Top Experiences in Homomonument

On this 1 hour Luxury Classic River Boat Cruise, you will explore the city, its famous landmarks, culture, and rich trading history whilst relaxing with a drink in your hand. During the cruise, our skipper will take you through many highlights our city has to offer. The cruise is live guided, so expect an interactive tour, with enough space for questions and any needed recommendations for your further stay in Amsterdam. All tours are in ENGLISH.

Join a Local for a 90-minute photogenic journey through Amsterdam, exploring picturesque highlights and gaining cultural insights.

Navigate from the iconic Embassy of the Free Mind capturing its elegant, historical architecture to the emblematic Anne Frank House renowned for its poignant, historical facade. It is more than just seeing Amsterdam, it is about truly experiencing it through the eyes of someone who calls it home.

From famous landmarks to hidden gems, each step offers a new perspective, making it a can't-miss experience for every visitor.

• Capture Amsterdam's most photogenic spots with a Local by your side.
• Explore Amsterdam from a local's perspective and experience local culture.
• Discover the stories behind Amsterdam’s iconic and picturesque landmarks.
• Get top local tips on the best bars, cafes, and restaurants to visit.
• Enjoy the intimacy of a small group, with a maximum of 6 travellers.

Discover Amsterdam’s canals by following clues and solving puzzles on your phone, which lead to new places and amazing stories. Play a city game to discover the hidden stories behind the architecture of the houses and the old bridges. Ready for an adventure?

Highlights include:

- Explore The Dam Square, The Descartes House, the Westerkerk and lesser-known places.
- Enjoy a uniquely crafted story brought to you by our top-notch writers.
- Find out why Amsterdam’s houses lean forward and search for one of the smallest houses in the city
- Discover one of the oldest and the smallest bar/cafés tucked away in the centre of Amsterdam
- Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, outdoor escape game, and treasure hunt.

The perfect combination to know the Venice of the North. Starting with a walking tour through the city center combined with a 1h Luxury Open Boat Canal Cruise.

A unique vision of the city which has a unique style of combining history with pure entertainment.

The walking tour covers the main sights of the inner city.
And the canal cruise route takes us through the principal canals, Amstel River and seven bridges, some of Amsterdam’s most notable locations.

You can’t truly experience the city without getting to know its waterways!

On this tour, you’ll hear the stories you’d never hear otherwise.

With an expert guide, you’ll experience the history of this city, from its start as a muddy village on the River Amstel, to the wild history of prostitution and drug decriminalization to the tragedy of Anne Frank’s story and Nazi occupation, the aim is to give you a perfect introduction to this city.

Discover the diverse sides and facets of Amsterdam on an entertaining 2-hour walking tour through the center of the city. Learn more about the city's history, culture and its current affairs —your experienced German or English tour guide knows it all.

Our Alternative Tour offers an insight into Amsterdam's counterculture, like the squatting culture, hippies, and LGBTQ history. It covers the street art scene and takes us into the genuine heart of the city: The Jordaan neighborhood.

Our certified guides are real Amsterdammers and true ambassadors of the city. Our team consists of history teachers, culture vultures, and true gastronomes, making sure we can offer you an experience that is unmatched by the standard tour operator or guidebook.

On top of learning about the alternative side of Amsterdam, our guides will advise you on which places to visit while in the city, where to wine and dine, and what tourist traps to avoid. 

Join us, and get the most out of your Amsterdam experience.

Start your journey with the best introduction to Amsterdam. A unique vision of the city which has a unique style of combining history with pure entertainment. This private walking tour covers the main sights of the inner city.

You’ll hear the stories you’d never hear otherwise. With an expert guide, you’ll experience the history of this city, from its start as a muddy village on the River Amstel, to how it became the most important trading city in Europe. From the wild history of prostitution and drug decriminalization to the tragedy of Anne Frank’s story and Nazi occupation, the aim is to give you a perfect introduction to this city. After the tour, you’ll have all the time you want to explore further with fellow travelers.

This tour will help you get your bearings in this often confusing city and allow you to make the most out of your stay here.

