All year round • For groups • With a customized tour we adapt the tour entirely to your wishes. Perfect for a company outing, a bachelor party or a family outing.
All year • t/m 6 people • A smartphone food tour off the beaten track by bike including five tastings and a drink. Explore the city in a different way!
All year • From 8 people • Join us on a bike tour through the Rotterdam (city) harbours and be guided along redeveloped harbours and the immense Waalhaven included with a spectaculair water taxi ride!
All year • From 8 people • See them all! A fun and interactive bike tour Rotterdam highlights with private guide along the Highlights and the lesser known places in the city center.
All year • From 8 people • Get to know the real Rotterdam West: multicultural, creative and progressive. The Wild West bike tour is full of contrasts, energy and ideas.
Apr-Oct • Everyday 11:00 or 14:00 • See them all! A fun and interactive bike tour along the Highlights led by an expert guide.
All year round – Web app with GPS – Get on your bike, open your senses, and let yourself be carried away by the rhythm of the port: at your own pace, with your smartphone as your guide.
All year – Web app with GPS – Pedal past iconic highlights and hidden gems of the city. Rotterdam at its best: at your own pace, with your smartphone as your guide.
Our tours are available for individuals, groups and private parties. We offer three types of bike tours: public tours, private tours and self-guided tours. Anyone can join a public tour, which means you’ll share the experience with other individuals. Private tours are fully exclusive—just for the group you book for! Both public and private tours are led by a guide, while our smartphone tours are self-guided, using an app. Whether you’re coming alone, with friends or family, or looking for a tailored experience with a private guide, we have a tour that fits your needs perfectly.
Our public Highlights Bike Tour are offered daily from April to October and is conducted in English. Prefer to explore the city at your own pace? Then a smartphone highlights bike tour or a smartphone harbor bike tour is a great option. Or a Food ’n Route self-guided bike tour, with delicious tastings, which you can also do via your smartphone. Private bike tours are available year-round at a time that suits you. For a custom tour, we fully tailor the experience to your wishes!
Whether you love history, adventure, or great food, there’s always a bike tour Rotterdam that suits you!
See them all! A route in the city centre along the Highlights of Rotterdam with an expert guide. Along the Market Hall, Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, Erasmus Bridge and the Cube Houses.
Read moreSee them all, on your own terms! A route in the city centre along the Highlights of Rotterdam with a smartphone guide. Along the Market Hall, Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, Erasmus Bridge and the Cube Houses.
Read moreExplore Rotterdam West, a surprising district full of contrasts and initiatives. Including Historic Delfshaven, the Floating Farm, the West-Kruiskade and the Justus van Effencomplex.
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You start in the city harbors, cycle along historical and modern quays, and experience the harbor in all its forms. Not a route to quickly tick off, but a real experience for those who want to feel the soul of Rotterdam. You will also take a fun watertaxi ride with bike to the M4H!
Read moreA self-guided food tour through Rotterdam. On your own, accompanied by an online guide, you will follow a fun bike route through the city and enjoy five tastings.
Read moreAre you looking for a customized tour for your group? A team outing, company outing, friends weekend or farewell to a colleague. We like to make something special of it, completely adapted to your wishes.
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How can you see a lot of Rotterdam in a short time? A bike tour is the perfect way—fast, relaxing, and enjoyable! No hassle with public transport or wandering aimlessly around the city—on a bike, you can easily ride from one highlight to the next. We believe it’s important to share interesting facts about Rotterdam while keeping the tour interactive for the perfect balance. Our guides don’t just tell stories—they help you truly experience the city. You’ll taste, smell, feel, and explore Rotterdam in a way you won’t forget!
Join a highlights bike tour through Rotterdam. Get on your bike and discover Rotterdam in 2.5 hours. Together with a guide, you will dive into history, see groundbreaking architecture, smell the port and hear stories from real Rotterdammers. From the Markthal to Katendrecht, from street art to skyline – you will see it all. At the end, you will understand Rotterdam. You will feel the city. And you will have started to love it a little. Would you rather explore at your own pace? Go for a smartphone highlights bike tour.
Or join a harbor bike tour where a guide will take you to explore the port of Rotterdam: the beating heart of the city. Here you can feel the activity around you: gigantic ships sail back and forth, cranes lift heavy containers, and everywhere you hear the sound of working machines. The fresh sea air and the view of the vast water make this place impressive. You will learn how Rotterdam has grown into a global player in shipping and trade, while experiencing the dynamics up close. Would you rather explore at your own pace? Go for a smartphone harbor bike tour.
Or would you rather cycle to the rugged and creative Rotterdam-West, with our Wild West bike tour where street art and hidden courtyards surprise you. This is the ‘wild side’ of the city, full of lively markets and multicultural influences. The smells of freshly prepared dishes from all corners of the world fill the air and you feel like making a culinary stop.
Fancy a culinary discovery tour without a guide? With Food ’n Route you set the pace yourself while enjoying delicious snacks and special stories. Jump on your bike or put on your walking shoes and let yourself be guided by a carefully mapped out route along the hidden culinary gems of Rotterdam. Along the way you will be accompanied by an online guide who will tell you everything about the city, its entrepreneurs and the flavours that typify Rotterdam. From artisanal chocolatiers to innovative street food entrepreneurs – every stop is a new surprise. You will visit five unique locations, where you will be treated to tasty tastings that together form a complete lunch.
Don’t wait any longer—immerse yourself in the Rotterdam adventure. A bike tour Rotterdam is more than just an activity; it’s an unforgettable experience. Book your tour today and let yourself be carried away by the stories, flavors, and impressions of this amazing city!
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Go off track with us and see Rotterdam from a different side. Discover new areas and new perspectives. We love to surprise you.. even if you know the city well!
We choose for small. Bigger groups are welcome, but are split in smaller ones. Small for us stands for: interaction, demand-driven and flexibility. We like to cooperate and visit small local entrepreneurs who value quality above quantity and are devoted to the community.
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• Making real contact. Who are you, what moves you and with what can we make your time special?
• Keep the tour interactive. No endless monologues, but a dialogue, an exploration, a journey of discovery where there is room for spontaneity.
• To work together with small Rotterdam (food) entrepreneurs where a warm welcome is self-evident and who create something special with their product, service and management.
• Being aware of the impact we have on our environment: to ensure that we have a positive rather than harmful impact.
We work with a team of inspired and knowledgeable guides. All of them are Rotterdam residents with a passion for the city. Our guides are experienced in working with a wide variety of groups, from Highschool groups to VIPs. This allows them to respond directly to the needs and dynamics of the group. They are knowledgeable about, and in many cases educated in, a range of subjects, from architecture and art to Dutch history, culture and public administration.
• Transport by bike or on foot, and also for the most environmentally friendly transport option available.
• We respect local customs.
• We do not offer tours that harmpeople, wildlife, the environment or natural resources.
• We prefer tours and activities that benefit local communities
• We support local innovative, cultural, circular and sustainable initiatives by visiting them during our tour. See Inside Impact.
• In October 2023 we obtained the Travelife Certified sustainability certification. For more information see Travelife.info.
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