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Amsterdam Alternative Culture Walking Tour with Local Food Sampling
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Amsterdam Alternative Culture Walking Tour with Local Food Sampling
Recommended for your Amsterdam trip
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2 hours (Approx.)
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Offered in: English and 2 more
Good for avoiding crowds
Overview
Get a flavor of Amsterdam’s famous coffee-shop culture on a walking tour with a local guide. Stroll through Amsterdam's narrow lanes and squares and dip two bohemian coffee shops to enjoy the laid-back atmosphere, savor delicious local snacks (own expense), and learn about the history and cannabis culture in the city. Upgrade to include more coffee shops, food tastings, and neighborhoods.
- Amsterdam coffee shop culture walking tour
- Visit coffee shops to learn about the history of cannabis in the city
- Enjoy complimentary food tastings along the way
- Upgrade to visit more coffee shops and neighborhoods
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What's Included
Snacks ( 3 hours tour only)
Local guide
Small-group walking tour
Warm Places in the winter
Cool places in the summer!
Food and snacks (2 hour tour)
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Personal purchases or souvenirs
Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Departure & Return
Departure Point
Dam 4, 1012 NP Amsterdam, NetherlandsReturn Details
Cannibale Royale Handboogstraat, Handboogstraat 17a, 1012 XM Amsterdam, NetherlandsAdditional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Minimum age is 18 years; A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking; Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Food is only available on 3 hour tour
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- OPERATED BY Oranje Umbrella Tours
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the maximum group size during Amsterdam Alternative Culture Walking Tour with Local Food Sampling?
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This activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers.
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Traveler Tips
- "And absolutely DO NOT purchase the 30 minute add on as it was a total waste of money." See review
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Terribly unprofessional but not arriving and no response or refund
caylas2020
, Jan 2020
We were contacted the evening before to change the time of the tour. We arrived at the new time and the guide never arrived. The German guide arrived and could not get hold of the English guide. We are still yet to get a response, apology or refund. Terrible and complete waste of our time!!
Response from Host , Feb 2020
We have received no email or phone message from this customer. Unfortunately the English tour had already started the tour, so its possible this customer was late to the meeting location point. If they asked for a refund, they are granted one ( as it is not up to us but up to the company they purchase from, namely trip advisor) If you have not received a refund yet, its better to contact trip advisor directly, as opposed to leaving a review, as we have again nothing to do with refunds and it is handled through customer service. We see you are extremely upset for missing our world renowned tour and hope that you enjoyed the rest of your time in Holland.
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Ok tour but no food
green91
, Oct 2019
Coffeeshop and cultural tour
Nomad781167
, Oct 2019
Where to begin.. first, our guide was at least 15 minutes late. It was confusing trying to find them.. they didn't have an orange umbrella or anything that made them stand out from the rest of the crowd, which was extra tough because of the rain. Then once our German guide (don't remember his name) showed up late, we headed to a cafe where there were some snacks and interesting info about marijuana in Amsterdam.. the legal bits, permitting, regulation etc. Then off to the first coffeeshop. Of all the cute coffeeshops we have passed in our numerous walks around the city, it was a bit of a shock to enter a seedy/dive shop. The vibe was weird as we walked in.. and esp after everyone smoked a little as the guide didn't do much to keep the pace or conversation about the educational bits going. At 4pm, (2 hrs into the 2.5 hr tour and only 1 stop down so far,) people started to ask about heading to the next stop, as we were running out of time. Since this was a cultural tour as well, he took us around to point out various buildings, which if it wasn't pouring out and freezing would've been cool. So we were getting soaked for about 25 mins and freezing before we got to our next shop, which we didn't enter as a group. Apparently it's a place that doesn't allow group tours, so as we stood out in the rain, he said we can go in if we wanted. Just seemed weird. By the time we reached the 2nd shop, it was already 430p (when the tour was supposed to be finished) and he offered to still take folks to the 3rd shop which we paid for, but since all the time passed and we all had other tours to get to, we disbanded and went separate ways.
Few things that stood out that made this a 1 star:
1. Over 15 mins late to even meet us
2. Spent way too much time at Cafe and first shop which made us run out of time
3. Not enough info to keep everyone engaged throughout the tour
4. Didn't get to finish the tour we all paid extra for due to reasons above
5. Didn't check in with folks to see how they were feeling after they partook. There was someone in our group having a bad/weird reaction that he didn't even notice
6. Didn't have a backup plan for rain... We were all soaked and freezing and he still wanted to quiz us on what we thought certain tiles on the side of the building meant. Even with people commenting on how cold it was, it didn't prompt him to switch it up to ensure people were comfortable.
7. Can't be sure but it seemed like maybe he partook at some point as his energy and pace changed as well
Honestly, there are so many opportunities to make this a worthwhile tour, but they haven't worked out those details. You'd be better off researching highly rated coffeeshops and visit on your own time. Do a Google search on the history of it's decriminalization while you partake and you'll have a much better time than we did.
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Ahmazing
sharvey1913
, Oct 2019
In the beginning I thought that this would be just a "get high" tour Boy was I wrong! Eric made sure not only did we know the values of what Amsterdam possessed but the overall culture as well along with "gettin high" lol He was so kind and helpful. A tour that you must take!!
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First hour is worth it....
MNHannah
, Oct 2019
The first hour of the tour provided the most value...an overview of the coffee shop culture, informative information about weed, etc. Then the visit to the first coffee shop is fine...a dive, but fine and helpful experience. After that, it almost seems like we were filling time and there was very little value to the remainder of the tour. And absolutely DO NOT purchase the 30 minute add on as it was a total waste of money.
My suggestion for improving this tour? After the dive coffee shop, go to another coffee shop right away that is on the nicer side....and then call it a day.
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Not sufficient warning over space cakes
Laura T
, Sep 2019
The tour itself was alright, great insight into the coffee shop culture (the other detours were probably unnecessary) but I wish our guide gave more sufficient warning over consumption of the space cakes. We were initially told “one each”, but my husband insisted we shared one between us (thank god) and also insisted we head back to the hotel after consuming (thank god). We had the worst night of our trip. And I could not stop throwing up. We told our guide we hadn’t touched any of this for maybe 10 years and he still said “one each”. The reason we did a tour was so we could have more guidance around trying hash brownies, so pretty disappointed we wrote off a whole night out of our 3 nights in Amsterdam.
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Missed the tour
messy85
, Aug 2019
My flight was delayed I desperately tried to call the number they provided but no one ever answered ever!
Response from Host , Sep 2019
Did you contact trip advisor/viator? they are available 24/7 and have both companies numbers, as we were not contacted by them we assume you did not contact them. If you need a refund they are available 7 days a week to assist, we are a small group of guides and have limited hours we are available. Hope to see you next time
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Did not attend
traceymayersnapier
, Sep 2018
our guide was so sweet and nice...she...
MegK
, Aug 2018
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