Private Amsterdam Tour: Old Town & Canals
Overview
Explore Amsterdam your way on a private walking tour designed for first-time visitors. With a local guide and a flexible route, discover the city’s historic center, canals, neighborhoods, and local stories at a comfortable pace.
Choose a 2-, 3-, 4-, or 6-hour tour. Meet your guide at your central Amsterdam hotel or in the city center. Depending on the duration, you may explore the Old Town, Begijnhof, Nine Streets, Jordaan, the Anne Frank House neighborhood, and the UNESCO-listed Canal Belt.
Shorter tours focus on the historic center, while longer tours cover more neighborhoods and may include time for coffee or lunch. The route can be adjusted to your interests. Admission tickets, food, transportation, and canal cruises are not included.
- Private route tailored to your interests
- Choose from four tour durations
- Central Amsterdam hotel pickup available
- Get local tips for the rest of your stay
What's Included
- Meet up at a centrally located Amsterdam hotel upon request
- Local recommendations for restaurants, cafés, shopping, museums, and the rest of your stay
- Route adapted to your interests and preferred pace
- Private Amsterdam walking tour for your group
- Choice of a 2-, 3-, 4-, or 6-hour experience
- Personal attention from a local guide
- Food and drinks
- Museum and attraction admission tickets
- Public transportation or taxi costs
- Optional gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Hotel pick-up is available upon request within the city center. Please select your hotel from the provided list. If your hotel is not listed, please inform the host of your preferred pick-up location via email.
Rokin 74
1012 KW Amsterdam, Netherlands
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
Herengracht
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
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Dam Square (pass by)
Our Lord in the Attic Museum Ons' Lieve Heer op Solder (pass by)
St. Nicholas Basilica (pass by)
Begijnhof (pass by)
9 Little Streets (Negen Straatjes) (pass by)
Anne Frank House (pass by)
The Jordaan (pass by)
Amsterdam Canal Ring (pass by)
Museum Quarter (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CET).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Meet up at a centrally located Amsterdam hotel upon request.
- Local recommendations for restaurants, cafés, shopping, museums, and the rest of your stay.
- Route adapted to your interests and preferred pace.
- Private Amsterdam walking tour for your group.
- Choice of a 2-, 3-, 4-, or 6-hour experience.
- Personal attention from a local guide.
- Food and drinks.
- Museum and attraction admission tickets.
- Public transportation or taxi costs.
- Optional gratuities.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Private Amsterdam Tour: Old Town & Canals is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private Amsterdam Tour: Old Town & Canals will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Meet up at a centrally located Amsterdam hotel upon request
- Local recommendations for restaurants, cafés, shopping, museums, and the rest of your stay
- Route adapted to your interests and preferred pace
- Private Amsterdam walking tour for your group
- Choice of a 2-, 3-, 4-, or 6-hour experience
- Personal attention from a local guide
- Food and drinks
- Museum and attraction admission tickets
- Public transportation or taxi costs
- Optional gratuities
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
