The Netherlands · TOURS IN EINDHOVEN
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 tours in Eindhoven justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
At Motion Imagination Experience in Eindhoven, you spend about 90 minutes playing with light, sound, technology, and interactive art. Explore colorful installations, watch a digital light show, and finish with time in a large ball pit. The attraction is on the second floor of Piazza, is wheelchair accessible, and offers English and Dutch assistance.
Visit Eindhoven’s Philips Museum in a former 1891 lightbulb factory. Follow the company’s inventions from electric light and radio to television, digital technology, healthcare, and AI. Your ticket includes the audio tour, scheduled activities, temporary exhibitions, lockers, and a torchlight treasure hunt. Dutch and English support is available.
“Very close to a cental area of Eindhoven. Easily parking lots nearby.”
Spend a full day at Eindhoven’s Next Nature Museum inside the iconic Evoluon. Your ticket covers Once Upon a Time... the Earth, Digital Wellness Center, and RetroFuture. Expect art, science, projections, and interactive displays in Dutch and English. Add Synthetic Reality or the Quantum Escape Room separately for extra adventure.
Spend one hour inside Eindhoven’s Bottle Distillery with an English-speaking master distiller. See the copper-helmeted pot still, learn how rum, gin, brandy, vodka, and liqueurs are made without artificial additives, then choose three spirit samples and enjoy a snack. Hosts such as Mark, Marek, Anita, or Annie may lead your visit.
“The boat was awesome and the butter scotch as well.”
Walk Eindhoven’s compact center with a local guide, linking Philips, Brainport, design, and reused industrial buildings. You’ll see the Blob, van Abbemuseum, Stadsbrouwerij, Kazerne, St. Catharinakerk, and the first Philips lightbulb factory. English and Dutch tours run for 1.5 hours, with private groups available.
“Simon was an excellent guide! We loved learning about the history of this great city!”
Use your smartphone to follow a story-driven, Escape Room-style walk through Eindhoven. You’ll solve riddles at seven stops, from a former church hotel and quiet inner garden to Stadhuisplein, Cafe 100 Watt, and St. Catharine’s Church. The English-language tour takes about 1 to 2 hours and works for solo players or small teams.
“An interesting and alternative way to get to know Eindhoven. The story was good and we had a lot of fun on the way to our destination. Some of the puzzles were a bit more challenging, but that's how it should be.”
Use your smartphone to follow a GPS-guided city game through Den Bosch, from the Stadhuis and Grote Kerk to the Sint-Janskathedraal and Jeroen Bosch Huis. Solve riddles, answer questions, and take breaks whenever you like. The private game suits groups of 2 to 6, supports several languages, and begins at Den Bosch station.
“This is the perfect way to get to know a new city and have fun with the people you're with. You can take your rest and play some games in between. Also I found that it had the perfect walking distance. I really loved this day and so did my family. A day to never forget!”
Rent an electric fatbike from City Tours Eindhoven and follow a self-guided route through nature reserves, former Philips neighborhoods, Strijp-S, Strijp-T, Strijp-R and the city center. The battery, lock, alarm, phone holder, breakdown help and multilingual app are included. Plan stops for coffee, lunch or ice cream.
“Hired two e-fatbikes for my wife and I on 22-Nov-22.”
Spend a full day at Eindhoven Zoo with entry for more than 96 animal species, including tigers, lions, elephants, rhinos, polar bears, penguins, chimpanzees, and meerkats. The compact park also has over 400 bird species, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, benches, and wheelchair access. Bring food, water, comfortable shoes, and a camera.
“Lots to see and you actually get to see them. The Tiger was the highlight for us especially with the way the zoo is arranged, it feels very close by to the animals.”
You’ll follow a self-guided mystery through Den Bosch, starting at Markt and ending on Hinthamerstraat. Use your smartphone to solve observation-based riddles at five historic spots linked to Jheronimus Bosch. Play alone, with your group on one phone, or on separate phones. Hints keep the game moving.
“De puzzels en opdrachten waren super. Iedereen kon meedoen. Een leuke manier om de stad te ontdekken.”
Use the Qula app to guide your private group of up to six through Eindhoven. Solve riddles and complete assignments while passing the Philips Museum, Strijp-S, St. Catharine’s Church, the DAF Museum, and more. Start any time, pause when needed, and play in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, or other available languages.
“Very nice to do, although as an Eindhoven native it is a bit easier))). However, I did get a lot of emails. Can that mss be reduced to 1 or 2?Auto-translated”
Ride 10 to 15 kilometers through Eindhoven on a three-gear city bike, following old Philips sites, art spaces, parks, and colorful neighborhoods. Your local guide leads a small group of up to 15 in English or Dutch, with morning and afternoon departures, photo stops, and a route built around safe, flat paths.
“A fascinating tour of Eindhoven with a knowledgeable and friendly tour guide. We experienced local places in Eindhoven combined with lots of history and street art and interesting facts and details. We cycled along safe dedicated flat paths in a small group. This is the best bike tour we have been on”
Walk Strijp-S with a Dutch or English-speaking guide and see how Philips factories became places to live, work, shop, and create. You’ll visit landmarks such as Klokgebouw, spot its unusual PHILIPS clock, use a coffee or tea discount, and finish at the Feelgood Market. Hans and Simon are among the guides.
“Mooie nieuwe inzichten over de ontwikkeling van Eindhoven verkregen.”
This self-guided Roermond city game leads you by GPS from Munsterkerk and the cathedral to Cuypershuis, the old cemetery, the outlet, and lesser-known streets. Use your own smartphone and mobile data to solve questions and search tasks. Start, pause, and finish when you choose, with no fixed departure time.
“Nice experience. The walk took us along new places and I learned new things (even though I thought I knew this city well). Clear instructions and user-friendly. Nice tips along the way.”
Ride an electric fatbike through Eindhoven and Nuenen, following Vincent van Gogh’s former subjects and friends. You’ll visit churches, mills, countryside sights, the Van Gogh Village Museum, and the glowing Starry Night cycle path. The tour lasts about four to five hours, includes museum admission, and runs privately for your group in English.
“This was a great experience pedaling my way through the vast Beauty countryside and small towns. Wonderfull time! I recommend it for anyone visiting Eindhoven!”
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