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By Holland City Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is £313 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • A private walk through the old centre of Gouda, ending with a tasting of four Gouda cheeses paired with a local Gouda beer.

    • Private walking tour of about 1.5 hours
    • Tasting of 4 different Gouda cheeses, paired with a local Gouda beer
    • Optional pick-up and drop-off by car

    You start at the historic weighing house, where for centuries farmers from the wide area brought their cheese. Your guide then shows you the Gothic town hall, the St. John's Church, the longest church in the Netherlands, the former St. Catherine's guest house that now houses Museum Gouda, and the old fish market by the canal.

    Along the way, you hear stories about Gouda's churches, canals and old facades, and the history behind the city's famous cheese.

    The tour ends at a cheese bar in the centre for the tasting.

    If you have a custom request or special interests, just let us know.

Activity location

  • De Goudse Waag
    • 35 Markt
    • 2801 JK, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • De Goudse Waag
    • 35 Markt
    • 2801 JK, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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Dutch guide

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Dutch

Private tour: Only your own group, with your own guide.
Duration: 2 hours: About 2 hours.
Cheese tasting: A Gouda cheese tasting is included.

Language options: Dutch
Price details
£177.33 x 2 Adults£354.66
Total
Price is £354.66
Until Fri, 6 Nov

English guide

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

Private tour: Only your own group, with your own guide.
Duration: 2 hours: About 2 hours.
Cheese tasting: A Gouda cheese tasting is included.

Language options: English
Price details
£177.33 x 2 Adults£354.66
Total
Price is £354.66
Until Fri, 6 Nov

German guide

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • German

Private tour: Only your own group, with your own guide.
Duration: 2 hours: About 2 hours.
Cheese tasting: A Gouda cheese tasting is included.

Language options: German
Price details
£177.33 x 2 Adults£354.66
Total
Price is £354.66
Until Fri, 6 Nov

Private car pickup (English)

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

Private tour: Only your own group, with your own guide.
Duration: 2 hours: About 2 hours. Plus the drive to and from your pickup location.
Cheese tasting: A Gouda cheese tasting is included.
Private car with driver: We pick you up at a location of your choice, like your hotel, up to 1 hour before the start and drop you off afterwards.
Pickup included

Language options: English
Price details
£396.38 x 2 Adults£792.76
Total
Price is £792.76
Until Fri, 6 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Meeting at a location of your choice in the city centre
  • Inclusions
    Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off by car (if the option is booked)
  • Inclusions
    1.5 Hour Private Walking Tour
  • Inclusions
    All Fees and Taxes
  • Inclusions
    Gouda cheese tasting (paired with a local Gouda beer)
  • Exclusions
    Service charge (optional)

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

De Goudse Waag

  • 15m
Your tour starts at De Waag, the historic weighing house of Gouda. For centuries, farmers from the surrounding area brought their cheese here to be weighed on market days.

Stadhuis Gouda (City Hall)

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
See the Gothic town hall on the Markt, one of the oldest town halls in the Netherlands, and hear about its history. On some days you can go inside with your guide, depending on events.

Sint-Janskerk

  • 20m
Walk around the St. John's Church, the longest church in the Netherlands, famous for its 16th-century stained-glass windows. Your guide tells you about its history and significance.

Museum Gouda

  • 15m
Pass the former St. Catherine's guest house, a medieval hospital that is now home to Museum Gouda.

Rijksmonument De Visbanken

  • 20m
Stop at De Visbanken, the old fish market by the canal, one of the most charming corners of Gouda.

Kaasbar Gouda

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
End your tour at Gouda's Kaasbar for a tasting of four different Gouda cheeses, paired with a local Gouda beer.

Location

Activity location

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    De Goudse Waag
    • 35 Markt
    • 2801 JK, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    De Goudse Waag
    • 35 Markt
    • 2801 JK, Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

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