About the tour
€39
2 hours
- Live guide in English by your local hero Bill (priceless)
- Bike rental (worth €10.00)
- A Bottle of water
- Instagrammable photos of the tour
- Tips, tricks and recommendations for the rest of your stay
- Concluding drink with fellow travelers (not included in the price)
Our availability:
Where and what
- The smallest hotel in Amsterdam
- Windmill the Cornflower
- Culture park Westerpark
- Former gas factory turned night club
- Chocolate tasting at Tony’s Chocolonely
- The Headless Bride
- Haarlem Gate
- Princes Island
- The famous canals and boat houses
- Ferry Jetty Building
- Former Lumber Port
- Wooden draw bridges
- Cafe Pacific Parc
- “Amsterdam School” Architecture
What makes Bill’s Bike Tour so awesome?
Hi friends! You found the top rated and safest bike tour in Amsterdam! During 2 hours of nonstop fun on a typical Dutch bike you will be fully immersed in the local Amsterdam biking culture.
In this unique bike tour you will escape the crowded city center and explore Amsterdam through the eyes of your local hero Pim (Bill in English). Bill will show you the Amsterdam people from Amsterdam like (rather than what the big tour operators focus on).
You will bike along a carefully selected route of pretty precincts, calm canals, neat neighborhoods, quiet quarters and daring drawbridges. We will make frequent stops and showcase house boats, leaning houses, repurposed industrial buildings, typical Amsterdam architecture and chocolate tasting.
This once in a lifetime biking experience typically centers around what Bill looks for himself when he travels: a fun, light hearted, authentic experience with friends for a day, away from the tourist mayhem and the familiar tunes of the big tour operators. Instead, Bill tells original stories based on his personal experience living in Amsterdam.
Biking along the hidden gems of Amsterdam, Bill reveals the secrets of Dutch liberalism and Amsterdam culture. Are you ready to meet the real Amsterdam?
Hop on and join the ride!
Where is the meeting point?
Bill’s Morning Bike Tour starts at the bike rack alongside the canal, next to the terrace of cafe Pacific Parc. The address is Polonceaukade 23, 1014 DA Amsterdam.
If you don’t see Bill at the bike rack when you arrive, please wait patiently until the tour is scheduled to start. Bill will meet you there!
Is Bill’s Bike Tour safe? Biking in Amsterdam seems daunting…
Do you want to experience what it’s like to be Dutch, navigating your way through Amsterdam on a bike, all the while feeling relaxed and safe? This is your lucky day! You found Bill’s Bike Tour: a unique and safe bike tour, which takes place entirely outside the hectic city center. Bill has carefully selected a safe route through pretty parks, quiet precincts and beautiful back streets. On Bill’s 2 hour bike tour you will hardly interact with motorized traffic.
Who is my guide?
All of Bill’s Bike Tours come under the guided supervision of Bill himself. Bill’s Bike Tour is a once in a lifetime experience that is fundamentally different from all other bike tours in Amsterdam! We will avoid crowded, touristy places that you likely already visited anyway. Most importantly, Bill is not a typical tour guide or historian. Instead Bill is a storyteller, entertainer and your friend for a day. In the end, Bill cares about one thing only: that you are enjoying yourself and that you are having a good time
Why should I book Bill’s tour?
During Bill’s amazing 2 hour bike tour, you will see a side of Amsterdam you cannot find in the Lonely Planet or other travel guides. A side of Amsterdam big tour operators won’t cover, because they cannot turn it into a money machine. Bill is an avid traveler, so he knows what it is like to get stuck in tourist traps and feeling like a number.
As it sucks to get stuck in a tourist trap, Bill has created exactly the opposite: an authentic, unique, quintessential experience of Dutch culture and identity. Simply put, we will cycle to and explore places and communities where Amsterdam locals meet, eat, drink, create and socialize. All combined with a balanced mix of art, architecture, humor and socio-cultural and historical context. Not only will you learn what it is like to be Dutch, on Bill’s quintessential bike tour you will experience what it’s actually like to live as a local in Amsterdam!
Where can I find reviews of Bill’s Bike Tour?
Bill has an average review score of 4.97 and 1000+ reviews. You can find reviews of Bill’s Bike Tour on TripAdvisor, Google and Airbnb Experiences:
https://airbnb.com/experiences/264784
https://goo.gl/maps/Uu2iyooCFn8o682YA
https://bit.ly/TripAdvisor/d20352442
Will I get tired? Three hours sounds like running a marathon…
During Bill’s unique 3 hour bike tour, we will cover roughly 10 miles or 15 kilometers with plenty of stops and explanation from your expert friend and local hero Bill. That means the tour is slow paced and fit for all ages. Some prior biking experience is required. The minimum age is 12, unless you booked a private tour or family tour. Our smallest bikes fit children aged 8 and above (for private tours).
How about equipment?
During Bill’s unique 2 hour bike tour, we will cover roughly 6 miles or 10 kilometers with plenty of stops and explanation from your expert friend and local hero Bill. That means the tour is slow paced and fit for all ages. Some prior biking experience is required. The minimum age is 8, unless you booked a private tour or family tour.
Why can I only get a cheaper hourly price on the longest tour?
Bill would love to offer all tours for €16 per hour. Unfortunately there are certain fixed costs for each tour, such as tourist tax and bike rental/maintenance. The price of Bill’s Bike Tour also depends on high vs. low season and week days vs. weekend. Included in all Bill’s prices are:
- Tourist tax (€1.50)
- Bike rental 1 hour €7.50
- Bike rental 2 hours €10
- Bike rental 3 hours €12.50
- 20% reseller commission
- 21% VAT
- 38% income tax
Bill receives between 5 and 7 euro per hour per booking. Bill is also the guy who wrote this text, who answers your phone calls and emails and who uploads the photos after the tour. If you like Bill and you had a great time on Bill’s Bike Tour, giving Bill a small tip will make his day!
Hop on now, before we’re sold out!
Still have doubts?
No worries, Bill agrees the digital matrix can be a little overwhelming from time to time. Just shoot Bill a WhatsApp message at +31 647 002 878 and he will answer all your questions!