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Historical Bike Tour English Français Español Deutsh

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Amsterdam
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  • 3 hours
  • Amsterdam
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Discover Amsterdam in the company of your multi lingual guide like a typical local on your bike. Cycle along the Amstel river with it's beautiful Skinny Bridge, the BlauwBrug, the famous 400th anniversary canals, the 17th century islands with it's charming warehouses, the Western Church, the Jordaan district, and more. Enjoy a pleasant break in the Vondelpark. Moreover with this tour you will discover the Eastern Harbour with a stunning vieuw over the IJ River and the 18th-century cargo ship replica of the Dutch East India Company.

Start this tour at the Salt Harbour at 5 minutes from Central Station. Along the way you will see several famous landmarks. Your guide will tell you the stories of the city and explains about the history and culture of the Dutch people.This tour has a break in the Vondelpark.

This tour is for all levels and ages as Amsterdam is flat and easy to bike. This tour is available in English, German and French.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: The Jordaan, Amsterdam The Netherlands

Originally a working-class neighbourhood, the Jordaan has become one of the most expensive, upscale locations in the Netherlands. It is home to many art galleries, particularly for modern art, and is also dotted with speciality shops and restaurants. Markets are held regularly at Noordermarkt, the Westerstraat (the Lapjesmarkt textile market) and Lindengracht.

Rembrandt spent the last years of his life in the Jordaan, on the Rozengracht canal. He was buried in the Westerkerk church, at the corner of Rozengracht and Prinsengracht, just beyond the Jordaan. The Anne Frank House, where Anne Frank went into hiding during World War II, is located on the edge of the Jordaan, on the Prinsengracht canal.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Westerkerk, Prinsengracht 279-281, 1016 GW Amsterdam The Netherlands

The Latin Church, also known as the Western Church or the Roman Catholic Church,[N 1] is the largest particular church sui iuris of the Catholic Church, and employs the Latin liturgical rites. It is one of 24 such churches, the 23 others forming the Eastern Catholic Churches. It is headed by the bishop of Rome, the pope – traditionally also called the patriarch of the West – with his cathedra in this role at the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy. The Latin Church traces its history to the earliest days of Christianity through its direct leadership under the Holy See, founded by Peter and Paul, according to Catholic tradition.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam The Netherlands

The starting point is The Passenger Cruise Terminal of Amsterdam at the most beautiful view on the IJ River, a ten-minute walk from Amsterdam Centraal station.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Anne Frank House, Prinsengracht 263 - 267 museum entrance Westermarkt 20, 1016 DK Amsterdam The Netherlands

This small house where Anne Frank and her family were hiding from the Nazis occupation.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Van Gogh Museum, Museumplein 6, 1071 DJ Amsterdam The Netherlands

This museum houses the biggest of Van Gogh collection in the world. More than 200 paintings and 500 drawings by the painter, covering all periods of his troubled career.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Rijksmuseum, Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam The Netherlands

The biggest museum with over 5000 paintings

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Amsterdam Canal Ring, Amsterdam The Netherlands

The 17 century canal belt which is on the UNESCO list of inheritage.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: De Pijp, De Pijp, Amsterdam, North Holland Province

THe Petit Paris of Amsterdam.

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions
  • Use of bicycle
  • Multi-lingual guide
  • Entry/Admission - Amsterdam Canal Ring

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 100 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

AmsterBike, Piet Heinkade 11, 1019 BR Amsterdam, Netherlands


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

JulieL0707

12 Aug, 2023

Our guide, Mike, was friendly, super informative and attentive to everyone’s needs. This tour was a fantastic way to learn about Amsterdam’s rich history (as well as getting around like a local, via bike!)

hilowtrip

01 Aug, 2023

I would highly recommend that you take a bike tour of Amsterdam to experience the world on wheels the way they do; I would also highly recommend that you NOT do it with this particular company. I took the Historical Tour on July 18. The incompetence began from check-in. I arrived early; I showed them my confirmation on my phone; I stood where they told me to stand and did what they told me to do; and they still put me with the wrong group. If I hadn’t caught the mistake (because I was listening carefully and trying to make sense of the chaos), I would have been on a bike out to the countryside instead of around the city. (Which might have been preferable, but that’s a different story.) I made it known that I was in the wrong group, switched bikes, waited some more and tried to understand why this all felt so chaotic when they do it every day - surely they have systems for this? Then the group of English-speakers was assembled and we were off, and it was a three-hour slog with respect to both the history and the cycling. Our guide - I didn’t catch his name and/or just don’t remember - was well-meaning and clearly wanted to share what he knew about Amsterdam. It’s not that he didn’t care or didn’t want to do a good job. But his commend of English was only basic, and his delivery of the information was so labored - I couldn’t decide if that was part of his professorial “style” or just a function of his grasp of English - that it was a chore to listen to him. We would bike a little, stop, de-bike, listen to him, get back on our bikes, and do it again 10 times. I had already learned half of what he told us by watching the Rick Steves Amsterdam episode on YouTube. With regard to the biking, according to my watch we covered about 9 miles in 3 hours. So it was NOT that much time on the bike. It’s more time standing around. And if you sign up for the tour thinking (as I did) “well Amsterdam has a very specific cycling culture, let me sign up for a group tour because that way there is safety in numbers and everyone will get around well and capably” then you are thinking about it wrong - many people who signed up for my tour seemed to have difficulty on a bike - difficulty going single-file, difficulty starting from a stop, difficulty dealing with traffic…..so your tour mates expose you to more danger, not less. And despite the fact that AmsterBike tells you that they provide water on their website, please note that water is NOT provided (on a three-hour ride in July, helpfully) - it is available for purchase at the end. So if you were relying on them to help provision you because you don’t have a water bottle on you and you think “oh nice, they provide water, one less thing to think about” then again that’s a miscalculation. On the plus side, I did learn some things, and our guide had some interesting perspective on gentrification and over-tourism and the WWII era and Amsterdam’s liberalism (separate topics at separate stops), and I did take a 9 mile loop around the city that I otherwise would not have known to navigate on my own, and yes I saw Amsterdam the way the locals do. But I would recommend that you seek out a different way to have this experience, one that has better offerings as far as both the history and the biking. Seems like there are other companies that do this kind of thing, I saw them when we were out and about. Last note - the AmsterBike shop that you start and end at is right next to the cruise terminal (I didn’t realize this when I signed up). I am not a cruiser myself, but maybe cruisers would like the convenience of spending their time ashore without having to walk any distance. Seems like from where they are located that this is AmsterBike’s bread-and-butter. Otherwise, I am sure you can find better.

travelak123

21 Jul, 2023

Wonderful experience - our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He took us to the hidden spots of the city and was able to answer all our questions. My family and I are coming back in October and we are definitely coming back for another tour!

MarieFrance_Y

20 Jul, 2023

I love Amsterdam. First time! So impressive! Full of history! I have never seen so many bikes in a day. Our guide made Amsterdam vibrant.

Odyssey26738003853

26 Jun, 2023

This was a great tour and an awesome way to see the city. Our tour guide was great, he was informative and patient. He ran the tour very well. A few of the group got lost on the tour at the busy intersection but he quickly sorted this out and still made it enjoyable for everyone. I believe the guides name was Christian, I can’t recall for sure however but he was wearing a cheese cutter hat if that helps :) Would definitely recommend.

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