Very good experience! Very thankful for our guide who explained a lot to us and kept it interesting!
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Inside recommendations of your local guide on where to drink, eat and what to do in Amsterdam
Excludes
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We'll meet in front of the National Monument on the Dam Square, right in the heart of Amsterdam! Your guide will be waiting here and you can recognise her/him/them by a red umbrella with a black and white logo which is saying “Who Is Amsterdam”. Easy peasy!
Return
- We'll end the tour also in the city centre at the "Homomonument" which is a 2 minute walk from the Anne Frank House and right at the famous "Westerchurch".
Itinerary
Welcome to the heartbeat of Amsterdam – the iconic Dam Square! Here's where our adventure begins, right at the pulse of the city, meeting by the grand National Monument. As we gather at this bustling square, get ready to dive headfirst into Amsterdam's vibrant history and culture. The Dam Square isn't just a spot on the map; it's the nucleus of Amsterdam, pulsating with life and stories waiting to be unveiled. Here, amidst the lively atmosphere, you'll witness the city's landmarks coming to life – from the majestic Royal Palace to the towering National Monument and the beautiful New Church. This is where our journey through time and tales kicks off, promising you a front-row seat to Amsterdam's essence. Get set to explore, laugh, and connect as we embark on this captivating adventure together!
Step into history at our next stop, the Beurs van Berlage. Get ready to discover Amsterdam's financial wizardry – this is where the city pioneered the stock exchange, propelling it to 17th-century superpower status. As you explore this architectural gem, dive into the tales of Amsterdam's economic prowess, where trading secrets turned the city into a global force. Let's unravel how Amsterdam's financial flair shaped its golden era, blending history with a dash of financial wizardry!
At Damrak, just steps from the Red Light District, we mix fun with facts. Time for a fast-paced true-or-false game that tests your knowledge (don’t worry—no pre-knowledge required!). You’ll uncover surprising truths about tolerance, coffeeshops, and other iconic aspects of Amsterdam and Dutch culture. It’s playful, unexpected, and a brilliant way to learn. Hold onto your hats, folks – this stop is where the fascinating meets the unexpected! All this while watching the beautiful and picturesque dancing houses.
Welcome to the gateway of Amsterdam's famed canal belt! Here, soak in a stunning view and gear up to unravel the secret behind our world-renowned bike culture. Pedal through facts: more bikes than people, folks! Embrace the essence of Amsterdam's two-wheeled love affair – a culture steeped in wheels and spokes. Get ready to cycle through tales that spin our city's unique bike-filled story. This stop is a pedal-powered must-see!
Welcome to the picturesque Singel! Here, alongside a stunning canal, get ready to meet Amsterdam's legendary Dancing Houses. These beauties boast a canal-side view that's pure magic. Prepare for stories that sway between history and whimsy, unveiling the charm of these iconic tilted houses. As you soak in the view, we'll unravel the tales behind these architectural dancers, promising a picture-perfect moment along the serene waters. It's the quintessential Amsterdam scene you won't want to miss!
Welcome to Torensluis! Dive into the captivating narrative behind Amsterdam's UNESCO canal belt. Here, history unfurls, painting a vivid picture of its creation, secrets, and one-of-a-kind landmarks. Be ready for a rendezvous with one of Amsterdam's most extraordinary houses. Yet, amidst the splendor, we also confront an important chapter—Amsterdam's shadowed past of slavery. Let's explore, learn, and honor history's complexities together, bridging tales of beauty and gravity, creating a comprehensive understanding of our city's legacy.
Here, we unravel the essence of Dutch culture, uncovering the secrets behind the unique Dutch way of life—family dynamics. Discover why Dutch kids clinched the title of "happiest in the world" by Unicef in 2017. It's a fascinating insight into what shapes the Dutch identity. Afterward, you'll be geared up to blend in seamlessly with us Dutchies! An essential, eye-opening stop on our journey together.
At our final stop, the Westerkerk, Anne Frank House and the Gay Monument, we delve into the heart of Amsterdam—embracing diversity and the essence of "live and let live." Here, we celebrate how this city treasures differences, transcending beliefs or skin tones. Geert Mak rightly pointed out that Amsterdam's monumentality lies in its people's mentality—a challenging feat that we're navigating together. This spot marks the end of our journey, leaving you feeling truly woven into the fabric of this incredible city. Embrace Amsterdam's essence, where acceptance and humanity reign supreme.
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Excellent. Funny, personable and knowledgeable guide who worked hard to accommodate and entertain. Perfect distance/duration.
Excellent storyteller with personal advantage of knowing the city since he was born here!
Interesting walk with history shared Dancing houses Sophia was friendly and informative
Great experience and tour! Put this on your trip either day one or day two and see a side of Amsterdam that is magical. The spots Alex takes you shows you her experience through the city she knows and adores.
Alex did an amazing job. She explained everything well and kept us engaged with the history of Amsterdam.
Met all expectations and worth every dollar. Alex was friendly, funny, and knowledgeable.
Mike was a great guide, very knowledgeable!
Such a fun, entertaining and informative tour. I kind of want to do it again!
