Private tour in Rotterdam Walda B

Gouda walking tour with your own art historian and TBL's no 1 guide in the Netherlands

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Walda B.

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My name is Walda and I'm an ART HISTORIAN. I'm a museum and city guide and I teach art history since 1995. I'm an ensured TIDS (by IATA) travel agent and I'm a certified tourguide/hostess with more than 25 years of experience. I'M TOURSBYLOCALS NO. 1 GUIDE IN THE NETHERLANDS with more than 700 real five star reviews! Please contact me if you want a professional private guide to show you the best monuments and museum treasures in the Netherlands, for example in Amsterdam, our beautiful capital, or Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands. Whether you would like a long or short walking tour in Amsterdam, Delft, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen or Maastricht, visit one, two or three museums - for example the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum - go sightseeing - windmills, tulips, fishermen villages - or see places related to your ancestors, by train, luxury car and professional driver or coach for a day or a week. . . whether you want to know more about the romans in Holland, see its beautiful churches or understand modern art. . . whether it is just you, your family and kids, or a group up to 15 people or more. . . If you want a professional tourguide with more than 25 years of experience, please let me prepare a customized tour for you in English or Dutch. Ask anything you want to, take a rest if you need to and enjoy the monuments, the art, the history and the many stories, everything that you want to see and hear! It's your tour! I assure you we'll have a wonderful time: I'm allround, professional, vivid, accurate, cheerful, well-mannered and fun! More interested in exclusive food tours? I encouraged my husband Rob B. for a long time to share his passion for food with travelers and to bring food tours on the ToursByLocals platform to the next level. In 2022, he finally accepted my call to share his love for food with you! PLEASE NOTE: I'm a private guide that offers private tours in the Netherlands. All my private tours are CUSTOM MADE. We can do more/less hours, private transportation (luxury car, minivan, coach and professional driver, a private antique salon boat in Amsterdam with our own captain and drinks onboard), extra places to visit, whatever you would like to see, eat, or do. Please tell me your preferences and I'll prepare the perfect tour for you! My credentials: - Master Art history and Archeology 1996 - professor International Tourism Management at TIO University - Certified TIDS (by IATA) travel agent - Certificate Hostess (and Tour guide) Euro Academy 1990 - Certificate of Proficiency in English, by University of Cambridge, London 1989 - Registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, since 1999 - Permit for guided tours in museums (when timeslots are available) - Official Permit City of Amsterdam for guided tours city center (Red Light District excluded) - Official Permit guided tours Keukenhof tulip gardens - Official Permit guided tours Old Church and New Church Delft - Official Permit guided tours Bruges (Belgium) - Member of ICOM (International Council of Museums) - Driver License - First Aid and AED And: - more than 25 years of experience - highest marketshare of all Toursbylocals guides in The Netherlands since 2017 - the quickest response to my guests of all Toursbylocals guides in The Netherlands - more than 700(!) real 5 star reviews!!! This makes me the no. 1 private guide in the Netherlands for Toursbylocals. My motto: don't follow just any guide, have your own private art historian! Please beware: anyone in Holland can call himself a tourguide, NO RESTRICTIONS! I'm an ART HISTORIAN, professionally trained guide, TIDS (by IATA) travel agent with more than 25 years experience, the highest marketshare since 2017 and 700+ 5 star reviews. Tour list: - Museum tours Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt House, Anne Frank House and more) - Museum tours outside Amsterdam (Frans Hals Museum Haarlem, Mauritshuis The Hague, Royal Delft in Delft, Kroller Muller Otterlo and more) - City walks in Amsterdam, Haarlem, The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Gouda, Utrecht, Den Bosch, Maastricht, Nijmegen (and more). - Boat tours in Amsterdam (private canal cruise on an antique salon boat) and Giethoorn - Daytrips into the countryside (Zaanse Schans or Kinderdijk windmills, Keukenhof tulip gardens and bulb fields, Edam, Volendam and more) - Daytrips or multiple day trips abroad (Ghent/Bruges/Antwerp/Brussels in Belgium, Aachen/Cologne in Germany, Unesco Heritage site places Europe) - Ancestry tours (including research beforehand) - wheelchair accessible tours - VIP private tour Gallery of Honour, Rijksmuseum, AFTER OPENINGS HOURS Please note: all my tours can be customized and they are in your own pace!

Have a question or want to customize this tour? Message Walda B.

Overview of your Rotterdam tour

Gouda is famous for it's tastful cheese, high quality candle sticks and delicious sirop waffles! It is a sweet little town with an interesting history and old buildings like the Town Hall, the Weighing House, picturesque courtyards and splendid stained-glass windows in the largest Gothic church in Holland. IN 2022 WE CELEBRATED GOUDA'S 750ST BIRTHDAY! The charming GOUDA CHEESE MARKET is held every Thursday morning in the Summer, but it's fun to visit Gouda every day of the year! We'll do a walking tour, or visit the St. Jan Church, go shopping, anything you like, whether it is just you, your family and kids, or a group up to 10 people. . . If you want a professional tour guide with more than 20 years of experience, please let me prepare a customized tour in Gouda for you. PLEASE NOTE: all my tours are CUSTOM MADE. We can add more hours, private transportation, pick up from Amsterdam, extra places to visit (The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Keukenhof), whatever you would like to see, eat, or do!

Your Rotterdam tour itinerary

Private walking tour / museum tour in Gouda, starting at Central Station or your hotel in Gouda city center, all the information you need to understand the history of the city, the architecture and delicious cheese and sirop waffles. Enjoy the monuments, the art, the history, the many stories, for example the famous cheese market, the town hall, the beautiful stained glass windows in the church, the museum and/or the hidden courtyard! It's your tour! Ask anything you want to, take a rest if you need to and we can adjust or extend the tour as you wishes, all my tours are custom made! 3 hours walking tour in Gouda.

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Transport details
Type: Walking

This is a walking tour. We do not need transportion in Gouda city center. If needed: (rental) car or minivan/taxi/private coach and driver (for example from Amsterdam or Rotterdam) or a train ticket on request. Please tell me your preferences.

What's included
Other: Included are my services as your private tour guide during the 3 hours tour and my expertise as an experienced art historian. Ask anything you want; it's your tour! Also included are entrance fees for the Cathedral in Gouda. Price of the tour is for a group up to 10 people.
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What's not included
Other: Other entrance fees (Cheese Museum, Gouda Museum), food and drinks, personal expenses, transportation (train/bus/taxi/rental car/minivan/coach and driver, if necessary), pick up from Amsterdam, extra hours, other places to visit, or other services, when required, are not included in this walking tour. I can prepare an all-inclusive tourprice on request.
Meeting location

11 Stationsplein, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, 2801 AK, Netherlands

Let's meet in the entrance hall of Gouda Central Station. I will wear my green Toursbylocals key cord, can't miss! Other locations (your hotel in Gouda city center, the cruise terminal Rotterdam or Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport, other hotel) possible on request, but an extra fee - for transportation and time -may apply. Please tell me your preferences.

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories
Architecture
History
City Highlights
Day Trip
Tour reference number
219987
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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Traveller reviews for this private tour in Rotterdam

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Frequently asked questions

Who is this private tour in Gouda best suited for?

This private tour in Gouda is perfect for travellers who want a personalized experience exploring the city's rich history and culture. Whether you're travelling alone, with family, or in a group of up to 10 people, Walda B. can tailor the tour to your interests. It's also ideal for those who appreciate art history, as Walda brings over 20 years of expertise to the experience.

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Hours icon 3 hours
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Hours icon 3 hours
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