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Best Tours & activities in Amsterdam (2026)

A guided tour is one of the easiest ways to get your bearings in Amsterdam. A canal trip is the classic choice: Lovers has sailed the canals since 1956 with a fleet of electric boats and several departure points, while Those Dam Boat Guys run small open boats for up to ten people, where guests can bring their own food and drinks.

Cycling is the Amsterdam way to travel, and a guided ride helps first-timers learn the rules of the road. Yellow Bike, founded in 1990, and Mike's Bike Tours, running since 1999, both offer city tours as well as countryside rides into the polders of Waterland and e-bike trips to the windmills of the Zaanse Schans. For food lovers, Eating Amsterdam runs small-group food tours through the Jordaan and De Pijp, with tastings that can include cheese, herring, bitterballen and stroopwafels, and one option that combines a walk with a canal boat ride. Book popular tours in advance in spring and summer, dress for changeable weather, and choose an e-bike for longer countryside routes if you are not a regular cyclist. Many tours start close to Central Station or in the canal ring, so they are easy to fit into a first day.

5 places · Updated October 23, 2026

Our top 3 tours & activities in Amsterdam

  1. Those Dam Boat Guys Small-group canal boat tour, JordaanA small-boat canal tour company with public tours for up to ten people and private trips, where guests can bring their own food and drinks.
  2. Lovers Canal Cruises Canal cruise operator, CentrumA canal cruise company sailing since 1956, with a fleet of electric boats and departures from Central Station, the Rijksmuseum, Leidseplein and the Anne Frank House.
  3. Eating Amsterdam Food Tours Food tour, JordaanSmall-group food tours run by Eating Europe in the Jordaan and De Pijp, including a combined food and canal tour and a stroopwafel workshop.

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4. Yellow Bike

Guided bike tours and rentalCentrum

A family-run company founded in 1990 that offers guided bike tours of Amsterdam and the countryside, plus bike rental near Central Station.

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