THE NETHERLANDS
The Dutch classics.
The 12 most popular self-guided tours in the Netherlands. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what it costs.
75-minute Amsterdam canal cruise with a 19-language audio guide, snackbox, and kids story. Cruise UNESCO canals and famous bridges for $18.
“This was the second time we did it with my boyfriend; it's always beautiful. It's our favourite date activity in Amsterdam! We never get tired of it Highly recommended!!!!!!!”
Skip the fuss and tour the Royal Palace of Amsterdam at your pace with a multilingual audio guide, stunning interiors, and state-room stories.
“I enjoyed the palace its very pretty and the audio tour is very informative.”
Tour SS Rotterdam by audio guide and explore luxury interiors, the bridge, and captain’s spaces. Choose a route and roam at your pace.
“The tour in the engine room was great and our guide Hans was wonderful and very knowledgeable. However the tour around the main decks where you walk by yourself felt a bit disorienting, the audio guide didn’t work in some of the checkpoints or information was available only in Dutch. When you get to the…”
Visit Amsterdam’s Museum of the Canals in a 17th-century canal house, with a multimedia exhibit and multilingual audio guide ticket.
“L’histoire entourant la ville et les canaux est à propos. Par contre l’animation date d’il y a très longtemps, nous sommes en 2026! Donc qualité prix un peu moche”
Self-drive the South Holland dunes and beach in a fully electric Renault Twizy with GPS and audio guide for $52 in 3 hours.
“Tout était parfait”
Walk into the Frans Hals Museum and HOF Museum in Haarlem with an audio guide, mixing Dutch masters and modern art.
Rent a geared bike near Amsterdam Central, follow a GPS app with story stops, and add a ferry ride for countryside views.
“Excellent value quality bikes with a great host”
Rent a quiet electric boat in Goes for 2.5 hours. Explore canals, Goese Meer, and Yerseke. Up to 4 people.
“Gute kleine Tour mit Hund.”
Rijksmuseum day visit with an $8 official audio guide, interactive floor plan, and artwork search. Choose Rembrandt or highlights.
Self-guided street food crawl through Amsterdam’s De Pijp: croquette, Suriname pom, Albert Cuyp market bites, stroopwafel and Patatje Oorlog.
“The guide had a lot of great and fun information! Calling it a tasting is not accurate as you only get to taste the peppernuts. It would be better to just leave that bit out.”
A self-guided audio walk through Utrecht’s medieval center with 22 stops, English or Dutch stories, and a mighty Dom Tower climb.
“Did not send me the audio mail on time and I had to lose the tour. Waste of money”
Walk the Red Light District’s past with an offline smartphone audio tour from Dam Square to Nieuwmarkt, featuring Oude Kerk and Waag.
