What started as a website run by one guide with a passion for history and storytelling quickly grew into the #1 local tour company in Delft, according to Tripadvisor.
Our tours are not history lessons but engaging experiences, rooted in local knowledge. Every group is different, and gets its own approach.
Our guides are what makes Discover Delft Discover Delft. Next to their common passion for storytelling, history and culture, our guides have quite diverse backgrounds. Get to know a part of our team below.
Alberto is a Political Science student at Leiden University. He is a passionate traveller with a keen interest in history, politics and economics, and he always connects what you see in the street to the bigger picture.
Federico is a linguist living in Leiden, so expect to hear the etymology of everything you walk past. Off tour he is an actor with a weakness for dramatic TV series, volleyball and other people’s cats.
Furat was born and raised in Delft and studies Physics at TU Delft. He is active, social and always up for meeting new people, whether he is rowing or travelling. That same energy carries straight into his tours.
Isis studies Industrial Design Engineering at TU Delft and, next to guiding, manages Discover Delft’s social media. In her free time she is a passionate windsurfer and a painter, with Johannes Vermeer as her great hero. That creative eye is what makes the city come alive on her tours.
Originally from Canada, Jocelyn came to the Netherlands to study Computer Science at TU Delft. She has since learned Dutch and spends her free time cooking, painting and jogging. She shows you the city as someone who arrived a stranger and made it home.
Joris is an engineer with a deep interest in art, architecture and cinema. He knows the Dutch Golden Age and the country’s colonial past well, and shares both with nuance and care.
Marco is a visual artist with a background in engineering. He was born in Genoa, spent many years in London and now lives in the Netherlands. That international eye gives his tours a creative and thoughtful touch.
Peter spent twenty years in Brussels working in campaigning and lobbying, and he now turns complex subjects into clear stories that connect history, politics, innovation, industry and culture. Originally from Limburg, he has lived in Delft for years, where he collects antiques and enjoys life with his dog.
Robin studied at TU Delft and founded Discover Delft, which he now runs full time. His passion is Dutch history and storytelling, and sharing the Netherlands with a global audience.
Roos graduated from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and has worked as a painter ever since. She lives in Pijnacker and loves gardening, playing the piano and chocolate. Her painter’s eye shapes the way she reads a city.
Valentin studied architecture in Delft and now lives in The Hague. He loves the countless stories inscribed into a city, especially its architectural quirks, and points out the details most people walk straight past.
Victoria is Austrian and studies International Studies in The Hague. Her tours look at globalisation, colonialism and the part the Netherlands played in both. She is learning Swahili and works in a cheese shop, so she also knows exactly which cheese you should take home.
Yannis is German-French, born and raised in Munich and now studying Transportation at TU Delft. He is happiest outdoors, hiking, skiing, travelling and taking photos, and brings that same enthusiasm to a city’s history and geography.
Discover Delft is always open for new talent, especially if you speak Dutch, English, German, Italian, Spanish or French (others also welcome). Interested in working as a guide? Get in touch.
“We did a delft in the footsteps of vemeer tour with door to door service from our hotel from Amsterdam. Monika was excellent. We learned a lot about Delft and would Highly recommend this tour. I’d love to do a other tour someday to this area and would consider this tour company”
“A professional guide who adapted well to the group, a good story and interesting things learned about Delft. Also just enjoyable when you think you already know Delft. Fitted our other plans nicely in terms of length and start and end location. Good value for money. Recommended.”
“Professionele gids die zich goed aanpaste aan de groep, leuk verhaal en interessante dingen geleerde over Delft. Ook gewoon leuk als je denk dat je Delft al kent. Prima aangepast op ons overige programma m.b.t. tijdsduur en start en eind locatie. Goeie prijs kwaliteit verhouding. Aanrader.”
Translated from Dutch
“Elenor was a knowledgeable guide who tailored our day in Delft to align with our interests it was a well paced memorable day.”
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