Our guide Susan was excellent!!! She shared copious amounts of information, tailored the food portion to our likes and dislikes. She shared both historical and current information about the city and the country. She even went out of her way to make sure we got on the right transportation back.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Professional guide
- Private tour
- Food tasting
Excludes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- The meeting point is inside the Rotterdam Central station under the `meeting cloud´. This is right in front of the Tourist information center.
Return
- This tour ends at the Markthal area located at Ds. Jan Scharpstraat 298 3011 GZ Rotterdam.
Itinerary
Then walk to the famous Kruiskade neighborhood, a big multicultural area with shops from all over the world and observe also Rotterdam's Chinatown.
See many hidden architecture and monuments that only most locals know about and walk to Rotterdam's town hall. One of the few buildings that survived the World War II bombing. You will have your first food tasting.
Then walk to the Markthal and cube houses area. The Martkhal has just been opened in 2014 and is one of the most beautiful sights Rotterdam has to offer. See the famous cube houses. At this place, you will get your last two Dutch food tasting.
You will taste four different typical Dutch products, you can choose from the Kroket, Stroopwafel, Dutch Cheese, Herring, and Kibbeling.
The tour ends at the new Markethall, here you can sit down and have another final food tasting. Feel free to ask your guide as many questions as you like.
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Reviews
Amazing city with lots to see and learn about. The food was delicious and interesting at the same time. My favorite city I visited in The Netherlands and our guide was simply amazing!
Our tour did not match the description in”What to expect”. We only had one stop for food tasting- a potato dish. We expected to taste more foods typical of Rotterdam. We were not taken in the Markthall. I would not recommend this tour.
Susan was a very informative guide who took us on a very interesting tour of the city and pointed out the varied architectural sites including a visit to the cube houses. We sampled their special frites with mayo, onions, and peanut sauce, along with some croquets.
We had an excellent day and food tour with Susan. She was flexible as we’d recently done a food tour in Amsterdam so some things could have been the same. She was very helpful at the conclusion to get us where we needed to be.
We had a really lovely tour and thoroughly enjoyed learning from the very knowledgeable Susan! Slight criticism in that we thought it should of been called a walking tour with food, rather than a food walking tour but still found it fantástic and enjoyed the experience
We were booked on this food tour on a Monday morning and nothing was open! We thought it was a food tour so we didn’t eat breakfast. We were starving by the time we did actually try one food. This tour cost 300 for 4 people and our guide spent 30 on food. They should have marketed this tour as a walking tour and NOT a food tour. Very disappointed. I think we should get a credit for half the money. It was only a two hour tour! Guide tried his best but still very disappointed!
Susan was very friendly and knowledgeable about the city. We had a fabulous tour today. She was very nice about not pushing us too fast. I like to take pictures along a tour and she let me do so with no problem. Enjoyed the food tasting, but some of the portions were quite large.
Susan was an excellent tour guide, providing history and examples of current and past culture. We had the opportunity to see the unique architecture that Rotterdam is known for. We had samples of Dutch food that we enjoyed thoroughly.
We were on a short cruise through Europe and fancied seeing Rotterdam in more detail. We met at the Central train station and things got off to a slow start but soon picked up. Our tour guide was passionate about her City and spoke knowledgeably. We stopped about 5 times to taste food which was as diverse as the population of Rotterdam. It’s a very clean City and quite modern in architecture. We finished with a short water taxi ride and then finished the food tasting with Dutch cheese and beer matching. Good value for money and a great way to spend 4 hours
Belgium beer and fresh herring! Susan was delightful! I didn't know Rotterdam was so interesting. She spoke of all the different architecture in the city and the philosophy of the designs. Quite intersting. Also the food hall and fresh herring! Yum!!!
I wanted to advise that while we had a very nice history and architecture tour of Rotterdam- we did not get a food tour as promised. I don’t know what to say. We literally did not sample anything and walked 6 miles. I really am dissatisfied. Not with The guide—she did her job per se giving us a history lesson-but not food—so what was the confusion here? I kept thinking it was going to turn into a food sampling. Like, for example, she said “Now let’s make our way to Chinatown..” but no we didn’t get any food there- we talked about landscaping. I just got frustrated. If you’re looking for a true food tour where you sample local tastes and specialties— this was not it. We even politely contacted the owner to advise him of what happened and got no refund nor apology. So I feel obligated to leave this review.
Michel was an amazing tour guide!!! Informative, personable and entertaining! We would highly recommend!!
Our tour guide Susan was very knowledgeable and personable. We enjoyed seeing the sights, sounds and tasty bites of Rotterdam.
Susan, our tour guide was wonderful. She customized the tour tour to our tastes and experiences. Since we have lived in Germany for three years, we have already experienced some of the "recommended foods" of the The Netherlands. She was also a wealth of information, and told us so much about the culture of Rotterdam. Plus her work with Ukrainian refugees is an inspiration.
The tour was amazing. Stephan is a local and his knowledge of the city was so helpful in understanding what we were seeing. The food is a wonderful add-on, but the experience made the tour worthwhile.
Our tour guide Stephan was amazing! He even helped us navigate Rotterdam after our tour! Thank you!!
The local guide (Stephan) could very well convey the feeling of life in Rotterdam and what it means to live here. The historical background and not to forget the snacks were not neglected either ... ;)
Our guide Stephan was the best! He had so much knowledge about everything. Rotterdam is an amazing city, nothing like Amsterdam. Stephan was very knowledgeable, kind and easy going. The food tastings were delicious. This tour is a MUST DO!! Thank you Stephan, you are the best!
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