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Enjoy a wide-ranging introduction to Amsterdam’s highlights and history on this small-group walking tour. Pick between morning and afternoon start times, meet your guide right in the heart of the city, and set off on foot. You’ll see highlights like the Royal Palace and the Red Light District, will learn about the city’s origins and key moments in its history, will admire its UNESCO-listed center, and more.

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Absolutely Amsterdam - the Essential Introductory Walking Tour

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Don’t settle for crowded museums that rush you through history, elbow-to-elbow with the masses. This intimate walking tour follows Anne Frank's journey through the streets of Amsterdam, each lesser-known site offering profound insights into this era—and proving the enduring need for empathy to this day. Your tour wraps up at the iconic Secret Annex, leaving you with a deeper understanding that standard tours simply can't provide.

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Anne Frank and Amsterdam Jewish History Walking Tour

2 hoursFree Cancellation

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Understanding Amsterdam’s Red Light District (De Wallen) can be difficult without local context, but this private walking tour offers a clear, informed introduction with a guide leading the way. Travel along Zeedijk Street and through Chinatown, all while learning about how the area has evolved. As you walk past red-lit windows and adult entertainment venues, your guide separates fact from fiction and explains the social history of the district, including how prostitution was legalized in the Netherlands in 2000, and the culture surrounding coffee shops (licensed venues where cannabis is legally sold and consumed).

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Amsterdam Red Light District and Coffee Shop Tour

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Small-Group Tour with Private Upgrade

Spend less time wandering and more time admiring the masterpieces of the Rijksmuseum on a small-group guided tour. Designed with time-pressed travelers in mind, this tour takes you straight to the highlights to admire paintings by European masters such as Rembrandt and Hals, and offers insight into European art history that you’re unlikely to find in the guidebooks. Plus, a small group means that you have plenty of opportunities to ask your guide questions.

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Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Small-Group Tour with Private Upgrade

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

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Guided Bike Tour of Amsterdam's Highlights & Hidden Gems

Orientate yourself in Amsterdam and discover the city’s highlights as well as its hidden gems on a bike tour. Zip easily between landmarks, saving time and covering more ground that possible by foot, ideal for visitors with limited time in the city. Enjoy the more personalized experience of a small-group tour of max 11 people, and gain insight into Amsterdam’s history and culture from your guide.

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Guided Bike Tour of Amsterdam's Highlights & Hidden Gems

3 hoursFree Cancellation

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Discover the Dutch countryside on this full-day tour to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken. Round-trip transfer from central Amsterdam ensures a hassle-free trip. See windmills, waterlands, cheese makers, and clog factories up close. Discover the region's rich history firsthand from a professional guide, and beat the crowds if you book the earlier departure time. The price includes tastings of cheese and other local produce, as well as interior tours.

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Day Trip to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam and Marken from Amsterdam

6 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Amsterdam Anne Frank Small-Group Guided Walking Tour

1 to 2 hoursFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

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Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum with Audio or Guided Tour

The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of Van Gogh paintings in the world, including famous masterpieces such as “Sunflowers” and “The Potato Eaters.” Tickets must be purchased in advance, so avoid disappointment by pre-booking your preferred timeslot and reserving a multimedia tour available in multiple languages. Upgrade to a guided tour for a deep dive into one of the Netherlands' most enigmatic artists.

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Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum with Audio or Guided Tour

2 hoursFree Cancellation

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Explore the Netherlands beyond Amsterdam with a small-group tour. Meet your guide at a departure point and climb aboard a minivan for a full-day tour to Rotterdam, Delft, and the Hague. Skip the hassle of rental cars or public transportation and admire views during the drive. See the experimental architecture of Rotterdam, check out important government buildings in the Hague, and discover the old town of Delft, home to blue-and-white Delft pottery.

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Rotterdam, Delft and The Hague Small Group Tour from Amsterdam

8 to 9 hoursFree Cancellation

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Explore Amsterdam through its legends, history, and ghost stories on this small-group walking tour through the historic city center. Wander through old streets and dark alleyways as you hear tales of witches, mysterious events, and reported ghostly encounters. Visit places such as the Spooksteeg (“Ghost Alley”) and the Schreierstoren (“Tower of Tears”) and uncover stories that have been passed down in Amsterdam for centuries. This tour goes beyond simply telling legends and ghost stories. We dug into Amsterdam’s archives to uncover the real events behind these centuries-old stories and show you original historical documents along the way. As you explore, search for the seven deadly sins and seven virtues hidden within the stories with our Urban Legend Bingo, enjoy a typical Dutch treat, and take home a small souvenir.

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Guided Walking Tour Amsterdam - Legends, History & Ghost Stories

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Experience the beautiful blooms of Keukenhof Gardens with a skip-the-line admission ticket and transfer package from Amsterdam. Different options let you tailor this tour to your budget and schedule—add an audio guide to narrate your journey through the Dutch countryside, choose a money-saving afternoon departure, or include a canal cruise ticket to use at your leisure. Whichever you choose, you’ll sail past the lines and admire more than 7 million flowers at your own pace.

