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Recommendations for walking tours, boat tours etc in Amsterdam

We will be in Amsterdam mid May. We would like to any tour company recommendations for walking tours or food tours or boat tours. I have used Viator before but read some negative comments recently about this company?
Thanks in advance for the recommendations.

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The RS Guide has several recommendations.
We are going with The Damn Boat Guys canal cruise in april, but it's for adults only. The video on their website is rather fun. So haven't been yet, so I can't give a review,
Viator is a third party broker so doesn't actually have the tickets in hand, and has been known to cancel at the last minute, as a result.
Have a great trip!

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Thanks Pat. I think I read about cancellations and hard to get refunds or exchanges? But also heard that Viator is good for most.

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Has anyone used WOW tours or Free Dam tours? The second one advertises that it is FREE with tips given to the guides at the end?
Thanks

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548 posts

We used Freedam tours for our free (tip based) walking tour of Amsterdam
https://freedamtours.com

and "Those Dam Boat Guys" for our canal boat tour.
https://www.thosedamboatguys.com

Viator is a third party aggregator. They don't actually do the tours. If you can, go directly to the tour companies website and book from there.
If anything goes wrong, you can deal directly with the tour vendor and not Viator.

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hey hey ramirezjma
there are so many tours available in amsterdam from many companies.
here's a few you can check out:
amsterdam.eu
read up about tours offered and if any suit your fancy
eatingeurope.com/amsterdam
eatwith.com
amsterdam, filter with food tours (afternoon food walk and tasting)
martines-table.com
a dutch couple have opened up their home for 2 dinners (bistro dinner or traditional dutch). husbamd olav also does a walking tour about history, artchitectue and personal sightings
getyourguide.com
amsterdam/ canal and boat cruise. we did the evening canal cruise which was a great cruise to see a lot with all the lights and the narration, tulips visits
amsterdamexcursies.nl
a few different type of tours. we walked through the red light district during the day time. it's a gorgeous canal with small bidges over canal, the shops decorated with flowers boxes all along the walkway, then down into chinatown. so many things to see and do, we also found a pedicab near rembrandt plaza and he took us for a "crazy & fun" ride around the area.
keukenhof.nl
if you are planning to be there during tulip season until may 12, get your tickets early. click public transport and date. includes entance and public transportation, know which station you are planning to board
albertcuyp-market.amsterdam
most popular market in amsterdam. blocks and blocks on a pedestrian only street. shops, produce, food booths, souvenirs. sit and have a drink and people watch. we spent a few hours here, bought an oil painting & couple souvenirs for my hawaii family, sat and had a drink with some appetizers. a fun day
tasteatlas.com/dutch desserts. loved the poffertjes (had them in haarlem & albertcuyp market), pannekoek (bewteen crepe & pancake)
haarlemcanatours.com
dagtoertaxi.nl/private taxi tourshe is the new owner, we used marius before he retired. great 7 hour tour outside of amsterdam to the countrysides
amsterdamfoodies.nl
rijsttafel roundup. listing of restaurants that serve the indonesian "rice table" read all about it
gave you a novel of lots to do and see, have a great & fun time. watch out for all the BIKES BIKES!!
aloha