Amsterdam Walking Tour and Cruise with Drinks and Cheese Tasting
Description
The perfect combination to know the Venice of the North. Starting with a walking tour through the city center combined with a canal cruise with cheese tasting and all drinks included (beer, wine or soft drinks). A unique vision of the city which has a unique style of combining history with pure entertainment. The walking tour covers the main sights of the inner city. And the canal cruise route takes us through the principal canals, Amstel River and seven bridges, some of Amsterdam’s most notable locations. You can’t truly experience the city without getting to know its waterways! On this tour, you’ll hear the stories you’d never hear otherwise. With an expert guide, you’ll experience the history of this city, from its start as a muddy village on the River Amstel, to the wild history of prostitution and drug decriminalization to the tragedy of Anne Frank’s story and Nazi occupation, the aim is to give you a perfect introduction to this city.
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 will walk through the Chinese Quarter where we will find the Buddhist Temple of Amsterdam
The new market and The San Anton 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 Jewish history in Amsterdam and 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´s gardens
We will visit the heart of the city at Dam Square where we will see The Royal Palace, The New Church, and The National Monument
Enjoy a 1-hour cruise through the canals of Amsterdam with unlimited drinks and cheese tasting
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- 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
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(30)
Very interesting, not rushed through the tour, a lot of good information about the history of Amsterdam.
Hi! Thank you for your review! We are very happy that you have enjoyed the tour with us. Hope to see you again in the future. Best regards.
Really enjoyed this combined trip. The canal boat was a lot of fun…much better than expected. The walk wasn’t quite as expected:- more a walk and chat. It was fine don’t get me wrong but wasn’t as informative as hoped. Still I’d recommend.
Hi! Thank you very much for taking your time to review us, and we are happy to enjoy you enjoyed the trip. The guide explains the things that consider necessary for the tourists to know and are interesting. If someone is really interested in a topic and want to know more, the guide is always happy to answer your questions! Kind regards.
In general, the tour and guide were both very good. The only part of the tour that we thought was not necessary was the long walk through the shopping district of Amsterdam. None of us on the tour were interested in shopping nor was there time to shop. Perhaps this was the only way back to the main canal to get on the canal tour cruise; however, it was the least interesting part of the walking tour.
Dear Roy, We are glad to hear that the tour and guide were both good. However, the shopping district in Amsterdam is an important part of the centre of the city. Thank you for your review. Kind regards.
Lots to see and hear concerning the history of Amsterdam. Fantastic information ranging from current events as well as past events on history that helped form the city as we see it today.
Hi! Thank you so much for your kind words, we really appreciate your review and we are very glad to hear that you had enjoyed our tour. We hope to welcome you in one of our tours again in the future. Best regards.
Great walking tour. Claire was charming. The boat cruise was fun but a little haphazard with the cheese tasting. Some tables were served way too many with lots of cheese leftover and we were forgotten and had to ask for the service.
Thank you so much for your feedback! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the walking tour and found Claire charming—she’ll be happy to hear that! We’re sorry to hear the cheese tasting during the boat cruise didn’t go as smoothly. Unfortunately, the cruise portion and onboard service, including the cheese distribution, is managed by the boat company directly. We’ve shared this feedback with them to help improve their coordination. Thanks again for bringing this to our attention—we really appreciate it.
We showed up 10 minutes late for the tour (our fault but we miscalculated how long it would take to walk from the ship). We missed the guide and then couldn’t catch up with them. We were offered a tour later that day at 3:30 but it was raining hard and very cold so we passed on that with our little kids. We did do the boat ride, which was VERY fun but it started 30 minutes later than we’d be told so we sat in rain and cold and extra half hour. I requested a partial refund since we didn’t get to do any of the tour beside the boat ride, I thought that was reasonable but they denied us. It was a disappointing experience.
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We do understand that you were disappointed with your experience, and we always aim to accommodate our guests as best as we can. However, as per our policy, it’s important to be on time for the scheduled tours. Unfortunately, you arrived 10 minutes late, and as you mentioned, the rain led to the decision not to join the later tour. We also want to clarify that we did offer the alternative tour at 3:30, but you chose to decline due to the weather, which is understandable. While we truly want to make every experience enjoyable, the circumstances and timing were beyond our control, and we could not offer a refund in this case. We do our best to be flexible, but it's also crucial for guests to take responsibility for showing up on time, as tours and schedules are carefully planned. We appreciate your understanding.
Loved the walking tour and our guide was great! Everything ran smooth until we were left to go to our additional canal cruise option. The company told our guide it was at a different time, luckily I was keeping an eye on the time. We had to leave the tour early and literally run to catch our cruise on time, but we enjoyed it very much!
Hi! We appreciate your comment a lot, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! We hope to see you again in the future. Best Regards.
Tour guide was great so much information. Gave us a great insight into Amsterdam. Discovered lots of places we wouldn’t have found on our own. Loved it.
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.
This was awesome! I only have four stars bc the meeting point was confusing. I got the directions then I got another set of instructions to the boat. I got confused and went to the boat start. This was my bad but please go with your instincts and if it’s not correct there’s always another way. We missed the walking tour but we were able to catch the boat. Fun!
Hello Sunny, Thank you so much for your kind words, we really appreciate your review and we are very glad to hear that you had enjoyed our tour. We hope to welcome you in one of our tours again in the future. Best regards
Awesome tour, Miguel was very informative and polite. He showed us all the locations included in detail. Would definitely recommend and do again!
Hi Robert! Thank you for your review! We are very happy that you have enjoyed the tour with us. Hope to see you again in the future. Best regards.
