Jota has put together various walks in Amsterdam, both in the old city centre and/or other neighborhoods like the Jordaan. We also have prepared very interesting walks through the former Jewish quarter and a along the places where Rembrandt lived and worked ending of course with a final visit to the famous Rijksmuseum.

We also love to go out into the country for instance to 'de Zaanse Schans' to see and experience the Dutch 17th and 18th century life and visit a couple of very well maintained windmills and the wooden shoe museum. We could even go there on a bike!

We can also ride through the impressive World Heritage area of the Beemster and Schermer polders, visit the impressive water pumping windmill at Schermerhorn and quaint fishermens villages like Edam, Volendam, Marken en de Rijp where we can have a little stroll and stop for lunch. Along the way we can visit one of the many cheese farms in the area.

Or how about a visit to a medieval castle the Muiderslot? We could combine this with other countryside tours of course or go to visit yet another more modern 19th century castle De Haar, for its time the most advanced conveniences like hot and cold running water!

The tulip season, from end of March till beginning of May, will let us experience the most beautiful colors in nature. Apart from going to the famous Keukenhof flower exhibition, we can also drive through even larger fields in the Noordoostpolder, maybe combine with a trip over the Afsluitdijk, the closing dam that blocked the inner sea to protect the land from floods.

The tours on this site (and more!) can be directly booked through the website of Tours By Locals

That website is in English, but tours can also be given in Dutch, German and French.

Or you can contact us directly if you have special wishes through email