Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Canal tour
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Tram on the Circle route
Sightseeing
Amsterdam Pass
Available from hotels
and Amsterdam Tourist
Board offices
(see p134)
,
the Amsterdam pass
represents good value for
money, at €31, €41 and
€51 for one, two and
three days respectively.
It entitles the holder to
free public transport, free
admission to many
museums, a free canal
tour, and discounts at a
variety of restaurants and
other attractions.
Many operators start
from Centraal Station.
Amsterdam Canal Cruises
start on Singelgracht, and
Kooij from Rokin, near
the Munttoren.
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Lovers:
Prins Hendrikkade 26. Map
P1. 020 530 1090. www.
lovers.nl
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Amsterdam
Canal Cruises: Nicolaas
Witsenkade 1a. Map D6.
020 626 5636. www.
amsterdamcanalcruises.nl
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Kooij: Rokin 125. Map N5.
020 623 3810. www.
rederijkooij.nl
around €135 an hour for
an 8-seater.
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Stationsplein
8
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Map P1
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020 530 1090
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www.lovers.nl
Tourist Tram
The Museumtram, an
antique tram, operates
on Easter Sunday,
Whitsun and July to
September on Sundays,
11am-4pm, from the Vic-
toria Hotel near Centraal
Station
(see p147)
.
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0900 423 11 00
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www.
museumtram-amsterdam.nl
Museumkaart
Most of the top
museums are covered by
the Amsterdam Pass
(see
above)
. If you want to
visit more, you need the
Museumkaart
(Museum
Card), which buys a year's
admission to over 400
museums throughout the
Netherlands. You will re-
coup the cost after about
three visits. Available from
Amsterdam Tourist Board
offices and all partici-
pating museums.
Museum Boat
The Museum Boat
allows you to get on and
off at any of seven differ-
ent points to visit the
major museums. The day
ticket also entitles you to
discounted admission. A
boat comes by each stop
once every 30 minutes
between 9:30am and
4:45pm daily. d
Stations-
plein 8
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Map P1
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020 530
1090
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www.lovers.nl
Bicycle Tours
Yellow Bike offers
two guided bicycle tours
for up to 12 people: a
three-hour city tour and a
six-hour countryside tour.
You can book direct
through Yellow Bike, or
through the Amsterdam
Tourist Board. d
Yellow
Bike: 020 620 6940
Walking Tours
The Amsterdam
Tourist Board offers a
range of walking tours.
Urban Home & Garden
Tours visit private and
public canal houses.
Mee in Mokum give
fresh insights into
historic Amsterdam.
Archivisie concentrate on
architecture. Amsterdam
City Walks focus more on
history. d
Urban Home &
Garden Tours: 020 688 1243.
www.uhgt.nl
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Mee in
Mokum: 020 625 1390.
www.gildeamsterdam.nl
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Archivisie: 020 625 8908
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Amsterdam City Walks:
061 825 7014. www.
amsterdamcitywalks.com
Canalbus
Another frequent
hop-on, hop-off canal
boat, with discounts
included in the ticket
price. Choose one of
three routes, with a total
of 13 stops. A one-day All
Amsterdam Transport
Pass entitles you to
unlimited use of metro,
bus, tram and Canalbus.
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Weteringschans 24
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Map D5
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020 623 9886
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www.canal.nl
Cultureel Jongeren
Passport (CJP)
The CJP gives under-26-
year-olds discounted
admission to theatres,
museums and other
attractions. It is available
from offices of the
Amsterdam Tourist Board
and the AUB Uitburo
ticketshop
(see p134)
.
Canal Tours
Cruises can either be
booked direct with the
operator or through the
Amsterdam Tourist Board.
Water Taxi
More private cruisers
than taxis. The cost is
136
