Absolutely Amsterdam - the Essential Introductory Walking Tour
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
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.
- Discover many of Amsterdam’s key sights, all in one tour
- Exploring on foot makes it easy to soak up the city’s ambiance
- Get up close and personal with the city’s UNESCO-listed center
- Enjoy snacks included on the tour with a tip-based payment option
What's Included
- Our guides support their tours with pictures, paintings and maps that help bring history back to life!
- Super Local Guides who are are also happy to share their (restaurant) recommendations with you
- A unique souvenir
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Freedam ToursBeursplein 5, 1012 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
We meet IN FRONT of the stock exchange on Beurplein 5. The guides will be at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start of the tour, holding a yellow umbrella. You can also find directions by looking for FreeDam Tours on Google Maps. !!ATTENTION!! It does NOT start on the nearby Dam square!
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Beurs van Berlage
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Damrak
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Our Lord in the Attic Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
4
Chinatown
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
The Waag
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
6
Oostindisch Huis
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Waterlooplein Market
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
The Amstel
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
9
Oudemanhuispoort
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
10
Royal Palace Amsterdam
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
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We did this upon arriving in Amsterdam and it was so helpful to get our bearings on the city. Took us to different parts and pointed out lots of useful tips to stay safe while walking around the city.
Daan was incredibly knowledgeable and i thoroughly enjoyed the tour, learning a lot of things I wouldnt have known otherwise
It lasts 2.5 to 3 hours. We were exhausted by the end. But it was a very enjoyable and enlightening tour. Sergio was a great guide. We were here for our 60th anniversary.
My tour guide was Noe, and she did a great job! Her knowledge was extensive, and she was also personable and charming. I highly recommend.
Our guide Noe provided a fun, funny and informative tour. Very knowledge about Dutch culture and history and exceptionally good at keeping the group engaged. Recommend!
Japp was an excellent tour guide, funny, knowledgeable and very friendly. The tour provided a nice mix of history, anecdotes and beautiful sites! Highly recommend
Our tour guide was informed and engaging. The only negative aspect of our experience was his reference to how much of a tip he expected to receive, which turned us off.
Great locations in the city.
David was an informative and congenial guide.
Need comfortable walking shoes.
Samuel did a great job showing us Amsterdam! Great perspective on the history and present-day life in the city.
Great history of the city! Tour guy was attentive and answered all of our questions. Very much enjoyed tour.
Excellent tour. Covered a lot of interesting sites in Amsterdam. Guide was very knowledgeable and informative. Very enjoyable.
Tour guide (Aris) was very good! Gave us lots of historical information on Amsterdam and its surroundings, including personal stories. Highly recommend!!!
Great way to start exploring Amsterdam. Our tour guide, Aris, did a great job. We learned some history and cool facts. It was enjoyable. Be ready to get a lot of steps in! Be aware that your “gratuity” is actually “payment” for the guide. So, pay as you wish. We gave our tour guide a nice tip for his expertise.
We took the walking tour with Noe after a canal cruise. She articulate, very open and knowledgeable to all questions, and very prepared with a folder of visual aids. We wished Noe was guiding all our tours!
This tour is scammed. On this site they will charge you $5.00 dollars but when you get to the meeting point the tour guide will tell right away that he will charge $30.00 per hour . So be prepared for that charge. 2 people ran away before the tour finished
As instructed we arrived 15 minutes prior to the scheduled walking tour. The guide did not show up for the tour at the address listed. We waited until 2:10. I guess something happened.
Excellent walking tour, I highly recommend. It was very informative giving the history of Amsterdam. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and answered all our questions.
Jaap did a great job on our tour. He was very informative and added lots of humor to the history and stories told about Amsterdam. We highly recommend this tour!!!
Great overview of Amsterdam and its history. Johnny was fantastic and provided a very entertaining afternoon.
David is the best guide, knowledgeable and friendly. He takes you to different places, tells you about them in a very easy going way, he engages the audience
Good walking tour that gave you a good overview of the city at a very reasonable price. The guides were all friendly and informative. Recommended to fellow travellers.
This tour is a corker! Our guide,Fernando, was simply fantastic. He was a convert from Portugal but that gave him a simply wonderful sense of humour. We learnt about history of Amsterdam and The Netherlands and Holland, their trials, tribulations and Royal Family. At the end of the tour he shares a QR code that gives great suggestions for other tours and restaurants. We went to the Indonesian restaurant which was great and the next day went on a recommended canal tour with Eddy on Boat Local which was one of the only 1.5 hour where you can buy drinks if so inclined. Fernando’s tour is cheap up front but they ask for tips. Without any hesitation we tipped generously. Highly recommended.
David is an excellent and knowledgeable guide. With humour. A top guide and can make the tour very interesting ith the right pauses. PLUS HIS ENGLISH IS VERY GOOD.
Excellent walking tour of the entire city area around Amsterdam. Learned many things that I would not have otherwise known. Highly recommended!
This was an amazing tour! Fernando was our guide and was phenomenal! He was very knowledgeable and very entertaining! He made sure all of our party was together which can be a challenge during a walking tour! We would definitely recommend - and hopefully you will get Fernando!
This was a really enjoyable walk. Fernando was very knowledgeable and funny. A great way to get to know Amsterdam.
We were lucky to have Dani because he was born and raised in Amsterdam. He gave us a lot of information about the characteristics of their culture, history and architecture. Also he gave us treats that they produced like licorice, chocolate and stroopwafle. I really recommend him.
Dani was a fantastic tour guide who included history, architecture, compared customs with a variety of countries and made this a fun and interesting walking tour. Highly recommend him on this tour!
We absolutely loved our Essential Amsterdam tour with Dani! He was one of the best guides we’ve had on our entire trip—knowledgeable, engaging, and so easy to listen to. We learned so much about Amsterdam’s fascinating history, and Dani brought the stories of the city to life. He was friendly, personable, and clearly passionate about what he does. We highly recommend this tour and Dani!
Dani was awesome! We had a great time, doing this walking tour right after landing, perfect start to our vaca.
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