I highly recommend a tour with Jan. My wife and I have just returned from a 2 hour cruise on the back of Jan's tricycle-jitney. Not only was it great to cruise the winding streets and canals, but Jan's commentary and depth of knowledge of Amsterdam made this an experience we won't soon forget.

Seeing a lot without having to walk; that is for us the most ideal way of visiting a new city. We were picked up by Jan at our hotel and then he showed us the canal houses, the canals themselves, the Portuguese synagogue, Central Station etc etc. When in Amsterdam, one cannot escape the city's WWII history with so many Jews being transported to the death camps. He showed us Nieuwe Keizersgracht and with plaques on the side of the canal it was a chilling memory: per house names of people that had been transported to the death camps. We all know of Anne Frank, but there were thousands more in the same situation. No, they did not all write a book but still. Standing there is was a humbling experience. We asked him to be dropped off at the Damrak for our boattrip and that was not a problem at all. The following day we used the rickshaw more as a taxi to go to NEMO and THE LOOKOUT. Again, a very good experience; thank you very much Jan!

My favorite part of the 14 day river cruise - and it was before we boarded the ship. A must see on your bucket list

We had a fantastic 90 min tour around Amsterdam with Jan. He was very knowledgeable and enjoyable. We really recommend him if you are in Amsterdam and would like to know more about the city and its hidden secrets and places. Linda and Nick

After reading a lot of reviews, we contacted Jan directly via email from his website Info@amsterdam-fietstaxi.nl to set up a tour and transportation. We needed taxi services several times throughout our weekend visit and decided to break up a city tour into a few smaller segments. Jan did a fantastic job showing us the city and sites with historical and cultural significance as well as the beautiful and fun. He is very knowledgeable and the conversations were quite lively. Highly recommend!

We asked the concierge at the Hotel Ambassade (a fantastic place in the Western canals, but that is another review) to arrange a pedicab tour for three adults: me, my teenage daughter, and my 80 year old father who has trouble walking long distances. The concierge selected Jan after I told him we were particularly interested in history and architecture. Jan arrived promptly and had water at the ready for us. We chatted as we began (he has perfect English, like most Dutch), and then he began to tailor the tour to our liking. We ended up being out almost 3 hours, because we were having such a wonderful time. Jan knew so much and did not even want to charge us more than the original shorter tour price, since he said he loved the time as much as we did! It is so clear how much he enjoys showing off his wonderful city to other interested parties If you cannot log the miles necessary to really explore Amsterdam on foot (or even if you can), spend some time with Jan to explore the sites and really learn some interesting history. Note: The Jordaan has wonderful streets and gardens not accessible to the uninitiated or those touring exclusively by canal boat. Jan took us to them all! Bravo.

We booked a rickshaw tour with our guide, Jan through the viator app and he carried us around the area (including Begijnhof) and told us all about the history and current situation. He was great at explaining everything and if we had any other questions he was well enough informed to explain that to us to! Not only did he bring us to places we'd probably not have known about, there were even parts (like Begijnhof) where he parked up the rickshaw and walked you around - he grew up just 40 mins away from Amsterdam and you could really feel his genuine interest in what he was talking about! If you're planning on visiting Begijnhof, we'd definitely suggest getting in a tour of the surrounding area with Jan also, so that you don't miss the story behind it all - we were with him for just under 2 hours and it was just the right length of time! I've included a screenshot of the tour that seems like it can only be booked on Viator (which seems to be the only to book it) but it's some way affiliated with TripAdvisor so was safe to use for us 😊

we've been in touch with Jan by email (info@amsterdam-fietstaxi.nl) and phone (00310653481860) and agreed a pick up time at our hotel. jan arrived punctually and after a bit of smalltalk, he asked some general questions (first time in amsterdam, any special we'd like to see, anything we don't want to see, where we want to be dropped, etc.). the trip started and at all points, jan was very kind and courteaus. he explained a lot about the city and history, showed exclusive places, which we might have never found alone / a huge group can't enter. we also got some tips for great bars, restaurants and hot spots. i recommend this service and would book it at any time again, just perfect. for us, who were short of time and the first time at amsterdam, the 1.5 hours were great!