7 spots to find tour guides in Nijmegen
Exploring Nijmegen on your own is great fun, but you can get to know the city even better by walking through it with a guide! There are plenty of city guides willing to share stories about Nijmegen with you and we’ve listed a few below.
1. Stichting Gilde Nijmegen
Gilde Nijmegen employs about 60 guides – all of them ready to lead you around historical sites, works of art, and natural beauty in Nijmegen. They organize walk-in tours you can join without registering for them on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, but there are also plenty of tours available on request. Choose a walk where you’ll learn more about the post-WW2 reconstruction of Nijmegen or walk along the Roman-built water pipes!
2. Nijmegen Running Tours
Do you prefer more intensive tour walks? Discover Nijmegen as a running city with a tour of Nijmegen Running Tours! You can walk them at your own pace with plenty of time to catch your breath at the important sights. Plus, you can walk through Nijmegen’s beautiful natural surroundings – not just the city. Nijmegen Running Tours also offers tours by bike or scooter!
3. Door Nijmegen
But you don’t have to explore Nijmegen on foot! Door Nijmegen doesn’t just offer city walks: you can also choose a guided bike tour. Bike through Nijmegen’s past and present or discover the Ooijpolder’s picturesque surrounding by bike.
4. Cicerones
Cicerones’ goal is keeping heritage alive by talking about it – and they really achieve it with their professional guides. Discover Nijmegen with a guided walk or a culinary walk through the historic city center (spanning the entire evening).
5. Vagebond
Vereniging Vagebond is dedicated to helping people whose regular way of life has been disrupted, focusing on homeless people. View Nijmegen through the eyes of the homeless with their guides. They’ll lead you along the lesser known paths of Nijmegen; every walk is unique because of the guides’ personal stories.
6. VVV Nijmegen
VVV Nijmegen’s city guides will lead you to Nijmegen’s sights, restaurants, museums, stores, and parks. These experienced locals can tell you everything about the history, cultural heritage, and contemporary life in and of Nijmegen. Would you like to learn more about the various Roman remains in the city center, delve into the story behind the remains of the Second World War or would you rather seek out parks and forests? There’s something for everyone at VVV Nijmegen.
7. GelreTours
Looking for a themed walk through Nijmegen’s city center? Try one of GelreTours’ walks! GelreTours offers walks centered on Street Art, the Second World War, and women from Nijmegen – but you’re also in good hands if you just want to see the highlights.
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"My choice for Nijmegen was no coincidence. The program here is known for its quality, and the research facilities, such as the Donders Institute, appealed to me enormously. I also felt a welcoming atmosphere in Nijmegen."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Carl, Wales
"I remember walking around the Grote Markt in the city center and thinking that it was very European. You have a lot of cafés where people are sitting on the terraces, even in the evenings. Seeing that makes you understand the word gezellig."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Daniel, Germany
"I like to cycle, so it’s nice that there is such a biking culture in the Netherlands. In Germany, we’re slowly also getting more biking infrastructure, but it’s simply not comparable."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Lara, South Africa
"I was always passionate about human genetics, so I wanted to do a master’s in that field, and that’s how I found Radboud. I started here with a master’s in medical biology and right now, I’m doing my PhD at the Radboudumc."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Eduardo, Spain
"Before moving to the city, I didn’t know Nijmegen. But I found it to be a nice place. In a way, it reminds me a bit of a city where I used to live in Spain. Nijmegen also has a cozy city center with a lot of traditional buildings."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Ivana, Italy/Serbia
"In some ways, Nijmegen reminds me of Lucca, the Italian town where I grew up. It has a human dimension – you can reach most places by walking, and within ten minutes, you’re in nature, but you’re also close to the German border."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Khaoula, Morocco
"I love it here. The city’s slogan says it best: Nijmegen is an old city with a young vibe. The buildings can tell stories from hundreds of years ago, but the people are young, fresh, and outgoing."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Isabella, Brazil
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Sorina, Romania
"The weather, especially in the winter, is sometimes difficult to cope with, but I discovered some places in the city that I really like. One of them is Bhalu. I like that the people there are friendly and I love their homemade pastries."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Giulia, Italy
"After my master’s in Italy, I wanted to leave the country and secure a future somewhere else. Because of that, I was looking into ways to specialize more and found the master’s in Human Geography at Radboud University."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Alex, Romania
"It's quite cliché, but the first thing that really surprised me was how good the bike infrastructure was. I saw people cycle in suits or in dresses – this was really surreal to see, someone so well dressed, but then on a bike."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Elle, United States
"I’m a hairstylist and a fully licensed cosmetologist in America, but it took quite some time to be able to work here. Because I’m from the US, I needed a residence permit to register my business with the KVK."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Stuart, Australia
"Nijmegen is really a great city. Especially on a sports level, there’s an athletics club with world-class athletes, football, rugby, tennis, golf… virtually every sport! And the history of Nijmegen is also incredibly fascinating to me."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Sanchitta, Bangladesh
"One of my favorite places in the city is the Face of Nijmegen statue. In the beginning, when I wasn’t feeling good, my husband and I went there, sat by the river, and drank tea. I still go there to meditate."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Sudipta, Bangladesh
"I’m originally from Bangladesh, but I did my graduate degree in Gothenburg in Sweden, so I had already lived in Europe when I started looking for jobs after my graduation and found a company here in Nijmegen."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Masha, Ukraine
"I moved to the Netherlands on the 12th of May 2017. I remember the day, because it divided my life into a ‘before’ and an ‘after.’ I was born and raised in a small town in Ukraine, with around 30,000 people."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Ken, Belgium
"I moved to Nijmegen in January 2018 and I’m working here as a journalist. Originally, I’m from the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. But before moving to the Netherlands, I lived in Brussels for seven years."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Kyran, Aruba
"On the other hand, one thing that definitely positively surprised me about Nijmegen was how queer-friendly the city is. You go out and see a lot of gay pride flags. I do like De Regenboog as well."
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Expat life in Nijmegen: Romane, France/Indonesia
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