AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam’s best days out.
The 15 most popular self-guided tours in Amsterdam. Here is what each one includes, what it costs and who runs it, so you can book the right day without the guesswork.
Walk through Amsterdam Royal Palace with an audio guide in multiple languages, from Golden Age paintings to state halls.
Most Popular“A great way to spend some time hearing (using the audio guide) and seeing a pretty impressive building. Staff were great. No complaints from us!”
75 minutes aboard a 100% electric Amsterdam canal boat with live English commentary, multilingual audio, and key photo stops.
“Guide was really funny, nice and entertaining, had a great cruise ride as there weren’t many people; best last minute purchase ever!”
Amsterdam canal cruise with English audio guide on a glass-roof boat. UNESCO canals, iconic bridges and sights in about an hour.
“A good experienc, olite staff, all organised but a kind of supermarket of tours. I would recommend a smaller tour on a smaller boat with a guide. Audio tour was good but nothing special. Rather basic and commercial at places”
Pre-book your Van Gogh Museum entry with an audio guide or small-group tour. Timed access, English headsets, and smart pacing in Amsterdam.
“Unfortunately, our guide was sick so we toured the museum on our own. It was OK, but probably would have been better with the guide”
Skip the ticket line at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum with timed entry and an official audio guide for a 1–2 hour self-paced visit.
“I rated this a 1 star only for the fact of booking through this tour operator. The original tickets cost for youth 0€, here tickets are offered for 30€ for youth. This price is completely overpriced. In addition, it is so that you only get the tickets sent just before so that you supposedly do…”
An hour on a semi-open Amsterdam canal cruise from near Centraal Station, with a solar boat and 19-language audio as you pass iconic sights.
“It was a fun little tour. Finding the location and entering the boat were a little confusing but doable by asking people for help.”
Step into a 17th-century canal house in Amsterdam and follow the canal story with an audio guide and multimedia exhibition for one day.
Skip-the-line Rijksmuseum entry plus a flexible 1-hour Lovers canal cruise with audio commentary, designed to save time and money.
“The museum meeting point was difficult to find and as a result we chose to enter the muesum without escort. The musum itself was well worth the visit. Likewise the criuse meeting point was diffcult tp locate and we found a different company for the cruise. A good experience. Not exactly wasted money but close.”
Self-guided Amsterdam treasure hunt from Centraal to De Wallen and Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder. Offline puzzles, about 2 hours.
“Heel fijne, ongedwongen manier om de eerste kennismaking met de stad te doen. Zeer aangenaam, waarin je alles op je eigen tempo kan doen.”
Self-guided De Pijp street-food walk with a PDF route, tastings, discounts, and Albert Cuyp Market bites in 1–2 hours.
“Very fun way to navigate the many food offerings in the market. Great cross section of cultures. Would recommend.”
Get an audio guide plus interactive map for the Rijksmuseum. Find works fast, hear expert stories, and choose your language.
Self-guided street food walk in Amsterdam’s De Pijp: croquettes, Suriname pom, stroopwafels, fries, Albert Cuyp market, PDF map.
A smartphone self-guided Amsterdam walk with fun prompts, flexible pacing, and stop-by-stop discounts and stories from Centraal to the Rijksmuseum.
“A great tour! Had lots of fun with the group trying out the discounts and learned really cool things about Amsterdam. Really recommend it for your trip to spend a nice day with friends!”
A 1-hour self-guided smartphone tour through Amsterdam’s Red Light District history, starting at Dam Square and ending at Nieuwmarkt.
Self-guided De Jordaan food crawl in Amsterdam with 6 tasting discounts, Dutch classics like cheese, poffertjes, herring, and apple pie.
“Yrrr”
The canals, the museums and the day trips, and the best way to see each.
