Amsterdam Urban Adventures Offering Beer and Food Tours Amsterdam Beer Tour
The Amsterdam Beer Tour from Urban Adventures takes tour groups to the city’s breweries, bars and beer halls. This is a walking tour through the city’s quaint streets and the stopovers include the original Heineken building, locations of historic interest such as the spot where beer was brewed in the 16th century, and an optional detour to a brewery located in an infamous area of the city. The beer adventure ends with a visit to the city’s local beer hall that is home to over two-hundred different beer varieties. Those who are part of the tour can sample three beers and a Dutch bar snack. Tour-goers get the opportunity to savor stout, ale and lager as well. They can also learn about the local brewing industry, its influences, and how it has evolved over the years. Additional samples of beer or ale, and entrance fee to the local brewery are not included in the tour. The Amsterdam beer tour caters to travelers who are aged eighteen years and above. The length of the tour is about 3-4 hours.
Culinary Amsterdam tour
Amsterdam Urban Adventures’ Culinary tour is a culinary experience for foodies and culture vultures looking to relish the local gastronomic fare. The tour takes travelers through the city streets and has different stopovers where the local delights can be relished. These include the city’s well-known cheese shop, where the tour group can sample smoky Gouda and salty Edam cheese, and the VOC heritage spice house where tour-goers can learn about the history of spice trade in Amsterdam. A visit to a 17th century distillery offering the opportunity to sample local drinks and spirits, marks the end of the afternoon tour. The next bit of the tour takes place in the evening, where travelers can feast on a three-course local gourmet meal prepared by emerging local chefs. The tour is open to travelers aged twelve and above.
Home Cooked Amsterdam
Home Cooked Amsterdam is a unique opportunity to relish delicious meals cooked by Amsterdam’s student chefs. The tour sheds a lot of light not only on the local culture, culinary influences, and culinary methods and ingredients that are specific to Amsterdam, but also serves as a useful real-world cooking experience for the city’s aspirant chefs. This is approximately a three-hour tour comprising home-cooked meals prepared especially for the tour groups. It is open to travelers aged twelve years and above.
Amsterdam Food by Foot
This 2.5-3 hour tour is much like the Culinary Amsterdam tour but without the gourmet dinner in the evening. It is also an exploratory tour of the city and offers an insight into its culinary history. Tour goers enjoy the sights and sounds of the city as they are led by their tour guide to a famous cheese shop, a historic distillery where local spirits can be sampled, and a heritage spice house that presents interesting information about Amsterdam’s spice trade. Travelers aged twelve years and above can participate in the Amsterdam Food by Foot tour.
English language tours conducted by a local
Amsterdam Urban Adventures’ beer and food tours are conducted in English by a local who is proficient in the language. Tour guides, being local, are familiar with every nook and corner of the city, and take tour groups safely through different areas of Amsterdam.
Maximum tour group size is twelve
Amsterdam Urban Adventures’ offers tours in group sizes not exceeding twelve. This is aimed at providing travelers as much personalized attention as is possible, and delivering a more enjoyable and less crowded tour. Based on the type and nature of the tours, age restrictions are also imposed.
How to book a tour on Amsterdam Urban Adventures
Those wishing to participate in beer and food tours offered by Amsterdam Urban Adventures can book their tours at the tour service’s official site and take a printout of the voucher e-mailed to them as a confirmation of the booking. This printout needs to be provided to the tour guide before the tour takes off.
