NETHERLANDS · LEIDEN TOURS
The good leiden tours go weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 8 to book early, what each includes and where they differ.
Cruise Leiden’s canals for one hour, passing 88 bridges, City Hall, Hortus Botanicus, and historic sights with a local guide.
“Perfect little trip around Leiden - if you are there for a day, definitely fit this in! Gave us lots of nice information as we went around and then we choose to go to other places based on hearing about it. Very friendly guide, she did the tour in both English and Dutch.”
Cruise Leiden’s canals on a quiet electric boat, with bilingual stories, historic sights, low bridges, and covered seating for cool weather.
“Very enjoyable trip with guide Alexander. We had to duck our heads quite a few times under low bridges, exciting! Lovely to see beautiful Leiden from the water, it gave me more ideas for where I wanted to walk.”
Cruise the Kagerplassen near Leiden and Keukenhof to see working windmills, Dutch polders, villages, and life below sea level.
“A perfect cruise in perfect weather, we saw many interesting things.”
Review of Leiden’s private electric boat rental: canals, parks, pricing, driving tips, drawbacks, and who will enjoy this two-hour outing.
“Everything was great. The boat was easy to navigate. There were some minor problems with a map, because one of the roads was blocked and we couldn’t get through, however there were other options on how to move. Overall, it was great and definitely recommend this activity for groups of people.”
Explore Leiden’s historic Hortus Botanicus, from ancient trees and tropical orchids to carnivorous plants, seasonal blooms, and Japanese gardens.
Explore Leiden on foot, visit Rembrandt’s first studio, see historic gates and churches, and climb the Burcht with a small English-speaking group.
“Our guide PJ was great and very knowledgeable! Leiden is a beautiful city with lots of history. Highly recommend this tour!”
Explore Leiden with a self-guided smartphone scavenger hunt featuring riddles, city sights, GPS clues, and flexible timing for groups of six.
“Lees goed de vraag door, bij sommige vragen staan foto's waar de vraag betrekking op heeft en niet op het onderwerp van het verhaaltje, bekijk het te onderzoeken onderwerp van te voren als er een tijdslimiet aan verbonden is.”
Review of a private Amsterdam tour to Kinderdijk and Delft, Gouda, Leiden, The Hague, or Rotterdam, with honest tips on comfort and value.
“The guide was very professional and knowledgeable. The guide arrived at the pickup point 15mins before the meet up time and we were able to start early. We picked Gouda as our city of choice for visit and had a heritage tour around the old town. On the way to Gouda, we also dropped by a local cheese factory where we tasted some of the local produce. This is a highly recommended tour if you want to see the local and the heritage.”
Pick a canal, a gallery or a village.
