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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
7 hours
Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
Language
English, Czech, Dutch, Croatian, Slovak, Serbian
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Join our private tour to explore the contrasting cities of Rotterdam and Gouda in a day. Discover modern marvels, historic landmarks, and taste authentic Gouda cheese along the way.
For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
10 meals
Experience Details
Explore two of the oldest Dutch cities in one day. Vibrant cities, nowadays with opposite architectural images but still tell stories about turbulent times.
Experience the clashing points of traditional and avant-garden, architectural styles (cube houses), the greenest city in the Netherlands and the biggest European port where potatoes “struggle each other”
You sip a coffee at the lowest Dutch point below sea level (-7,67 m), a completely different Red Light District, Enjoy an unforgettable Gouda Cheese Experience, taste one of the finest world cheeses, visit the oldest city hall building in the Lowlands and lastly, explore inner space system of functioning of a typical Dutch grain windmill.
What You Get
Entrance tickets to windmill "The Red Lion"
Tea and coffee
Coffee and/or Tea
Admission fees
Saint-John Church
Admission fees
Gouda Cheese Experience
Public transportation (bus, subway, cable car, etc.)
Public transportation - retour train ticket from Rotterdam to Gouda and back ca. 10 EURO. Credit card could be used in that purpose. EUR 15.00 per person
Good To Know
- Transportation is included in the tour duration (7 hours)
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What You’ll Experience
1
Rotterdam Centraal Station
Modern architecture pearl, the main railway station of Rotterdam city receiving an average of 170 000 passengers daily. One of the greatest city’s architectural highlights
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2
Hoogheemraadschap Schieland and Krimpenerwaard
The 17th century building former headquarter of Waterschap Schieland, institution responsible for water policy and management in this part of South Holland once temporary accommodation place of Napoleon Bonaparte
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included
3
Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk
Late Gothic style building from 1525 and in the same time the oldest building in city of Rotterdam. One of the several rarely buildings survived Nazi bombing on May 15th 1940.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included
4
Erasmus Monument
Monument honored to Desiderius Erasmus Roterdamus alias Erasmus of Rotterdam, one of the biggest philosophers, theologians, scholars, priest from 16th century. Many public buildings , structures and education institutions are named against this famous Rotterdammer.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
5
Markthal
Modern building situated on one of the biggest Rotterdam’s Squares in the shape of horseshoe — closed market combined with living space and facilities, also nicknamed “The Sistine Chapel of Rotterdam”
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
6
Kijk-Kubus
Atypical tree-looking buildings with cube-shaped apartments on the top of the supporting columns.Because of its form only 3/4 of the inner space is suitable and usable for common living
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
7
Oude Haven
One of the oldest ( but not the oldest one!) ports of Medieval Rotterdam, former river mouth of river Rotte to New Meuse river. Nowadays favorite gathering place of Rotterdam citizens with plenty of coffee bars, restaurants, taverns, disco clubs…
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
8
Witte Huis
Once ( end of 19th century) the highest " skyscraper" in Europe and one of the rare building survived Rotterdam Nazi 14th May 1940.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
9
Willemsbrug
Also called “The Red Bridge” dedicated to Willem III is one of the three Rotterdam’s bridges connecting central and Northern part of the city with Southern districts.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
10
De Hef
Huge steel construction meaning “The Lift” once served like “rotating” and “lifting” train bridge across river New Meuse. The bridge was in service before the rail tunnel has been dogged through under the river
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
11
Monument to the Merchant Navy 'de Boeg'
The war memorial placed at right embankment of the river New Meuse. It commemorates the 3500 persons on board of Dutch merchant ships who lost their lives in World War II.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
12
Leuvehaven
Maritime Museum - An open air maritime museum. The great collection of steamships, docking cargo machines and equipment, ship engines and other objects related to or connected with the navy and shipping from the middle of the 19th century to 70’s of the last century.
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
13
Erasmus Bridge
This hanging bridge is the youngest bridge in Rotterdam crossing New Meuse…and for sure the most popular and known bridge. One of the greatest symbols and images of this city also called “The Swan” or ” The Harp” , 139m high with the biggest and heaviest “opening part” of the bridge in Europe, 80 m long.
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
14
Gouda Cheese Experience
3 in 1 at the most famous cheese museum and factory in Netherlands — Entertainment, degustation, education
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included
15
Stadhuis Gouda (City Hall)
The oldest existing city hall building in Netherlands from 1459
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included
16
VVV Gouda
Custom house (mostly connected with cheese trade) from 1668
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
17
Arti Legi
One of the buildings in Gouda with the richest history and multipurpose functions n the city history
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
18
Saint-John Church
The longest one church in Netherlands famous as well due its 72 stained glass windows
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included
19
Museum Gouda
Museum Gouda (St. Catherine Gasthuis) - Two buildings fused in one national monument. Former mentally hospital, prison and torture chamber, art building, even horse stale
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included
20
Tapijthuis
Medieval building situated at oldest city quarter, former workshop by some Flemish tapestry weavers, secret catholic children school, 19th century brewery and finally art studio and gallery
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
21
tuin van het Willem Vroesenhuis
Elderly house with picturesque backside yard founded by influenced and prominent citizen Willem Vroesen
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
22
Lazaruspoortje
Famous city’s landmark , gateway to former house that once hosted people suffering of leper
5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
23
Rijksmonument De Visbanken
Former fish market established in the middle of 16th century
5 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
24
Evangelisch Lutherse Gemeente Gouda
Evangelistic church dedicated to St. Joost, patron of bag carriers, namely of their guild
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
25
Asschuur
House from middle of 19th century served like ash warehouse! …at the times when potash was used for soap and glass production.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
26
Red Lion Windmill (Molen De Roode Leeuw)
“De Roode Leeuw” one of the oldest and still existing flourmills in the Netherlands which still retains its original shape inside and out.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
27
Remonstrantse kerk
Chapel that still belongs to Remonstrant Brotherhood Community , Protestant movement that had split from Dutch Reformed Church in the early 17th century
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
28
Weeshuis
Former Gouda orphanage from 1643, nowadays high rated and exclusive hotel
5 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included
Meeting & Pickup
Pickup PointSelect a pickup point
Pickup Details
Since this tour could be customized, customer could be picked up at his hotel as well in Rotterdam or Gouda or even Amsterdam at Central Train Station, or Amsterdam Passenger Terminal (APT), Dam Square
Meeting PointPort of Rotterdam, Wilhelminakade, Rotterdam Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, NL, 3072 AP
Open in Google MapsSince this tour could be customized, customer could be picked up at his hotel as well in Rotterdam or Gouda or even Amsterdam at Central Train Station, or Amsterdam Passenger Terminal (APT), Dam Square
End PointThis experience ends at the meeting point.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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What People Are Saying
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Give me more Gouda!
June 26, 2024
Alex was amazing! We got to see so many different places while learning about the great history through Alex’s stories. He definitely knew a lot about the history and brought us to some great pla...read more
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