10 Unique Amsterdam Tours

The Westerkerk Church and Amsterdam canal houses

Looking for something different to do on your Amsterdam layover?

If you want to avoid the crowds, or have simply seen the big sights, it's easy to get off the beaten track in the city.

Here are some unique Amsterdam tour options to consider:
1. Amsterdam Layover Tour: Private City Sightseeing with Round-Trip Airport Transfer
2. Private Transit Tour: Amsterdam City Tour with Luxury Vehicle
3. Keukenhof Gardens and Tulip Fields Tour from Amsterdam
4. Amsterdam Hop-on Hop-off Boat Day Pass and Heineken Experience
5. Private Guided Bike Tour to the Dutch Windmills
6. Private Amsterdam Coffeeshop Culture and Food Tour
7. Private Gourmet Dining with a Michelin Star Chef in Amsterdam
8. 3-Course Dinner at Dining in the Dark Restaurant in Amsterdam
9. Luxurious Party Bike Tour With Private Chauffeur
10. Amsterdam Guided Tour of United East India Company and Maritime Museum with Art Historian


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FreeDam FREE Amsterdam Walking Tour
FREE Amsterdam Floating Flower Market: What to Expect
50 FREE Things to Do in Amsterdam


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An Amsterdam layover - 3 stories

The pink granite Homonument in Amsterdam
creativecommons image ianloic on Flickr

How I Experienced the Best of Amsterdam in…8 Hours? - LandLopers
Matt's frank account of his short Amsterdam visit a few years ago is refreshing, including his take on the city's ill-named, but historically significant, Homomonument.

I’m not necessarily proud of the fact that I only spent a few hours in Amsterdam, but that was the plan from the beginning. But that limited amount of time allowed us to focus and to enjoy the city in a way more leisurely travelers don’t. So without further ado, here are my recommendations for experiencing a slice of life in Amsterdam when you have less than a day. [read Matt's story]

Amsterdam | NL - Oxie on the Go
Oxie (aka Oksana) shares details on everything from her Uber experience and Airbnb stay, to city pass and Van Gogh Museum visit. Helpful info.

Amsterdam has been on my bucket-list for quite some time now simply because of the rumors of its beauty! So when I found out that I had a 28 hour layover here on my way home, you can only imagine how thrilled I was! Even though I only made it into Amsterdam at 4 pm (16:00), the whole trip was literally a blessing! It’s always a bonus to... [read Oxie's story]

How NOT to soend your layover in Amsterdam - WanderTooth
Katie and Geoff lept at the chance to have a layover in Amsterdam, but in retrospect would have done it much differently. Good lessons for us all:

We stopped in Amsterdam on our recent trip to Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania by timing our flights to have a 10-hour layover. On our way there. This was a bad call, and not something you should do. Here’s why. Having never been to the city, we jumped at the chance to spend a layover in Amsterdam, not really considering we’d be coming off a 9-hour trans-Contilantic (trans-contilantic = trans-continental + trans-Atlantic), compounded by a nine hour time difference. Sometimes we’re I’m stupid like that. The city is set-up for layovers, so theoretically a layover in Amsterdam shouldn’t be a problem. Our bags were checked through all the way through... [read Katie and Geoff's story]

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