City Bike Tours in the Netherlands: The 15 Best Rides

1.Hidden Gems & Highlights Guided Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,404 reviews · 3 hours · from $44Our pick

Ride Amsterdam’s quieter lanes with an English-speaking guide, visiting Jordaan courtyards, Anne Frank House, Vondelpark, and Museumplein. Bikes are included, groups cap at 12, and guides such as Brian, Sipko, Jessie, and Peter add history, humor, and practical cycling help.

“If you’d like to try biking in Amsterdam but are a bit intimidated by it, this is the place to start. Raven was our tour guide - fabulous! Very knowledgeable about the history of the canals and buildings. He was great at making sure everyone in the group stayed together especially considering it was a very busy Saturday morning with a lot of people and other traffic. Can not recommend this tour enough!!”

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2.Amsterdam Highlights Bike or E-Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,171 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $45Top rated

Ride through central Amsterdam with a local English-speaking guide, passing Centraal Station, Jordaan, Anne Frank House, Vondelpark, the Rijksmuseum, Skinny Bridge, Nieuwmarkt, and the Maritime Museum. Choose a standard bike or e-bike, with groups capped at 15.

“Really fun way to see a lot of the city. Our Guide was great and very knowledgeable and easy to follow. The city is busy but guide was easy to track and gave cleanr directions. Highly recommend.”

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3.Relaxed City Highlights Guided Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,069 reviews · 2 hours · from $34

Ride with a local Yellow Bike guide through Amsterdam’s canals, Jordaan, Vondelpark, Museumplein, and past the Anne Frank House. Expect a calm pace, a small group of up to 12, city cycling tips, historic stories, a bicycle, and a stroopwafel for $34.

“Tour guide was awesome! Friendly and so knowledgeable! We loved it!!”

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4.Top Highlights Guided Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 964 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $23Best value

Ride through central Amsterdam with an English-speaking guide such as Eloise, Skip, or Vic. You’ll use a comfortable 3-speed bike, pause at major sights, cycle the Jordaan and canals, and finish with a stroopwafel. Groups are capped at 15, with helmets available on request.

“Zlata our guide was very friendly and had no pretensions and a good sense of humour. The bikes were very good and easy to ride. Nice welcome at the depot and a thank you waffle biscuit at the end. Great way to spend an hour and a half.”

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5.Guided City Bike Tour in French

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 806 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $41

Explore Amsterdam by bike for 2.5 hours with a French-speaking guide such as Pierre, Marcel, George, Marie, or Paul. The route links canals, the Jordaan, Anne Frank House, Vondelpark, the Jewish Quarter, and Museumplein, with bikes and baby seats available.

“un tour du centre-ville d’Amsterdam plein d’anecdotes avec un guide tres drôle. A faire pour vous repérer dans Amsterdam”

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6.2.5-Hour Highlights Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 399 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $38

Cycle Rotterdam with a local English or Dutch-speaking guide from seeRotterdam. In 2.5 hours, you’ll see Central Station, City Hall, Markthal, Kop van Zuid, Hotel New York, the Erasmus Bridge, parks, and museums, with a coffee stop along the way.

“janou's enthousiasme en interessante verhalen hebben het skechte weer meer dan gecompenseerd”

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7.Amsterdam City Top Highlights Guided Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 283 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29

Ride a comfortable 3-speed bike through Amsterdam with an English-speaking guide, stopping at the Anne Frank House, Jordaan, canal ring, Vondelpark, Museum Quarter, Leidseplein, and Dam Square. Guides such as Ron, Kim, Skip, and Ari add history, cycling tips, and local color.

“We did not fully understand what we were getting ourselves into. We naively thought this bike tour would be more protected, but we were thrown into the thick of the busy roads with bikes, pedestrians, and vehicles all around us. We just weren’t experience in this kind of biking and get really unsafe. Also, the bikes they gave us didn’t have very responsive handlebars. Meaning that they wiggled and didn’t move the front tire as well as we’d hope. Not good in a crowd! We actually decided to end our tour early so we wouldn’t get hurt.”

