guide provides ample restaurant and bar recommendations to enhance your experience of the city.

During this relaxed bike tour we take you along all the sights that Rotterdam has to offer. Of course we also cycle past the hidden places of the city. You will be surprised about the skyscrapers, the nicknames of images and buildings, the art, the architecture and of course also the history and contemporary developments of this non-stop-renewing metropolis. During the tour you can ask us anything and we will tell you nice anecdotes. We also give you useful tips about good restaurants, trendy nightlife and trendy shopping streets for the remainder of your stay in Rotterdam or to come back again. After this tour you want nothing more than to go on a discovery tour yourself.

Book your Rotterdam Zoo admission ticket online to skip the entrance queues and start exploring—a popular rainy day activity for local and visiting families. At 160 years old, the zoo is one of Europe’s most oldest and most popular. Highlights include the butterfly house, tropical rainforest room, and aquarium.

During this bike tour you will visit all highlights and also the less well-known neighborhoods! During this extensive tour you really go local! In addition to the famous icons of the city, we will take you to a number of genuine Rotterdam neighborhoods with their authentic and robust characters. You will visit Rotterdam Noord, Crooswijk and Chinatown! In this way you will really discover Rotterdam in a very nice way !!!

Discover the different facets of Rotterdam with a customizable itinerary on this half-day private walking tour that ends with a relaxing cruise. With the help of your personalized guide, admire the city’s modern architecture as well as the buildings that survived WWII. Wander around Museumpark, the Rotterdam Centrum and the Old Harbor dating back to the 14th century. Make sure to visit Piet Blom’s Cubic Houses before kicking back on a boat cruise along Rotterdam Harbor.

The Splashtours tour of the city will take you to the most exceptional and beautiful places in Rotterdam, followed by the “splash”: a spectacular dive into the Maas River. Suddenly the bus turns into a seaworthy vessel, sailing down the river with spectacular views of the city skyline! The Splashtours Rotterdam city tour lasts about 60 minutes.

Feast your eyes on the Netherlands’ spring bulb fields and Keukenhof Garden on a full-day trip from Rotterdam. See the vast carpets of flowers around Lisse, and visit Keukenhof, one of the world’s biggest flower gardens. Explore the lawns, ponds, and woodlands independently, absorbing the color and fragrance of the millions of tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths. Visit flower exhibitions, restaurants, and shops. Return coach transportation, onboard commentary, and entrance fees included.

Did you know the infamous manager of Elvis was born in Breda? That this city actually has something to do with the existence of New York? And have you ever heard of the Trojan trick the ‘Bredanaars’ pulled on the Spanish to win their city back? These are just a few stories about Breda which we will tell you during a seeBreda Highlight Tour. Get on a bike now and learn more about this incredible, historic town in the most local way!

This 2-hour private walking tour will show you many of the top attractions Rotterdam has to offer! A local guide will take you on a memorable journey through the city center. You will visit the must-see highlights such as the Market Hall, Cube Houses, St Laurens Church and many more! Strolling along the streets of Rotterdam, you will see that this city is a unique place; a fascinating combination of state-of-the-art architecture blended together with the older buildings which survived the Second World War. This tour can be fully customized to your wishes, even after you booked the tour. We can adjust the route and content as you please.

Explore Rotterdam with a twist on a smartphone app-based scavenger hunt tour. With no time limit, clear directions, and fun challenges at major landmarks, this sightseeing activity is a popular choice for visitors traveling in groups or with family.

Rotterdam’s port is the largest in Europe, but it can be difficult to get a close look at the busy working harbor in a big tourist group. Discover the harbor’s historic and modern areas on a small-group bike tour, covering ground quickly and easily, and gaining intimate perspective of the port hub, with insights provided by professional guide. Afterward, relax with a boat journey back into the city.

Discover the beautiful, modern architecture of Rotterdam during a 2.5-hour small-group walking tour through the city center. See key architectural landmarks such as the Rotterdam Central Station, the Lijnban, the Markthal, the Erasmus Bridge and much more. Learn more about the history of the buildings from your architect guide and snap photos of your favorite structures to admire later.

Looking for a mouth-watering food tour? Interested in the multicultural diversity of Rotterdam? Then this is the tour you are looking for! Meet people with different cultural backgrounds and taste the flavors of Surinam, Turkey, China, and from many more migrated countries. Let us take you on this unique bike tour on a cultural ‘foodie’ journey through Rotterdam. Learn more about why a Dutch butcher is specialized in making Chinese meat and taste his prize-winning creations. During a break, you will be pampered in a small family restaurant and eat homemade street food. The price per person includes a 3-speed rental bike.