The tour starts at 10:00 (if you would like to start the tour at a different time, please contact us)

In the early days the lord and Ladies of the world ofcourse wanted to travel in style. And why shouldn't you. We have a couple amazing old captains boats which we use to give you an royal experience.

We go all together with the boat through the canals of Amsterdam. Including a drink and amazing typical dutch cheese, you will get to know our city like no other.

The captain and hostess are going to endulge you in the secrets of the city. But also where you get the best "stroopwafels", "Bitterballen" and best "Poffertjes".

Whenever you want to see our beautiful city, you of course want to do it in the most relaxing way. Our boats are the best way to go. We have a spacious open boat with a fully electric engine, so no annoying engine noises. The seats are from the best and most comfortable cushions. And the really nice comfy pillows make you feel like a real prince cruising through the canals. In winter time we use a closed heated boat. And we don't believe in audio tours, they are not personal. That is why we have trained our guides to tell you the most amazing stories of the canals, which normally only the locals know. You'll get a real sense of the city and its secrets.
And besides that we have a fully equipped bar, where you can choose from a wide variety of beverages. From soda's like Coca Cola, Fanta and Sprite to Strawberry mojuito's. A real treat.

Beware, this tour is not done by me but by amazing friends of Flagship. If you want to have a Captain Jack tour, please book the All Inclusive

Ready for a bike ride like no other? Hop in; you are about to discover Amsterdam on a bike tour with a local guide.

On this Amsterdam bike tour, cycle through picturesque streets and scenic roads as you check out the main spots around town. Pass by Westerkerk, and Magere Brug - Skinny bridge, and make stops along the way to hear fascinating stories about Amsterdam.

Your local guide is a bike pro and will make this private tour an easy-going ride for you. So, if you are looking for a fun, healthy, and sustainable way to move around Amsterdam, this bike tour ticks all the boxes!

Withlocals City Bike Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local products and preventing over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

Be inspired by centuries of LGBTQ+ Amsterdammers who beat the odds and changed the world. Walk with an engaging storyteller through the UNESCO World Heritage Canal Belt to uncover this long history.

LGBTQ+ Amsterdammers have always been part of the fabric of the city. Far too often, however, only the 20th century is discussed. This small-group walking tour through Amsterdam’s most beautiful neighborhoods explores the full breadth of the history and the community. The tour goes from a 17th-century lesbian love triangle to a 21st-century drag queen, from a 19th-century bisexual ruler to a 17th-century intersex soldier.

We start at the nightlife hub of Rembrandtplein walking to iconic spots along the Canal Belt including the Homomonument, which was groundbreaking when it was unveiled and remains a place of both celebration and mourning. You’ll leave the tour inspired and with a full sense of Amsterdam and its LGBTQ+ community.

Joy is for the grab. Just run at easy (!) pace. Inhale the warm atmosphere of Amsterdam. The pretty sights are waiting for you. Meanwhile, you burn some calories.
Our guide will tell you about past, current and future developments in Amsterdam. On an entertaining way, just read the reviews!
You can let go of all your worries, except one: Being hit by a bike:-)

By booking Secret Food Tours Amsterdam, we will take you to places the locals eat, introduce you to new food experiences, and teach you how to be "Dutch" while visiting our city. We will focus our time during our tour in the beautiful and still authentic Jordaan area. Here you can see the influences of early French immigration and the reason Rembrandt decided to spend his remaining years in this wonderful enclave.

As a private tour, everything works around you! Our start times are much more easy going, dates can open up. It's a much more intimate and cozy experience. No need to shout over other tourists, you will have every question answered, and leave feeling like a native yourself!

Meet Amsterdam, the city which invented tolerance, liberalism and open-mindedness. This tour will bring you a colorful mix of must-see spots and local charms. It is a great way to explore the city, if you don’t know where to start. Discover the must-see landmarks, beautiful canals and important historic areas. All along the way your guide will bring Dutch culture and history vividly to life.

