All Hoorn Tours & Excursions in 2026

A Pub Trail is a scavenger hunt through Hoorn, combined with short pub games in cafés that you choose yourselves. For friends, colleagues and families who want to explore the city without feeling like tourists. You walk together through the city, complete challenges, and play games in the cafés. The group stays together, and the player with the most points wins a prize. Pub Trail Hoorn is an activity, not a traditional pub crawl. You choose the cafés yourselves: no fixed bars, no set routes. This gives you the freedom to choose the cafés you want to visit. Pub Trail Hoorn is an active and playful experience, much more fun than a standard walking tour.

Specially for river cruise passengers. Boarding direct next to cruise ship. Guided canal tour along the highlights of Hoorn. See our reviews @ trip advisor. Stops at busterminal were your bus is waiting for your next excursion. Duration 15 to 60 minutes on request.

Make the most of your limited time in Hoorn with a full day tour of the city’s highlights by electric water taxi. A beautiful city along the Ijsselmeer, Hoorn is only 30 minutes from Amsterdam. Enjoy cozy shops, bars and restaurants; pass by 16th century warehouses and a 17th century replica of the historic D’Halve Maen boat. Relax as your guide tells you all you need to know about this quaint harbor town.

Are you planning a trip to Enschede, then you can have a lot of fun with this city walk. An Escape game and city walk at the same time. 3 kilometres long and over 1,5 hours of fun for the family or a group of friends. During this game there is plenty of time to sit on one of the terraces. A city walk has never been so much fun. He threatens several families in the town. A lot of people are scared because of him. The Hoorn Harasser. Are you that team that can find the trail all the way and figure out where in the city he is hidden? Have fun!

Explore the city while participating in a scavenger hunt. Discover new food spots along the way! We offer a variety of delicious snacks that show case the best Hoor has to offer. At each location, you’ll receive a clue to find the next spot and a bite-sized snack to keep you energized! This way, you’ll get to know the city of Hoorn in a fun and tasty manner. This tour is for anyone who whould like to explore Hoorn's culinary and history, alone or in a group, whilst being active. Vegetarian options are available upon request.

Price per group of 2-6 people. Within 2 hours, the Qula Hoorn City Trail leads you along the nicest spots in Hoorn, while you play fun riddles and assignments on your smartphone. Try to set a high score with family or friends and explore the city. There are no fixed start times or reservations, you choose your own day and time. The Trail is available 24/7 and there is no time limit - you can start, pause and stop whenever it suits you! It is offered in multiple languages ​​(Eng, Ger, Fr, Ned, Sp, It and more). The Qula City Trail is great fun and the most affordable outing for families and groups of friends. How does it work? When you book, you will receive an email with instructions on how to play the Trail on your smartphone. Android or iPhone compatible. Once at the starting point, start your quest through the city, it's that easy!

Step into the storybook streets of Hoorn, once one of the wealthiest cities of the Dutch Golden Age. This 2-hour walking tour takes you through centuries of trade, shipbuilding, religion, and resistance. Hear about heroic sailors, explosive naval battles, the shadow of the VOC, and the clash between Remonstrants and Gomarists. Walk past the Hoofdtoren and former VOC warehouses where ships once set sail for the East Indies. See the weigh house, the controversial statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, and the mighty church that sparked riots. Learn how the Baltic grain trade quietly made Hoorn richer than spice. Your expert guide brings local legends, architecture, and hidden history to life — from underground tunnels to a pirate who climbed the Spanish flagship’s mast. The tour is conducted in English. Dutch is available upon request.

Discover Hoorn like never before with the Secrets of Hoorn City Game, a fun self-guided city game packed with puzzles, riddles and hidden stories! This GPS-based exploration game lets you experience Hoorn while exploring famous spots such as the Hoofdtoren, the Westfries Museum, the Roode Steen, Theater Het Park and the Hoge Brug. Play solo for a personal challenge or together with friends, family or colleagues. During the game you solve tricky questions, puzzles, riddles and creative photo tasks to score points, unlock extra clues and solve the final mystery. Pause whenever you want and continue later at your own pace. Compete for a place on the leaderboard or play competitively for team building, making this scavenger hunt through Hoorn perfect for every type of explorer.

Hoorn itself becomes the puzzle in this self-guided outdoor escape game - no venue, no host, just your team and the streets. Magnus has taken the formulas and scattered the proof across the old centre, past Grote Kerk, Statencollege, Statenpoort and Noorderveemarkt, and every location holds a code, a riddle or a photo task waiting to be cracked. Roles matter here: one player reads, another looks, and the team moves on only once you agree. Send two or more teams out at the same time and the hunt becomes a contest, which is what makes this city escape game work as well for a team-building afternoon as for a day out with friends. Reading clues while the city moves around you is part of the challenge.

Travel between Volendam and Marken the fun and easy way with this express boat tour. This cruise showcases the scenic shoreline of the former Zuiderzee area, and includes an audio guide that gives the lowdown on the area’s history. You can choose from a single ticket, or a round-trip ride when you book online.