Private Sightseeing Tour in Amsterdam: Explore the City in a Minivan
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Amsterdam
Experience the beauty of Amsterdam on a private sightseeing tour in a spacious minivan. Explore the city's main sights up close, take photos, and enjoy a hassle-free experience with a professional driver.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dam Square - Dam Square is the triumphal checkpoint of countless visitors to Amsterdam and an ideal first stop punctuated by local attractions like the National Monument, the Royal Palace, the fifteenth-century “New Church,” and De Bijenkorf for shopping.
- Red Light District - When night falls, adults only can head to the northeast corner of the square to stroll Amsterdam’s famous red-light district. Here you’ll be among crowds of bachelors, bachelorettes, and cruise-ship passengers googling over the window entertainment.
- De Gooyer Windmill - De Gooyer is a windmill in Amsterdam located between Funenkade and Zeeburgerstraat. It is the tallest wooden mill in the Netherlands at 26.6 meters high. It is registered as a National Monument. To enter windmill, you can choose to consume in the café area of the mill.
- Zeedijk - The first Chinese settled in the city around 1911, favouring the area of the Nieuwmarkt and the Zeedijk. Many of them started restaurants and gambling dens.
- Jodenbuurt - In Amsterdam, the area between Nieuwmarkt and Plantage was historically known as Jodenbuurt (the Jewish Quarter). This neighborhood contains many historically important buildings that are currently preserved and managed by The Jewish Cultural Quarter, an organization that is dedicated to the conservation of Jewish culture within Amsterdam.
- Magere Brug - The famous skinny bridge across the river Amstel and opposite of the Carré theatre, is an Old Dutch design wooden bridge known as a double-swipe (balanced) bridge.
- Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat - The Pieter Cornelisz Hooftstraat, located in the Oud-Zuid neighborhood, is home to high-end clothing (Chanel, Gucci, Hermés, Louis Vuitton), jewelry (Chopard, Cartier) and specialty (Mont Blanc, Henckels) stores, as well as several boutiques selling more luxury labels.
- Museumplein - The Museum Quarter and Vondelpark neighborhood is internationally renowned for its melting pot of art, history and culture. The area is mainly residential, but still quite a popular destination. Once a swamp, the neighborhood is now home to some of the world’s most famous museums, high-end shopping and fancy restaurants.
- Zuidas - The Zuidas (literally South Axis in Dutch) is a rapidly developing business district in the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Zuidas is also known as the ‘Financial Mile’. It lies between the rivers Amstel and Schinkel along the ringway A10.
- Amsterdamse Bos - The Amsterdamse Bos (English: Amsterdam Forest) is an English park or landscape park in the municipalities of Amstelveen and Amsterdam. Although most of the park is located in Amstelveen, the owner of the park is the City of Amsterdam. The park was mainly built in the early 1930s, mostly by the unemployment relief.
- Olympic Stadium Amsterdam - The Olympic Stadium, built for the 1928 games, has continued through the decades to play host to a multitude of events, sporting and otherwise. Located in Amsterdam Zuid, the monument also provides office space for upwards of thirty businesses. The Olympic stadium inside is only open at special times with events, for example.
- Johan Cruyff Arena - The Johan Cruyff Arena (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Arena officially stylised as Johan Cruijff ArenA) is the main stadium of the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam and the home stadium of football club AFC Ajax since its opening. Built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost equivalent to €140 million, it is the largest stadium in the country.
- NDSM - A former shipyard located on the banks of the River IJ in Amsterdam Noord, NDSM Wharf has blossomed into an enormous cultural hotspot in recent years with a vibrant artist community and an ever-expanding variety of bars and restaurants. With grounds exceeding the size of ten football pitches, the area hosts multi-disciplinary festivals, performances, exhibitions, dance parties and a wide range of other events in unique, post-industrial surroundings.
- 9 Little Streets (Negen Straatjes) - The area between the Singel, Herengracht, Keizersgracht and Prinsengracht contains an intimate shopping area known as ‘De Negen Straatjes’ (The Nine Streets). These picturesque streets connecting the canals are filled with one-of-a-kind boutiques, stylish cafés and galleries.
- The Jordaan - The Jordaan is a district in the citycenter of Amsterdam, known for its beautiful houses, nice restaurants and original shops. When in Amsterdam, it is a must to stroll through the little streets and canals. On the many bridges over the canals, you can take beautiful pictures and see why Amsterdam is called the Venice of the North.
What's Included
- On-board WiFi
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes included
What's Not Included
- Ajax Stadium admission ticket is €18
Additional Information
Unsure about how to navigate through the most loved city of the Netherlands? Worry not. Here’s your perfect chance to tour Amsterdam in a clean, roomy minivan, driven by a pro chauffeur, and all this within a span of 3 to 4 hours. It is often said in Amsterdam that it is more enticing than Paris, and we let you experience this exceptional city at close quarters. Our chauffeur will guide you past the top tourist attractions, providing you the chance to click intimate, unhurried pictures.
This tour is user-friendly and doesn’t demand much strain to explore Amsterdam.
Should there be rainfall and you wish to remain cozily dry, or if you’re not keen on commuting through Amsterdam via varied transports, this is the ideal solution.
We offer pickup facilities from any location in or around Amsterdam, and even from airports. The minibus also boasts a substantial luggage space, spare you the burden of lugging heavy baggage around.
Location
Dam Square
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Minhly_n
Dec 26, 2023
Great tour - Faruk is great picking us up from the airport, showing us around Amsterdam & dropping us off at our hotel. Highly recommended.
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Baljit_r
Jul 26, 2023
Very considerate and helpful staff including the pilot - Considering my age treated me throughout with extra care and affection
Will vouch for carefree journey
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