Rotterdam Walking Tour: Postmodern Architecture & History

Explore Rotterdam’s postmodern architecture and rich history on a 2-hour walking tour. Discover hidden gems, local tips, and captivating stories from expert guides.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Markthal - Our tours start and end at the magnificent Market Hall, situated close to Blaak station. Explore the hall before or after the tour for gourmet food and fantastic souvenirs, before heading into the nearby city center.
  • Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk - This 15th-century basilica is one of the few structures that survived the WWII city…
What's Included
  • A great storyteller as a guide
  • Local Stories
  • Cultural Insights
  • Local Tips
  • Architecture
What's Not Included
  • Tips, this is a tip based tour
  • Food and Drinks
  • Transportation (we walk everything)
Additional Information

Join us for a 2-hour stroll through Rotterdam and witness the striking contrast between its postmodern architecture and its poignant history. Originating as a small fishing village 800 years ago, the city rapidly evolved into the Netherlands’ key transport hub and a major destination for cruise ships. On 14 May 1940, the city center was bombed by the…

Location
Westnieuwland 501
Westnieuwland
We gather at the main entrance of the Market Hall 15 minutes before the start of the tour, close to Blaak station. You can recognize your guide by the white umbrella and a sign in their hands, find out standing in front of the main entrance's revolving doors.Our tour ends right where we start.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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430kameliai
Oct 4, 2024
Nice walk - Nice walk in Rotterdam! We have a special view of this city. Impressive despite the bad weather a nice experience
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457leoa
Sep 30, 2024
Mewes was a brilliant guide! - Mewes was so good, funny and informative. Great 2 hour tour. Only 3 of us init and we took in all key points. Was great to have the city explained to us!!!! Well worth doing!!
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Hatebookinghotelroom
Sep 29, 2024
We would recommend this 2 hour tour - Mewis was our very funny, informative and entertaining guide. The weather was cold and rainy but he kept his & our spirts up the whole time.
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Jackrlar
Sep 26, 2024
Excellent way to learn about Rotterdam - Excellent 2 hour walking tour of Rotterdam. Danielle is an excellent guide, knowledgeable, friendly, flexible and made all of us feel comfortable on our little journey together. This tour gives a quick and easy view of Central Rotterdsm. We expanded on our tour the next 2 days on our own.
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Ivonne_s
Sep 26, 2024
Róterdam the great - We enjoyed the walk around the historic places , our tour guide was friendly, funny and knowledgeable . Thank you
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Paul_r
Sep 26, 2024
Great Guide - We had never visited the city before but enjoyed the stories from the guide. He was very informative knowledgeable
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Darrell_l
Sep 19, 2024
Great tour - I got no response on the contract your guide. But found him when it was time. Pace was good. Interesting historical context. Guide proud of his city.
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W8917zasabrinam
Sep 18, 2024
Great walking tour!! - Fantastic walking tour!! Our tour guide Bram was super nice, friendly and knowledgeable!! The stops on the tour are at major points in the city which help to suggest the best places to visit while you are here. The tour gives a great history of the city and provides insight into the culture. This tour was one of the highlights of our trip to Rotterdam and we highly recommend it!!
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Cathy_a
Oct 11, 2024
Misleading booking - Mewis, our guide, was very friendly and entertaining. However our tour was a lot more walking than talking. Also sometimes he spoke too fast so it was hard to understand what was being said. When we booked we paid so we assumed that was the charge for the tour. When we met the guide he said it was a free tour. We have been on many tours and free tours and understand the difference but never have we paid and then told it was a free tour. Supposedly what we paid was a booking fee that we have never heard of and definitely disagree with.
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Andreas_p
Sep 30, 2024
Guide was too "funny", info on Rotterdam was very little. - Unfortunately it was raining cats and dogs. The guide could not hold the group together. So a lot of information got lost.
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up to 5 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).