Are you ready to explore Leiden through a beautiful city walk through the historic centre? During the Cultural City Walk Leiden, we will walk past the top sights of Leiden in the beautiful historic city centre.
Discover Leiden with city guide
Explore Leiden with your own group, family or team from work. An enjoyable experience with various highlights such as:
- Leiden as a fortified city with the girths, bulwarks, wall towers and city gates and the historical canals that give the city its distinctive character;
- The 500-year-old Academy Building of Leiden University and the Hortus Botanicus of Leiden;
- The St Peter's Church in the heart of lead and the Gravensteen
- The City Hall on the Breestraat and we visit well-known Leiden courtyards;
- Locations of famous Leiden people such as Herman Boerhave, Rembrandt van Rijn and the former home of the Soldier of Orange.
The city tour
- Private guided city tour - exclusively for groups
- Start and departure point: Garenmarkt or Morspoort in Leiden. End usually Pieterskerk or Leiden Castle
- Duration: approx. 1.5 - 2 hours
- Minimum group size: 7 people
- Cost: €20 per person (incl. VAT)
Are you interested? Mail us via info@exploreleiden.nl or fill in the form below.
Book a guide
We would like you to have a beautiful city tour of Leiden so that you have an unforgettable time in our beautiful historical city.
We provide private tours/ city walks for groups of 7 or more.
We can adapt city walks for large groups and/or company outings if required. We are happy to think along with you.
Send me an email at info@exploreleiden.nl or fill in the form on the right. Calling is also possible at 0629-079306 or whatsapp via the whatsapp chat at the bottom right of the page.
What do our guests think of the city walks through Leiden?
”Marcel, you are and will always be my favourite city guide What a fun afternoon. It was really great and we heard and learned many new fun facts about Leiden Really highly recommended!
Janneke Sluiter★★★★★
”What a nice guide and what a history all. I live in delft myself but Leiden is also a top city. All good things come from Leiden.
Marjan Groeneveld★★★★★
”Marcel introduced us to Leiden's rich history in a very pleasant and engaging way. The city harbours countless stories and backgrounds, which we learned a lot more about thanks to him. A fun and informative tour that we highly recommend! Marije and Ernst
Ernst & Marije Vegter★★★★★
”Very enjoyable and informative. Especially the local anecdotes kept everyone captivated. Marcel is a good storyteller with Leidsche humour!
Bart Vink★★★★★
”Marcel told us a lot about Leiden and its history. We found Marcel to be a pleasant native of Leiden with a lot of knowledge and amusing anecdotes. Highly recommended!
Helena de Boer★★★★★
”Our city guide Marcel took us on a great tour of Leiden. The tour was well-constructed, with fascinating stories about the history, hidden courtyards and fun anecdotes. Absolutely recommended.
Nicole van Waterschoot★★★★★
Explore Leiden is an official partner of Leiden & Partners, the city marketing organisation of the city of Leiden, also known as the VVV Leiden. See Leiden Visit for more information on the city of Leiden.
Recently, Explore Leiden has also joined World City Guides, an international network of Dutch-speaking tour guides. See Worldcityguides.com for more information.
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Contact
Explore Leiden
Octavia Avenue 60
2314 CP Leiden
E: info@exploreleiden.nl
T: +31(0)629079306
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