AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam’s best days out.
The 15 best guided tours in Amsterdam, with prices, run times and who you book through. The ones worth planning an afternoon around, and what each ticket actually includes.
75-minute Amsterdam canal cruise with 19-language audio, snacks, and kids stories, passing UNESCO canals, bridges, and major landmarks.
Most Popular“Very good boat trip through canals. Everything as described. Only you can't show the qr-code directly at the boat and board and have to go to the store next to it to get printed tickets. But it didn't take long.”
Guided 2-hour walk through Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter and WWII sites, ending by Anne Frank House. Small group, English guide. Tickets not included.
“Great tour our guide patrick was brilliant even though for the duration of our excursion it rained and snowed gard”
Walk pitchside in the Johan Cruijff ArenA with audio-visual or a guide, plus player-only access and 10% Ajax shop discounts.
“The guide brought everything to life and had great passion and knowledge about the club and the stadium”
Walk through Amsterdam’s Royal Palace with an audio guide in multiple languages, see Dutch Golden Age art, and explore state-ceremony rooms.
“The experience was better than expected as the Palace is really superb . Sadly we did t take the offer of head phones and that was a huge mistake we missed out on a lot. We didn’t take them as we thought there would be information written up or available on boards as on your…”
Half-day guided trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans for windmills, live clog making, and cheese tasting, plus an optional canal cruise.
“Everything was great! I strongly recommend this activity! The landscape was wonderful, the guide nice and funny, we learned a lot of things about the Dutch People and their traditions, all in all a great experience.”
Pedal through central Amsterdam on a small-group bike tour, from Jordaan canals to Vondelpark and Magere Brug, with a guide and snack.
“We had a great time. Amsterdam is a beautiful city to be like the locals, jump on a bike and go for it. Our guide “Red” was polite, patient and informative. Bikes were easy to use. A must do while in Amsterdam.”
Hour-long Amsterdam evening canal cruise with live English commentary, an onboard bar, and electric boat views of the Westerkerk and Anne Frank House.
“This is a great way to see some iconic sights in Amsterdam. The Captain and his mate were knowledgeable and funny. They were engaging the whole time with fun stories and history about Amsterdam.”
Reflective small-group walk through central Amsterdam on Anne Frank and WWII Jewish history, ending outside the Anne Frank House.
“Iris our guide clearly has a passion and deep affection for Anna, Otto and the Frank family! Superb walking tour ! Highly recommend ❤️”
Walk Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter with Anne Frank diary excerpts and WWII history, guided in your language, from De Waag to key memorials.
“Well organised and informative fitting all the highlights within allocated time. The guide Deborah was engaging and knowledgeable. Excellent tour all around and great value.”
1-hour live-guided Amsterdam electric canal cruise with open-air views and unlimited Heineken, wine, and soft drinks.
“It waa lovely! Forrest shared lots of interesting historical facts and encouraged us to ask lots of questions.”
A 2-hour guided walk through Amsterdam’s center, from Dam Square to Begijnhof, with stories of WWII, trade, and today’s tolerance.
“Deborah provided an excellent tour. Really great mix of historical and cultural information and interesting insights on the history and present day Amsterdam. Learnt lots! Highly recommend.”
Guided Amsterdam walk to top coffeeshops and Begijnhof, with smoking breaks, Dutch snacks, and optional red-light preview for 18+.
“Erik is an amazing tour guide!! He showed us all the cool spots and gave us some surprising history and facts about Amsterdam. You have to go! The energy is 10/10”
Working windmills, Dutch cheese, clog-making, and a Volendam fishing-village walk from Amsterdam, with an optional canal cruise voucher.
“It was great,despite of the weather. The bus was 15 mins.late but it was no biggy, our guide was amazing too bad we didn’t have cash with us as we are use to just using cards,we would love to give him a tip but yeah….maybe next time. The places we visited was allllllll amazingly beauty,we…”
Day trip from Amsterdam to Delft, Rotterdam and The Hague: live-guided river cruise, Markthal market, Royal Delft, Madurodam minis.
“It was a great day the tour guide told us about everything and the history of certain things. 10hours seemed too long at first but with the amount you see it’s definitely worth it. The tour guide and coach driver were great and nice.”
A small-group, 1.5-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with an English local guide, Dutch snacks, and drinks on a quiet electric open boat.
“10/10, loved every second. tour guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly, drinks were self serve so we definitely got our moneys worth. i’ve done multiple amsterdam canal cruises and this was by far the best, would absolutely do it again!!”
From the canal ring to the great museums to the windmills and tulip fields, and every way to spend a day in the city.
