Rotterdam - INTRODUCING ROTTERDAM

Your Group Package

Outgoing go further to ensure that every aspect of your trip is carefully planned & organised. Where possible we meet every group leader in person to gain a comprehensive understanding of what you & your group require. We offer tailored itineraries from a 'Dam Dash' (a whirlwind 24 hours), to a long and lazy week... By far our most popular package is the standard 4 day 2 night tour which is outlined below.

Rotterdam: 4 Day, 2 Night Tour From 109 PP

The trip would normally depart your university Thursday evening... kick back as you travel over night on one of our comfy executive coaches fully equipped with reclining seats DVD player and WC. Arrive in Rotterdam Friday morning and spend 2 full days & nights exploring everything the Dutch port has to offer, before departing around Sunday lunch time.

Trip Includes:

• Executive coach travel with DVD/monitors, reclining seats and WC
• Channel crossing
• City centre Bed & Breakfast accommodation for 2 nights
• Free entry to nightclubs in Rotterdam
• Unlimited promotional material to market your trip (Personalised posters, flyers, e-flyers)
• Personalised trip website for your group 
• Online booking system for use by members (no administration for you!)
• Personal service provided by our Travel Team
• Group leader itinerary for suggestions of things to do in Rotterdam
• Hyper-market stop to buy cheap products on return journey (on request)
  
• Fully Repped and managed by Outgoing team (group size dependent)

Extras:

• Bespoke Merchandise
• Comprehensive Insurance
• Private Rooms
• Boat Tours
• Group Meals
• Museum Entry
• Guided Tours
• Bike Tours

What sets us apart!

Please don't forget what sets Outgoing apart from other companies is that we make the extra effort and go one step beyond to provide all those little extras that will make you & your groups life so much us easier... see below for some examples.

Fun things to do

Euromast

The Euromast offers a breathtaking view of the river, port and city from a height of one hundred metres. On a clear day, you can even see the North Sea, which is forty kilometres away.

The Pancake Boat

Spend an hour on the 'Pancake Boat', taking a tour of the city's skyline whilst gorging yourself on as many pancakes as you can eat!

Kubus

These awesome angular dwellings were designed by modern architect Piet Blom.  Blom’s idea was to design a kind of village within a big city, a safe oasis where various functions could come to fruition. The result is a terrace of lop-sided Lego shapes. Learn all about them at their very own show house museum the Kijk Kubus.

Boijmans Van Beuningen

Experience art from Rembrandt to Warhol - This museum houses a magnificent collection of classical and contemporary art with works by Monet, Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Picasso to name a few. The museum also houses arts and crafts dating back to the fourteenth century as well as modern design. Large exhibitions are held frequently which guarantee a great deal of international interest and are well worth a visit.

Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi)

The NAi owns one of the largest architectural collections in the world. The permanent drawings exhibition Simply Architecture reveals this wealth with drawings, scale models and photos. The highlight of the collection is Huis Sonneveld: a hyper modern house dating back to 1922.

Maritime Museum Rotterdam

The Maritime Museum Rotterdam, which is located in the Maritime district is among the top maritime museums in the world. The permanent exhibition Main Port Live provides visitors with a sensational experience of the rhythm of the port. Showpiece of the museum is the nineteenth century warship Buffel, which was recently fully restored.

Historic Museum Het Schielandhuis

The Rotterdam of the past is brought back to life here, in rooms decorated in true historical style, from the eighteenth century to the present day.

The Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum, next to Kunsthal Rotterdam, presents temporary exhibitions on nature in the broadest sense of the word. In the glass extension, the fifteen metre long skeleton of a sperm whale is displayed in all its glory.

Blijdrop Zoo

Rotterdam's greatest attraction is Blijdorp Zoo, with approximately 1.5 million visitors every year. The Oceanium is a world tour pas coastal regions and through oceans, the spectacular highlight being the glass shark tunnel where sharks swim right past you.

