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The Best of Leiden: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Leiden
About
On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll discover how a medieval town transformed into a center of knowledge and culture that shaped global history.
The tour begins at the Hartebrugkerk. You’ll weave through narrow alleys and alongside picturesque canals, exploring the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, where medical science flourished. Along the way, you’ll discover how commerce, religion, and innovation shaped this influential Dutch city.
You’ll climb the ancient Burcht van Leiden, a fortress that’s stood guard over the city for nearly a thousand years. Along quiet canals, you’ll find wall poems painted in dozens of languages and hidden hofjes (courtyard almshouses) that tell stories of charity and c...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 15 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 15 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Meeting Points
Departure
Hartebrugkerk
This self-guided audio tour starts in front of the Hartebrugkerk. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Leiden City Hall
This self-guided audio tour ends in front of the Leiden City Hall.
Important Information
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll discover how a medieval town transformed into a center of knowledge and culture that shaped global history.
The tour begins at the Hartebrugkerk. You’ll weave through narrow alleys and alongside picturesque canals, exploring the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, where medical science flourished. Along the way, you’ll discover how commerce, religion, and innovation shaped this influential Dutch city.
You’ll climb the ancient Burcht van Leiden, a fortress that’s stood guard over the city for nearly a thousand years. Along quiet canals, you’ll find wall poems painted in dozens of languages and hidden hofjes (courtyard almshouses) that tell stories of charity and c...
Highlights
From 1 hour and 15 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour and 15 minutes to 2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
App for Android and iOS
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Meeting Points
Departure
Hartebrugkerk
This self-guided audio tour starts in front of the Hartebrugkerk. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Leiden City Hall
This self-guided audio tour ends in front of the Leiden City Hall.
Itinerary
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Hartebrugkerk
This self-guided audio tour around Leiden begins at the Hartebrugkerk (Heart Bridge Church), a fitting starting point where a wooden bridge has connected the city since the 1300s.
2
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
You’ll weave through narrow alleys and alongside picturesque canals, exploring the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave where medical science flourished.
3
Museum De Lakenhal
Visit the former Cloth Hall (Lakenhal) that showcases how textile trade brought wealth to Leiden
4
Morschpoort
Marvel at the Morspoort, one of only two surviving 17th-century city gates
5
Rapenburg
Walk along the prestigious Rapenburg Canal, often called one of Europe’s most beautiful waterways
6
Aalmarkt
Experience the vibrant Aalmarkt, once the bustling center of the city’s fish trade
7
Burcht van Leiden
You’ll climb the ancient Burcht van Leiden, a fortress that’s stood guard over the city for nearly a thousand years.
8
Pieterskerk-Choorsteeg
Explore Pieterskerk, where the Pilgrim Fathers worshipped before departing on the Mayflower
9
Universiteit Leiden
Explore Leiden University, founded in 1575 as a reward for the city’s resistance during the Spanish siege, and where Einstein once taught as a visiting professor
10
Hortus Botanicus Leiden
See the Hortus Botanicus, where tulips were first planted in the Netherlands, sparking the famous tulip mania
11
National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden)
National Museum of Antiquities
12
Leiden City Hall
The tour ends at the ornate Renaissance façade of the Stadhuis (City Hall), which has served as Leiden’s administrative heart for generations.
