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Castle De Haar Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam
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Castle De Haar Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam★★★★★★★★★★ 4.85 (124)4h 30mA small-group tour from Amsterdam to Kasteel de Haar, the Netherlands' most impressive medieval castle, with entry to the castle, gardens and landscaped park. The tour departs at 10:15 a.m., includes a 45-minute drive each way with a local guide, and gives you roughly three hours to explore the historic rooms and grounds. The guide speaks English, French, German or Dutch. Lunch at the on-site restaurant is available but not included in the ticket price.Free cancellationLikely to sell outfrom€ 150View ›
Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise: 90-Min Canal Boat Tour
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Amsterdam Light Festival Cruise: 90-Min Canal Boat Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.90 (124)1h 30mYou board a heated historic boat at Herengracht, cruise Amsterdam's canals for 90 minutes while light installations glow on buildings and bridges around you, sip mulled wine or hot chocolate, and return to the same dock. The boat has an indoor cabin, outdoor deck, and on-board restroom: rare amenities on canal tours. Small groups, local captain, no script.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfrom€ 52View ›
Cheese and Wine Boat Tour Amsterdam: Classic Salonboat
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Cheese and Wine Boat Tour Amsterdam: Classic Salonboat★★★★★★★★★★ 4.88 (121)1hYou board a restored salonboat in the Jordaan and cruise the three main canals of Amsterdam's UNESCO-listed canal ring for one hour. Along the way, you taste Dutch cheese and sample wine or Heineken while the captain and hostess share local knowledge about hidden restaurants, the best stroopwafels, and the history behind the facades. You return to the starting point with a working map of the city in your head and no need to navigate on foot.Free cancellationKids −45%from€ 27View ›
Amsterdam Dinner Canal Cruise: 3-Course Meal at Your Table
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Amsterdam Dinner Canal Cruise: 3-Course Meal at Your Table★★★★★★★★★★ 4.58 (121)2h 30mYou’ll settle into a cozy window table on an Amsterdam canal boat, sip your welcome drink as city lights flicker outside, and enjoy a freshly prepared 3-course dinner delivered straight from partner kitchens. Expect laughter from your guide’s stories and quiet moments watching the Amstel glide by. This evening leaves you feeling like part of the city’s nightly rhythm.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfrom€ 120View ›
Amsterdam: Rude Bastards Walking Tour with Local Stories
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Amsterdam: Rude Bastards Walking Tour with Local Stories★★★★★★★★★★ 4.90 (118)2h 30mYou’ll walk Amsterdam’s oldest streets with a local guide who doesn’t hold back. Expect sharp jokes, wild stories at places like Begijnhof and Rembrandt House Museum, plus unexpected moments of honesty. If you want history with bite (and don’t mind blushing), this tour sticks with you long after you leave.Free cancellation-20%from€ 24View ›
Classic Canal Cruise Amsterdam: Live skipper, 1 hour
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Classic Canal Cruise Amsterdam: Live skipper, 1 hour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.73 (115)1hYou’ll float through Amsterdam’s most storied canals on a classic saloon boat with a live English guide: passing landmarks like Magere Brug and Westerkerk. Ask questions or just listen as city life drifts by outside your window. Blankets keep you cozy if it gets chilly, and drinks or cheese are available on board. This is an hour where Amsterdam feels both familiar and quietly surprising.Free cancellationKids −29%from€ 24View ›
Amsterdam: Cheese Tasting with Wine & Beer Pairing
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Amsterdam: Cheese Tasting with Wine & Beer Pairing★★★★★★★★★★ 4.63 (112)1hYou'll taste 10 different Gouda cheeses paired with your choice of two drinks (beer or wine), while learning how Henri Willig makes them from a short film and live guide. The tasting includes dips and mustard, happens in a quiet attic space near Rembrandtplein, and ends with a 10% discount voucher for their shops across the country.Free cancellationfrom€ 22View ›
Amsterdam: Bols Cocktail Workshop & Genever Tasting
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Amsterdam: Bols Cocktail Workshop & Genever Tasting★★★★★★★★★★ 4.80 (112)1h 30mYou'll tour the Bols Cocktail Experience, taste one professionally made cocktail in the Mirror bar, then spend 30 minutes making two cocktails yourself under instruction. The whole experience runs 90 minutes across three daily timeslots, includes all three drinks, and teaches you enough to actually replicate what you've learned. Book a slot that fits your afternoon.Instant confirmationfrom€ 35View ›
Amsterdam Red Light District: Walking Tour & Sex Worker Q&A
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Amsterdam Red Light District: Walking Tour & Sex Worker Q&A★★★★★★★★★★ 4.71 (111)2hYou walk through Amsterdam's Red Light District with a local English-speaking guide for one or two hours, learning the neighborhood's history, legal structure, and daily reality. If you upgrade, you spend an additional hour in a Q&A session with a working sex worker, asking questions and hearing firsthand perspectives on the profession and industry in the Netherlands. Minimum age is 16. Public transport is nearby.Free cancellationfrom€ 18View ›
Amsterdam Street Art Bike Tour: Hidden Gems and NDSM Wharf
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Amsterdam Street Art Bike Tour: Hidden Gems and NDSM Wharf★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (111)3hA three-hour guided bike tour of Amsterdam's lesser-known districts, street art, and industrial heritage, starting at A Bike Vondelpark and crossing by ferry to Amsterdam North. You ride through Oud-West and Westerpark, visit the converted gas factory Culture Park, pedal past the NDSM wharf's historic cranes and graffiti, see the EYE Film Institute, and return via Central Station. The tour includes a professional guide, bike, helmet and rain jacket. A moderate fitness level and basic bike skills are required.Free cancellationfrom€ 44View ›
