What to do and see in Leiden, South Holland Province: The Best Things to do Good for Kids

Daily cruises from our open boat. a beautiful trip through our city that has a rich history. Your personal skipper will gladly tell you about the rich past of our city.

From a birthday celebration in the tulip fields to a cheese making workshop for the visually challenged. Verita’s Visit Holland started 5 years ago with organising tulip cycling tours. A guided small group bike tour to the best tulip fields, tulip farms and castles. Now Vera, the spin in the web of Verita’s Visit Holland, creates customised group tours, biking trips and day programs around typical Dutch themes: tulips, windmills, water, cheese. Every activity is a daytrip away from Amsterdam, has a Dutch local touch, is food-related and inspired by local events as the cheese market. Main goal is to connect with locals and dive into the local culture & countryside. Taste the authentic way of Dutch life in a Leiden countryside bike tour, a Gouda food tour or The Hague horse-drawn carriage ride. Verita’s Visit Holland has a fantastic network of cheese farmers, millers, tulip growers and other local producers to create a personal typical Dutch activity. We offer full service!

Leiden is a city rich of water and while boating you can enjoy the many beautiful and historical sights of the old and modern parts of the city. We take pleasure in organising an entertaining and relaxing boat trip through the old canals and green fringed moats of Leiden. Once out of Leiden, we sail into the green heart of Holland with its characteristic wind, water and green grassland. Nothing is too crazy for us! Let us know your wishes and we will take it from there. With our large fleet, we can organise a customised arrangement for anything from 2 up to 300 persons. Ranging from a relaxed boat trip through the 'green heart' of Holland to an exuberant and active trip through the ‘Key City’ (nickname for Leiden). Please check out our boat trip arrangements.

Renting a bike is the perfect way to explore Leiden. See highlights like de Burcht, Sterrenwacht and the Koornbrug. Go to the sea for a nice day at the beach at Katwijk or Noordwijk. Or cycle along the meadows, mills and lakes north of Leiden. Need some help getting to your destination? Use one of our detailed cycling routes. Take your time because you can bring the bikes back after opening hours as well. So you want to explore Leiden in an easy and fun way? Rent a bike for only €10 a day. Parked at our parking lot and you get a discount of 20% on the bike rental!

The first escape room you will not want to escape from. In the city center of Leiden lies Wonderland. A magical place where animals wear clothes, flowers bloom in the most outrageous colors, gumballs rain from the skies and it is always tea time. An amazing world filled with crazy creatures and exciting puzzles. Let yourself be whisked away on a beautiful adventure in this wonderful world. But be careful not to lose track of time, or you might never want to leave again

Visitors to the Valk Windmill learn about the history, life, skills and techniques of the 18th-century Dutch miller.

Museum Volkenkunde is a museum about people housed in a historic building just five minutes' walk from Leiden's central station. A huge totem pole greets visitors as they enter the museum through the garden. Museum Volkenkunde presents regularly changing exhibitions and its permanent display features objects from eight different cultural regions. Objects that all have a story to tell about humankind.

The place for - canal tours, - boat rental and - private tours. We offer comfortable and sustainable tours over the lovely canals of Leiden. You can also explore the beautiful lake area, Kagerplassen, close to Leiden.

Every hour canal tour through Leiden with skipper/guide