NETHERLANDS · LEIDEN TOURS
The good leiden tours go weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 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.”
Explore Leiden with a flexible smartphone puzzle game, visiting Rembrandt sites, old gates, parks, bridges, and the Burcht detour.
“A very nice challenging trip, the basic version was tricky enough and we saw nice parts of the city. Highly recommended!Auto-translated”
Explore Leiden’s landmarks with app-based puzzles, from Molenmuseum de Valk to Koornbrug, for an affordable private city walk.
“Foi horrível a experiência. O endereço do ponto de encontro nao existia. Só consegui fazer a primeira estação. Depois o aplicativo bloqueou e perdi tudo.”
Explore Leiden’s lesser-known stories on a two-hour small-group walk with local guide Suha, from Central Station to Beestenmarkt.
“Suha is the most amazing guide!!! Loaded with stories and locale hidden gems! We travel a fair bit would rate his tour in the top 5%, simply fabulous!!!!”
Walk Leiden’s polders, rivers, farms, and historic windmills on a private, easy-paced tour with local guide Punartha.
“I got my tour in Netherlands arranged by Punartha of "Holiday in Holland " and he accompanied us ina Nature walk.That was cool and his brought tea and biscuits cor us to have half way. He was very much customer oriented and caring. 🙏”
Make a genuine leather tote in a 19th-century Leiden home with personal instruction, custom engraving, coffee, and small-group care.
“This leather purse making session was absolutely amazing! Emma ant LEERzam Leiden is absolutely lovely to work with and we very much enjoyed our time with her. The purses we made came out BEAUTIFUL! Would highly recommend this studio/Viator offering!!”
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.”
Cruise the Kagerplassen from Warmond for Dutch windmills, polder scenery, comfort, and an easy one-hour outing from Leiden.
“Wonderful way to experience and learn about this fascinating area! Clean, comfortable boat and great service”
Explore Leiden’s canals, Rembrandt connections, university history, and wartime courage on a private 1.5-hour walking tour.
Pick a canal, a gallery or a village.
