Amsterdam Small-Group Walking Tour with Typical Dutch Pancake
Description
Start your journey with the best introduction to Amsterdam on a 2.5-hour walking tour through the historic city center. Led by an expert English or Spanish-speaking guide (Dutch upon request), explore the city’s iconic landmarks while hearing fascinating stories about its growth from a muddy village on the Amstel River to one of Europe’s most important trading cities. Discover Amsterdam’s contrasts, from the history of prostitution and drug decriminalization to its cultural, artistic, and architectural heritage. At the end of the tour, enjoy a typical Dutch pancake menu in a cozy city-center restaurant, including a starter of pea soup or Dutch delicacies, a pancake main dish, and dessert or coffee. We always aim to schedule the tasting at 1:30 pm, but in some cases, it may take place later. Afterward, continue exploring Amsterdam at your own pace, visiting museums, cafés, or charming streets.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Beursplein, the square where we will start our tour, so called because it is located next to the stock exchange. Our guide will be waiting for you in front of the Cafe Bistro, next to the bull figure, with a blue umbrella or a tag with the Amsterdam Guides & Tours logo.
Amsterdam Centraal was designed by Dutch architect Pierre Cuypers and opened in 1889 and is Amsterdam's largest railway station and its main railway station.
We walk through the Chinese Quarter where we will find the Buddhist Temple of Amsterdam
The new market and San Antón Gate, just close to the Chinese Quarter
Jodenbuurt, a must if you visit the city, full of history and culture that you can't miss.
We will talk about the Jewish Quarter and the sad history of the World War II
Muntplein is one of the most famous squares in the city and very popular thanks to the flower market located there.
At Spui Square we will visit The Begijnhof Gardens and we will talk about the Flower Market or De Krijtberg Kerk
We will visit the heart of Amsterdam at Dam Square where you will see The Royal Palace, The Niuewekerk or the National Monument
Dutch pancake menu Starter: Dutch pea soup with smoked sausage, rye bread & bacon or Selection of Dutch delicacies Main Dish: Pancake Dessert or coffee
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(22)
Walking tour or central Amsterdam- amazing first day with an incredible guide-Pia. We were given a voucher for a Dutch pancake which also included a cup of delicious pea soup with bacon and a roll with butter. Plus ice cream. Pia was so knowledgeable and friendly. A great first day here!
Hello Heather, We would like to thank you for your enthusiasm following your first tour of the capital with Pia. We are delighted that your exploration of the historic centre and the traditional menu met your cultural and culinary expectations. We look forward to guiding you again on your next trip.
Great walking tour with Jacob- lots of information and history about Amsterdam! And Pancake breakfast was delicious.
I’ve been on a lot of walking tours in many cities around the globe. Most include a lot of history and details on what we’re seeing. We walked by a lot of things without explanation. This tour could have been so much better if the guide had done that vs talking about the cost of rent, his house buying experience, etc. I like to learn a lot on tours like this and I think a self guided tour I download would have been better.
Hello Karen, We are very sorry that the style of our guide did not meet your personal expectations, although we greatly appreciate that a traveller with so much experience has given us their point of view. Many of our customers appreciate precisely this human and contemporary touch on real life in Amsterdam, as it is something that a downloadable audio guide could never offer to complement the history of the city.
Jacob was a knowledgeable and engaging tour guide. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour. It gave us a great overview of the city
Hello Avyann, Thank you so much for your kind words! We are thrilled that Jacob’s engaging style and knowledge provided you with such a great overview of Amsterdam, and we truly hope to welcome you back for another tour soon.
The tour guide was pretty informative and funny. Entertaining and worth the money. We have heard some nice and interesting stories about the place and different spots we visited throughout the tour.
Hi! Thank you for trusting us, we loved having you on our tour. We hope to welcome you on one of our tours again in the future. Best regards.
The guide, Anthony, was great and gave us many interesting facts and showed us several interesting places. Dutch Pancake Masters was excellent. My only negative comment is that we were there on a very crowded Saturday (the day before Easter Sunday), and it was challenging to keep up with Anthony because of the crowds (and I’m a good walker). He did not check to make sure everyone was keeping up.
Hi! Thank you very much for taking your time to review us, we are delighted to hear that you have enjoyed the tour. We hope to welcome you in one of our tours again in the future. Kind regards.
We learned so much and our tour guide Karl was amazing!! We saw all the important highlights and learned a lot about the history of Amsterdam!
Thank you very much for taking your time to review us, we are delighted to hear that you have enjoyed the tour. We hope to welcome you in one of our tours again in the future. Kind regards.
Did not receive items as promised on ticket. Waiter was less than friendly when I presented my ticket. He made uncomfortable. Would not go back to that establishment
Dear Kathy we are very sorry to hear the waiter was unfriendly. We already forwarded your complaint to our partner (the restaurant owner) and we are working to avoid this kind of situation in the future. We hope you enjoyed the walking tour with our guides. Thanks for your feedback and once again we apologize for any inconvenience at the restaurant.
Rob was an amazing guide with his depth of knowledge and his cadence integrating all of the information into a wonderful experience. It was a true introduction to Amsterdam and its history. I had been to Amsterdam before, but now I feel I have a better understanding of it as well as the Dutch people. We also had the pancake lunch. The food was excellent and the service outstanding. I had the best tomato soup I had ever tasted served with pesto. I highly recommend this tour.
Hello Linda! Thank you for trusting us, we loved having you on our tour. We hope to welcome you on one of our tours again in the future. Best regards
A lovely entertaing and informative experience of the history and insights of Amsterdam. Topped up with a lovely Dutch style lunch. Worth repeating.
Hey Dipak Thank you very much for taking your time to review us, we are delighted to hear that you have enjoyed the tour. We hope to welcome you in one of our tours again in the future. Best
