Giethoorn Guided Day Trip from Amsterdam

Such a beautiful day in a fairy tale town. Our guide was very knowledgeable and friendly and we thoroughly enjoyed the day. Would highly recommend this tour.

Locating the starting location was very difficult. The app map was locked on the ending location. The chat phone help would not recognize my booking number. A different tour operator assisted me in eventually finding the proper location. Once we got started, everything went well.

Our guide, Jay, was very funny and entertaining, and we had a great time throughout the trip. The weather was lovely too, and we had a wonderful day.

Jay kept us entertained on the bus trip over. Would have liked a little more free time to explore once we were there.

This was the tour that exceeded my expectations. Our guide, Jay, was amazing. He was informative and funny. The stop at the fruit stand made me wish I had one just like it in my town. The canal cruise was awesome - made me wish I lived here. It is a must do tour!

Great guide and a great, relaxed tour. Got a great canal cruise and ate lunch experiencing local cuisine.

Great trip with Ibrahim, explosion of positive energy and information. Unexpected tasty stop at bio farm. I recommended!!!!

Ibrahim our guide and Anwar our driver did a great job. Ibrahim was both informative and entertaining. They were also very considerate making sure we had enough water and making washroom stops along the way. The town is unique and very charming.

I took this tour solo and there were 19 people on board the van. It was comfortable though the pass through lane between rows of seating was quite narrow. There are single seats (5 or 6 maybe?) on one side of the van, air con vents above and (importantly!) USB ports above also to charge devices. We had time to stop at the “fruit stand” which is really a large, locally owned fruit, cheese, and gourmet foods market (it’s called Vink Fruitboerderij) which is really fantastic! I bought a couple of bins of strawberries, some candied fruit, a couple hunks of cheese and their dipping sauces, fresh fruit juices, etc. They take cards and restrooms are available, too. It’s quite impressive (apparently they have “pick your own fruit” train dates in summer and fall, too). Jay did a nice job of providing some interesting facts and could “read the room” and adjust his narration accordingly. I think the driver is Davide? Both did a great job. Anyway, once we got to Gierthoorn the boat tour was excellent (be sure to bring some euros to tip the boat captain if you enjoyed it!). The boat captain is local and grew up in Gierthoorn. I love that the boat gives you the option to raise your own plate glass window (next to your seat) which is much better for picture taking along the scenic canal route! I would suggest sitting on the right side of the boat if you can. We were lucky to have cool, cloudy weather…the sun came out a bit more towards the end of our visit also. The cruise disembarked at the Grand Canal, giving a couple of hours to wander about the narrow footpaths, filled with other tourists and locals. Two hours seems like just the right amount of time to see the area and grab lunch or a snack. There is an ATM pretty close to where the boat let’s you out, if needed. I suggest avoiding the Euronet one (due to high fees) if you can walk a little further. Most restaurants take cards but I needed an ATM for tipping on the tour. I chose to get a late lunch alongside the Grand Canal at Grand Cafe Henri Willig (mustard soup, Bitterballen, and a brownie). There were two ladies who weren’t on the bus at departure time. We waited over 15 minutes and Jay was trying to reach them. After about 20 minutes we reluctantly pulled away but both Jay and I saw them flagging down the van so we stopped so they could both board the return journey to Amsterdam (otherwise it would have been a very expensive trip for those ladies to have gotten back!). Most drivers & guides wouldn’t have waited that long for them so I think it says a lot about this duo. Don’t hesitate to book this day trip!

This was nice relaxing day away from the city,really nice to see all the country side and our guide Ibriham made our trip with all his knowledge and banter on thexway there and back