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Private Amsterdam and Holland Tours
Red Light District
The Red Light District is located just south (10 minutes walking) of Central Station, the main train station. It consists of theaters, shops, museums, restaurants, bars, coffee shops and of course the famous windows (about 250) with sexy girls, dressed in eye-popping underwear. I'll guide you thru the most 'sexy' streets, canals and alleys.
Canal Cruise
The canal boats are a popular way to explore Amsterdam from the water. See the famous Herengracht (Gentleman's Canal) where the richest entrepeneurs from the 16th century lived in their grand mansions. Most of these family homes are still intact. Two of them are accessible to the public (see also Grand Amsterdam Tour 2).
You will also sail across the harbor river IJ. A must do!
Dam Square
Seven centuries ago, a dam was built on the Amstel river, which grew through the ages into the Netherlands' capital of multiculturalism. Dam Square, which now marks the site, is one of the most colorful stages in Amsterdam street life. Crowds of tourists head for the Dam to admire the monument and rest among the pigeons, who seem to flock there to join in on an ever-present carnival. One of my favorite tours and close to the Red Light District.
Anne Frank House
The former hiding place, where Anne Frank wrote her diary, is now a well-known museum. The museum tells the history of the eight people in hiding and those who helped them during the war. Anne Frank's diary is among the original objects on display.
Van Gogh Museum
This museum gives the world-famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (1854 -1890) well-merited attention. Never before on our tours have people seen so many Van Gogh works exhibited together, because this is where you will find the world's largest collection of his paintings. You can feast your eyes on some of his greatest masterpieces. Among the 200 canvases you will find the Vase of Sunflowers and the Cornfield with Crows.
Highlights of a Canal Cruise and the Red Light District
Amsterdam, the Capital
Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank House, Canals, Our Lord in the Attic, Dam Square, Red Light District
- see all of this and more that Amsterdam is known for while visiting Holland.
Amsterdam is often referred to as one of the most colorful cities in the world. Where do you find so many places of interest, famous museums, canals, cozy pubs and markets?
Find out how a ride, walk and visit along all the major sights of the city can make your private tour into an unforgettable experience:
(8 hour tour)
Grand Amsterdam Tour 1
Alkmaar...Amsterdam... Delft...Edam... Elburg...Gouda... Hoorn... Marken...Monnickendam... The Hague... Volendam
Rijks Museum
The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum is with almost 1 million objects the greatest art and history musum of the Netherlands.
The most famous collection is the Dutch paintry from the 17th century, with 20 Rembrandts and many other top paintings of Johannes Vermeer, Frans Hals and Jan Steen.
During the renovation until 2012 the Rijksmusum shows more thans 400 masterpieces from the Golden Age.