Shopping

Rotterdam is the city with the youngest population in the Netherlands. So it's hardly surprising that there are lots of trendsetting stores in an around the centre. On Tuesday, Friday afternoon and Saturday, a large market is held in Binnenrotte, the biggest market square in the Netherlands. An authentic Rotterdam atmosphere and a wide range of goods make a visit to the market defnitely worthwhile.

Ride a Bike

Do as the Dutch do, hire a bike and take a cycling trip around Rotterdam. Many places do bike hire, and some can even give you guided tours! Just let us know if you want us to organise this for your group...

Feyenoord Stadium

The Feijenoord Stadium, better known by its nickname de Kuip (the Tub) is home to Rotterdam’s football team, the intense rivals of Ajax, Feyernoord. So loved is “the Tub”, that tradition decrees that when driving over the Van Brienenoordbrug bridge, every Feyenoord supporter always looks aside to have a look at the stadium. Recent traffic accident statistics show this is a tradition still being maintained!

Nightlife

Rotterdam has many great hangouts... The city's club scene is renowned and is without doubt the clubbing capital of Holland. The quality its nightlife is always of a high standard. The Rotterdam Street Parade in August sees the whole city embrace its clubbing heritage in a multi-coloured, loud and proud convoy of cool sound clashes. Whisper it softly, but the most ardent Amsterdammers visit Rotterdam for the best nights out! So you are going to love it...

Baja Beach Club

The Baja Beach Club represents entertainment in a tropical setting with an exciting atmosphere. The entryway is made from a 3.5-meter beach ball and the music is played from a speedboat. Tanned, muscular males and shapely females in beachwear serve behind the bar while dancers groove to laid-back rhythms from live bands and DJs.

Watt

This really is a club with a difference - Watt has a new type of dance floor that harvests the energy generated by jumps and gyrations and transforms it into electricity! Watt partly powers itself: The better the music, the more people dance, the more electricity comes out of the floor. Genius!

Food + Drink (our teams best picks)

Rotterdam is stuffed with bars and pubs. The main areas to find a bar or pub are the Stadhuisplein, Westelijk handelsterrein and the Oude haven. You'll receive a genuinely warm welcome and wonder why other cities can't be this friendly.

Raffaello

An Italian restaurant with good pizza's and pasta's for a very reasonable price. Naturally, a lot of students gleefully feed here. It's located on the first floor of a busy shopping street in the middle of the center.

Look

This is a GARLIC restaurant in the West of Rotterdam. Garlic in capital letters because you have probably never eaten so much garlic as you would in this restaurant. You can even order garlic ice cream for dessert... Don't forget to plan this visit carefully, if you are taking a train the next day and you want the seats around you empty, look no further! Not recommended for vampires and hopeful singles.

Boudoir

A not so crowded bar-restaurant, which offers pasta, burgers and Turkish kebabs in addition to some very fairly-priced cocktail deals. The live DJ attracts a really cool young crowd... (perfect for your group then!)

De Ballentent

This is an eatery where you should head to sample the real "Rotterdam" experience - filled to the rafters with locals, it has a real harbour atmosphere and a budget-conscious approach to dining. Try the "gehaktbal" after which the place is named. It's great for lunch!

Gauchos- an Outgoing fave!

Gauchos is a fantastic example of the Argentinean restaurants and bodegas which Rotterdam boasts a-plenty. The meat is marvellous, but try the huge garlic king prawns and empanadas (traditional pasties with a savoury vegetarian content).

Merchandise

Outgoing can provide customised merchandise that will have you and your group really looking like they're going places! Whether it is t-shirts, hoodies or crews, our team of graphic designers will make sure that you have something to remember your trip in addition to great memories. Sales are processed online at time of booking and we will make sure that they are all distributed before you go away.

Private Rooms

Some people need that extra bit of privacy - For this reason we can offer an upgrade to a twin rooms on most trips. Rooms are liable for an additional supplement subject to availability.

Insurance

Outgoing can provide insurance policies at 3 levels offering you comprehensive cover regardless of your budget. The policy is underwritten by Accident & General and provides an excellent 24 hour service via Europ Assistance. It's better to be safe than sorry!