Explore Maastricht with a guide

With the highest density of monuments, Maastricht is bursting with extraordinary stories. Whether deep underground for an impressive history lesson about military operations, or a culinary anecdote about the Maastricht people and their local specialities. Exploring Maastricht with a guide is so much more educational and fun than walking around the city on your own. From private tour to group walk or interactive outing, we list the best guided tours in the Limburg capital for you.

With Explore Maastricht's guides, you walk past the city's most beautiful sights. Discover Maastricht's history, present and future. You start your 'Rundsje Mestreech' at the Dinghuis in the city centre. From here, the guide will take you through medieval streets, greenest parks, past the oldest monuments and liveliest squares. As you listen, you will be introduced to history, with the time travel starting in Roman times. You will visit the old city wall and the most famous basilicas. An alternative tour starts at the fortress on Sint-Pietersberg (St. Pietersberg hill). This allows you to first have a view over the city and learn about the strategic role of the area, before strolling through it with the guide. Guided tours are also given inside the fortress.

You won't experience all of Maastricht's attractions above ground. With Maastricht Underground, you go on an adventure underground. Follow the guide through the Kazematten, the 14-kilometre-long network of underground corridors used to overwhelm the enemy underground. In World War II, the corridors were even used as air-raid shelters.

Another tour takes you back to the caves of Sint-Pietersberg (St. Pietersberg hill). The guide will tell you about the rise of tourism in southern Limburg through the charcoal drawings, inscriptions and paintings on the cave walls. The underground replica of the Night Watch was recently restored. During the extended version of this tour, you will also visit 'De Kluis art bunker'. A bunker where 780 famous works of art, including the real Night Watch by Rembrandt, were stored during the Second World War.

For a tour with a touch of humour, set off with a guide from Alde Caerte. That way, you won't have to miss the strange stories, special facts and funny anecdotes about the city. Follow a route along the city's most famous spots. Or choose one of the themed tours. For example, you can discover the symbolism of Maastricht's gable stones, or go into nature to learn about the unique flora and fauna of the Sint-Pietersberg (St. Pietersberg hill). For a dive into industrial history, follow the city walk Industrial surroundings of Spinxkwartier and Frontenpark Maastricht. Looking for a nice interactive outing? Then follow the city walk with quiz questions.

Stimulate your senses with Maastricht Excursions and book your guided tours and tours in and around the city. Art lovers, for example, book a tour of the Fotomuseum aan het Vrijthof or an architecture tour. Wine lovers take a wine walk with a tasting at the oldest wine estate in the Netherlands. Beer drinkers enjoy more the guided tour of stadsbrouwerij Maastricht or a pub crawl. Also delicious: a Walking Dinner where you taste a selection of three top restaurants. Exploring Maastricht in a unique way with a guide will absolutely succeed here.

For a more traditional tour of Maastricht's highlights, Stadswandeling Maastricht is the right place. Walk for 1.5 hours through the highlights of Maastricht's history, resting on the terrace along the way. During the Maastricht bike tour, you will not only see the city centre, but also the surrounding area. How about a visit to the green Jekerdal with vineyards and Château Neercanne? If you want to get to know the city even better, take a tour through the Frontenpark, where nature and history come together. For a time travel through industrial history, follow a tour through the Sphinx Quarter. Explore the port area of the Bassin and visit the Sphinxpassage for highlights of the ceramic industry.

Prefer to experience Maastricht through the eyes of a real local ? Follow a private tour with a Maastricht native via Withlocals. Your personal guide will take you to his favourite hidden gems in the city. From unique street art and cosy cafés to the most beautiful parks. For an extra atmospheric experience, opt for the evening tour. You can put together the tours to your own taste, with your chosen spots and activities. For foodies, there is the culinary tour '10 tastings of Maastricht'.

"Your personal guide will take you to his favourite hidden gems in the city. "

Through GetYourGuide, you can discover Maastricht in several ways. Book a private city walk along old monuments that played an important role in history. Or book a five-hour culinary walk, where you will enjoy Limburg flan or the local speciality 'zuurvlees' between highlights . Give your exploration in Maastricht a game element with a Team Escape Game on the theme of magic. Or solve assignments while walking through the city to find the final location.

Not a fan of listening to guides and prefer to discover the city in a playful way? Book an Escape Tour Maastricht. In this, you set off without a guide, on your own with instructions from an app. You'll be nice and active and have to look around carefully to answer the questions. Your goal is to eventually end up at a designated location. To make it extra challenging, there is time pressure. With four or more people, you can even create teams and compete for first place!

For the out-of-the-box visitor, Bureau Europa organises different-than-other tours of Maastricht: 'voyages'. This platform for architecture and design focuses on places with special stories. The frayed edges that you normally walk right past. Think of a tour along facades with the most colourful stained-glass works. Or a walk past hiding places. Those who enjoy highlighting women's history attend the 'Women of Maastricht' route. Inspiring personal stories of women in historic places, colouring events and periods. Keep an eye on the agenda for the next surprising voyages.

Discovering Maastricht with a guide is also perfectly possible on two wheels. Go exploring with a hired bike and guide from Baja Bikes. Follow the classic two-hour tour, or book a variant that is more fun for young children. A Christmas edition is also organised at the end of the year. Cycle through the medieval streets and along the Maas River. Visit the ancient city walls and the area of the former Sphinx pottery factory. Pedal across the Hoge Brug bridge, a bicycle and pedestrian bridge. From this 'footbridge', you can better admire the iconic Sint Servaasbrug bridge and Basilica of Our Lady. All the striking and historical sites are covered!