Our first ever visit to Eindhoven and it quickly became clear that if we really wanted to see the city properly, it had to be done by bike. A quick Google search brought up Elleke's details and it was apparent straight away that she could offer us just the sort of tour we wanted, tailored to our interests, but without having to pay a fortune. Elleke was very quick to respond to our request and confirm when she could do the tour. She was also able to offer recommendations for bike hire (although we ended up going somewhere recommended by our hotel as we were keen to try out e-bikes).
As to the tour itself, Elleke clearly knew a great deal about Eindhoven - even though she joked that she was still a newcomer, having only lived in the city since the 1990s! Everything was done at our pace. If we wanted to spend more time somewhere, that was absolutely fine. She was very flexible - offering ideas and suggesting where we might go but happy to adapt to what we wanted. This was no box ticking, fixed price, typical tourist route experience.
Our tour lasted 2 1/2 hours but we were still keen to explore a little more (and make the most of our day's bike hire) so Elleke recommended a route along one of the canals and took us to the starting point, really going out of her way to help us.
My husband and I would absolutely 100% recommend Elleke to anyone who wants to find out a little more about this lovely city and do it the local's way - by bike!Discovering Eindhoven like a local!
I have enjoyed very much my Eindhoven bicycle tour, discovering old and new aspects of an evolving city. Visit of the circular economy warehouse and the biological farm was enlightening as learning about the first short-wave radio transmission by Kgn Wilhelmina in 1927.
Dank U weel!Very nice tour - despite the cold weather!
Must do cycling tour around Eindhoven even if you not a cyclist.
Able to cover a bigger area than walking.
Elleke is friendly and knowledgeable. Eindhoven cycle tour with Elleke.
I enjoyed my day with Elleke. I had planned on renting an e-bike when she arrived at my hotel. I didn’t realize there was no data left on my phone and was unable to rent through my app. Elleke was patient as I scrambled to rent a bike through the hotel. Eindhoven can be difficult to navigate if you’re not familiar with the city roads along with many bikes, cars, and people passing by. I was happy to have Elleke lead me through to our destinations. Enjoyable Tour with Elleke
You are expertly looked after!! Elleke will meet you at a location of your choice whether it be your hotel or at a bike rental shop (VeloRent is very good!) and then she takes you on a 2.5 hour whistlestop tour of Eindhoven where you see all the best bits and she does ask you if there’s anything in particular you want to see. The Philips family is very dominant in this town and we see the factories where they used to produce things which have now been turned into other workspaces. Plus the houses that were built for the Philips workers, the PSV stadium, art installations in parks etc We ran overtime by half an hour as we had a leisurely coffee and a nice chat! Recommended! You are expertly looked after!!
Elleke hat uns mitgenommen auf eine tolle, spannende, mit interessanten und lustigen Beiträgen gefüllte, 3 stündige Fahrradtour :-)
Die Fahrradtour hat uns super gefallen - Danke EllekeTolle Fahrradtour durch Eindhoven mit Elleke
Recommended.
Pleasant afternoon with Elleke showing us around Eindhovens strip-s , piet hein eek design, De Genneper Watermolen ,biofarm & local districts.
Interesting city cycling 'adventure' made so much more enjoyable with Ellekes calm example of local bike etiquette, not something I would of easily accomplished myself, even with google maps!
( nb Withlocals site bit excitable & 'needy'..)Cool tour
We had a great time exploring Eindhoven with Elleke.
Some interesting places and lots of green space.
Only downside was the bike tour was described as “with a picnic “. Half way round Elleke told us this was wrong there was no picnic and the withlocals site needs corrected. It would have been good to know this in advance.Nice bike ride
Elleke heeft ons door de stad gefietst. Dat was prima. Als je meer wilt, verhalen bijvoorbeeld bij wat je ziet in je omgeving, dan kan je beter iemand anders kiezen. Bike Tour through Eindhoven with Picnic
It has to be said that the group of 6, of which 1 could not really cycle, and at least 3 were pathologically inclined to wonder off in opposite directions, and we turned up at the wrong meeting point - at the wrong time - Elleke deserves to be designated a saint in her own life-time for tolerance and patience alone.
We had a fantastic morning, and a wee chunk of the afternoon seeing parts of Eindhoven I has no idea where there. Elleke was a fantastic host, extremely generous with her time, and clearly her highest concern was that we should see the best parts of Eindhoven. Lots of unexpected little treats, like the amazing arts shop, the biological farm and the water mill.
It will be a few hours of your day to do the tour, but your view of Eindhoven will change for ever.
There are not enough stars in the sky to award Elleke, but I will give all I can.Cycle Trip around Eindhoven with Elleke