Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour
Traveler rating
5.0/5
Based on 6 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour worth booking?
Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour is a 3-hour experience in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from $263 per person. It scores 62 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Solid Choice”, based on a 5/5 rating across 6 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 62 / 100
- Rating
- 5/5 (6)
- Duration
- 3 hours
- From
- $263 per person
Would you like to get acquainted with the futuristic ideas in all the different areas of urban life there is? Are you curious to see what Europe will look like in the 22nd century? Then we would like to invite you to this Rotterdam tour! There are so many fascinating things to discover in Rotterdam: modern architecture, fabulous landscape design projects, social or technological innovations, contemporary street art, innovative fashion projects like clothing made of orange peel, delicious food, and many other things, that will definitely blow your imagination! Our road will take us to all of the most famous and absolutely amazing buildings, such as a futuristic church, The Cube Houses, Erasmus Bridge, the first European skyscraper, ‘The Pencil’ and ‘The Apple’ buildings and, of course, Markthall. More tours(food, history, street art, architecture, modern art, museums, small towns, countryside, by bikes, ships, balloons, photo tours) in the Netherlands on Snurk.Travel.
What you get
About this experience
Would you like to get acquainted with the futuristic ideas in all the different areas of urban life there is? Are you curious to see what Europe will look like in the 22nd century? Then we would like to invite you to this Rotterdam tour! There are so many fascinating things to discover in Rotterdam: modern architecture, fabulous landscape design projects, social or technological innovations, contemporary street art, innovative fashion projects like clothing made of orange peel, delicious food, and many other things, that will definitely blow your imagination! Our road will take us to all of the most famous and absolutely amazing buildings, such as a futuristic church, The Cube Houses, Erasmus Bridge, the first European skyscraper, ‘The Pencil’ and ‘The Apple’ buildings and, of course, Markthall. More tours(food, history, street art, architecture, modern art, museums, small towns, countryside, by bikes, ships, balloons, photo tours) in the Netherlands on Snurk.Travel.
What's included
Included
- Certified Guide
Not included
- Tea and coffee
- Snacks
- Entrance tickets
What you'll see and do
Rotterdam
Innovative public spaces - there will be a lot of impressive social and technological projects on our way, such as yellow wooden road, eco-farm on the rooftop and a garden designed by Piet Oudolf! Let’s find out more about landscape design, social initiatives and Dutch developments in technology, that makes our world better;
30 minutes here
Rotterdam
Street sculptures and graffiti - this city is a treasure for every art lover! Strolling through the city, we will constantly find more and more public art pieces. Each of them has its wonderful stories that we would like to share with you;
15 minutes here
Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk
Old city hall building and Laurenskerk - even though Rotterdam looks very modern, there are still some parts of the city, that recall the old history of the city! There we would like to tell more about history and introduce some main figures!
15 minutes here
Markthal
Markthal - fantastic project by MVRDV, that combines an accomodation and market hall. There you can learn more about architecture and public spaces! In addition, we will not miss an opportunity to walk through the market, where you can try best food in the whole city! Would like to taste some herring, homemade truffle sausages, Dutch wine, farmer cheese or some ethical food? Let’s do it!
30 minutes here
Erasmus Bridge
Erasmus Bridge and OMA by Rem Koolhaas - best place to enjoy city view and to get acquainted with the opposite side of Rotterdam!
15 minutes here
The Cube Houses - perhaps, one of the most famous sights of Rotterdam! There we would like to tell about architectural movements of the 20th century, social housing and have a look around the other famous objects, such as ‘The Pencil’ and The Apple’ buildings.
Pass by without stopping
Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Rotterdam
We will meet in front of the monument “Ode aan Marten Toonder”, next to Rotterdam Blaak station and the Cube Houses
Hotel pickup
No pickup: everyone meets at the start point.
Ends at
Returns to the starting point
Before you book
- Cancellation
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Languages
- ru, uk, en, pl
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 15 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- Snurk.Travel
Know before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Photos
What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 6 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
Knowledge and storytelling
4 mentionsReviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
The guide
3 mentionsTravelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.
Photo opportunities
2 mentionsThe views and photo stops come up again and again.
Good for families
2 mentionsReviewers traveling with kids report it landed well with their group.
Traveler reviews
6 verified traveler reviews for Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Great tour
Just wanted to thank the host, because the tour was really awesome, we've seen many places, the public ones and some hidden gems as well. Those nice views we also covered by fascinating stories!
Response from the operator: Thank you very much! We are very happy you enjoyed your time in Rotterdam!
via Tripadvisor
Bridge to the future: a few words about the wonderful tour guide Danil Hochlovic.
