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Tours of the City

Walking Tours
The Amsterdam Tourist Office (VVV) publishes a number of brochures detailing informative and interesting walking tours. The series A Walk Through... includes Maritime Amsterdam, Jewish Amsterdam and the Jordaan. Another, Amsterdam in the Footsteps of Vincent Van Gogh, covers places associated with the artist.

Mee in Mokum, Hartenstraat 18 (tel: (020) 625 1390), offer guided tours around the old town and Jordaan. All of the tour guides are long-term residents over the age of fifty. The content of the tours varies between guides, as each has their own very personal and individual perspective. The two hour tours, which only run on Saturdays and Sundays, leave from the Historisch Museum. Advanced booking is essential.

Bicycle Tours
Yellow Bike, Nieuwezijds Kolk 29 (tel: (020) 620 6940; fax (020) 620 7140; website: www.toerned.nl/yellow-bike), operates tours between April and November. Tours are conducted and English, but German, French, Spanish or Italian speaking guides can be arranged on request.

Water Tours
Probably the best way to see Amsterdam is from one of the many tour boats that cruise the canals. There are a number of companies operating these tours; the hour-long itinerary varies little, but the price and delivery of information does. Choose from The Best of Holland, Damrak 34 (tel: (020) 623 1539), Holland International, Prins Hendrikkade 33A (tel: (020) 622 7788), Lindbergh, Damrak 26 (tel: (020) 622 2766), Lovers, opposite Prins Hendrikkade 25-27 (tel: (020) 622 2181), and Rondvaarten, opposite Kooy BV Rokin 125 (tel: (020) 623 3810). The tours run throughout the year, at regular intervals throughout the day. The price per adult starts at f13.

For something slightly different, try the two-hour boat tour on a historic ferry that chugs along the IJ River through lesser-known, but no less interesting, parts of Amsterdam. The ferry leaves from De Ruyterkade, landing 8, near Centraal Station, from Easter through to mid-October on Sundays and public holidays (except 30 April), at 1200, 1400 and 1600. The price per adult is f9 (with a buffet on board).



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