Giethoorn boat cruise & Dutch countryside from Amsterdam
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Giethoorn boat cruise & Dutch countryside from Amsterdam★★★★★★★★★★ 4.73 (109)9h 30mA full-day guided tour from Amsterdam explores three traditional Dutch villages: Zaanse Schans with its iconic windmills and clog workshop, a working dairy farm where you taste over 25 cheeses, and Giethoorn, where a one-hour boat cruise carries you through car-free canals lined with thatch-roof cottages. Small groups, an English-speaking guide, air-conditioned transport, cheese and waffle tastings, and free time to wander each stop are included. Lunch is on your own.Free cancellationfrom€ 128View ›
Zaanse Schans: Windmill Village Tour & Cheese Tasting in Italian
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Zaanse Schans: Windmill Village Tour & Cheese Tasting in Italian★★★★★★★★★★ 4.77 (108)3h 30mYou’ll step inside working windmills at Zaanse Schans with an Italian guide who brings stories to life, taste fresh Dutch cheeses right at the source, watch clogs carved by hand (with plenty of laughs), and stroll riverside paths that feel far from city crowds. A day full of small moments you’ll remember long after you’re home.Free cancellationKids −26%from€ 38View ›
Amsterdam: Breakfast Food Tour & Stroopwafel Workshop De Pijp
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Amsterdam: Breakfast Food Tour & Stroopwafel Workshop De Pijp★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (107)2h 30mYou’ll start your morning in Amsterdam’s De Pijp with fresh pastries and coffee at a historic bakery before exploring Albert Cuyp Market for Dutch cheese and ham tastings. Bring your finds to a cozy café for a savory pancake, then get hands-on making stroopwafels in a cheerful workshop. Expect laughter, local stories, and flavors you’ll remember long after you leave.Free cancellationfrom€ 80View ›
Volendam Marken Boat Cruise: 30-minute harbour crossing
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Volendam Marken Boat Cruise: 30-minute harbour crossing★★★★★★★★★★ 4.51 (107)30mYou’ll feel time slow down as you cross from Volendam to Marken by ferry, listening to stories of old harbors and island life while seagulls circle overhead. Wander quiet streets or cycle at your own speed before heading back whenever suits you. Just ask the captain for return times. It’s simple travel that leaves space for small surprises.Free cancellationBest valuefrom€ 10.50View ›
Amsterdam: E-Bike Tour Canals & Jordaan with Local Guide
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Amsterdam: E-Bike Tour Canals & Jordaan with Local Guide★★★★★★★★★★ 4.77 (105)2h 30mYou ride a motorized e-bike through Amsterdam's canal belt, Jordaan district, and past major landmarks including the Magere Brug and Anne Frank House, with an English-speaking guide handling the history and navigation. The 2.5-hour tour includes the bike, helmet, and rain jacket, so you show up and ride: no fitness test, no rental paperwork, no second-guessing the route.Free cancellationfrom€ 46View ›
Zaanse Schans Private Tour from Amsterdam: Windmills & Cheese
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Zaanse Schans Private Tour from Amsterdam: Windmills & Cheese★★★★★★★★★★ 4.83 (105)3h 30mYou get picked up from your Amsterdam hotel or airport and driven to Zaanse Schans, where you spend two to two and a half hours visiting a working windmill, a cheese farm with tasting, and a wooden-shoe workshop with a live demonstration. Your guide handles the route and timing, and the return journey gets you back to the city in the early afternoon. Minimum two people per booking.Free cancellationfrom€ 120View ›
Amsterdam: Dutch Art Photo Shoot & Classic Costumes Studio
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Amsterdam: Dutch Art Photo Shoot & Classic Costumes Studio★★★★★★★★★★ 4.98 (100)20mYou’ll step into a cozy Amsterdam studio and slip into real Dutch Golden Age costumes for your own art-inspired photo shoot. With gentle guidance from a local photographer, you’ll pose as Vermeer’s milkmaid or even Rembrandt himself, then take home printed portraits and digital files as souvenirs. It’s playful, hands-on, and unexpectedly personal.Free cancellationTop ratedfrom€ 50View ›
Amsterdam: Private Historical Walking Tour & Cheese Tasting
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Amsterdam: Private Historical Walking Tour & Cheese Tasting★★★★★★★★★★ 4.98 (98)2hYou’ll follow winding canals from Dam Square to Jordaan with a private guide who brings Amsterdam’s history to life. Taste Dutch cheese, wander hidden courtyards like Begijnhof, browse Bloemenmarkt’s floating stalls, and end near the Anne Frank House, with plenty of local stories along the way.Free cancellationfrom€ 63View ›
Amsterdam: Red Light District & Coffeeshops Private Walking Tour
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Amsterdam: Red Light District & Coffeeshops Private Walking Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.90 (98)2hYou walk through Amsterdam's Red Light District and coffeeshop neighborhoods with a local guide who explains the culture and history most tourists never learn. The tour includes stops at Zeedijk, the Old Church, New Market Square, and other spots your guide chooses based on their route. You don't enter coffeeshops. You learn why they matter. Small private groups, moderate walking fitness required, carbon-neutral operation.Free cancellationfrom€ 79View ›
Amsterdam Walking Tour: Highlights, Jordaan & Anne Frank House
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Amsterdam Walking Tour: Highlights, Jordaan & Anne Frank House★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (93)3hYou’ll wander Amsterdam’s canals and Jordaan with a small group and local guide who actually shares personal stories, not just dates and names. Pause for breaks in cozy corners, cross historic bridges without crowds, and stand quietly outside Anne Frank House as your guide opens up about real life here. It’s less about sightseeing and more about feeling part of the city, even if only for an afternoon.Free cancellationKids −100%from€ 35View ›
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