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The Dutch Invented That: An Audio Tour of Amsterdam

o oră – 1 h 30 min Anulare gratuită Tur privat
Fotografii: furnizorul activității, prin Viator

The Dutch Invented That: An Audio Tour of Amsterdam

Despre activitate

This isn’t your typical history lesson. It’s a tasting platter of Amsterdam’s quirks, from its obsession with bikes and water management, to the surprising Dutch origins of modern capitalism. On this self-guided audio tour, you’ll discover the city through the eyes of Greg Shapiro, an American comedian who’s become a dual Dutch-American citizen. You’ll find out why Amsterdam is a city of contradictions where historic canals, modern engineering marvels, and centuries-old traditions unapologetically exist alongside one another. The tour starts at Amsterdam Central Station, where you’ll learn why there’s a wind dial on the tower. You’ll discover how Dutch merchants created the world’s first publicly traded company at the harbour. The tour ends at Wynand Fockink, one of Amsterdam’s oldest Dutch gin bars tucked down an alley with a hilariously unfortunate name.

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Descrierea este publicată de Viator în limba engleză.

Pe scurt

Durată
o oră – 1 h 30 min
Confirmare
Confirmare imediată
Bilet
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Grup
Doar grupul tău
Persoane pe rezervare
1–15
Ghid audio
engleză
Ghid scris
engleză
Organizator
VoiceMap Audio Tours

Vârste: Adulți (6–99 ani)

Ce include

Inclus

  • Inclus: Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
  • Inclus: Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Inclus: Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
  • Inclus: App for Android and iOS
  • Inclus: Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start

Nu este inclus

  • Nu este inclus: Smartphone and headphones
  • Nu este inclus: Transportation
  • Nu este inclus: Food and drink
  • Nu este inclus: Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour

Itinerar

  1. Amsterdam Centraal

    Trecere fără oprire

    Begin at Amsterdam Centraal and look up at the wind dial on the tower, a working instrument that once helped harbour masters manage the flow of ships into one of the busiest ports in the world. Stand on the steps of this Victorian Gothic masterpiece and consider that everything you are about to see - the canals, the commerce, the contradictions - flows outward from this single point on the waterfront.

  2. Oprirea 2

    Trecere fără oprire

    Look across the IJ waterway to the A'DAM Tower and take in the former Royal Dutch Shell headquarters that now houses a rooftop swing dangling its riders over the edge of Amsterdam's skyline. Marvel at how this city has always found a way to repurpose the relics of its industrial past into something unexpected, irreverent, and entirely on brand.

  3. Oprirea 3

    Trecere fără oprire

    Admire the Eye Filmmuseum from the waterfront, its angular white form jutting out over the IJ like a piece of film equipment frozen mid-motion. Enjoy how this striking building captures Amsterdam's instinct for bold contemporary architecture, sitting comfortably across the water from a nineteenth-century train station without either one apologising for existing.

  4. Oprirea 4

    Trecere fără oprire

    Walk through the IJpassage pedestrian tunnel beneath Amsterdam Centraal and slow down long enough to take in all 50,000 hand-painted Delft-blue tiles lining the walls, each one depicting a scene from Amsterdam's historic herring fleet. Enjoy this hidden gallery beneath a working station, a reminder that in Amsterdam, even the route to the bicycle parking tends to be worth looking at.

  5. Oprirea 5

    Trecere fără oprire

    Stroll along the canals and discover how this intricate network of waterways was not a natural feature of the landscape but an extraordinary feat of deliberate engineering, dug by hand to drain, defend, and connect a city built on boggy ground below sea level. Marvel at the houseboats, the leaning facades, and the relentless bicycle traffic crossing every bridge, and appreciate that water management here is not just infrastructure — it is a way of life.

  6. Tony's Chocolonely Superstore

    Trecere fără oprire

    Stop at the Tony's Chocolonely Superstore and discover how a Dutch television journalist's investigation into child labour in the cocoa industry turned into one of the world's most recognisable ethical chocolate brands. Step inside and enjoy the deliberately unequal chocolate bar — its irregular segments designed to represent the imbalance of the global cocoa trade — before moving on through the historic harbour district.

  7. Beurs van Berlage

    Trecere fără oprire

    Stand at the Beurs van Berlage and find yourself at the birthplace of modern capitalism, the site where Dutch merchants created the world's first publicly traded company and invented the stock exchange in the early seventeenth century. Explore how this monumental 1903 exchange building later became a gathering point for Occupy protesters, its grand facade bearing witness to both the creation of the financial system and the movements that rose up against it.

Punct de întâlnire și preluare

Toți participanții se întâlnesc la punctul de întâlnire.

Punct de întâlnire

  • This tour starts at Amsterdam Central Station Stationsplein. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

Punct de final

  • Tour ends at Dutch Gin Bar

Cum folosești biletul

VOICEMAP CODE

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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

Create an account

Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE

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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.

This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.

When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.

Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.

SUPPORT

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For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]

Anulare

Anulare gratuită

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bine de știut

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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