Confusion... no, more powerful... loss, confusion. It's a strangely overwhelming feeling not to recognize the city you've lived in for over twenty years. Had I not gone on this excursion offered by Snurk.Travel / Your own Holland six years ago, my husband and I would have shown classic city symbols to relatives and friends visiting Rotterdam: The Town Hall (Stadhuis), the modernist 45° Cube Houses (Kubuswoningen), the Indoor Market (Markthal), the Central Library similar to the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the House-Sharpened Pencil (Potloodhuis), the first skyscraper in Europe, the White House (Withuis), the Port of Rotterdam. All these attractions our guide Danja (Hochlovic) will show us too. And easily and interestingly, without overloading with dates, will tell about them. He'll tell me as if he was born in Rotterdam and spent his whole life studying and admiring the city. Involuntarily, you'll look at the building dozens of times over. The group gathered at Grand Central Station. Logically, we started with this unusual building that resembles a space art object. Someone's got a bright shark mouth. In memory of the old station – station clock, and the letters folding into the “Central station” on the facade. The roof of the station above the tracks is equipped with 130,000 solar panels. Expected to head straight to the extraordinary houses of Rotterdam, which tourists from all over the world are eager to see. Let's say the Cube Houses or the Cactus House, made of rounded petal plates, each topped by a glazed loggia or wave-shaped balcony with a swimming pool and hanging gardens. But Dania led us in a completely different direction. In my sense, to the "backyards" of the city. When I came to the Netherlands in the early nineties to visit my Dutch husband, he strictly forbade me to walk alone in that direction. There was the then infamous Perron Zero in the parking lot next to the station, where hundreds, maybe thousands, of addicts from almost all over the world gathered from 1987 to the end of 1994 to get free methadone and clean syringes. With this “magnet”, invented by Pastor Hans Visser out of compassion for these unfortunates, the city centre was free of drug addicts. I had no desire to walk in that neighborhood. At the time, we lived in Nieuwekerk aan den IJssel, a well-fed bourgeois town near Rotterdam in which the inhabitants washed their windows every week and kept their curtains up: "nothing that looks through the windows and sees us, but we will also look at them." Rotterdam, especially in the evenings, had a grim impression: deserted windy grey streets, with passers-by occasionally running into the distance. It seemed like you were in a ghost town that gave rise to vaguely disturbing anxiety. So, following Daniel's composition of the excursion, we headed to a part of the city I had imagined to be neglected. Bypassed the office buildings and ... set foot on a bright sunny yellow street carpet. On the right is a red car smashing through the wall – a symbol that breaks the dead wall between a rich and poor neighborhood. We pass through the arch and end up on the patio. On the walls of the surrounding buildings? No. When you look at the graffiti you don't understand what's being depicted. On them, the street “artist” is most likely trying to immortalize his name or that of his beloved. And here are more or less intelligible pictures with a powerful message. Which one? Danya tells us about it. My first street art knowledge. It'll be a while and I'll have Dana give us a street art tour of all of Rotterdam. During the tour, I will constantly wonder in my mind: “How come? I walked through it a hundred times, ran through it, and just glanced at the paintings on the walls without thinking. And there's a whole history of Rotterdam! Everybody hurry, hurry...” On the opposite side of the patio, the bright yellow that goes into the sky is almost blinding. Climb the sunny steps to the high bridge of rough De Luchtsingel wood. I was wondering how to translate. Literally, it's "Air Belt," but I also like Google's translation of "Air Girth." This 390-metre long wooden footbridge has connected the centre and north of Rotterdam since 2014: Schieblok is a building housing the studios of architects, designers and other creative people - with Hofbogen, which for a century ran trains between Rotterdam and the seaside resort of Scheveningen. Now in the arches under the old railway viaduct stretch 2 kilometers quaint boutiques and designer shops, fancy restaurants, bars and cafes with sun-drenched summer terraces. And on the bridge itself, you can take the elevator to the sixth floor and walk to the seventh, where the DakAkker is located on the roof of the Schieblock and overlooks the main street of Rotterdam with the Town Hall. DakAkker is the largest open-air farm of 1000 m2 in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe, growing vegetables, edible flowers and fruits, and keeping bees. Immediately in the pavilion is a bistro where you can enjoy delicious biological food decorated with edible flowers and drink a shot of wine or marvelous coffee. When we were there with our Daniel, it was called Op Het Dak Bistro. Unfortunately, it failed the crown and moved to Ted's Place with a slightly different concept. But it's still cozy and delicious enough. DakAkker, by the way, is open for public events such as harvest festivals, lunches and seminars. We can get married here, too. The bridge, an initiative of the Rotterdam architectural firm ZUS, supported in 2011 by the city municipality, was financed largely by Rotterdam residents themselves through a crowdfunding campaign. De Luchtsingel and Hofbogen became symbols of the Rotterdam revival. According to the Lonely Planet guidebook, Rotterdam is now one of the “five best cities in the world,” and CNN even talked about “Dubai in the Polders.” In a word, the bridge breathed in, "enveloped the air" in a forgotten part of the city that for years had been at the mercy of emptiness and neglect. Rotterdam rallied, united. Today, my city impresses not only tourists, but also the residents themselves with modern architecture, fine cuisine and vibrant cultural life. In 2015, the Academy of Urbanism named Rotterdam a "laboratory of European architecture" and recognized Rotterdam as the best European city in the Urbanism Awards. Rotterdam is worth coming to see what the cities of the future will be like: ride driverless buses, see floating pavilions and gardens on the water, live in solar-heated houses, walk on the green roofs of buildings open to the public, admire sheep grazing peacefully on the slopes next to the motorway. And our tour guide Danja showed me "Bridge to the Future", about which in hustle and hassle she knew nothing. Thank him very much. Now I take my guests (to my chagrin my husband was gone three years ago) to this part of Rotterdam and always talk about Dana, our unique, unusually erudite tour guide, in love with Rotterdam.
