Self-Guided Walking Tour of Gouda: Canals, Colonies, and Cheese
Overview
Experience the magic of GPS playback on this immersive stroll through Gouda. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll bridge the gap between entrepreneurs, cheesemakers and traders that shaped Gouda. If you can only name five cities in the Netherlands, Gouda is bound to be one of them. This is no doubt the result of that delicious cheese packed tightly in its yellow wax jacket, now available across the globe. This tour starts at the historic Goudse Waag. You’ll be treated to so much more than cheese during your journey. As you explore the heart of the old city, walking past picturesque canals and houses that belong in 17th-century paintings, you’ll hear how Gouda has been both one of the wealthiest and the poorest of Dutch cities over the centuries. There are plenty of places to stop to pull up a chair, order a coffee, and watch the world walk or cycle past. By the end of this walk around Gouda, you’ll have a sense of the city’s complex past and what makes it unique.
What's Included
- Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it
- The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
- Guide: Audio: English Written: English
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Please bring your own smartphone and headphones
Meeting Location
Markt 35
2801 JK Gouda, Netherlands
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Spieringstraat 1
2801 ZH Gouda, Netherlands
The tour ends at Relais & Châteaux Weeshuis Gouda.
What To Expect
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De Goudse Waag (pass by)
Kaaswinkel Gouda (pass by)
Stadhuis van Gouda (pass by)
Saint-John Church (pass by)
Museum Gouda (pass by)
Turfmarkt (pass by)
Lage Gouwe (pass by)
Slijterij en Speciaal Bierwinkel Den Gouwen Aar (pass by)
Peperstraat (pass by)
't Slot (pass by)
Vissteeg (pass by)
Park Houtmansplantsoen (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All travelers are accepted
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it.
- The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere.
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata.
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start.
- Guide: Audio: English Written: English.
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour.
- Please bring your own smartphone and headphones.
The minimum age to participate is 6..
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Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Self-Guided Walking Tour of Gouda: Canals, Colonies, and Cheese is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All travelers are accepted
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Self-Guided Walking Tour of Gouda: Canals, Colonies, and Cheese will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Get unlimited, lifetime use of this tour, before your booking date and after it
- The virtual playback option, so you can listen to this tour like an audiobook from anywhere
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
- Guide: Audio: English Written: English
- Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
- Please bring your own smartphone and headphones
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- All travelers are accepted
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
