Private Sightseeing Tour to Giethoorn Dutch Venice from Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket

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Overview

Take a break from modern civilization on a private day trip to Giethoorn, nicknamed the ‘Dutch Venice’ for its intricate network of canals. Depart from your Amsterdam hotel in a luxury Mercedes just for your group, then explore Giethoorn the old-fashioned way on a canal cruise through the largely car-free town.

Visit one of Holland's most peaceful and picturesque villages
Cruise past thatched-roof houses on Giethoorn's romantic canals
Enjoy private transport and hotel pickup from Amsterdam
Explore Giethoorn with a guided canal cruise or self-driven boat

What's Included

Bottled water and wifi on board
Professional driver/host
Hotel pick up and drop off
Transport by a private air-conditioned luxury Mercedes vehicle
Possibility to have a nice lunch in Giethoorn
Possibility to explore this great village by yourself
Canal cruise underneath the linden trees, admire the typical wooden bridges and the old farmhouses.

Professional Guide
Gratuities (optional)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 09:00 AM till 05:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.

Itinerary

Giethoorn

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Café-Restaurant Smit

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Giethoorn

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Most travelers can participate

Customer can choose the time of start of the tour
We provide 24/7 services and to confirm bookings or for questions please contact us during our opening times from Monday - Friday from 09:00 AM till 05:00 PM CET. Saturday and Sunday our office is closed.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

4.5

based on 4 reviews

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Good day at an interesting village

Mark_F, Aug 2025

Very good day out to a really interesting village/area of the country. Jamal was a great driver who also provided plenty of history and commentary as we were driving. The boat tour is really fun and it's a beautiful town/lake. My only comment would be you need an extra hour there if you miss the 10:30 boat (which we did by like a minute). There isn't enough time then to walk into town to see the shops and stuff and still get back for the 11:30 boat, and then still get some food before heading back. So we didn't see the actual village except from the boat, and we would have liked to have had more time there. So if you miss the first boat tell the driver you expect an hour at the end to walk around.

Stunning scenery out of a movie

Natalie_C, Oct 2024

This tour was awesome! Gavin was a great tour guide! He was communicative and professional. I recommend this tour over a public one because it saves lots of time in your day and was comfortable. We had a nice ride there with water and phone chargers and the scenic views were unbelievable!

Response from Host, Oct 2024

Dear Natalie, Thank you for your review. I am happy that you enjoyed your tour and that you are satisfied about our driver/host.

Geithroon was...

Vinod_M, Oct 2021

Geithroon was beautiful.my problem is the tour itself.i paid almost 500 euros for the tour. The driver picked me up at 10. We reached at 11.30. From the moment we arrived, he kept hurrying me up. Didn't really allow me to look around the village. The canal cruise also was badly done. The guide didn't know English even tho I had specified an English speaking one. He was on his phone the entire time. Even tho the village was beautiful, couldn't really enjoy it. Was disappointing. Wasn't worth the money.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Dear Jayshree, Thank you for your review. I have to note that the price of the tour is € 450,- for in total 6 hours. I was the driver that day and we started 10-15 minutes later because you was not ready at 10:00 AM. I told you that the drive was a little bit more than 1 hour and that you will have approx 3.5 hours in Giethoorn. You had 45 minutes for your selve to explore this beautiful village before you took the canal cruise (the guided canal cruise was left 5 minutes before we arrived). It was very quiet there with not so many tourists so there was no guided boat available but for you they made a exception to drive the big boat only for you to do the guided canal cruise. After the tour I welcomed you at the boat and you did not tell me that you didn't enjoyed the canal cruise. If you told me I could discuss with the driver of the boat and could solve this issue... I told you that we had approx.1 hour for a lunch or for a further explore of the village. You chose for a lunch and I brought you to the restaurant you preferred. The lunch took almost 1.5 hours but it was fine for me and I didn't charge you anything for the over time. After the tour I dropped you off at your hotel and ask you if you enjoyed the tour. You let me know that you enjoyed the tour and gave me a tip as well. So for me this review is a little bit of a surprise. Thank you and I looking forward to meet you when the Keukenhof Gardens are open next year.

It's worth visiting

May_A, Jul 2019

I really recommend not wasting time on the food ,first the boat ride then go walk around the area is so beautiful I want driver Robert was very helpful professional and very sweet, the car ride was a bit long we took some fresh fruit with us and there was free water, the car was clean, luxurious and spacious