Response from the operator: Благодарим вас за столь теплый и невероятно детальный отзыв! Хотим сказать, что это самый большой отзыв, который мы когда-либо получали! Мы все, а Даня особенно, невероятно польщены этим! Спасибо! Очень ждем новой встречи с вами :)
via Tripadvisor (translated)
Amazing day in Rotterdam
I was on a tour with Danya as an individual walk through the city. It was amazing, so many new places, and I've been to Rotterdam 7 or 8 times already. Walking with locals is definitely an interesting experience. I recommend Danya as an excellent guide. Thanks a lot!
Response from the operator: Thank you so much for your feedback! Danya hopes to see you back again!
via Tripadvisor
Happy day in Rotterdam
my family and I were on a tour of Rotterdam in the spring of 2019. Danny walked around the city with us. He manage to make this sunny day truly intense. It is huge luck to have someone with you, who knows and lives the city. The story was very informative, but at the same time light and interesting. Even our 7 year old daughter was not bored at all. Highly recommend sharing your day with Danny if you get the chance! I am sure you’ll not regret!
Response from the operator: Dear Oksana, thank you for those kind words! Daniel is very happy to receive this review :)
via Tripadvisor
Interesting and fun
If you like interesting excursions to new places and you find yourself in Rotterdam in search of new experiences, you should definitely contact Danny! We traveled as a family of 2 adults and 2 children, one of whom was 5 years old and the other 17 years old. We booked a private tour of Rotterdam. Danny coped with his task perfectly, because everyone was interested and fun!!!
Response from the operator: Thank you so much! We are happy you enjoyed your time in the Netherlands!
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation
- Up to 24h before
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $263 to $460
- Hotel pickup
- No pickup, meet at start point
- Booked in 30 days
- 2
- Verdict
- Solid Choice
Who runs this experience
Operated by Snurk.Travel, who run 26 experiences we rank across 8 cities, with an average Outty Ranking of 50.6.
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Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Rotterdam.
How much does Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour cost?
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Prices start at $263 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Rotterdam usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour take?
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Plan for about 3 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Rotterdam is not rushed.
Is Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 62 out of 100, which we label "Solid Choice". That score blends traveler sentiment (5/5 across 6 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Rotterdam, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour?
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Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.
Is Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 3-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour?
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Around 2 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Rotterdam can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Rotterdam and add a light layer if any part of the 3-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Rotterdam within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Rotterdam?
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On Outty we rank every Rotterdam experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Rotterdam Walk: Highlights, Architecture, Gems & WWII | 2 or 3hrs, Rotterdam Bike Tour - all the Highlights, Rotterdam Walking Food Tour with Delicious Tastings. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Rotterdam?
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Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Rotterdam?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour?
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Included: Certified Guide. Not included: Tea and coffee; Snacks; and Entrance tickets. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Where is the meeting point for Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour?
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We will meet in front of the monument “Ode aan Marten Toonder”, next to Rotterdam Blaak station and the Cube Houses Hotel pickup is not included, so plan your own transport and arrive 15 minutes early.
What languages is Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour offered in?
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It is offered in Russian, Ukrainian, English and Polish. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
What happens to Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour if the weather is bad?
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It generally runs rain or shine, so dress for the forecast in Rotterdam. Standard cancellation terms apply: free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
What do travelers say about Rotterdam Travel to the Future Walking Tour?
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Across 6 reviews averaging 5.0 out of 5, recurring themes include knowledge and storytelling, the guide, photo opportunities. Reviewers describe the commentary as informative rather than scripted.
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