Highlight Bike Tours Haarlem: Historical Exploration of Old City's Hidden Streets & Monuments
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19 Ratings
Haarlem
Discover the hidden streets and monuments of Haarlem on a 2-hour bike tour. Explore the city's rich history, visit charming 'Hofjes', and hear fascinating stories from our knowledgeable guides. Book now!
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Bike Tours Haarlem - This is where our bike tours start. In the middle of the city center of Haarlem.
What's Included
  • Local guide fluent in English and Dutch
  • Complimentary helmets upon request
  • Bottle of fresh water included
  • Bike rental cost included in tour price
  • Small group sizes for a personalized experience
What's Not Included
  • The listed price does not include a parking fee
Additional Information

Embark on an exploratory journey of Haarlem with our Highlight Haarlem Bike Tour. Over the course of approximately 2 hours, our knowledgeable tour guides will guide you through the authentic side of Haarlem on bikes. We will traverse through the charming little streets, ancient churches, and visit ‘Hofjes’, revealing the intriguing tales about life in Haarlem and its past. Starting from our hub at the heart of the city, Drossestraat 2, Haarlem, each participant will be charged 25 euro, which covers the cost of bike rentals and the guide services.

  • Suitable for children (from + -1 year)
  • Preferable some cycling experience
Location
Haarlem
Our store is located inside de Raaks Halle, a shop in shop store concept.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mariepierre_a
Jul 16, 2023
History and architecture of Haarlem by bike with friendly guide. - Also everyone else in the group was Dutch, our guide Arnauld made sure to translate everything in English for the two of us. He was friendly and knowledgeable about Haarlem‘s history and took us around on a pleasant and informative tour.
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B9057okjulieg
May 8, 2023
Loved our bike tour of Haarlem. - Loved our tour with Reuben. It was a great to get around Haarlem and learn all the history and local stories. Reuben was a very engaging and helpful guide. Would definitely recommend!
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Kenbeebe
Sep 19, 2022
Great Experience! - My wife and I rented bicycles for the afternoon and rode out to the shore (Bloemendaal an Zee). It was our first time visiting the Netherlands, so we we greatly appreciated the kindness of the staff at Bike Tours Haarlem, providing us with excellent directions and great bikes. We enjoyed a delightful afternoon.
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Lynn
Mar 14, 2020
Great Intro to Haarlem - Great way to get to know Haarlem. Only 2 of us on tour as very early in season. Guide was great. Loads of local knowledge. Advertised as 90 mins but we got 2 hours. Goid value. Bikes in good condition.
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Lindaryan76
Aug 4, 2019
Great History Tour of Haarlem by Bike - Our tour was about 2 1/2 hours long and our guide was very knowledgeable about the area. We were able to see several things along the way and learned a lot about the Haarlem area.
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Louise
Apr 21, 2019
Wonderful bike tour of Haarlem - We had a really enjoyable bike tour of Haarlem and the surrounding countryside. It was so exciting to be riding a bike in The Netherlands! Our two kids, 4 and 8 were happy and comfortable in the attached rear seats on our bikes and they loved every minute of the tour. Rob was such a wonderful tour guide... we learned a lot about Haarlem's interesting past and also really enjoyed getting out of the city to explore the gorgeous country side. It was a relaxing and fun experience because Rob was such a lovely person... we were sad to say goodbye! I booked the tour from home (Australia) and it was easy to communicate with Benjamin via WhatsApp. If you are lucky enough to be in beautiful Haarlem, I would recommend this tour!
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Elmacas213
Apr 13, 2019
beach bike tour - I don’t know where to start because everything from start to finish was excellent! First of all, I had been communicating with Benjamin via email 3 weeks prior to our trip. He was quick to responsed and super helpful with all my questions. On my end however, I was slow to give an exact date, but Benjamin was able to fit us (a family of 5: 2 adults, children 12, 10, 8 yr old) into the weeks schedule, which was a gift! Once we booked we were set for our adventure. Yannick, our tour guide was INCREDIBLE! First was a little one-to-one action, which ALWAYS helps you to connect to your customer/clients. He wanted to know about us, the family, what WE wanted out of our tour and a little about our background. Loved this because it made you feel comfortable and safe. He then help size the bikes that would work best for our children. Then our adventure began. Yannick gave a little history of Haarlem while we made our way out of the city and towards the beach and it was just enough history that the children where still engaged and enough where my husband and I could ask questions and continue to ride. On the way to the beach was really, for me, the best experience. I come from Texas (where we have hills and the temperature is 90-100+ Fahrenheit during the summer months) so biking in 70 degree weather and no hills was great but the scenery was what made the biking trip great. Yannick stopped at great locations to experience Netherlands and it’s beauty. Once we reach the beach we bike along the Blvd and Yannick took us to where locals would go and we had some snacks and let the kids enjoy the beach some. On the way back we took an alternate route which was also wonderful and great for the kiddos. We all experienced a great tour: a very small sample of life on a bike in Haarlem, the beautiful scenery of the lands of Netherlands, and a final destination of a beautiful beach. I would really recommend this tour guide group because of Benjamin’s quick response via email questions and Yannick’s knowledge and care for us. True customer service! Thank you again for your help on making our trip memorable and wonderfuland your attitude and service was incredible! Show less Date of experience: June 2018
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U8508skroberts
Apr 30, 2023
Enjoyable - The guide was very friendly and the bikes were ideal. Information was good, but too much time spent on certain subjects like the prison building and the historical courtyards, nothing mentioned about facts like Frank's Hals museum.
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Gomum
Oct 27, 2019
Bike tours Haarlem - relaxed, friendly, easy-paced; adequate stops for information. The main difficulty was locating the place - inside a home furnishings shop! Thanks to Reuben for a real insight
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Stefanvandijk1973
Oct 2, 2023
Bike tour canceled a few hours before the start! - Last weekend we took a city trip with friends, this year to Haarlem. As always, we book a bike tour through the city and we almost always do this through Baja Bikes. This has always been well arranged and has never been disappointing, both at home and abroad. We would have the tour on Saturday morning at 10am. On Friday afternoon we received a call from Bike Tours Haarlem and were informed via a voicemail message that the tour could not take place on Saturday morning! They had no guide and forgot to follow through with the cancellation and notify Baja Bikes, and thus us, a few weeks ago. I tried to contact Bike Tours Haarlem by telephone. I called 12 times, went through all possible extension menus and finally left a voicemail. An hour later I received a call back and was answered by a different young man than the one who left the voicemail. Perhaps it would have been better for them to consult together first, because this person told a different story than his colleague. It was almost laughable! 2 Different stories, 2 different excuses! In any case, on Friday afternoon around 5:30 PM our tour for the following morning was canceled and we had to figure it out. Fortunately, we still enjoyed ourselves on Saturday morning, but would have preferred a guided city tour to introduce us to the fun and interesting things of Haarlem. I would like to note that the 'working method' of Bike Tours Haarlem is separate from Baja Bikes! We have already booked many tours through Baja Bikes and they usually organize them themselves. Now they would have Bike Tours Haarlem do this and that was not a success for us in any case. So not a positive experience for us with Bike Tours Haarlem!
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