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Amsterdam's Countryside Half-Day Bike Tour in Small Group
4.9
286 Ratings
Amsterdam
Discover Amsterdam’s countryside on a bike tour. Explore villages, landscapes, and windmills. Enjoy a break with apple pie in Holysloot.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Waterland - This tour takes place in the Waterland region, north from Amsterdam. Hop on and ride your bike through this gorgeous area of the typical polder landscapes and farmlands below sea level.
- Durgerdam - Ride your bike through old fishermen villages and learn about water management and how the Dutch manage to live below sea level.
- Holysloot - We are halfway through the tour when we arrive in Holysloot, a tiny farmer’s village in the middle of the countryside. Time for a break at the love restaurant ‘het Schoolhuis’, in the former school of the village. The apple pie served here is world famous in the area and great fuel for the rest of our tour!
- Ransdorp - You will learn about the interesting history of the 80-years war between Holland and Spain and see the tower of Ransdorp, the oldest building in the area.
- Krijtmolen d’Admiraal - What would a countryside tour in Holland be without seeing a windmill? Indeed! At the end of our tour you will pass by this gorgeous windmill from 1792 and learn about the old mill industry of Holland.
What's Included
- 4-hour guided bike tour in small group (11 pax max)
- Use of bicycle
- Use of helmet
- Guide
What's Not Included
- Tea and coffee
- Optional apple pie (at own expense)
Additional Information
We are proud to be Amsterdam’s smallest bike tour company! The number of participants per group is limited and we guarantee you to be in a group of no more than 12 people. This ensures a fun, safe, and high-quality bike tour.
Our countryside bike tour (total distance: 30 km / 18 miles) is a great break away from the city. On this leisurely bike ride, you will learn about Dutch history and our ongoing battle against the water. The beautiful landscapes lie below sea level, which you will see with your own eyes while riding your bike over the embankments that keep our feet dry.
We’ll be passing picturesque farmers’ and fishermen’s villages and see the big five of Holland on this Dutch safari. (cows, cows, cows, cows, cows) ;)
Halfway through the tour, we enjoy a relaxing break to hydrate and taste the world’s best slice of apple pie in the picturesque village of Holysloot. This is the perfect fuel to keep us going and head to our favorite windmill in the region: a monument from 1792!
Location
Spuistraat 30
Spuistraat
We are located close to Amsterdam Central Station (about a 5 minute walk) in the city centre of Amsterdam. Please 'Google-map' our company name 'We Bike Amsterdam' for directions. Other applications sometimes get it wrong.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(286 Ratings)
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Andflynn
Aug 20, 2024
A great way to bike around Amsterdam - A great way to see the countryside in Amsterdam.
William was a great guide and kept the group together and engaged through proving interesting insights into the area. Highly recommend.
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Tlcad
Aug 20, 2024
Perfect morning in the Amsterdam countryside - Great tour with William. Beautiful ride out into the country, we saw so many different birds, and William shared a lot of history of the area. Nice stop mid way for apple pie. William gave lots of good biking tips/etiquette and we felt very comfortable on the bikes. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone coming to Amsterdam.
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Amma2662_12
Aug 19, 2024
Fantastic experience! - Fantastic way to get out of the busy city and explore gorgeous scenery on a bicycle! We took our 12yo who loved it, especially the stop for Dutch apple pie. Our guide Julie was absolutely wonderful and took really good care of our son, especially when riding through the city to get to the ferry. Highly recommend!!
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Raelene_o
Aug 14, 2024
A great day out! - Our guide Willem was very knowledgeable and a really nice guy. The bike tour was lovely and the apple pie at the half way mark is to die for! All in all a really great morning out in the countryside. Bikes were in good condition.
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Tinarenee2017
Aug 9, 2024
Bike Tout - Great tour. You feel like a local touring the countryside on a bike. Lovely scenery and our guide was very knowledgeable. Right amount of stops and commentary.
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Michael_c
Aug 7, 2024
Great to see the country... - Great to see the country side and the apple pie was delicious. Ilse our guide was very informative and made us all feel relaxed
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Cristins782
Aug 6, 2024
Lovely countryside family ride led by Sumi - Our family of 6 (3 adults, 3 children ages 12, 10, 6 years) had a wonderful time on our private countryside tour with SumÃ. It was the perfect activity for us on our last day of 8 weeks traveling. We were glad for the quietness of the countryside after escaping the city crowds by a short ferry ride. Perfect weather, learned a lot of history, and Sumà was knowledgeable and very kind. We stopped for delicious apple pie and it was well paced. We never felt rushed or stalled. Our 6 year old rode tandem and the older boys easily handled the ride as it was all flat.
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Desipior
Aug 3, 2024
Great countryside bike tour - William was our guide, and he was wonderful. Good story telling, great sense of humor and a very easy going personality. Country side ride was pleasant and relaxing with a stop half way at a county side restaurant. My husband and I had the Dutch apple pie with vanilla ice cream- delicious. If you want to get out of the busy city for a half day, I highly recommend this tour with William.
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Jandj_2011
Aug 2, 2024
Great way to see Amsterdam Noord - Highly recommend. There were 13 people in the group which was a good size. We rode a bit thru the city and then to Amsterdam Noord which was beautiful. Going thru the countryside was great fun! Jasper was a good guide. One rider got a flat tire and our group was all surprised that he wasn’t carrying a spare tube and pump. He had to ride back to the village and get another bike. The participant had to walk to the next stop. We were curious what would have happened had we not been close to our next stop.
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Explore43834656773
Aug 7, 2024
Could’ve been a better experience - I’ll start off by saying the landscape that we rode through was really incredible. I’m so glad we explored the countryside because it has a different beauty to it than the city. The apple pie is also really good!
However, the tour guide we had really ruined a lot of the experience. Willem kept stopping abruptly, causing several people to crash into each other. Even worse, he made several sexist comments that made my friends and me feel very uncomfortable.
I think this would’ve been a 5 star experience with another tour guide, but Willem’s behavior really ruined the experience for us.
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