TU Delft TOURS
About us
At TU Delft Backstage Tours, an initiative of the TU Delft Science Centre, enthusiastic students take you on a journey of discovery across the campus. Whether you're a school student or an external visitor, we offer a unique behind-the-scenes look at this prestigious university, both physically and virtually. Our guides are students who, alongside their studies, are happy to provide these tours. We take their study schedules into account to ensure they can guide you optimally.
Our mailbox is managed by a team of students, which may cause a slight delay in receiving a response. We kindly ask for your patience.
Booking a Tour
Booking a tour is easy. Choose a tour from our existing offerings and complete our registration form at least 2 weeks in advance.
In principle, we only offer tours on weekdays between 9 AM and 5 PM. On Saturdays and after 7 PM, we charge a 40% surcharge; on Sundays, we charge a 75% surcharge.
Pricing:
| Participants | Guides | Price ex. VAT | Price incl. VAT |
| >20 | 1 | € 175,- | € 211,75 |
| 21-40 | 2 | € 250,- | € 302,50 |
| 41-60 | 3 | € 325,- | € 393,35 |
| 61-80 | 4 | € 400,- | € 484,00 |
| 81-100 | 5 | € 475,- | € 574,75 |
Important to Know
- Requesting a Tour: At least two weeks in advance.
- Cancelling a Tour: At least 3 days in advance. If you cancel within 3 days, we are required to charge fees according to the cancellation policy (CAO).
- Changing a Tour: At least 3 days in advance, provided a guide is available. We charge an additional hour for changes. If no guide is available, we will cancel the tour and are required to charge fees according to the cancellation policy (CAO).
- No Catering: We do not arrange catering or specific locations for meetings. See Campus Life for more information.
- It is not possible for us to send a quote in advance. Invoices are sent at the end of the month in which the tour took place.
FAQ Backstage tours
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A guided tour will take around 1,5 to 2 hours.
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Because of the size of the campus of the Delft University of Technology the tour is about a 3km (around 2 miles) walk. There will also be several stairs at the facilities we will visit.
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Because of the size of the campus and the lack of elevators in some of the facilities we are unfortunately unable to provide the tours for people whom have trouble walking.
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The guided tours are specially created to be able to target a broad audience. The guides will however adjust the information given based on the background of the visitor to make it as specific as requested and to keep it interesting for all visitors. Because we are visiting numerous research facilities the tour is however less suited for young children (below the age of 10 years old). We recommend for those to visit the Science Centre itself to introduce them to science and technology in a more playful and interactive manner.
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For practical information about how to reach the TU Delft Science Center and how to park, visit this page (only in Dutch).
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Through reserve a backstage tour you can look at the specific dates when the tours are planned. Custom tours can be organized on Mondays through Friday between 09:00 and 18:00h. For any further questions you can reach us at TUDelftTours@tudelft.nl.
All of ours guides speak both English and Dutch fluently. Dependent on the visitors the guided tour will be given in English, Dutch or if necessary a combination of the two.