Cultural City Tour

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Explore the treasures of Amsterdam's historic centre on a 2-hour walking tour with an experienced English city guide. Let yourself be infected by our passion for this beautiful city - numerous tips for your further stay included!

Duration: 2 hours

Language: English

1-15 people, request a private tour

€ 28,00

per person

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The Cultural City Tour at a glance

Explore the most beautiful sights and secret places of Amsterdam’s city center
Stroll along the picturesque canals and immerse yourself in the city’s eventful history
Dive deep into the architecture, history and culture with your English speaking Guide and experience the unique magic of Amsterdam in a small group

Rates

Public Cultural City Tour € 28,00

Children’s prices
Every child 4 years of age or older needs their own ticket for the tour. Children between the ages of 0-3 can participate in the tour for free and do not need to be registered separately.

Want to keep it private?
Then our private tour is exactly for you. Whether as a couple, family, friends, or group, explore Amsterdam without strangers and enjoy the personal atmosphere. We cater specifically to your wishes.
> Request this as a private tour

What to expect on your Cultural City Tour?

The 2-hour walking tour through the historic center of Amsterdam takes you through all eras of the city’s history. Find out how the merchants, traders and poor wretches of the Middle Ages lived, how the Golden Age brought the arts to flourish, how the Second World War left deep wounds in Amsterdam’s soul and how vibrant life is today in this cosmopolitan, tolerant, multicultural city. All of this is neatly packaged in our Cultural City Tour of Amsterdam!

Read more about the Cultural City Tour

This cultural tour in English is a perfect introduction to the city. Ideally, you should start your stay in Amsterdam with this city tour. It is packed with exciting facts, personal stories, delicious restaurant and café recommendations, but also ideas on how to make the most of your time in Amsterdam, e.g. which museums you should visit.

Well-known and secret sights

During the cultural city tour of Amsterdam, we will show you all the important sights of the lively city center. The tour starts in the heart of Amsterdam at Dam Square, right where the city was founded.

We then walk past the Royal Palace of Amsterdam – will you see King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima during your visit? -, past the Nieuwe Kerk and the former main post office Magna Plaza to the Torensluis Bridge. It is the widest bridge in Amsterdam and holds a few secrets …

There you will see one of the smallest houses in Amsterdam and reflect on the colonial era of the Netherlands at the Multatuli statue. Then stroll along the typical crooked houses of the beautiful canals and cross the time-honored Spui Square to reach the pearl of Amsterdam’s city center through a hidden entrance: the Beguinage. We can’t wait to see if you discover the Beguinage’s secret church right away!

After taking a look at the sublime landmark of the Jordaan district, the Westerkerk, on your way back to Dam Square you will see the river from which the city takes its name: the Amstel.

The cultural city tour ends at the National Monument, which was originally erected to commemorate the victims of the Second World War, but is now a memorial to all victims who have lost their lives in every war worldwide.

Our cultural city tour of Amsterdam in English gives you a comprehensive overview of our beautiful canal city through all eras.

Explore Amsterdam like a local

Your guide is looking forward to a lively, interactive tour with you. We’ll show you Amsterdam from a local’s point of view, because all Incredible Amsterdam guides are English speakers, who have found a new home in the Dutch capital. We simply love it here, and can’t wait to share our enthusiasm with you!

Find out which dishes you should try, which of the many great museums you should definitely visit and which parts of the city you can discover on your own by bike. Request a private tour

If you book this tour as a private tour, we will cater specifically to your wishes. We are happy to pick you up directly from your hotel for a private city tour. With a private tour, you can also choose the duration of the tour and adapt it to your wishes.

Explore more of Amsterdam

Would you like to see and experience even more of Amsterdam? The perfect addition to the cultural city centre tour of Amsterdam is, for example, our Red Light District Tour, which presents one of the most famous red light districts worldwide in a vivid and critical way.

On our Tour Overview you will find all Incredible Amsterdam tours. All city tours are in English and can be booked as private tours.

We are looking forward to welcoming you on tour!

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Insider tip

Apollonio from Incredible Amsterdam: “The cultural city center tour is the perfect start to your visit to Amsterdam. We’ll give you lots of tips for the rest of your stay.”

Meeting Point

We will meet on the steps of the national monument (a white obelisk) at Dam square. You can recognise your guide by the red name tag he/she/they is wearing.

