Netherlands · Walking Tours

7-Hour Amsterdam Sightseeing Tour with a Local Microbrewery Visit

7 Hours Round trip from Dam Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Amsterdam's historical centre and admire iconic merchant houses along the canals
  • 02 Visit a unique local microbrewery that offers work opportunities to people with employment challenges
  • 03 Walk through Amsterdam's oldest area, including narrow streets, art and crafts galleries, and beautiful courtyards
  • 04 See Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and the Red Light District with a seasoned local guide
  • 05 Witness the beer-making process and enjoy a local beer in the microbrewery's tasting room

Take a walk through Amsterdam's historical centre and admire the former merchants' houses along its golden-lined canals. Visit the oldest part of town, where one of the city's unique local breweries is located, and savour a heavenly beer. This tour also takes you through narrow streets, art and crafts galleries, Dam Square, the Royal Palace, and the Red Light District for a well-rounded introduction to Amsterdam.

Take a walk through Amsterdam's historical centre and admire the former merchants' houses along its golden-lined canals.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 7 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Amsterdam
Languages Arabic, Dutch, English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Amsterdam Historical Centre and Microbrewery Tour

  • Tag along with your seasoned Amsterdam tour guide on a walking tour through the city. Visit a microbrewery that offers work to people who have difficulties finding regular jobs.

    • Experience local life as you watch residents rushing by on their numerous bicycles.

    • Have lunch at a restaurant of your choice.

    • Reach the microbrewery and witness how beer is made.

  • Go to the oldest building in Amsterdam and walk through the narrow streets and art and crafts galleries.

  • Visit the Red Light District, Dam Square, and the Royal Palace.

  • Admire the monuments commemorating World War II and the beautiful courtyard canals lined with former merchant houses.

End your tour at your accommodation or any other central location of your choice.

golden-lined canals, former merchants' houses, De Wallen, Royal Palace of Amsterdam

Where this trip takes you

golden-lined canals, former merchants' houses, De Wallen, Royal Palace of Amsterdam

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Dam 1 city · 7 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • English-speaking local Dutch tour guide

  • A tour of a microbrewery (group size maximum of 10 people)

  • A local beer in the tasting room of the microbrewery

What's Not Included

  • Entrance fees

  • Meals and snacks

  • Personal expenses

  • Tips and gratuities

Know before you go

  • Since 2020, passing by the window brothels in the Red Light District is no longer allowed.

  • Estimated local cash needed: 20 Euro for lunch, depending on the type of lunch or snacks.

  • The local currency is the Euro; US dollars are not accepted.

  • In shops and restaurants, you can use major credit cards, but the cards need to have a chip.

  • If you bring your own water bottle, your Amsterdam tour guide will show you where you can refill it. Drinking water is excellent in Amsterdam.

  • The itinerary can be customized to your wishes and interests.

  • Transportation: walking at your pace. The tour guide does not own a car and offers tours only within the city of Amsterdam. The tour guide can accompany you on public transport.

  • If you need public transportation, a ticket valid for one hour costs 3 Euros per person.

  • The tour guide does not provide guiding services inside museums.

  • The itinerary can be customized according to your interests, and the duration can be adjusted according to the time you have.

  • Meeting point options:

    • Cruise ship port, hotel, or as suggested by your local tour guide

    • In front of the IAmsterdam Visitor Information Center, the white building opposite Amsterdam Central Railway Station. Address: Stationsplein 10, 1012 AB Amsterdam. Official taxis stop at the back of the central station.

  • End point options: cruise ship port or hotel.

  • Please inform the tour guide about your flight number or train arrival time if you arrive on the same day as your tour.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tour start
Dam, 1012 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 7 hours finish where they began, in Dam.

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