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Amsterdam City Center & History - Exclusive Guided Walking Tour

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Duration: 2 hours

Departs: Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Spend the morning discovering Amsterdam's history firsthand on this Exclusive 2.5-hour walking tour. With your guide, get oriented in the city center as you learn about Amsterdam's major historical landmarks. Visit spots like Dam Square, artists squats, Prinsengracht, leaning houses, and the medieval city gate while you stretch your legs and crisscross the city's famous canals and bridges on foot.

What's Included

Duration 2.5 Hours

Guided Walking Tour

Tour Guide Exclusively For You (Does NOT apply if you choose "SAVE! BOOK SEMI-PRIVATE" option)

Tour Will Run, Rain Or Shine

What's Not Included

Tour Does NOT Include Gratuities (OPTIONAL)

Tour Price Does NOT Include Hotel Pickup or Drop-Off (We Recommend UBER or Taxi)

Traveler Information

CHILD: Age: 0 - 9
YOUTH: Age: 10 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 99

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Notes: The tour route may be affected by national celebrations. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an alternative route still being able to see all the highlights on the tour. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. No lar
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Notes: The tour route may be affected by national celebrations. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an alternative route still being able to see all the highlights on the tour. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. No lar
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

St. Nicholas Basilica

Starting at our designated meeting point of St Nicholas’ Basilica, we will firstly discuss the history of the city’s primary Roman Catholic Church. Built at the end of the 19th century at a time when Roman Catholics could once again profess their faith in public after three centuries of prohibition, the building is a blend of different architectural styles and artistic movements.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Weeping Tower

We will then make our way towards the Schreierstoren, often known as the Tower of Tears or Weeper’s Tower. Originally part of the medieval city wall of Amsterdam, this tower is mainly known for the belief that women wept there for their husbands who would leave from the port to go to war or to fish.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Zeedijk

We will then walk through an area known to be the Chinatown of Amsterdam. Zeedijk is a street in the old centre of Amsterdam and consists of a number of Asian markets, restaurants and shops, as well as the Zeedijk Buddhist temple, known to be the largest Chinese style Buddhist temple in Europe.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museum Ons'Lieve Heer Op Solder

We will briefly walk by and discuss the Museum Our Lord in the Attic, one of the most cherished museums in Amsterdam. The attic of this bourgeois’ house conceals a secret Catholic Church originally built in 1663, when Catholics lost their right to workship in their own way.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Oude Kerk

Next we will see the monumental church De Oude Kerk (the Old Church) which dominates over the Red Light District. The Oude Kerk is the oldest and for centuries was the most important church in Amsterdam. Although it lost this title to what is known as The New Church, it remains one of the grand sights to visit.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nieuwmarkt

From here, we will make our way to the lively nightspot and market square, Nieuwmarkt which is found in the old city centre. This spot has been a centre for commerce and socialising in Amsterdam since the 17th century as the square’s location just inside the old city gate made it a convenient spot for traders and shoppers looking for fresh produce.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

In de Waag

During our time at Nieuwmarkt, we will also see what is known as “De Waag”, a 15th century building that is one of Amsterdam’s oldest remaining non-religious buildings. Originally a city gate and part of the walls of Amsterdam, the building has also served as a guildhall, museum and firestation, among other things.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Trippenhuis

Moving on, we will see both the Trippenhuis & Klein Trippenhuis. While the Trippenhuis is Amsterdam’s widest home, spanning an enormous 22m, the Klein Trippenhuis is one of Amsterdam’s narrowest houses located right across from the Trippenhuis.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

We will then walk towards the Former Jewish Neighborhood, or Jodenbuurt, an area which contains many historically important buildings that are currently preserved and managed by the Jewish Cultural Quarter.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museum Het Rembrandthuis

Next we will pass by Rembrandt’s house, a historical building and art museum in which the Painter Rembrandt lived and worked between 1639 and 1656. The collection of the museum contains Rembrandt’s etchings and paintings of his contemporaries.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

South Church (Zuiderkerk)

You will then be taken to see the Zuiderkerk, or what is known as the Southern Church. This church is a protestant church located in the Nieuwmarkt region and was not only a major part of Rembrandt’s life, but also features in a Claude Monet painting.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Amstel

Next we will walk along the Amstel River, which has been a vital part of the Netherlands since the Middle Ages. Its currents have been supplying Amsterdam with water and transportation for over 800 years.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Magere Brug

At the river we will see two bridges, known as the Skinny Bridge and the Blue Bridge. While the Skinny Bridge is probably Amsterdam’s most famous bridge, spanning across the River Amstel from 1934, the Blue Bridge, which is not blue at all, is named after the wooden blue bridge that spun across the Amstel in the 17th century.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blauwbrug

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Rembrandtplein

Following, we will walk through one of the busiest squares in the city, Rembrandt Square. As you can tell by its name, Rembrandtplein is named after the famous Dutch painter, Rembrandt. Here you will see a bronze-cast representation of his most famous painting, The Night Watch, which was displayed as part of the celebration of the artist’s 400th birthday in 2006.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bloemenmarkt

After this, we will then walk through the flower market where you will see the Munttoren (“Mind Tower”). The tower was originally part of one of the main gates in Amsterdam’s medieval city wall.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Munt Tower (Munttoren)

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Begijnhof

Following, we will see one of the oldest hofjes, or almshouses in Amsterdam, Begijnhof. It consists of a group of houses built around a secluded courtyard and garden, known to have provided homes for the Beguines – a group of unmarried women who lived together under vows of chastity. Today it is also the site of two churches.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Amsterdam Museum

Next we will pass by the Amsterdam Museum and the Walk of Art Gallery, which is free for everybody.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Prinsengracht

During the tour you will also see the Prinsengracht, a canal that runs through the centre of Amsterdam. It is the third and outermost of the three main canals of Amsterdam, forming an expansion project that took 50 years to build.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Westerkerk

You will also wander past Westerkerk, a 17th century Dutch Protestant church. Located in the heart of Amsterdam it is the largest of its kind in the city.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dam Square

One of the tour’s last stop includes the Dam Square. Its notable buildings and frequent events make it one of the most well-known locations in the city, as it includes the Royal Place, New Church and National Monument.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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