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Discover Eindhoven on a private walking tour. With your own knowledgeable local guide, you explore the Netherlands’ most forward-looking city where industry, design, and technology come together.
Once an industrial hub and the birthplace of Philips, Eindhoven reinvented itself into the City of Light and the capital of Dutch innovation. During this private guided tour, your guide explains how creativity, modern architecture, and design culture shaped the city’s unique identity.
Depending on your interests, you can explore Strijp-S, the former Philips factory district turned creative hotspot, or walk through the city center with its bold post-war architecture and modern public spaces. Because this is a private walking tour, the route and focus can be adapted to you.
The private tour of Eindhoven normally lasts about 1.5 hours and takes place entirely on foot. The pace is flexible, making this guided walking tour ideal for travelers curious about modern Dutch culture and innovation.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Meet your guide at the Frits Philips monument. Staying in the centre of Eindhoven (within about 1 km)? Choose your hotel at checkout and your guide will meet you there on foot.
Our guide will be waiting for you in front of the Frits Philips Monument. If you would like the tour to start somewhere else, please let us know.
Itinerary
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118 Septemberplein
Start on the 18 Septemberplein, named after the day Eindhoven was liberated in 1944. Look out for the tube-shaped entrances of the underground bike parking, where archaeological finds from medieval Eindhoven are on display.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2De Blob
See the Blob, a striking glass building with irregular, flowing shapes, and its smaller sister across the square, the Bubble. Your guide explains how bold architecture became part of Eindhoven's identity.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Walk to the Lichttoren, the light tower of a former Philips lamp factory. Its name comes from the lamps that once lit up the tower in the evening, visible far beyond the city.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Philips Museum
Pass the Philips Museum, housed in the building where Philips started making light bulbs in 1891. Your guide tells you how this small factory grew into a world-famous company. You see the museum from the outside.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
End your tour in the Dommel tunnel, known for its colorful murals inspired by the Monty Python sketch 'The Ministry of Silly Walks'. Locals call it the Silly Walks Tunnel, so feel free to try a silly walk yourself!
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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