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
4.9
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Well run tour that seems to hit a lot of the highlights. Was our first day in Amsterdam and gave us insight on places and the history.
Fun and informative. Great info that helped in the understanding in the city, its history and landmarks
Fernando presented the tour
as an introduction for our city break. He was knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the city and presented the facts in a fun and amusing way.
A really great way to start our stay. Highly recommended.
Very informative and detailed with bits of culture and history. We loved it. A great overview of Amsterdam while walking and stopping at beautiful viewpoints. Everyone should make this activity one upon arrival. Francine was our guide. Wonderful, personable and patient. Excellent! A joy to tip $$$ for her skill and expertise as a guide!!!
Sergio was a teacher before he gave that up and became a tour guide, he was very knowledgeable! Make sure you have money to tip him and fun!!
An interesting and informative walking tour of central Amsterdam - it’s good to learn about the history of the city
Now was so nice, fun and knowledgeable
Amsterdam baceme more for us as we learned its history
A great afternoon!
Very informative. Daan was an excellent tour guide. Full of stories and historical facts. His sense of humor made the tour fun as well.
It was a really fun and infornative tour, highly recommend. Travelled to streets I would have mossed otherwise.
Francine was an amazing tour guide. We absolutely enjoyed the tour and it made a great difference on our Amsterdam trip. We really appreciated the fact that she went deep into the history of the architecture and social concepts. She was was very kind, knowledgeable, and friendly. We wish we could have Francine as a tour guide in all the other cities and countries we ever travel to! :D
This is a great tour of historic Amsterdam with lots of interesting facts. We could tell that our guide, Francine, was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Highly recommend this as an introduction to Amsterdam.
Our guide, Johnny was fantastic. We got caught in a downpour and he never missed a beat. He got us into a subway tunnel and kept going. He was very informative, but he kept light hearted and fun.
Absolute amazing walking tour. As a solo female traveler I recommend this tour to anyone who is traveling solo or with family/friends to get your bearings of the city.
Great tour!! Very well informed tour guide and she had a great personality. Great for solo travellers!!
Great tour from Arhem, she was very informative, spoke clearly and involved everyone in the tour. Nice to have a tour from a local and not with all just Dates and historical facts.
Alexander was a wonderful guide. So knowledgeable about the history of Amsterdam without being boring he actually had a great sense of humor. He was very patient with all our questions and was helpful with tips on dining, shopping and any other information we needed outside of the tour. I would definitely recommend.
Fantastic tour of Amsterdam and a good way to get to know the city. Our guide, Janosh was excellent, Very knowledgeable and made the tour a lot of fun.
This tour was fantastic. Our guide, David, was a wealth of information and presented the history and culture of Amsterdam in a humorous, engaging manner. I’ve taken many city tours, and this was the best one. A wonderful tour for a beautiful, fun city. I learned so much and would take the tour again if I’m ever in Amsterdam again.
Nor was interesting, knowledgeable and humerous, we enjoyed the walk. We thought that increased our understanding of the history of Amsterdam.
Doing a walking tour with a local guide is an enriching experience that immerses you in the culture, history, and hidden gems of a city. Our guide Jonas was very knowledgeable.
Gentle saunter around central Amsterdam with frequent stops for information from the brilliant guide Fernando
The tour was excellent! It was very informative. Our tour guide Noe told us about history, interesting facts about Amsterdam. We like this tour. Thank you.
Noè was great! Very knowledgeable and friendly. Would definitely recommend both her and this tour to other people.
We had a good tour with Noe’, her knowledge base, easy communication skills and interactions with group participants was excellent. The chocolate at just the right point was also a nice touch.
Definite tour to recommend as a first option to begin seeing Amsterdam.
Thank you Noe’ and hope your mum likes our review. My husband - the very tall gentleman on your tour 18/8/26 enjoyed his conversations with you.
Good information about the history and arts of the city. What he told us about depended on our interest of what we wanted to learn about.
We had a wonderful walking tour of Amsterdam with Daan! He was friendly, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable. Daan majored in history at the University of Amsterdam, and his background really came through as he brought the city’s history, architecture, and stories to life. He made the tour interesting, informative, and fun. We would definitely recommend this touring company to anyone wanting to see Amsterdam with a knowledgeable and personable guide!
Great tour. Lots of stops with information and photo opportunities. Our guide Gianni was very knowledgeable, friendly and informative.
Danni was the best tour guide. He is a local and his knowledge of the city was great
I highly recommend this tour and ask for Danni
Amazing walking tour which was focused on the history of Amsterdam! Our tour guide was amazing and did a great job at keeping things fun and easy but equally provided us enough about the history. Definately recommended!
Sebastian was fabulous. Her answers all my questions and was so personable and funny. Great way to get some history on the city and your bearings on your first day.
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