About this experience
See and hear everything about innovative rooftop use and visit green rooftops. Experience unique views over Rotterdam on four exclusive rooftops that are rarely accessible to all.
Highlights
- Learn about the crucial role of multifunctional rooftops
- Relish in the beautiful views of the Rotterdam skyline
- Experience the city from a different perspective
- Learn about the past, present and future of Rotterdam
- Explore the vegetable garden at the DakAkker
What's included
- Access to four exclusive rooftops
- Guide
How to use
- Show Mobile Ticket
- At Redemption Counter
What to expect
Take in panoramic views of Rotterdam on an exclusive rooftop tour. Visit four rooftops and admire the city's stunning skyline.
Start at Rotterdam Central Station where you will meet your guide and learn why the city has more than 18 million m2 of flat rooftops. After an introduction of approximately 10 minutes you will head to your first rooftop.
After a short walk you'll visit reach the rooftop DakAkker. This rooftop was Europe's first organic agricultural rooftop in 2011. Managed by the rooftop farmer, volunteers maintain the rooftop where vegetables, fruits and edible flowers are grown for sale to surrounding restaurants. The rooftop also houses a café-restaurant with a rainwater buffer on the roof.
Situated in a hotel on the Coolsingel, the second rooftop gives you a marvelous view over the Coolsingel and the East part of the city center. Learn about the crucial role of multifunctional rooftops and what the city of Rotterdam is doing to develop more rooftops.
The third rooftop is on a magical place right in the middle of the city center opposite the Sint Laurenschurch. Get an amazing 360˚ view of the skyline of Rotterdam, the Laurenschurch, the Markthal, and more.
Afterwards, your guide will take you along the Markthal, Cube Houses, and Old Harbor to end at the White House. Your last rooftop will be at the White House, once the first skyscraper of Europe. Get an impressive view of the Meuse river, the Erasmus bridge, the Cube houses from the top, and beyond.