The 13 Best Gouda Tours

1.Gouda Cheese Experience Entry Ticket

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

Explore Gouda cheese history through hands-on games, virtual milking, cheesemaking stories, and a tasting in the heart of Gouda.

“The experience starts with very friendly staff and looking and experiencing the history of Gouda cheese which accounts for 60% of cheese produced in the world .We not only get to know about the process of making cheese but also get to taste the different levels of cheese . A once in a lifetime experience 🥂”

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2.Historical Canal Cruise

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

Cruise Gouda’s historic canals aboard an authentic barge, with city stories, a museum harbor, covered seating, and a sun deck.

“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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3.Open Boat City Canal Cruise

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

Cruise Gouda’s historic canals by traditional open boat, see nine sites, hear local stories, and judge whether this one-hour tour earns $21.

“Interessante rondvaart, waarin je veel ziet van Gouda. Leuke gids. Open en vriendelijke uitstraling.”

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

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

Review of Gouda’s St. John Church ticket, with 72 famous stained-glass windows, multilingual audio guide, practical tips, and value advice.

“It was really spectacular! I love old buildings and architecture, it feels like I struck gold with this church! I thought the audio tour was brilliant, it enabled you to go at your own pace and was beautifully narrated.”

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5.2-Hour Walking Tour in Gouda All inclusive

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

Explore Gouda’s canals, cheese landmarks, medieval center, and local stories on a friendly six-person walking tour with coffee and stroopwafels.

“The tour outline is followed but it is also flexible. Suzanne is enthusiastic about her city of Gouda. She caters to your interests and makes the city come alive with history. We highly recommend this tour when visiting Gouda. At the end of the tour you feel like you have not only visited a new city but have also made a new friend.”

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6.e-Scavenger hunt Gouda: Explore the city at your own pace

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $37

Explore Gouda with a flexible smartphone scavenger hunt covering cheese, monuments, churches, and city sights for up to six people.

“Such a great way to see things around the city you would otherwise miss. Active, exciting and a lot of fun.”

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7.Discover Gouda with a self-guided Outside Escape city game tour!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $29

Solve a murder mystery while exploring Gouda’s cheese market, canals, monuments, and museums on this flexible smartphone city game.

“Ze vonden het leuk op deze manier Gouda te ontdekken. Echt een aanrader. Wellicht iets duidelijker vermelden dat je niet bij de foto's moet blijven hangen, maar dat deze tijdens de gehele tocht gevonden moeten worden. (maar ik had de telefoon ook niet in mijn hand dus wellicht is er niet goed gelezen...).”

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8.Museum Gouda Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 12 reviews · 1 day · from $19

Explore 600 years of Gouda at Museum Gouda, from surviving altar paintings and civic portraits to famous local pottery.

“Pas de guide. Pas d'audio guide c'est dommage. il y a beaucoup d'œuvres mais cela manque d'explication sans les audio guide.”

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9.Gouda Private Walking Tour: History, Architecture & Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $402

Explore Gouda’s Gothic city hall, Saint-John Church, cheese museum, and market square on a private two-hour walking tour.

“I struggle with this review as it had nothing to do with tasting cheese and everything to do with the history of the town of Gouda. First, I signed up for tour to sample and taste the magnificent Gouda cheese… only to discover that the description of the tour had changed since my purchase and the sampling was no longer included, but a separate cost! The two guides that gave us the tour were extremely knowledgeable of the history of Gouda and did an amazing job of relating the information to us! Definitely well worth the tour for the knowledge. I really enjoyed the tour but it wasn’t the tour…”

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10.Gouda Cheese and Delft Blue: Full-Day Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $562

Spend eight hours tasting Gouda cheese, exploring Delft, and visiting Royal Delft on a private Dutch day tour with lunch included.

“Robin is a wonderful guide! This young man is respectful, polite and very very knowledgeable. He knows the history of the whole area; grew up in the area! Almost felt like we were in a tour with an adult grandson!! Has a sly sense of humor and really fun. This tour is so worth it. You cover a lot of ground, so get your walking shoes ready! 5 stars for this one!!”

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11.Escape Xperience in Gouda: The Legend of Jacoba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $32

Solve a gold-bar mystery across Gouda, using an app to explore 20 city sites in a flexible, self-guided escape game.

“The app was clear, the route to walk also very clear. Questions / assignments nice, some a little too far-fetched and 1 assignment was wrong in our opinion. But otherwise in a nice way learned a lot about Gouda and Things to do.Auto-translated”

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12.90 Minutes Self-Guided Family Friendly Walking Tour in Gouda

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $22

Solve a ghostly mystery through Gouda’s historic streets on this flexible, family-friendly self-guided walking tour.

“Last weekend a very nice trip through Gouda. A fun way to get to know the city and be interactive. Definitely also suitable for families or children.Auto-translated”

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13.Historical Gouda: Private Tour with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $346

Explore Gouda’s town hall, Sint-Janskerk, cheese weighing house, fish market, and museum harbor on a private 90-minute walking tour.

“Thanks for the fun and insightful tour! We enjoyed it very much. Afterwards, we did a cheese tasting at the place our guide recommended. It was great!”

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