Reviews

4,9 2.826 Reviews

Katharina E

10/03/2026

Just great!! Absolute recommendation We booked three tours through Amsterdamliebe and are thrilled! We got really exciting insights into the culture and life as well as the cuisine in Amsterdam. Big thank you to Johanna who accompanied us twice and gave us many helpful and individual tips. And also to Justus for the relaxed canal cruise. We would book with you again at any time and definitely recommend you. Lg
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Mikayla Gerd

02/03/2026

Individual exploration with Incredible Amsterdam We booked an individual tour, 3 hours city centre and AMS North by bike. We are absolutely thrilled, because from the beginning of the booking & consultation to the tour itself and the tour guide we felt comfortable and our wishes have always been fulfilled. The staff are all very nice, always helpful and very experienced. I would book this tour operator again and again and can highly recommend it. The tours are authentic, informative, the guides are experienced and very friendly. Thank you Amsterdamliebe!
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Kienlin

01/03/2026

Love for Amsterdam reinforced The organisation of Incredible Amsterdam for the guided tour for our two groups of 8 people each through the Rijksmuseum and the city of Amsterdam worked perfectly. The introduction to the golden age in one of Europe's most important world heritage cities was a great success. The three plagues of the past X (plague, water and fire) and the three plagues of the present X (bicycles, tourists and cannabis) were vividly and vividly described to us. The guides were very friendly and conveyed their enthusiasm for the city very well.
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Leander H

28/02/2026

A successful cultural and historical tour Johanna from Incredible Amsterdam guided us unerringly through the labyrinth of Amsterdam's canals on her cultural tour. She not only introduced us to modern Amsterdam, but also gave us an impression of how the Netherlands was a world power in the 16th and 17th centuries. This is still reflected in the cityscape. I was particularly impressed by the information that there were 20,000 ships in Europe in the first half of the 17th century, 16,000 of which sailed under the Dutch flag.
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Tamás Sipos

17/02/2026

To join the tour was a really good decision. The guide gave us precise and detailed information about the landmarks we passed. The tour and the guide were excellently prepared, and the knowledge she showed and shared with us was deep and well established in every form. It was not only informative but also entertaining, as she managed to mix history with humor in a very natural way. The walking route through the city center was well chosen, giving us the chance to discover both the famous highlights and some hidden corners of Amsterdam. The explanations in German were clear, easy to follow, and enriched with interesting anecdotes that made the history come alive. Overall, it was a highly enjoyable experience, and I would warmly recommend this guided tour to anyone who wants to explore Amsterdam with a knowledgeable, engaging, and well-prepared guide.
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Sabine R

17/01/2026

Great tours in a magical city! We had 3 private tours as a family (city tour Centrum, Rjiksmuseum and Red Light District) with the lovely guides Marina and Noemi ☺️ The two of them were well prepared, were able to answer all our questions competently and above all: it was really fun to be on the road with them! Amsterdam love is a real insider tip for anyone who wants to spend a few days in this beautiful city!
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FamilieBr2018

27/12/2025

Qualified and vital guide for Amsterdam city tour (in German) The classic city tour of Amsterdam was conducted by a very qualified and also passionate guide. The walk was informative and entertaining, providing a good overview of some of Amsterdam`s most iconic spots. In addition, the guide offered valuable individual tips, making the stay even more worthwhile.
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Mário Pereira

07/12/2025

Very well explained tour and great mood, considering the freezing cold winter day ((: Thanks again Leoni 🙏
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Virginia Macini

09/02/2025

100% recommended The team behind Incredible Amsterdam is already living in Amsterdam for 10 years - and you can tell. The local tips and recommendations we received in combination with all the interesting facts about the city were impressive. We will be back
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Zuki Miland

11/10/2024

Good start to our trip This is a good introduction to the most important sights in Amsterdam.Our guide Alex also let us take pictures and answered all our questions. We'd do it again
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Connor J

09/10/2024

Very nice Very good tour
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Lena Smith

01/10/2024

The perfect experience We had booked a private tour, which was perfect for us. The tour guide immediately got involved with us and integrated our kids (7&11) perfectly and presented all the facts in a child-friendly way. We would never have learnt so much about the city and its people in 2 hours. Always happy to return!
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