Wonderful tour - silver was a fabulous guide!
Great tour with Sophia! She was a great guide and really informative. Her tour was a great help to get my trip started on the right foot!
For our first full day in Amsterdam (family of 4) we felt a walking tour would be a good thing to do and it was. Silver our guide was excellent and it shone through how much he loved the city. The tour was informative and fun and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Thanks for a lovely first morning in a beautiful city.
Great guide, nice storytelling and humor.
Very lovely tour with Sofia, very interesting, funny and informative.
Very fun, very insightful view on Amsterdam which is not your usual monolog of dates and facts. You can ask questions and get the story and personal, interactive, and honest view of Amsterdam. Would surely reccomend it!
Fabulous!!!! Loved Silver - what a character!
A great guide, very comfortable pace, great information
Sophia was a very good tourguide. Very Informative and fun the best Type of Tour.
Sophie was amazing!! Fun, knowledgeable, intelligent. Great!
Amazing tour with Sophia, great insight into the city. Can’t recommend enough!
Sophia was AMAZING!!! The tour was very informative.
Sophia was a fantastic guide.
Silva was a great tour guide! Really enjoyed it :)
Rika vas very helpful and enjoyable to talk with.
This tour is a must do!!! It was so informative learning about the history of Amsterdam and our tour guide was the best!
Great guide and interesting tour. Learned a lot.
Wonderful experience. The full of expressive storytelling was next level. Mindblown by the enthusiasm of our guide Silver, made to visualize the progressive history to new era. Highly recommended to start your amsterdam experience with this walking tour.
It was entertaining, but not really educational. I would recommend different tour if you want orient youself in the city, as this was really small district we walked around in. Also the guide wanted a tip from everyone, which would be alright if he wasn’t so insistent about it, especially when ticket cost 30€. It made the ending of the tour kind of uncomfortable.
It was a great walking tour that showed a lot of places to visit in the city and taught me things about Amsterdam I didn’t know.
Professional, entertaining, full of knowledge! I highly recommend this tour! There was amazing storytelling elements throughout that kept us entertained.
The tour left from a very central location (the national monument) which was easy to find. Our guide Lika was fantastic! She really gave us a great overview of the city and made it fun and interesting. She was very knowledgeable and had some great recommendations for things to do and places to eat in Amsterdam as well as some other cities in the Netherlands which are worth a visit. I am a solo traveller and it was a really nice way to spend some time with other people.
Silva was a great guide. He was personable, knowledgeable and really entertaining. We all enjoyed the tour and learnt a lot about Amsterdam history and customs.
Our guide, Silva, was entertaining, knowledgeable and everything a guide should be. We loved the tour….so interesting and fun. Excellent.
Our guide, Silver, made the history and sites of Amsterdam very entertaining!
Silver! Fantastic! Great job
Our guide Sophia was very informative and enthusiastic about her town, lots of valuable back stories about Amsterdam.
Silver was engaging, energetic, and informative! We learned so much and had a great time!
The tour should start at 7pm. We were 10 min late. Tour guide Lika and group were still at the meeting point of National Monument and had not started walking away. So we did not miss anything important from the tour, but we did not bring any small bills for tip either. Lika was so excellent that she definitely deserved 10 euros or more as tip. Lika was very knowledgeable, and still proactively searching for answers that were brought up by tourists while walking. She carried a thick book of plastic sleeve protected pictures to show us from time to time. Subjects included all sorts of interesting and weird stuff. She also had a few true or false cards to let tourists guess intriguing questions. Towards the later half of the tour, it rained heavily for a few minutes. My walking sneaker shoes got soaking wet. Lika must be soaking wet all over after the downpour, but she continued to keep the energy high and not shy from trickling rains to use her phone as flashlight to illuminate the pictures in her book. It was a very good time spent, except the heavy rain anecdote. BTW, this tour had only 6 guests.
Lika was absolutely fantastic - her tour was highly informative and entertaining. We’d absolutely recommend booking with her for your Amsterdam vacation!
Interesting and informative
Great tour. Must see. Highly recommended. Sophia was the tour guide for us and she made this a super fun experience.
nice intro to the city silver was terrific he gave all the highlight and had a great sense of humor thank you silver!!
Silver was fantastic! Would highly recommend
Silver made this semi rainy day so enjoyable and lead a fantastic tour!! He brought a lot of humor and charm and explained the city in a very easy to understand way. This is the most fun I've had on my trip so far!
Silver was a wonderful guide who was very knowledgeable and entertaining. If you are with him he loves LeBron James and basketball. He made the tour worth every penny!
Lovely experience. Silver is fun story teller!
We came to a tour fresh off the plane from Aus 6/9 with Silver and Alex. Both extremely knowledgeable and charismatic, and gave the local tips you need to adapt on your trip. Best way to start your trip to ask any questions about Amsterdam
Great pace. Mix of history, culture and fun.
Amazing! Very fun and informational. Definitely would recommend.
Robbie was a fun, informative and engaging guide. We enjoyed our stops and learned much about the history of Amsterdam. The number of stops and the length of the tour were great. We will recommend this tour.
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