• This compact journey will introduce you to the most iconic Amsterdam spots
• You will get a better understanding of Dutch liberal culture
• Learn more about Amsterdam’s rich history and heritage
• Find out how a small fishing town became the center of world’s trade

Opt for a mobile audioguide TouringBee to uncover Amsterdam's scandalous landmarks discreetly and seamlessly. Rest assured, you'll encounter intriguing sites and gain insight into the legalizations of prostitution and light drugs within this historically strict Protestant country. Your journey will encompass; The Old Church, Amsterdam's most ancient dwelling, The renowned brothel, the Condom Museum, The final squat of Amsterdam, One of the earliest coffee shops, and As well as numerous other themed monuments.

With a captivating audio commentary accompanying 16 points of interest, you're in for an enriching experience. Choose any day or time for your tour, although the true ambiance thrives after sunset in the Red Light District. Your expedition concludes within Amsterdam's Chinatown, offering a plethora of cafes where you can unwind after your exploration.

Join us on what countless guests have called their best travel experience ever. ❤️

Slow down and take a walk through Amsterdam's beautiful city centre, where you'll dive into Amsterdam's hottest topics -- not just through facts and figures -- but through real stories of locals who embody them.

A coffeeshop owner, an entrepreneur with a quirky business, a sex worker, Amsterdam's flower bike man and more! We'll share their stories. The best part? You'll get to meet 2 of them. Who you meet depends on their availability. The locals are paid for their time.

You’ll also visit some amazing places like a coffeeshop, a mind-bending store, a legendary 200-year-old brown cafe and end with a toast at Amsterdam’s most honest bar.

Get ready for 4 hours of exceptional story-sharing, laughter and meaningful encounters with locals and fellow travellers.

This is your mini-integration to Amsterdam! We designed it with heart, so you can feel at home and be a part of our city.

The difference between Amsterdam during daytime and Amsterdam during night time is literally a difference between night and day. In the evening as soon as the sun sets all light will go on, on the bridges and buidlings. Amsterdam will transform in to one of the most romantic cities in the world. Maybe even more romantic than Paris??

In our open boats you will have the best view of the city possible. And with our quit electric engines, you can indulges all the sites, sounds and smells of the city. Add one of our lovely drinks and typical dutch bites with that. And you have a perfect night on the canals.

Embark on a quest where you will learn about the most frightening stories of Amsterdam. Solve clues and unlock stories on your phone, as you discover Amsterdam’s spookiest landmarks such as the Red Light District, The Amsterdam Dungeon and many more. Are you up for an adventure?

Highlights include:

- Walk along Amsterdam’s City Center and visit the Dam Square, the Westerkerk, and lesser-known places.
- Enjoy a uniquely crafted story brought to you by our talented writers.
- Learn about the creepy stories of a vengeful sister who haunts the area to this day, an unresolved hotel death and other centuries-old legends
- Catch a glimpse of Amsterdam’s most famous ghosts wandering the city – will it be Aunty Cor or The Black Matthew?
- Try a new type of experience, the perfect mix between a tour, outdoor escape game, and treasure hunt.

Not suitable for hen or stag parties or any other drinking parties. History tour!

With a fun group (max 24) we will go on the most relaxing, fun family and friends open boat ride during summer through the canals of Amsterdam. But not just any boat ride. You will be introduced with typical dutch bites and bits, drinks, stories, history and humor. You will get to know the rich history of Amsterdam and so much more. . And you will also meet with guests from all over the world who all speak English. So not only get to know Holland but also France, India, Spain, Andorra, Italy , US and so much more while your at it. And because my friends and I are your host for the whole tour, we will entertain you with amazing facts, funny and exciting stories.

I only have open boats for so on beautiful days you have an amazing views.

Amsterdam's Past, Present and Future - Explained Through One Element

Forget what you know about Amsterdam and join us on this fresh and immersive introduction to Amsterdam. Discover how a small fishing village transformed into the richest city in the world and how one of the most liberal cities on our planet defines freedom. Find out how 180 nationalities unite in diversity and what it truly means to live here.

You'll learn all that through amazing and relatable storytelling which will connect all the topics Amsterdam is famous for to the one element that binds us all.

So get ready to dive into the Amsterdam DNA!

Along the way, you'll see the sights and visit the places that matter - the birthplace of Amsterdam Dam Square, UNESCO heritage Canal Belt, one of our best coffeeshops, the world famous Red Light District and the iconic Jordaan neighbourhood.

