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On this full-day private tour, you’ll explore two quintessentially Dutch towns, each with its own unique story. In Delft, the birthplace of Vermeer and home of Delft Blue pottery, you stroll along tranquil canals and past centuries-old façades as our guide brings the city’s history to life. From William of Orange to the Dutch Golden Age. Visit the Royal Delft Museum and the city’s churches, and enjoy a relaxed lunch on a picturesque square.
In Gouda, you’ll walk through medieval streets and over the lively market square, admire the iconic 15th-century Town Hall, and marvel at the stained-glass masterpieces of St. John’s Church. Learn about the city’s rich mercantile past at the old weighing house, where you’ll also enjoy a cheese tasting of Gouda’s most famous product.
This tour includes lunch, museum and church admissions, a cheese tasting, two short tuk-tuk rides, and transfers between the two cities. You can start in either Delft or Gouda. And as always: you determine the pace.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
If you book an option that includes a pick-up and drop-off, you will be picked up from the location you select, up to 1 hour before the tour starts. You are dropped off again afterwards. We will contact you beforehand to coordinate this. If you book an option that does not include a pick-up and a drop-off, you will meet your guide at the meeting point.
Itinerary
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The tour starts at the historical weighing house of Gouda. For centuries, this is where farmers from the wide area used to come to get their cheese weighed on market days.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
You'll see the charming gothic town hall of Gouda and you';; learn more about its history and significance.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
This is the longest (not tallest!) church of the Netherlands, with the first building phase starting in 1272! Learn more about the building, its history and historical significance.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4
You'll see the former St-Catharine's guest house that now houses Museum Gouda.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5
De Visbanken is an area in Gouda where fish used to be cleaned and prepared, already from 1588! Learn about this charming place and enjoy the view.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
You and your guide will now enter the Cheese Weighing House and learn all about the building and Gouda's most famous product. This visit also includes a cheese tasting.
1 hour • Admission ticket included -
7
On your way yo Station Gouda, you will see some more charming streets, and the city's outer canal
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8
After a transfer of 38 minutes, you will arrive in Delft.
38 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9
We will first make our way to the Beestenmarkt, a former market square for animal markets. Here you will have lunch with your guide. Two drinks per person are also included.
1 hour • Admission ticket free -
10Markt
Here in the center of the city, we will find The second-tallest church of The Netherlands! Do you know who's buried underneath? I'll tell you all about it. Also learn about that statue of a man, and the stunning old town hall.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11Old Church
We are now in the old beer brewing quarter of Delft. Where did the brewers go? We will also see the Old Church, perhaps the most recognizable building of the city. How old is it exactly and why is it so skewed? Who knows.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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This place has played a deciding role in Dutch history. The Father of the Fatherland was assassinated here! Let's find out more about it.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
13
On our way down the Oude Delft canal, we will pass by a heavily decorated facade, that of the Gemeenlandshuis. What is this building and why was it so important?
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
14
You will make your way to the south of the city. We will pass by a large former weapons Armory of the V.O.C. Let's find out more about Delft's role in the golden days of the Dutch Republic. Also around here, we can take a look at the exact spot where Vermeer was standing when he made his painting 'View of Delft'.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
15Royal Delft - Koninklijke Porceleyne Fles
You will be transferred to the Royal Delft Museum/Factory, just outside the city center. Entrance tickets are included.
1 hour 20 minutes • Admission ticket included
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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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.
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