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Amsterdam Walking Tour: Highlights and History
5.0
34 Ratings
Amsterdam
Discover Amsterdam's rich history and scenic beauty on a 3-hour walking tour. Explore iconic sites, hidden gems, and capture Instagram-worthy moments.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dam Square & Damstraat - Here, we will have an introduction to Amsterdam. How the Amsterdam we see today evolve from a fishing village 750 years ago.
- Nieuwe Kerk - A walk through medievil Amsterdam all the while covering all the amazing changes over the centuries.
- Canal Ring (Grachtengordel) - We will see all the iconic Amsterdam canals and you will discover how they were built. The 17th Century was full of change for Amsterdam and we will look at all the major events that made Amsterdam the most important city in the world.
- The Jordaan - We will see parts of the Jordaan.
- Old Center - We will look at old Amsterdam as we go from the Waag to Dam Square. There is lots of history and stories to be had here.
What's Included
- Enthusiastic guide
- Walking tour
- Bring umbrella if rain is likely
What's Not Included
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
Duration: 3 hours
Highlights:
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You are about to book yourselves on a wonderful walking tour in Amsterdam.
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A gentle stroll with your fun and enthusiastic guide, David, to see highlights including Dam Square, a walk by The Anne Frank house, lots of lovely canals, picturesque back streets, beautiful canal houses, hidden gardens, brown cafés, and so much more!
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Learn all about how Amsterdam went from a fishing village to the most important city in the world.
*Medieval Amsterdam, the 17th-century canal ring expansion, the Jordaan, the buildings, the art, the people—there is lots of historical context and many funny anecdotes!
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I look forward to meeting you and showing you the city I love.
Note -
The tour is for three hours, but we’ll stop for refreshments during the tour and there’ll be plenty of opportunities to stop and enjoy the surroundings
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Take in the beauty of Amsterdam with plenty of opportunities for great Instagram-worthy photos and selfies
Location
National Monument
Dam
It is a very large white sculpture at the opposite end of Dam Square to the Royal Palace. Look for my RED UMBRELLA.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Catherine_f
May 19, 2024
Terrific, informative and entertaining tour of Amsterdam! - David took us on a wandering route through Amsterdam's city center, sharing the history of the city - and his love for it along the way. I loved the old passageway near the Palace that was cleaned up and decorated by artists with images and symbols that reflected the canals. We walked around the Dam square area, the old medieval area, then the working class area, where we stopped in a “brown” pub for drinks. David's commentary was informative and entertaining! We saw the place where Heineken started, the old building where jenever gin was distilled, and the 1600s tasting room. The tour was a good overview of Amsterdam - the city and its culture. Thank you David!
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860jamief
May 12, 2024
An enthusiastic and interesting stroll around Amsterdam - David took us on a great walk around the historic centre of Amsterdam. The information was really well paced, interesting and fun. His enthusiasm for Amsterdam and the Dutch way of life came across very strongly which was really nice to hear, illustrated by so many anecdotes and stories. Highly recommended!
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James_a
May 9, 2024
Fun learning - David’s knowledge of the city was fantastic! He is so personable and funny that we totally enjoyed it.
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Relax38152890880
May 8, 2024
Excellent Amsterdam Walking Tour - Great walking tour. Very friendly and informative. Our guide David was very pleasent, entertaining and gave us lots of tips on local resturants, places of interest, shopping ect. Highly recommend this tour with David. Great fun and a beautiful place to visit.
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695pascaleb
May 4, 2024
Amsterdam with David - Discover, learn, enrich yourself (intellectually, of course), be surprised, laugh, that's all you do when you visit with David. The icing on the cake, we discovered that David had lived in France just in the cousin building of the one where our son is staying! The world is really small!
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G4097scriccardof
Apr 30, 2024
Outstanding guided tour. Thanks Dave! - Excellent tour of the city center with plenty on insights unknown to me despite living in Amsterdam for a few years.
Dave was very entertaining while sharing his knowledge.
A must do in Amsterdam
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Jose
Apr 29, 2024
A highly informative and engaging tour. - I have been living in Amsterdam for almost 2 years now but had yet to take a proper tour of the city. Our tour guide, David, was informative and continuously inspired our curiosity with every site and story we learned about. He was patient and always pleasant with our group. I'd highly recommend other visitors and Amsterdam explorers to take this tour.
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C1710vxjamesf
Apr 28, 2024
Discover the history of the world’s most liberal city - Did this tour on Sunday morning. I’ve been living in Amsterdam for 12 years, but the guide taught me plenty about the city which I didn’t already know. Route starts and ends in Dam Square, looping out both east and west and breaking approximately halfway through near Centraal Station. Nice small group.
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319anetteb
Apr 25, 2024
Recommended, pleasantly surprised to have gotten to know my hometown in this way. - David was enthusiastic and you can tell that he enjoys what he does and wants to share his knowledge. Professional and cordial at the same time. Has many answers to the questions and communicates instead of teaching. Two-way conversation. I am now more aware of the history of Amsterdam, while it never interested me so much in my daily life in Amsterdam. Will read more about it, following the example of David, who also keeps discovering new things and is happy with them and will study them. I would have liked to see the route on a map, but I can also check that myself or I should have turned on Strava. Appreciated his tips on pubs and lunch spots and must-see museums.
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T8597ipbarbarad
Apr 15, 2024
Having fun learning about Amsterdam - An excellent interesting tour with a very knowledgeable, good natured and humorous guide. See Amsterdam through the eyes of a local.
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