After this tour, you'll walk away feeling like an insider, ready to make your experience in Amsterdam one you'll never forget.

Join a Local for a 90-minute visual exploration of Amsterdam, discovering the city's vibrant lifestyle and its most Instagrammable highlights.

Spice up your socials as you capture the picturesque Anne Frank House to the visually stunning Paleis op de Dam and immerse yourself into Amsterdam’s everyday charm as your Local guides you through its lively neighbourhoods.

From eye-catching scenery to vibrant local encounters, this experience with a Local is a definite must-do for those seeking a personal and authentic discovery of Amsterdam.

• Navigate Amsterdam's most Insta-worthy spots with a Local.
• Capture Amsterdam’s landmarks, scenic spots and everyday life.
• Experience Amsterdam through the eyes of a Local and gain cultural insights.
• Get local recommendations on trendy eateries to upcoming hotspots.
• Enjoy the intimacy of a small group, with a maximum of 6 travellers.

This "light walking tour" is suitable to "over-bridge" and fill your free time between two other reservations such boat tour, dinner, visiting museums.

Hear about...

The homosexual history in the last few centuries and see how far Dutch gay policy is beyond the rest of the world.

Why Amsterdam is considered the world's gay capital city, welcoming and reserved to " the others", tolerant, open minded and an ideal living place for people with other sexual orientation

Dutch gay policy and the historical place the first gay marriage found the place

Meet the places where you can find and have free love adventure

Find plenty of bars marked with rainbow colored flags

Visit and lay down the flowers on monuments dedicated to all WW2 victims

Take participation and support the biggest and craziest yearly LGTB parties in one of the three "gay capital cities" in Europe

With this excursion from Brussels to Amsterdam in one day, discover the Netherlands, the country of cheese, windmills and bicycles, with a Spanish guide. Focus on its capital, Amsterdam, vibrant, modern and full of life.
• Learn about the charm of Amsterdam's famous canals and windmills.
• Discover Dam Square, where the city originated in the late 13th century.
• Get acquainted with The Waag, one of the most charming areas of the city.

This Queer Gay Historical Tour is about 400 year of gay history. How come the Netherlands was the first in the world with a homo monument in 1987 and gay marriage in 2001. Amsterdam as gay capital how did that happen?

Gay emancipation throughout times. How it was to be gay in the 17th Century. How did we get from being a sodomite in the 17th Century to LGBT now, the importance of language.

This 2 hour walk through Amsterdam is illustrated with stories about gay heroes, activist, writers, poetry and resistance fighters.

This is a circle story telling about the gay family, how we are all different but all belong to the gay community. This is the one and only LGBT Gay Tour in Amsterdam that will tell you that.

Straight people more then welcome

We start at the Homo monument and end at “het Mandje”, the oldest gay bar in the world on the Zeedijk.

Your guide Henk is a great historian and story teller according to earlier participants.

There is no better way to explore and enjoy the beauty of Amsterdam’s canals and ancient center, than on a Mokumboat canal tour.

Step aboard one of Mokumboot's electrically powered tugboats or sloops for an experience never to forget. Let our crew take you to town and tell you all about our city ‘Amsterdam’, its sights, history, culture, people, and secrets. Sit back with a drink from our bar and enjoy unlimited views and highlights like the skinny bridge, the river Amstel, Herengracht, Leliegracht, Keizersgracht, seven bridges, National Maritime Museum, Nemo Science Museum, Anne Frank House, Westertoren, Schreierstoren, Oude Schans and much, much more.

We are Sebi Boat Tours, two real Amsterdammers who want to share their love for this beautiful city. With our 100% electric boat that is open on sunny days and closed on rainy and windy days and has a toilet, we will provide an intimate 2-hour cruise. We pass all the highlights that Amsterdam has to offer, including the world-famous canal belt, the river Amstel, the maritime area and places where large tour boats cannot reach. Along the way we will make a stop to pick up some traditional Dutch snacks while enjoying a wide variety of drinks. All this while Captain Sebi will pass on his years of knowledge of the city and canals, current affairs and Amsterdammers in Dutch, English and German!