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From Amsterdam: Keukenhof Gardens Ticket and Transfer

5 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Amsterdam: Red Light District guided tour (TOP RATED)

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

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Zaanse Schans Windmills, Clogs and Dutch Cheese Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam

Explore Zaanse Schans and the Dutch countryside this tour from Amsterdam. With an informative guide, admire the lush, canal-crossed Dutch landscape. Take a tour of pretty Zaanse Schans, famous for its wooden windmills and green-painted houses, and visit a cheese farm and clog-making workshop to learn about these traditional crafts. Lastly, visit a working windmill to learn about the role of windmills in the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age.

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Zaanse Schans Windmills, Clogs and Dutch Cheese Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam

3 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Dive deeper into Dutch traditions and the beauty of the Netherlands with this fascinating day trip from Amsterdam. A great way to learn more about the country, this full-day tour is led by a local insider who will take you to some of the best sightseeing spots in Giethoorn. You’ll also visit the historic windmill village of Zaanse Schans and swing by a cheese factory and wooden clog workshop.

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Zaanse Schans and Giethoorn Small-Group Tour with Hotel Pick-Up

10 hoursFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

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Amsterdam Classic Saloon Boat Cruise with Drinks and Cheese

Elevate your Amsterdam canal cruise when you book this experience aboard a fully covered, 19th-century wooden saloon boat. Cruise along the UNESCO-listed canals and see bucket-list sights like the Anne Frank House, the Rijksmuseum, and the picturesque Jordaan district while listening to commentary from your onboard guide—you get the stories behind the sights that you'd easily miss if you explored alone.

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Amsterdam Classic Saloon Boat Cruise with Drinks and Cheese

1 hourFree Cancellation

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Discover the story of the Red Light District, Amsterdam’s most famous neighborhood, on this walking tour around the district's periphery. A guide shows you around this fascinating area of Amsterdam, takes you to places most tourists don’t get to see, and reveals the history of sex work in Amsterdam and its lasting influence on the city. Note that Amsterdam limits Red Light District tours to its periphery.

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Amsterdam Red Light District Walking Tour in EN/DE/IT/ES/FR

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Amsterdam: Private Introduction Walking Tour

2 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Guided Tour & Entry Ticket (Max 6 ppl)

Knowing what to priortize when exploring the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam can be daunting. Beat choice paralysis with this small-group tour, and follow your art historian guide as they take you to the collection's highlights. Get a deeper understanding of the artist's life and his different artistic periods as you go, with plenty of opportunities to ask your guide questions along the way.

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Amsterdam: Van Gogh Museum Guided Tour & Entry Ticket (Max 6 ppl)

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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Most Dutch countryside tours visit all the same places. Get a fresh and more authentic perspective from the comfort of a luxurious Jaguar S-Type when you book this private door-to-door adventure. Pair less-visited villages like Monnickendam, Durgerdam, Katwoude, and Zuiderwoude with better-known options like Volendam, Marken, and Edam. As this is a private tour, you can customize your itinerary to suit your interests, adding visits to cheese farms and clog factories.

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Off the Beaten Paths Dutch Landscape Private Tour 1/2 day Jaguar

4 hoursFree Cancellation

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Learn more about one of the darkest chapters of Amsterdam’s history than you would without a guide's help with this Jewish Quarter walking tour. Combining visits to some of Amsterdam’s most important memorials with an in-depth history lesson about Nazi occupation, WWII, Anne Frank, and the Holocaust, this small-group tour offers unique insight into the resilience of Amsterdam’s Jewish community.

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Amsterdam: Jewish Quarter Heritage Walking Tour

2 hoursFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

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Guided Zaanse Schans, Windmills and Cheese Tour from Amsterdam

Experience the best of typical Dutch culture on a half-day tour to Zaanse Schans from Amsterdam. Observe traditional cheese-making and taste some real Dutch cheese; marvel at the exterior of a working windmill; try on some authentic wooden clogs for size; and admire the quaint and colorful architecture of Zaanse Schans village before returning to Amsterdam by comfortable coach. If option selected, the tour includes an Amsterdam canal cruise ticket to use at your leisure within a few days of the tour.

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Guided Zaanse Schans, Windmills and Cheese Tour from Amsterdam

3 hours 30 minutesFree Cancellation

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While many of Amsterdam’s attractions are world-famous, the charming village of Giethoorn, known for its canals, is lesser-known—and therefore benefits from far fewer crowds. Soak up its fairytale charm on a day trip from Amsterdam that includes hassle-free, round-trip transport. This two-in-one tour features both a guided canal-boat tour as well as a self-led walking tour with a provided audio guide.

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Amsterdam: Giethoorn Fairytale Village Tour & Local Canal Cruise

8 hoursFree Cancellation

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Hit three Netherlands signature scenic areas in a group of no more than eight travelers on this action-packed day tour, with an itinerary you couldn’t hope to cover on public transport. Tour a cheese factory and a clog factory and watch a diamond-cutting demo in Zaanse Schans, take pictures at the Enclosing Dike (Afsluitdijk), and enjoy a boat cruise and free time in Giethoorn, the Venice of the Netherlands.

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Giethoorn, Afsluitdijk, Zaanse Schans Day Tour Incl Hotel Pick Up

10 hoursFree Cancellation

Price varies by group size

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Red Light District Tour by Locals, Small Group (approx 4)

1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hoursFree Cancellation

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Royal Palace Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis)

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Anne Frank House

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Van Gogh Museum

Royal Palace Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis)

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Anne Frank House

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Royal Palace Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis)

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