Rotterdam Walk: Architecture & History Tour

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
Meet us 10 minutes before the tour starts in front of the Markthal. You'll recognize us by the white umbrella with an orange logo. Please don't message or call us if you are late, there is no catching up with the group after the start time and the guides can't be reached during the tour.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Mary_d
May 7, 2025
Wonderful walking tour of Rotterdam. - Wonderful walking tour of Rotterdam. Our guide Daniella was informative, engaging, cheerful native of the city. She kept a good walking pace, her English was easy to understand. She took us to places beyond where my Rick Steves guide book took me. So many beautiful pre war buildings.
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Danvogl
May 6, 2025
Excellent tour - Excellent tour and guide. Peter is funny and competent. He gave us a lot of information and tips. We enjoyed the tour very much.
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Toddjc4511vt
May 2, 2025
Mewis' guide to Rotterdam - Mewis was an excellent tour guide! Very funny and personable. I would strongly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Rotterdam.
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Darrel_m
May 2, 2025
Enjoyable Walking Tour - Peter was very knowledgeable and easy to hear. We were the oldsters in the group, so the pace over the 4 kilometers was a bit quick for us. Very enjoyable tour!
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Mypoboysa
Apr 30, 2025
A great tour to do - Danielle was an amazing guide and took us to some very interesting places. There were some great stories and interesting history as well. And the recommendation for where to get great apple pie was perfect!
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Berlstraveller
May 15, 2025
Solo in Rotterda - Really enjoyed learning about rotterdam on foot on a beautiful sunny day. Learnt a lot more then what I had heard of rotterdam
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219sonjac
Apr 24, 2025
Next time without registration 😉 - Very nice guide, good information about the city You can book without registration and give what it was worth after the tour. Will we also try in other cities
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Ralpha_p
Apr 26, 2025
Walking Tour of Rotterdam. - Peter was informative, friendly, and entertaining but his use of several profanities and vulgarities detracted from the presentation. His denial of the role of religion in the Dutch war for independence was contrary to fact. But we saw and learned many interesting things. I would recommend with a caution.
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312ernap
May 26, 2025
Please refund a no show tour guide - I booked a walking tour on Sunday May 25, 2025 @ 1:30 pm 2 adults We met at the revolving doors at the main entrance as requested. @ the Market Hall We were there 1 hour prior to our 1:30 pm We then went outside and waited till 1:45 pm . The guide did not show up ! We left and came back to Amsterdam where we are staying. Booking reference: BR-1216491985 Please refund me the two tickets. Regards Erna Palfi-Towsley
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1dennisa
May 7, 2025
No expierence- tour guide did not show up. - Our tour guide never showed up. We arrived at the main entrance to the Market Hall at10:15am and waited until10:50am. I asked another tour guide if he knew anything about our tour/ guide. He said he had not seen him . The tour was scheduled for May 6, 2025 at 10:30am. Please refund my money. Dennis Arner
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).