Other activities in Amsterdam
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Holland Rent-a-Bike
Many visitors rent a bike towards the end of their stay and wish they had done so sooner. We can’t recommend it highly enough. Rental companies can be found all over town; all require ID plus a cash deposit or credit-card imprint. Most have a variety of bicycles, starting with single-speed models with coaster brakes; handbrakes and gears cost a little more. Handy to Centraal Station is Holland Rent-a-Bike in the Beurs van Berlage. Bike City puts no advertising on its bikes, so you can pretend you’re a local.
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Mee in Mokum
The cheapest and often the most intriguing tours, these are led by senior-citizen volunteers who often have personal recollections to add. The tours can be a bit hit or miss, depending on the guide, but are well worth their value. They depart from the cafe in the AmsterdamsHistorischMuseum.
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Yellow Bike Tours
Choose from two- and three-hour city tours (per person €18.50 to €21.50) or a four-hour countryside tour (€27.50) through the pretty Waterland district north of central Amsterdam. Tours are less youth-oriented than Mike’s, and limited to 15 participants. Reservations recommended.
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Orange Bike
Traditional city cycling tours cover the major sights, but it also offers the fun Culinaire Snack Tours (per person €32.50, three hours, needs a minimum of four people to run), which include trying Dutch bitterballen (mini croquettes with meat), cheeses and jenever.
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Randy Roy’s Redlight Tours
The darkest secrets of Mike Tyson, Quentin Tarantino and other celebs feature in this lively 1½-hour tour of the Red Light District. Meet in front of the Victoria Hotel, opposite Centraal Station.
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Borchland Sportcentrum
Tennis, squash and badminton courts, bowling alleys and a restaurant. It’s next to the Amsterdam ArenA stadium, well south of town (metro: Strandvliet).
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Mokum Events
City tours that go beyond the norm, with themes such as Jewish Amsterdam, Courtyards of the Jordaan and Coffee-shops. They offer bus, bike and boat tours, too.
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Mike’s Bike Tours
Highly recommended four-hour tours (per person €22) around the centre of town and into the countryside, with stops at windmills and cheese farms.
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Fun Forest Climbing Park
The Fun Forest climbing park, by the entrance of Amsterdamse Bos, lets families gear up and swing through the trees using ropes, ladders and bridges.
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Volksuniversiteit Amsterdam
Well-regarded day and evening courses that don’t cost a fortune.
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