Amsterdam full day tour: Walking, Biking and Cruising
Description
Experience Amsterdam like a local in a single day with this full combination tour. Start with a 2.5-hour walking tour through the historic city center, guided by an expert English or Spanish-speaking guide (Dutch upon request), where you’ll learn how the city grew from a muddy village on the Amstel River to a major trading hub, and discover its fascinating history, including the evolution of prostitution and drug decriminalization. After the walking tour, you’ll have around 1.5 hours of free time for lunch. You can choose where to eat according to your preferences, and of course, feel free to ask your guide for recommendations Next, explore Amsterdam on a 2.5-hour bike tour through canals, neighborhoods, and landmarks, followed by a relaxing 1-hour canal cruise. This all-in-one experience combines culture, history, and gastronomy, giving you a complete introduction to the city and the confidence to continue exploring on your own.
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Itinerary
Walking tour 10:00 Beursplein: Our guide will be waiting for you in front of the Cafe Bistro, next to the bull figure, with a blue umbrella or a tag with the Amsterdam Guides & Tours logo. Central Stations Zeedijk Nieuwmarkt Jodenbuurt Zuiderkerk Muntplein Begijnhof Dam
Time for lunch
BIKE IS READY - RENT BIKE SHOP Discover Amsterdam the Dutch way, by bike! Centraal Station De gooyer ARTIS Magere brugg Museumplein Voldepark Jordaan
From the end of the bike tour to the beginning of the canal cruise there is a rest time where you can enjoy some free time.
Canal cruise: around 5:00-5:30 End this wonderful day touring Amsterdam's canals with this Canal cruise.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for children under 12 years old (we cannot provide bikes for them)
Reviews(16)
I had a really good experience, I had the same guide for both the walking and the bike tour. Richard was an excellent guide and he will tell you all of the best places to eat! We got lots of information about the city and saw a lot in one day. The canal tour was slightly disappointing, the roof and windows of the boat made it impossible to take pictures. There was some seating outside but when sitting outside you can’t hear the captain and there is no audio guide plug in either. So I had to choose between getting any information or taking pictures. Other than that it was a really good tour and a good value for money.
Hello Jaelen, Thank you so much for your review! We’re delighted that you enjoyed Richard’s company and his food recommendations so much, as well as the comprehensive walking and cycling tour! We’ve taken note of your comment regarding visibility and audio on the boat so that we can continue to improve the experience for our travellers. We hope you continue to enjoy your travels!
I did the math. Bought separate these three activities would cost twice. Claire (bike guide), Lara (walking guide), captain jack boats were amazing! Book now!
Hello Karen! Thank you for trusting us, we loved having you on our tour. We hope to welcome you on one of our tours again in the future. Best regards.
We started in the Amsterdam and Laura our tour guide took us around Amsterdam and explained why there are so many bikes and why they have the right of way in Amsterdam. She was smart and funny and really knew the history of Amsterdam. I would recommend this tour!
Hello Patricia! Thank you for your review! We are very happy that you have enjoyed the tour with us. Hope to see you again in the future. Best regards.
This is a very full day. It’s actually 3 separate experiences and you will be with different guides/groups for each activity. The walking tour was great. The bike tour was good, but a little stressful if you are not a very confident bike rider in urban areas. The lunch break at the cafe was enjoyable, and the hour long canal boat ride is was the perfect way to end the day.
Hello! Thank you very much for taking your time to review us, we are delighted to hear that you have enjoyed the tour. We hope to welcome you in one of our tours again in the future. Kind regards.
The bikeride was good but a bit dangerous, walking tour the guide wasn't good at all but the information was ok,the pancake restaurant didn't have our names ,that took a while to straighten out,canal cruise not that great
Dear Regina thanks for your feedback. We are sorry to hear you didn´t enjoy as much as we would wish the experience. We, in Amsterdam Guides & Tours, take the reviews from our guests very seriously, so we will review our procedure in this experience to improve it. Thanks for your time, and we hope to see you soon
We had such a good time. I was worried it was a lot to do in one day, but we got lucky with weather and it went by quickly. Laura was a great walking tour guide. Bicycling was also so much fun… we got to see a different part of town. It was sometimes hard to keep up with guide but she would wait for us to catch up. But it was still the best part of the entire tour. We had a little hard time finding our sailboat but that was lovely as well!
Hello Toral! Thank you for trusting us, we loved having you on our tour. We hope to welcome you on one of our tours again in the future. Best regards.
Miguel and Claire were very informative and entertaining as our guides on the walking and biking tours and both of those sections of the tour were great! The lunch people were a bit confused and almost did not give us the lunch we had included in the tour. The worst part of the tour was the canal boat section. We rushed to get there for our reserved 5:45 trip only to be told we had to get on line and wait with a huge crowd. They were very inefficient in getting people on the boats and indeed up waiting until after 7:00 to board one. Our 8 hour tour ended up as 10 hours with a very disappointing ending. We also had to rush from 1 segment to the other without much guidance or coordination. If they are going to offer a tour with 4 different segments, they need to have the guides come directly with you and coordinate the tour throughout.
Hello Judy! Thank you for trusting us, we loved having you on our tour. We hope to welcome you on one of our tours again in the future. Best regards.
The tour was divided in 3 parts 1. The walking tour was as great experience. Laura was our tour guide and she explained the Amsterdam history and culture very nicely. This is a must if you want to understand the history and culture of Amsterdam 2. Our experience with the biking tour wasn't great. Jacob was our tour guide and he was quite rude. I asked a question about the bike and he assumed that I don't know how to ride a bike and instead of answering the question and guiding me he rudely said that this tour is not for learners and I should think twice before starting the tour. We were 6 people in the tour, me and my partner and 4 others. Jacob was just talking and guiding them and not paying any attention to us. He even a made judgemental comment about my country. The route and experience is overall nice but because of the tour guide our experience wasn't nice 3. The boat tour is a good way to end the trip. Would recommend it 4. The lunch was great and also had vegetarian options available
Hi Resha, Thanks for your comment, we are happy to know that you enjoyed the walking tour with Laura and the canal cruise and sorry to hear you didn't have a better experience on the bike tour. We hope to see you again in the future!
Awesome experience. Loved every bit of it. Costa and Rodriguez you guys rock. Amazing tour guides. I can't wait to do it again with you guys. And Amsterdam Rock's !!!!! Thank you.
I’m rating this high because of Karl who was about as excellent as any tour guide can get. Also the operators we’re communicative and helpful
