Rijksmuseum tours, things to do and tickets

Step aboard a glass-topped sightseeing boat with this 1-hour Amsterdam canal cruise, and see the city sights by water. Then, cruise along the city’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed canals to see the "skinny bridge" of Magere Brug, the affluent Golden Bend district, the Anne Frank House and more, as you learn about Amsterdam’s history from an audio guide. Boats depart at frequent intervals from morning till mid-evening.

The 5.5 hour semi-private (8 guest maximum) guided museum combo tour includes entry to both Rijksmuseum & Van Gogh Museum so you can skip the line and learn about the museums’ collections with one of our engaging expert guides.Join our most popular group tour of Amsterdam’s best museums. Perfect for an introduction to Van Gogh and the artists of the Dutch Golden Age. This intimate tour with a maximum of 8 people in each group will take you on an artistic and historical journey through the 18th and 19th centuries. 

This 2.5 hour exclusive guided tour of the Rijksmuseum will take you through a selection of it’s most important pieces, putting them into context for even the most amateur art lover. Your guide will share the stories behind each must-see work of art and artifact. p the line and return later if you want to explore further on your own.

Take our most popular private tour of Amsterdam’s best museums. Perfect for an introduction to Van Gogh and the artists of the Dutch Golden Age, this tour will take you on an artistic and historical journey through the 18th and 19th centuries. The 5.5-hour Exclusive guided museum combo tour includes entry to both museums so you can skip the line and learn about the museums’ collections with one of our engaging expert guides, whom you’ll have all to yourself.

Amsterdam is best viewed from the water and during this 75-minute canal cruise, you'll experience the best of the historic city center.

Discover the city's top highlights, iconic bridges and the 17th-century buildings lining the canals. You'll come across new architecture and bridges, showing a historical city that is rooted in history but continues to develop and change.

Discover 800 years of Dutch art and history through 8,000 objects in 80 galleries and see world-famous masterpieces by Dutch masters like Vermeer, Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Jan Steen in the Gallery of Honour or admire The Rijksmuseum’s expansive, evocative collection that also includes Delftware, sculptures, archaeological artifacts, clothing, Asian art, prints, items from Dutch maritime history, and many other culturally significant objects, all combining to vividly retell Dutch history within a global context.

This 2.5-hour semi-private (8 guest maximum) guided museum tour of the Rijksmuseum will take you through a selection of it’s most important pieces, putting them into context for even the most amateur art lover. Instead of blindly walking through the halls of Holland’s largest museum, let our guides share the stories behind each must-see work of art and artifact. With a maximum of 8 people in each group, we ensure a personal experience for each person.

Your morning tour in Amsterdam will start at the Rembrandthouse.

The most famous painter of the Dutch Golden Age is by far Rembrandt van Rijn. The painter lived and worked the greater part of his life in Amsterdam. The city tour Rembrandt’s Art will bring alive the most important places of his life. We walk through the area where he lived in his wealthy days with his first wife Saskia. We will pass by his old house and see where he painted his masterpiece the Night watch. Off course this tour won’t be complete without a visit to the national gallery Rijksmuseum. In this museum you will find back many of the important paintings of Rembrandt such as the Jewish Bride, Syndics of the Drapers guild, many self-portraits and the famous Night Watch.

Join our tour and discover everything about the life of Rembrandt van Rijn in Amsterdam!

While in port in Amsterdam, see the city's highlights like a local on this private shore excursion. This 4-hour walking tour with a local guide takes you to the Jordaan district, the famous Albert Cuyp street market and the Museum District, home to the Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum. Learn about Amsterdam's houseboat culture at the Houseboat Museum, wander the largest street market in the Netherlands, and enjoy a typical Dutch snack from a 'window', and while enjoying commentary from your guide in the language of your choice.