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A historic building, a modern art museum, and futuristic architecture. 1
A group of people standing in front of a sculpture in an urban setting. 2
A group of people standing in front of a building with a unique geometric design. 3
An indoor market with people shopping and vendors selling food. 4
A modern building with a unique geometric design, featuring multiple levels and a prominent tower. 5

Rotterdam Must Do Tour: Highlights, History, WW2 and Architecture

By Trigger Tours
9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$47 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

This 2-hour guided walking tour takes you from the newly built Central Station, past architecturally iconic locations, and buildings such as The Timmerhuis, designed by the world-famous architects of OMA, and the Markthal, Europe's most unique and beautiful covered market. Your guide will expose you to the everyday life and history of the city.

Meet your guide at Rotterdam's Central Station and learn about the Town Hall, St. Lawrence Church, and Europe's first high-rise building. Hear about what happened during the World War II bombing and why the wealth of modern architecture is so abundant in Rotterdam.

Next, your guide will take you to see the city's modern structures. Admire the impressive new Markthal, the renowned Cube Houses, and the Erasmus Bridge. Keep walking through beautiful shopping streets and experience the modern Rotterdam lifestyle. As you go along, feel free to ask your guide any questions about the city you may have.

Activity location

  • Rotterdam
    • Rotterdam, The Netherlands, The Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Stationsplein 10
    • 10 Stationsplein
    • 3013 AJ, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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Large-group tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
AU$46.54 x 1 AdultAU$46.54
Total
Price is AU$46.54

Small-group tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00 AM
Price details
AU$59.60 x 1 AdultAU$59.60
Total
Price is AU$59.60

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    A local guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Food and drinks

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Rotterdam

  • 2h
Join this 2-hour tour with a local guide and explore the city of Rotterdam. Learn about the city's history, harbor, and architecture. Visit the city's iconic places such as the Cube Houses, Markthal, and the Coolsingel.

Rotterdam Centraal Station

  • 30m
Meet your guide at the central station of Rotterdam. Here your guide will introduce himself and tell you about the architecture of the city.

Groot Handelsgebouw

  • 10m
Completed in 1953 it is one of the first major buildings built after the bombing of Rotterdam in the Second World War.

Shopping District - West-Kruiskade

  • 10m
The Kruiskade and the West-Kruiskade are well-known shopping streets in the center of Rotterdam.

Lijnbaan

  • 10m
The Lijnbaan is the main shopping street of Rotterdam. It was opened in 1953, as the main pedestrian street in the new shopping district, after the old shopping district was completely destroyed during the bombing of Rotterdam

Luchtsingel

  • 10m
The Luchtsingel is wooden pedestrian bridge of 390 meters. It connects Rotterdam North with Rotterdam Center and brings new life to a forgotten area. This part of the city had been abandoned for years and was dominated by vacancy and neglect.

Nieuwe Delftse Poort

  • 10m
The Delftsche Poort in Rotterdam was a city gate, the last of which was built in 1764. Fifty years later, a reconstruction in steel, designed by the artist Cor Kraat, was erected on virtually the original site of the Delft gate on the Pompenburg.

Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk

  • 10m
The Sint-Laurenskerk is a Protestant church in Rotterdam. It is the only remnant of the medieval city of Rotterdam. You can also go inside the church for free.

Markthal

  • 30m
The Markthal was designed by architectural firm MVRDV. The grey nature stone building has an archwise structure like a horseshoe. Inside you can find many restaurants and an impressive artwork that shows strongly enlarged fruits, vegetables, seeds, fish, flowers and insects.

Old Harbour

  • 20m
The 'Old Harbour' is the historical hotspot of the Rotterdam city centre, developed itself into a vibrant city area at the north of the Maas river. Here you can also find the famous Cube Houses.

Location

Activity location

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    Rotterdam
    • Rotterdam, The Netherlands, The Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Stationsplein 10
    • 10 Stationsplein
    • 3013 AJ, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

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