Kinderdijk Windmills & Boat Rides from Rotterdam Cruise Port
About this experience
The windmills of Kinderdijk, reached the way the Dutch always traveled: over water, on a 4-hour schedule planned around your ship's time in Rotterdam. • Small group of maximum 11 travelers, starting and ending at the Rotterdam cruise terminal • Private boat both ways, about 30 minutes each way: no bus and no road traffic • Canal boat ride, an 18th-century museum windmill and the Wisboomgemaal pumping station included • Back on board on time: if a tour delay makes you miss your ship, you get a full refund A private boat takes you up the river, past the port and the Rotterdam skyline, to Kinderdijk, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Your guide walks you among the windmills, you ride a boat along the canal past the row of mills, step inside a museum windmill and visit the pumping station, with free time at the visitor center. The boat brings you straight back to the cruise terminal, with no road traffic between you and your ship.
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What's included
- All fees and taxes
- Free time at Kinderdijk and the visitor center
- Canal boat ride along the windmills
- Entry to an 18th-century museum windmill
- English-speaking guide
- Guided walk among the windmills of Kinderdijk
- Private boat from the Rotterdam cruise terminal to Kinderdijk and back (about 30 minutes each way)
- Entry to the Wisboomgemaal pumping station
Not included
- Gratuities (optional and at your discretion)
- Food and drinks
Itinerary
- 1
A private boat takes you about 30 minutes up the river, past the port and the Rotterdam skyline, to Kinderdijk. Your guide walks you among the UNESCO World Heritage windmills and tells you how the Dutch kept this low land dry.
- 2
Take a boat ride along the canal past the row of windmills, step inside an 18th-century museum windmill and visit the Wisboomgemaal pumping station. Then there is free time for photos or a coffee at the visitor center.
- 3
The private boat brings you straight back to the cruise terminal in about 30 minutes, timed to fit your ship's departure.
Good to know
- · Public transportation options are available nearby
- · Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- · Not suitable for wheelchairs or mobility scooters: boarding the boat involves steps and the museum windmill has steep stairs
- · This tour runs from a minimum of 4 guests. If the minimum is not reached, you get a full refund
- · If the private boat cannot sail (storm or very high water), you go by minibus or by the public WaterShuttle boat instead, with the same programme at the windmills
- · If your ship does not call at Rotterdam, you get a full refund or free rebooking
Where it starts
Map shows the general area. You'll get the exact meeting point and directions with your confirmation.
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