Tours in Netherlands
2019 was a record year for the Netherlands, with 20 million visitors. With all these people who came to visit the Netherlands, the touring car companies faced a challenge. Here is a selection of a number of coach companies and private tour guides, that provide guided tours in the Netherlands.
Welcome to Giethorn tours. We are a in Amsterdam based tour company, which is specialized in custom made tours in the Netherlands. We offer bus tours and private tours with Amsterdam as a starting point. Below are some of our tours for 2022.

Bus tour to
Giethoorn
- Pick up at your hotel in Amsterdam
- Travel in a 23 persons luxury bus
- Canal cruise and lunch included
- Duration: 8 hours

Giethoorn by
private car
- Pick up at your hotel in Amsterdam
- Travel in a 8 persons mini van
- Explore our village with a guide
- Duration: 6 hours

Private boat tour
Giethoorn
- Luxury sloop boat
- private group
- private skipper
- Duration: 2 hours
Giethoorn day tour from Amsterdam
This is a day tour by bus. Costs per person are around EU89. Pick-up at your hotel in Amsterdam around 10.00 A.M for a bus tour. Guided cruise in Giethoorn included. At 16.00 P.M the bus leaves back to Amsterdam. At 18.00 P.M you are back at your hotel in Amsterdam.
Private tour guide
This private tour is for groups up to 8 people. Costs per mini-bus around EU 350. Pick-up at your hotel in Amsterdam around 10.00 A.M for a private tour from Amsterdam to Giethoorn by mini-bus. Boat tour is not included. At 14.00 P.M the mini-bus leaves back to Amsterdam. At 15.30 P.M you are back at your Amsterdam hotel.
Private boat tour
A private guided tour in a sloop boat is for groups up to 12 persons. Costs per hour starts at EU100 for a small group. You will sail through the Venice of Netherlands in an old Dutch sloop boat. Your private captain will guide you through our village. During the boat tour your captain will tell you all special things about the venice of Netherlands. In combination with a private tour from Amsterdam to Giethoorn discounts are possible.
Giethoorn boat rental
To really discover our village, you need a boat to sail around and
to feel like a local. You can rent a boat at 1 of our 25 different boat rental companies. The cheapest boats are the 'fluisterboot' type. These are suitable for 2 to 4 people and the costs start at EU15 per hour. For a little more comfort, there are open sloop boats for rent. It is also possible to rent a canoe or a sup board.
Canal cruise
The guided cruise boat tour takes about 1 hour and follows the tourist village route, through the narrow canals and under the bridges. Most
skippers who sail on these tour boats, speak several languages spoken by the skippers. The prices of these cruises vary from EU6 to EU12 per tour per person. This depends partly on the season.
Private boat tour
This is private guided boat tour in an open sloop boat for groups up to 12 persons. Costs per hour starts at EU100 for a small group. You will sail through the Venice of Netherlands in an old Dutch sloop boat. Your private skipper will guide you through our village. During the boat tour your captain will tell you all special things about the Dutch Venice.
Giethoorn restaurant
Restaurants are well represented in our village. Most restaurants cater to the Dutch visitor. However, there are also restaurants that specifically cater to the foreign tourist. Conclusion, tastes too over.
Burgers & grill
Brasserie de Pergola
d'Olde Smidse
Dames van de Jonge
De eetkamer van Giethoorn
De Grachthof
De Harmonie
De Kruumte
De Rietstulp
De Witte hoeve
Grand cafe Fanfare
Het wapen van Giethoorn
Het Zwaantje Giethoorn
Hollands Venetie
La Piccola Venezia
Otterskooi
Restaurant 't Binnenhof
Ristoranta Fratelli
Smit Giethoorn
Smits Paviljoen
Resort Venetie
Snackbar Geythorn
Steakhouse
Vishandel Gerrits & de Boer

Bus tour
- Pick up at your hotel in Amsterdam
- Travel in a 23 persons luxury bus
- Boat trip to Marken included
- Duration: 4 hours.

Private tour
- Pick up at your hotel in Amsterdam
- Travel in a 8 persons mini van
- Boat tour to Marken included
- Duration: 4 hours

Bus tour
- Pick up at your hotel in Amsterdam
- Travel in a 23 persons luxury bus
- Lunch in flower field included
- Duration: 5 hours

Private tour
- Pick up at your hotel in Amsterdam
- Travel in a 8 persons mini van
- Lunch in flowerfield included
- Duration: 5 hours

Amsterdam
photo workshop
- Guided by professional photographer
- Unique experience
- Tulips on location
- Duration: 2 hours

Dutch landscape
photo workshop
- Guided by a professional photographer
- Unique experience
- Tulips on location
- Duration: 2 hours

Giethoorn
photo workshop
- Guided by a professional photographer
- Unique experience
- Tulips on location
- Duration: 2 hours

Tulip fields
photo workshop
- Guided by a professional photographer
- Unique experience
- Tulips on location
- Duration: 2 hours