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8.Amsterdam Private Tour: Highlights & Hidden Gems by Bike or Foot

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 164 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $151

This private 2 to 3 hour Amsterdam tour lets you explore by foot or bike with a local guide such as Olga, Timo, Anna, or Willem. Expect Dam Square, Rembrandtplein, Begijnhof, the Flower Market, the old Jewish district, local snacks, and plenty of room to shape the route around your interests.

“Annet was a magical guide…. Our private tour of Amsterdam couldn’t have been better. Her photography tips and knowledge of the area (and her big beautiful heart ) blessed us.”

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9.Explore the City Highlights by Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 160 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $46

Start near Centraal Station with a Dutch city bike and safety briefing, then ride canals, drawbridges, Jordaan, Museumplein, Vondelpark, and the Anne Frank House exterior. English-speaking guides such as Hugh, Shakira, Rissa, and Simon keep the pace friendly, with rain jackets available when needed.

“Fantastic, Simon stopped often and pointed out things of interest. The route was mainly flat and although I had not cycled for many years I did not find it tiring because of the frequent stops.”

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10.City Highlights Guided Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 149 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $53

Ride through Rotterdam with a local English-speaking guide on a relaxed 2.5-hour tour for up to 12 people. You’ll see the Markthal, Cube Houses, City Hall, Erasmusbrug, lesser-known neighborhoods, and useful spots for eating and shopping. Bikes, a snack, and rain ponchos are included.

“Great guide and great bike tour through neighborhoods of Rotterdam! Never would have known these areas existed. Tour guide was super friendly and knowledgable. It was perfect way to experience several different sides of this interesting city”

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11.Rotterdam Bike Tour – all the Highlights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $44

Ride through Rotterdam with guides such as Ariane, Niels, Flora, and Alice, stopping at the Cube Houses, Markthal, Centraal Station, Katendrecht, Erasmus Bridge, Kop van Zuid, and Laurenskerk. Expect easy cycling, local stories, a maximum of 15 people, and rain ponchos when needed.

“Niels was a brilliant guide. Very informative and paced the ride just right. Saw lots of different places. A very varied ride.”

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12.E-Bike Sightseeing Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 99 reviews · 2.5 hours · from $58

Ride an electric bike through Amsterdam with an English-speaking guide such as Rissa, Conny, Christian, or Simon. You’ll cover Dam Square, the floating flower market, canal belt, Skinny Bridge, Vondelpark, and Museumplein in 2.5 hours, with pedal assistance up to 25 km/h.

“We had Connie as a tour guide and she was brilliant, loved her communication, knowledge and general care and consideration for differing levels of skill in the group, highly recommend Connie”

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13.Guided Sightseeing Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 80 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $137

Ride through Amsterdam with a local guide on a comfortable city bike. You’ll see the canals, Westerkerk, Anne Frank House, Jordaan, Rembrandt’s house, Rijksmuseum, Museumplein, and Vondelpark. Guides such as James, Agapios, and Stan have led this route in several languages.

“James was an excellent guide, we felt safe exploring the city with our whole family. Thank you!”

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14.Private City Bike Tour in italian

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 34 reviews · 2 hours

Explore Amsterdam by bicycle with a private Italian-speaking guide. You’ll ride the Canal Belt, Westerpark, Vondelpark, Museumplein, and De Waag while picking up local tips and city secrets. Denise and Raffaele are among the guides associated with this experience. Bikes cost extra.

“La guida super disponibile e gentile! Sapeva tutto di Amsterdam! Consigliatissimo se cercate un tour solo in italiano”

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15.Antwerp: The Big 5 City Highlights by Wooden Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 19 reviews · from $57

Ride a comfortable COCO-MAT wooden bike through Antwerp with a Dutch or English-speaking guide. In two hours, you’ll see the Central Station, Diamond District, Rubens House, Cathedral, Grote Markt, Het Steen, MAS, Eilandje, and more, with local stories and sustainability tips along the way.

“The bikes were great and fun to ride. We were Bert lucky with the weather which makes it even better. Our tour guide was good but he still needs a bit more practice and knowledge but we definitely recommend this tour!”

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