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6 Cheese Days Out in Gouda to Book First

6 tours  ·  from $13 a head

The town gave the cheese its name and still runs a weighing house on the market square. The 6 below cover the cheese experience, the canal boats and the walking tours, each priced and timed for a half day out of Amsterdam or Rotterdam.

Gouda: Gouda Cheese Experience Entry Ticket - Following the cheese from polder to market
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Gouda: Gouda Cheese Experience Entry Ticket

1.Gouda Cheese Experience Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 578 reviews · 1 day · from $19Our pick

In Gouda’s city center, enter a giant cheese-shaped exhibit for a 1 to 1.5-hour self-guided journey through cheesemaking, markets, and Dutch tradition. Try virtual milking, turn a wheel, answer the Cheese Master quiz, and finish with a Gouda tasting. Staff, including Mariella, add a friendly touch.

“Fantastic museum, enthusiastic and friendly staff. Very well set up and the quiz is such a good way to make it more interactive for the whole family. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit.”

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Gouda: Historical Canal Cruise - A 75-minute route through Gouda’s center
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Gouda: Historical Canal Cruise

2.Historical Canal Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 158 reviews · 1h 15m · from $18

Spend 75 minutes on Gouda’s Jan Salie or Jan Kordaat, traditional Dutch tow barges with covered and open decks, a toilet, and minibar. Your Dutch or English-speaking skipper follows the old trade route through the monumental center and past the Museum Harbour.

“Het was zotte zaterdag tijdens onze vaartocht waardoor de bemanning verkleed was. Dat was al een bonus maar de reisgids was een ook nog eens een hele leuke verteller. Wij hebben genoten van de reis en raden deze van harte aan.”

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Gouda: Open Boat City Canal Cruise - Following the old north-south water route
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Gouda: Open Boat City Canal Cruise

3.Open Boat City Canal Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 156 reviews · 1 hour · from $21

Set out from Kleiwegplein for a one-hour open boat ride through Gouda’s historic canals. Your skipper guides you along the old north-south water route, past nine historic sites and sections missed by other cruises. English and Dutch are offered, though language support may vary.

“Heel enthousiaste gids met veel weetjes over de geschiedenis van Gouda. Echte aanrader!”

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Gouda: Entry Ticket to Church of St. John with Audioguide - Entering at Achter de Kerk 2
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Gouda: Entry Ticket to Church of St. John with Audioguide

4.Entry Ticket to Church of St. John with Audioguide

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 48 reviews · 365 days · from $13Best value

Enter St. John’s Church in Gouda with an audio guide in English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, or Spanish. See 72 historic windows, including panels nearly 20 meters tall, and learn how the church connects to the Dutch revolt against Spain. Your ticket remains valid for 365 days.

“de audiotoer was prima maar er is nog meer in de kerk zoals het orgel. daar werd niets over verteld. jammer.”

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2-Hour Walking Tour in Gouda All inclusive - Gouda’s medieval city hall and market square
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2-Hour Walking Tour in Gouda All inclusive

5.2-Hour Walking Tour in Gouda All inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $21Top rated

Join Suzanne from Collected Stories for a relaxed two-hour walk through Gouda’s old center. Expect the medieval city hall, cheese weighing house, canals, Visbanken, Gouwekerk, Museum Gouda, coffee or tea, local juice, and stroopwafels. Groups are capped at six, with plenty of room for questions.

“Susanne was very friendly, knowledgeable and fun to be with. We had a great time. We walked at a leisurely place, saw and heard about all kinds of history and fun facts about Gouda.”

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Gouda: Guided Walking Tour

6.Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 16 reviews · 2 hours · from $41

Spend two hours with guide Jan exploring Gouda’s old center, from the weighing house and City Hall to Sint-Janskerk, canals, a cheese shop, The Dollhouse, and Kamphuisen’s syrup waffles. The Thursday summer cheese market is included when operating.

“Jan heeft ons langs leuke bezienswaardigheden geleid. We hebben veel nieuwe dingen geleerd en leuke gedetailleerde informatie gekregen over Gouda. Erg leuk hoe hij de informatie bracht, zeker een aanrader voor iedereen die een leuke en gezellig tour door Gouda wil.”

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