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(142)
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.
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
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.
Very interesting and informative. I would not recommend this to anyone with mobility issues as it is quite fast-paced.
