Shipping company Spido is one of the best attractions in Rotterdam. On ultramodern ships you will be guided through one of the biggest ports of the world! Their fleet is named after famous explorers like Abel Tasman and Marco Polo.

Visit Rotterdam’s highlights with Spido
Enjoy one of the port tours or daytrips and have a great view at Rotterdam's places of interest like the Erasmus Bridge, Hotel New York, museum ship SS Rotterdam, the historical Veerhaven harbour and the Euromast. And of course you will see the busy water traffic with huge seagoing ships. From the boat you will be able to make beautiful pictures!

Port Tours in Rotterdam and beyond
Take the exciting 75 minutes harbour tour that offers you a unique view of the port's shipyards, docks and the hypermodern transhipping of thousands of containers. There is no need for a reservation. But if you really want to explore the international port of Rotterdam you should take the extended tour of 2 hours and 30 minutes. During this tour you will experience the action of the international port and see shipbuilding and ships' repair companies, pipe layers, Roll On-Roll Off ferries, dry docks and the sight of millions of containers being transhipped. You won't forget this impressive trip! This extended port tour only takes place during the day in July and August. During the summer months you can also make a Summer Night Tour, for these tours do make a reservation in advance.

Day Trips with Spido (July and August only)
If you're looking for more fun you can do one of the daytrips to Europoort / Botlek and Maeslant storm barrier or to the seven rivers and the Delta Works.

Daytrip Botlek / Europoort harbour area
During this daytrip, you get to see the extended port area of Rotterdam, called Botlek / Europoort. You will go towards the North Sea and will pass the impressive Maeslant storm surge barrier, that protects Rotterdam from flooding. While enjoying this spectacular view and all the activites in the port you can enjoy a extensive free lunch buffet. This tour takes place on Tuesday and takes approximately 6 hrs and 30 minutes. Please take into account that this daytrip takes only place on Tuesdays!

Daytrip Seven Rivers and Delta Works
The Seven rivers and Delta Works tour (on Wednesdays only) will take you through the South Holland river delta. You will enjoy a very diverse trip with views on huge port companies, picturesque harbour cities, 18th-century mills, bridges and weirs. The ships sail to the fortified towns Hellevoetsluis and Willemstad, the historical city of Dordrecht, the spectacular 18th-century windmills of Kinderdijk and the impressive Delta Works! An extensive lunch buffet is included in this 6,5 hours trip as well!

Package deals with Spido
For groups from 20 persons there are several custom made package deals available, for example to the Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier or Kids Party Packages. Furthermore there are packages to the New Luxor Theatre or Rotterdam Blijdorp Zoo. Check the Spido website for more information.

To and from steamship De Rotterdam
De Spido also offers a transport service to and from the steamship SS Rotterdam. Using this service you can easily travel from the stop at the foot of the Erasmusbrug to and from the SS Rotterdam. The trip takes between 5 and 10 mins and you've got a great view at the Wilhelminapier with Hotel New York and at the park with the Euromast during the trip.