In Amsterdam you will find bicycles everywhere. In fact, more than 60% of people commute by bicycle to go to work. Without a doubt, an economical and ecological way to get around. There are more than 400 kilometers of cycle paths!
More than 820,000 people live in the city. However, it is estimated that there are more than 1 million bicycles!
Within the city, there are several excursions and activities that you can do, one of them is the Bike Tour!
Where you will meet at the Spuistraat to start this tour. For three and a half hours they will go through the most special, and least touristy, places in the city of canals and they will see why the bicycle is the favorite means of transport for the Dutch.
The Jordaan neighborhood will be toured. This western area of Amsterdam houses a vast historical and cultural heritage among its canals. They will get to know the hidden churches and courtyards of the neighborhood, where artists such as Rembrandt lived. Pedaling through its streets you will also pass by the Anne Frank House, the Jewish girl who captured the horrors of Nazism in her famous diary.
They will continue the bike route entering the Oud-West neighborhood until they reach the Vondelpark, the green lung of Amsterdam. Here they will make a 20-minute stop to rest and enjoy its many varieties of flowers.
A few meters from this fabulous urban garden, they will stop at the Museum Square, the cultural hub of the Dutch capital.
And finally, crossing Spui Square, they will leave the bustle behind to pedal along the First Grand Canal.