Amsterdam Jordaan: Private Half-Day Walking Tour Exploring Hidden Treasures
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Amsterdam
Discover the hidden treasures of Amsterdam's Jordaan neighborhood on a private half-day walking tour. Explore cozy yards, art galleries, and secret sites while learning about the city's history and traditions.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Centraal Station - Amsterdam Centraal station - our meeting point. This building is famous for its incredibly beautiful interior, exterior and historical surrounding! There we would like to tell more about history of Jordaan - our main destination;

  • Amsterdam Canal Ring - Famous canal ring - let’s have a look at magnificent merchant houses built in 17th century and cozy houseboats! Together with you we will discover more about the Golden Age, Naval history of the Netherlands and main figures of old times! Strolling along canals we will find the Narrowest house, West India house and then get lost in the cozy yards! We will discover some local art pieces, visit the ‘brown’ bar and even taste the best apple pie, that was highly appreciated by Bill Klinton!

  • De Poezenboot - De Poezenboot - the one and only in the world floating shelter for cats, where we would like to tell you about Dutch attitude towards pets and share some facts about Amsterdam as a Wildlife-Friendly City.

  • Noorderkerk - Lutherans church, Noorderkerk and Westerkerk - we would like to have a better look at those majestic churches, where you can find out more about the Eighty Years War, its consequences and modern attitude towards religion;

  • Noordermarkt - Noordermarkt - market square with in the heart of Jordaan district! There we will find out more about local history, traditions, riots and other big events, that made this area so special and different from all the others! The square becomes especially busy on Saturdays, when the farmer market takes its place here. Best place, where you can try some Dutch delicacies, such as herring, oysters or cheese!

  • The Jordaan - Jordaan is also known as one of the most creative districts of Amsterdam. Therefore, we would like to introduce you some local art galleries, design stores and very unusual labyrinth hotel, which will definitely blow your mind!

  • Anne Frank House - Anne Frank House - where we would like to tell about Jewish diaspora and the World War II.

What's Included
  • Join a knowledgeable local guide for a comprehensive city tour
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
  • Important! This tour is not included the Anna Frank Museum.
Additional Information

If your heart is set on discovering Amsterdam in depth, you’ve found the right place! Jordaan embodies the spirit of Amsterdam, encapsulating its history, customs, and unique humor.
Why so? Because it unfolds hidden gems that locals keep away from the crowd - charming courtyards, attractive art exhibits, locals leisurely enjoying a cup of coffee or their daily newspaper in the warm sunlight, the most popular Saturday market, and numerous other secret spots!

We’ll come across many amazing sights, such as the slimmest house, West India house, a variety of charming houseboats, and the world’s only floating cat sanctuary!

Looking forward to meeting you!

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Please note: This tour does not include the Anne Frank Museum.

Location
Amsterdam Central Railway Station
Stationsplein
In front of the main entrance of the Amsterdam Centraal station (the entrance is between two towers).
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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385johannesp
Jan 3, 2024
The best way to learn about Jordaan and Amsterdam in general - We did the tour with Sasha and it was really amazing He took us through different parts of the city, along the canals, and could give many interesting insights, both on new developments in the city, and its rich history. During the tour, we also had time to sit down at a small cafè and enjoy a typical Dutch apple pie. Sasha could answer all of our questions, would offer us different routes, depending on where we wanted to finish the tour, and was just very knowledgeable about the whole city. The tour was also really interactive, less of a presentation and more of just a conversation between us, which we also really enjoyed. We would really recommend this tour to anyone interested in learning more about Amsterdam in a personal setting.
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Cbfromgp
Dec 26, 2023
Great visit to the Jordaan district- wonderful guide! - HI we thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Anna. She was punctual and was easy to find at the meeting point. She was well prepared and did extra research to find some places we could stop that really made the walk memorable. I so appreciated her personal touch. She had great communication and was very personable. I would recommend her tours to anyone.
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Cheryl_b
Dec 20, 2023
Lovely walking tour with Anna!!! - Our tour guide Anna was punctual and easy to find. She was well prepared and very personable. I enjoyed the time with her and would definitley recommend her services to anyone visiting Amsterdam. She had taken the time to look up a couple personal stops for me that involved pottery, glass and antiques which I loved. I want to thank her for making the tour very memorable. Jordaan is an interesting excursion. More new than I had anticipated but she showed us parts we would never had noticed like the little corridors between buildings and a courtyard as well as a great little pub to have coffee and apple pie and then a great local spot to eat lunch which was amazing. I'd highly recommend the traditional pea soup - YUM!!
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Alessandra
Nov 7, 2023
Half day tour of Jordaan. - Anna, my intern guide, was very knowledgeable and friendly. Her background in architectural studies and urban living brought many fun facts to light as we meandered the streets of the historically less well off area of Jordaan.
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Evgeny1313
Mar 6, 2023
Great guided tour in Amsterdam - We had a great guided tour in Amsterdam. It was well planned, started and finished according to the schedule, providing both historical facts and city gossips. The guide was polite and a great story teller.
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Marinak82
Mar 2, 2023
Wonderful tour in Jordaan - It was wonderful walk on Jordaan district, Olga is very positive person, she makes us feel as guests not as tourists in Amsterdam. History, city legends and local stories, coffee in a nice place, local market - time flied during this tour
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_j8340dv
Oct 20, 2022
I liked - Very interesting tour and nice guide🤗I like it) learned a lot about the history of Amsterdam and Jordaan!
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Ponstad2007
Oct 17, 2022
Great in-depth Jordaan discovery! - Although the weather was rainy, we thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour with our guide, Oleksandr. He led us to some places in the Jordaan neighborhood that i doubt we would have found on our own - some of the antiques stores, and the Mouse House, for example - and helped us understand how the city grew as well as the history and the geography of the area..
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720katerynak
Sep 18, 2022
Great tour to Jordaan - Many thanks to Ekateryna for this tour! After her excursions, I love Holland even more. We plunged into history, learned how the Dutch lived and thought before. Ekaterina is very attentive to all details. It was one of the best excursions in my life. Thanks a lot!!
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Olgasa5925hk
Jul 26, 2022
Jordaan - Yesterday I discovered for myself Jordaan in Amsterdam. Thank you girls and especially Kate for amazing stories about the history of Jordaan and the people from the past who lived there! We we tired but happy and at the end it was a very pleasant bonus - Tea Ceremony at tea culture club Moychay.nl. Thank you very much, hope to meet again to see another interesting places in Netherlands!
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