Scavenger hunt in Rotterdam

Delfshaven dreams

Delfshaven is the most picturesque corner of Rotterdam, with historic warehouses, an old harbour and rustic streets. Take a group photo as if you have lived here for centuries.

Maas riverside pose

The Nieuwe Maas is the lifeline of Rotterdam. Find a spot along the quay with a view of the water and take a group photo with the river and skyline behind you. The wider the pose, the better.

Markthal bite

The Markthal is packed with fresh produce and street food. Buy something tasty and take a photo where everyone bites in at the same time. Bon appetit!

Skyline royals

You are standing by the Erasmus Bridge with the impressive Rotterdam skyline behind you. Take the most glamorous group photo you can muster, this is the backdrop.

Spot a Delfshaven historic boat

Walk into Delfshaven (the old harbour area that survived WWII) and find a wooden boat moored in the historic harbour. Photograph the cobbled quay.

Spot a Dutch cheese wheel in Rotterdam

Find a Dutch cheese shop or market stall with stacked yellow Gouda wheels. Photograph the stack.

Spot a Feyenoord shirt or flag

Find a Feyenoord (red-and-white) kit, flag or scarf on someone or in a shop. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Heineken sign in Rotterdam

Find a Heineken sign on a Rotterdam café awning, beer mat or shop window. Photograph the red star.

Spot a kapsalon dish

Find a kapsalon (Rotterdam fast-food dish of fries, döner meat, salad, sauce and grilled cheese) on a takeaway counter. Photograph the box.

Spot a kibbeling or lekkerbek paper

Find a paper cone of kibbeling (battered fish chunks) at a fish stall. Photograph the golden bites.

Spot a Markthal stall

Walk inside the Markthal and find a stall (cheese, stroopwafels, paella, Surinamese). Photograph the stall with the painted ceiling above.

Spot a Rotterdam architecture sign

Rotterdam is the modern-architecture capital of NL. Find a Rem Koolhaas/OMA-designed building, a De Rotterdam complex tower or a modern skyscraper facade. Photograph the lines.

Spot a Rotterdam balcony with hanging plants

Walk through Kralingen or the Oude Westen and find a Rotterdam balcony with hanging plants or laundry. Photograph the cascade.

Spot a Rotterdam bitterballen plate

Find a plate of bitterballen on a Rotterdam café table, served with mustard. Photograph the line-up.

Spot a Rotterdam Dutch flag

Find a Dutch flag (horizontal red-white-blue) flying on a Rotterdam building, balcony or government facade. Photograph the colours.

Spot a Rotterdam Dutch upright bike

Find a classic Dutch omafiets or opafiets parked on a Rotterdam street. Photograph the upright bicycle.

Spot a Rotterdam harbour crane

Find a giant container crane in the Maas harbour or at the historic Maritime Museum harbour. Photograph the crane.

Spot a Rotterdam houseboat (woonboot)

Find a houseboat moored on the Delfshaven canal or the Maas. Photograph the boat with the city behind.

Spot a Rotterdam pancake (poffertjes)

Find a plate of poffertjes (small Dutch puffy pancakes with butter and icing sugar) at a market stall or café. Photograph the plate.

Spot a Rotterdam street artist piece

Walk into Witte de Withstraat or the Schiedamse Vest and find a piece of Rotterdam street art (Hofbogen, the famous murals near Eendrachtsplein). Photograph the wall.

Spot a Rotterdam stroopwafel

Find a fresh stroopwafel in a Rotterdam bakery or market stall (Markthal has a stand making them on the spot). Photograph the warm wafer.

Spot a Rotterdam tram (RET)

Find a yellow RET tram on its route through the centre. Photograph one passing a modern facade.

Spot a Spido harbour boat

Find a Spido tour boat at Willemskade or sailing on the Maas. Photograph the boat.

Spot a Vlaamse frites cone in Rotterdam

Find a cone of Belgian-style frites with mayonnaise at a Rotterdam friet stand. Photograph the cone.