With the Rotterdam Highlights Bike Tour you visit ALL the highlights of Rotterdam. Under the guidance of a passionate guide this bike tour will be memorable activity for all ages. It has the perfect mix: witnessing breathtaking skyline views, hearing funny stories and learn more about Rotterdam as a post-war reconstruction city. We cycle from the Market Hall to the Euromast and Hotel New York. Besides seeing all the top sights, this tour is ideal to orientate yourself in the city. After the Rotterdam Highlights Bike Tour you will definitely know the best places in Rotterdam.

The Whole City in Half A Day + Kinderdijk Tour, gives you a beautifull combination of a vibrant city and a unique traditional Dutch world Heritage cite. We will start the day with a cup of coffee or tea. After that we will go by boat to the beuatifull Dutch world Heritage site of Kinderdijk. Here we will discover this Dutch landscape by bike (or walking if you can't ride a bike). We will also go inside in one of the historical windmills. After we go back to Rotterdam by boat, you will be taken to the familiar and unknown places in the versatile city of Rotterdam. The tour is all inclusive and we have a no-wallet policy. This means that we pay for all the expenses (like food, drinks, entrance tickets, transportation, etc.) In that way you can just enjoy the tour. The tour is also flexible, we can adjust the tour based on your preferences and during the tour we will walk at your pace. So no rushing and stress and a mass of people. We will give you just a nice and memorable day!

May 14, 1940: A devastating watershed in the history of Rotterdam. Within fifteen minutes the city center was bombed to the ground by the Nazis. The Second World War and the much-needed post-war reconstruction period are strongly intertwined into the identity of Rotterdam. Your experienced tour guide will explain why the bombardment took place and show you buildings which survived the bombing. During this tour you will also visit The Destroyed City, the most important war memorial in Rotterdam.

Discover the top attractions and hidden secrets of Rotterdam on this in-depth walking tour. With round-trip transportation from the centrally located King Kong Hostel included, follow your guide through elegant streets like the Witte de Withstraat, and learn the history behind must-see sites including the Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk. Along the way, soak up the atmosphere in the traditional Market Hall and enjoy fine views out over the pretty Old Harbor.

After being flattened by bombs in World War II, Rotterdam reinvented itself. Where once the quintessential tall houses stood, surrealist architecture, modern art installations and landmark buildings popped up, transforming the Netherlands’ second city into ‘the city of the future.’ On this private, 2-hour walking tour, you’ll learn about the city’s unique architecture from your own personal guide, and see the city’s most impressive buildings, including Rotterdam Market Hall (Markthal), the eye-catching cube houses and Rotterdam Central Station.

Explore Rotterdam in a unique way on this guided tour! Enjoy amazing views of the spectacular architecture on the south side of the city, a trip in a watertaxi, a walk in Old Harbour, a visit to the rooftop of Het Witte Huis and a “meet & taste” in the Markthal, this tour has everything! * Visit the spatial atrium of De Rotterdam with a beautiful view on the Erasmus Bridge * Take a spectacular water taxi ride under the Erasmus Bridge. * Join a guided walk in the Old Harbour and see het Witte Huis, Blacks Bos and Cube Houses. * Visit the rooftop of Het Witte Huis * Visit the gigantic and colorful Markthal. * Have a "meet and taste" with an entrepreneur in the Markthal.

Explore Rotterdam without the stress of planning on this private walking tour that highlights the city’s top landmarks and architectural gems. Going with a guide means you get a rare local perspective at stops along the way, from a bustling indoor market to the Erasmus Bridge. Leave with a feel for the city center’s atmosphere and recommendations for the rest of your stay.

Start your Tour on the rooftop of Het Witte Huis (weekend) with a stunning view over Markthal, the Cube Houses, the Erasmus bridge, the Willems bridge and De Rotterdam. After this start you’ll walk right through Markthal designed by MVRDV. At the recently refurbished Grotekerkplein new city park including a public stage for music and dance. After passing Dudok’s ‘Dudok’ you’ll arrive at the Timmerhuis, a 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. Here you will visit a rooftop terrace (weekdays) with a view over Markthal, Coolsingel boulevard, City Hall and the city centre. In the Museumpark you will see Sonneveld House and Het Nieuwe Instituut, right before you arrive at the latest eye catcher Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, also by MVRDV, home to the world’s first public art depot.