Tours/Amsterdam/Private Tour: Amsterdam City Walking Tour and Canal Cruise
Viator · Private tour

Private Tour: Amsterdam City Walking Tour and Canal Cruise

4.7(143)Amsterdam1 hour
VIATOR4.7(138)TRIPADVISOR5.0(5)

Description

This customizable private 3 hours walking tour of Amsterdam will show many of its highlights from a local perspective. With a knowledgeable private guide by your side, wander Albert Cuyp, the largest street market in the Netherlands. Your morning or afternoon tour in Amsterdam will start at your hotel within the city centre or if you travel to Amsterdam from elsewhere at a central point in the city. Your guide will take you to some of the city’s most important highlights such as Dam Square, where you can see the Royal Palace and the National Monument to commemorate all Dutch war victims. Walk past the West Church, the most important church of the city just around the corner from Anne Frank’s House or maybe explore the museum area with the Rijksmuseum and van Gogh museum.

Tour Options

Walking tour and canal cruise
  • Amsterdam City Walking Tour Pickup included

Itinerary

Pass by

Walk by the Rijksmuseum

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Walk by Dam Square

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Walk by Leidseplein

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Van Baerlestraat & Vondelpark

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Walk by van Gogh Musuem

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Walk by the Anne Frank House

15 min

Visit the Albert Cuyp Market

Admission included60 min

Finally step aboard a glass roofed canal boat and experience the city from water level. This cruise passes many of Amsterdam’s famous attractions. Canal houses from the Golden Age, the Stopera and a part of the harbor: the canal cruise takes you past all of these sights. Canal cruises are the ultimate way of getting to know the city and you’ll find out just why the canals of Amsterdam have been given World Heritage status by UNESCO.

Highlights

Canal Cruise
Customizable tour with private guide
Hotel/ port pickup if situated in central Amsterdam

What's included

Included
Canal Cruise
Customizable tour with private guide
Hotel/ port pickup if situated in central Amsterdam
Not included
Food and drinks, unless specified
Hotel drop-off
Visit of the Van Gogh Museum
Gratuities

Pickup Locations & Times

Your morning or afternoon tour in Amsterdam will start at your hotel within the city centre or if you travel to Amsterdam from elsewhere at a central point in the city

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Tour operates in all weather conditions
  • Good walking shoes recommended
  • Tour can be operated in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch or Portuguese; please advise your preferred tour language at time of booking
  • Participants must be able to walk for 3 hours

Reviews(143)

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Tommy_O
March 9, 2026
Our tour with Eveline...

Our tour with Eveline went well. She picked us up at our hotel and walked us through central Amsterdam. We could have taken better advantage of the private tour by making a list of sites we wanted to see, but she was still able to take us to the highlights even without such a list and get us to the canal tour at the end of the tour on time.

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Philippe_L
July 25, 2025
The visit was pleasant...

The visit was pleasant our guide Marie-Laure was very friendly. The information she gave us was relevant and interesting. Thanks again!

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Samuel_F
May 15, 2025
Great guide!

The guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. She really catered to our needs and kept us on time. Really great tour and a way to see the highlights of the city.

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Gary_W
August 20, 2023
Top Class

Ralph was great. Tailored the tour exactly to our requirements. Communication with operator ahead of tour also very good. Highly recommend.

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Alicia_H
May 19, 2023
City tour

Best way to see the city and Danny was very accommodating and knowledgeable. Took us to the main places and gave us some other suggestions to explore on our own. She was very nice and we would recommend her to anyone.

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Jeff_T
December 8, 2022
Best part of my TRIP!

I really just had a great time listening to my guide telling me the history of the city. We laughed, we joked and just had a blast. Plus we got our steps in 😉 Thank you 🙏

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Terry_S
July 28, 2022
Private Tour: Amsterdam City Walking Tour

Our very knowledgeable guide provided a well-paced tour of the Amsterdam City. At the end of the tour, she pointed out where we could get tested for boarding our cruise the next day. I would highly recommend the tour to anyone.

Operator response

Hello Terry, How wonderful to hear that you liked our tour and the expertise of the guide. Thank you very much for recommending us further. We hope you have a lovely weekend. Kind regards, Anique

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Dan_N
May 23, 2022
Nice tour

Diane was knowledgeable and made best out of the rainy day. Great way to spend the first few hours in the city!

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Michael_K
April 29, 2022
Great way to know the city

Loved our guide. She was friendly, accommodating, and very knowledgeable. This is a must do apon arrival in Amsterdam to get an orientation to the city.

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deRosset_M
October 16, 2021
Thorough and personalized tour

Despite a bit of an initial mix-up (Viator instructed us to meet our guide across from the Central Train Station in Amsterdam at the tourist information building and instructed her to meet us at our AirBnB at the appointed time so it reqiured a little detective work on our guide's part to locate and meet us - Viator, please take note),our tour was a great success. Not only did our guide have an encyclopedic knowledge of the history and cultural heritage of Amsterdam, she was very sensitve to our personal interests and crafted her tour so that is was perfect for us.

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