Discover Delft with a guide
Discover Delft and get all the ins & outs of the city? Choose a guided tour. This way you will discover the most beautiful historical sites and hidden gems of Delft!
Check out the best guided tours in Delft below. Looking for more information? Then drop in at VVV Delft Houttuinen 6).
Gilde Delft
Gilde Delft employs volunteers who would love to tell you more about their city. The tours consist of small groups, so there is plenty of personal attention. Be surprised by the historical stories with your own twist!
- Daily
- Start time: 14:00
- Duration: 1.5 hours
- Price: € 7.50 per person
- Language: Dutch
- Start: Vermeer Centrum Delft, Voldersgracht 21
You can register at the VVV Delft desk, the Vermeer Centrum Delft desk or via the Gilde Delft website. You can also send Gilde Delft an e-mail
Please note! There are no boarding walks in December and January, but city tours are available on request. This can be done at any time of the day.
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Explore Delft
With Explore Delft, you can join a walking, cycling or evening tour through Delft. There are also possibilities to combine this with, for example, a high tea or a canal cruise. Or do you have another idea? Explore Delft is happy to create a perfect tailor-made tour.
- Rate: prices per guide: for 1 hour €93, 1 ½ hours €130, 2 hours €166.
- Language: Dutch, English, Spanish, German, French
You can sign up for a tour via the Explore Delft website.
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Guide service Delft
Gidsenservice Delft offers a fun city walk for your own group (max 25 persons). Together with your friends, family or colleagues, you walk along the highlights of Delft, and get to know the city in an approachable way.
- Rate: prices per guide: for 1 hour €85, 1 ½ hours €120, 2 hours €150.
- Language: Dutch, English, French, Spanish
Register for the city walk via the website.
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Do Delft
Do Delft's city walks are informative, sometimes practical, but always relaxed and fun. Whether it is winter, spring, summer or autumn, Do Delft always surprises you with an informative city walk.
Rate: 1 hour € 80 per group, 1.5 hours € 100 per group, 2 hours € 140 per group
At Do DELFT, you are also at the right address for the Delft scooter tour. Few means of transport give as much fun as the scooter. So fun is guaranteed! Not least because besides a short tour through the charming city centre, we will mainly explore the surroundings. So get on one of our yellow rascals and you will be surprised by the city of orange & blue in a special and active way.
Language: Dutch, English or German
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Explore TU Delft with a guide
Discover the world of TU Delft with various guided tours! Enthusiastic students guide you through the campus and offer a unique look behind the scenes of the university.
Explore the state-of-the-art labs and research facilities during the Backstage Tours. Be surprised by the innovative ideas that come to life here. Take a look at the Dream Hall, an inspiring workspace where student teams work together on ground-breaking projects. Or choose the backstage tour in The Green Village, TU Delft's open-air laboratory, where sustainable solutions for the future are developed.
The tours are not only educational, but also fun for the whole family. Join the technology tour and discover the world of technology and science together.
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Happy Matters city tour
Do you really want to get to know Delft? Then join guide Heleen, who has lived in the city for over 25 years and shows you her favourite spots. During this 1.5-hour tour, you will discover a surprising mix of iconic highlights and hidden gems.
You will pass well-known places such as the Old and Nieuwe Kerk, Museum Prinsenhof and the Oostpoort. But also small courtyards, special bridges, art on the streets and quiet alleys you would probably pass by yourself. Heleen shares stories and details you would never notice otherwise - exactly why a guided walk is so much more rewarding.
- Duration: 1.5 hours
- Start time: 11.00 or 14.00 (or by arrangement)
- Start location: Oostpoort (or by arrangement)
- Language: Dutch, English or German
- Price: €17.50 p.p. (groups on request)
Want to know more or book directly? Check the website for availability and customisation.
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Discover Delft
Quite serious, a bit of fun and above all not corny: with Discover Delft you discover the historic city centre together with an enthusiastic guide. While walking you will discover the most interesting stories behind the facades and follow in the footsteps of William of Orange, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and Johannes Vermeer. After a private guided tour, you will know all the ins and outs of Delft, perhaps even better than the average inhabitant of Delft!
Private tours
- ± 2 hours
- €160 per group
- Dutch, English, German, French, Spanish or Italian
- Start and end: Markt (or wherever you like)
English Instaprondleidingen (April to September)
- ± 1.5 hours
- €20 per adult
- Saturday and Sunday at 10:30
- Including Polaroid picture as souvenir
Check current availability and book directly via the website or send an email.
City guideDelft
StadsgidsDelft brings the history of the City of Princes to life with surprising and original city tours. Discover colourful Street Art, dance through the streets on a Silent Disco Tour or search for Balthasar Gerards' skull in an exciting treasure hunt. Our guides will not only show you the past, but also the Delft of today - full of culture, creativity and hidden gems. Experience the city in a way you won't find anywhere else.
Private city guide
- Rates: prices per guide: for 1 hour €75, 1 ½ hours €95, 2 hours €120
* All prices include 21% VAT - Available 7 days a week and at any time
- The city tour can be provided in various languages.
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Delft City Tours
Delft has great stories about Vermeer, William of Orange, Leeuwenhoek and a city that stood at the pinnacle of the world.
Delft City Tours brings those stories to life: accessible, personal and with a touch of humour!
For groups and tour operators
Delft City Tours helps tour operators provide an unforgettable experience and likes to think along with them. Customisation is the norm, not the exception.
- Group size: up to 15 persons per guide, maximum 45 persons (additional guides on request)
- Rates per guide: 1 hour €90 | 1.5 hours €125 | 2 hours €160 (ex. VAT)
- Language: Dutch, English or Spanish (German and French on request)
Interested? Get in touch via www.delftcitytours.nl.
Individual visitors
Join a 1.5-hour city walk along the most famous spots and the details you would otherwise miss as a visitor. Small groups, personal atmosphere, enthusiastic guide and plenty of room for questions.
Cycle along with a guide
Cycle and the City
Cycle and the City offers various bicycle tours on golden royal bicycles. During the bicycle tour, you will pass by Delft's tourist hotspots, but also its hidden gems! You will also visit Delft's nicest catering establishments to taste delicious snacks and drinks while enjoying a Delft story. This will be an unforgettable day in Delft.
Date & time: by appointment
Duration: 4.5 hours
Price: €59.95 per person
Language: Dutch
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