Canal cruise and windmill tours in Amsterdam

[bellaggio]

Which canal cruise and windmill tour would you recommend in Amsterdam? Thank you.

[Caroldoll]

but you must do this. I imagine they are all about the same though. Amsterdam is a wonderful place.

[samsonmo]

Which canal cruise and windmill tour would you recommend in Amsterdam? Thank you.

 

Hello from Amsterdam

visit the website of http://www.lindbergh.nl

on the right hand top you willsee an English flag for the language.

They are one of the biggest operators in Amsterdam. You will find all tours there.

Enjoy the visit to our wonderful city.

Peter

[Bruin Steve]

Which canal cruise and windmill tour would you recommend in Amsterdam? Thank you.

 

When we visited a few years back now, we had the absolute best tour guide we've ever had...

 

http://www.thedutchtraveladvisor.com/

 

Here is what I wrote in my review at that time:

 

I arranged for a private tour for 12 with “The Dutch Travel Advisor” (129€ or 139€ pp, depending on the variation, see below, including ALL museum fees and extra guides), Edwin Groeneweg. I think we hit the absolute jackpot on private guides. This guy was the most organized and efficient private guide we’ve ever had. He met us at the ship in Rotterdam at 9 am with a minibus and took us directly to the Canal Boat in Amsterdam, providing commentary throughout the bus ride and canal boat ride. After the boat ride, we went to the Van Gogh Museum, then to lunch at a sandwich café in Museum Square. At this point, he split up the group, bringing four to the Rijksmuseum while the rest of us finished lunch, then returning and bringing the other 8 to pre-arranged taxis to the Portuguese Synagogue and Jewish Museum (including the Great Synagogue). Note: There was simply not enough time in our port stop to see everything, so this is the one election we all made and our group could not agree, but Edwin deftly accommodated the split. At the Jewish Museum, Edwin handed us off to a specialized guide, Marika, who took the 8 of us through the Synagogues and Museum while Edwin returned to the Rijksmuseum to pick up with the other four. After our portion of the tour, Edwin brought the other four to meet us at the Jewish Museum along with yet another specialized guide, Andre—an expert on Canal Houses and Gardens, who, along with Edwin, led us all on a walking tour of Amsterdam’s older sections, including a visit to a private historic double canal house mansion and gardens—where we were treated to drinks and snacks along with a tour—and through the Red Light District and, finally to the Anne Frank House. At each stop, Edwin had pre-arranged tickets and reservations, so we waited on no lines, bypassing large lines and entering each attraction immediately upon arrival. After the Anne Frank House, our minibus was waiting and we arrived back at the ship at 10:00 pm, exhausted. But we saw more by far in Amsterdam than any shore excursion offered by the ship (their offerings were incredibly unsatisfying, bypassing any museums or major tourist sites, probably for fear of getting 40 people through the lines and not taking advantage of the midnight departure time).

 

Edwin can put together a tour with whatever parameters you have...I highly recommend him.

Edited April 22, 2014 by Bruin Steve

[bellaggio]

Thank you for sending me that site.:)

[Bowie MeMe]

There were tour operators around the train station and the canal downtown. We picked one by time and availability. It was great and very fun on the canals. Boats very similar and canals for boats are the same routes so down to price and timing. Our weather was great so just walking up was wonderful and we avoided the one day of rain -- spent in museum. We used the public transportation and that was easy. Most of people dealing with tourists (or just on the street) spoke enough English to help a polite request. (One tour guide said that if you expect anyone to speak Dutch language then they live there and don't need a guide :rolleyes: ) Amsterdam was an easy city to tour on foot and without a tourguide. We took the train in from the airport -- not the easiest thing we did -- luggage space on the train with people going to work was not so good.

 

We bought a museum/transportation pass that gave price break on transportation and allowed you to enter museum early or with different lines. So worth it. We found it was cheaper to pay for each ride than buy a day long pass -- we could walk most places easier than taking the streetcar.