Meet Bill, your local friend

About Bill's BikeTour

Inspired in high school by myths and tales of ancient Greek and Roman gods, I developed an interest in storytelling at an early age. An international honors college was a logical next step.
I see cycling as a journey of discovery along the many faces of Amsterdam. Riding a bike in any type of typically Dutch weather and sharing the Dutch culture and identity is like being on a permanent holiday in my own country. Who wouldn’t want that?!

A New Adventure Every Day

Bill's Best Bike Tours in Amsterdam

Best Bike Tours in Amsterdam

Safest Bike Tour in Amsterdam

120 minutes

Bike rental (worth €10)

Live Guide

€39 / person

Bill’s Bike Tour is about having a good time with friends for a day, while learning about Amsterdam culture and Dutch identity in a fun and light way.
Best Bike Tours in Amsterdam

Bike With Bill And Puppy Herman

180 minutes

Bike rental (worth €12.50)

Live Guide

€59 / person

Riding with Bill and Herman is an epic biking adventure in Amsterdam. Travel back in time, as Bill and Herman take you on a magical journey through their neighborhood.

Bill's Expat Bike Tour Amsterdam

Unlimited Expact bike tour

Bike rental worth €12.50

Live Guide

€59 / person

During Bill’s Bike Tours you will see parts of Amsterdam most expats never get to see! We will stay outside the city centre and explore the city from a local perspective.
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Bill's Private Bike Ride

Up to you

Bike rental worth €12.50

Live Guide

€100 / Hour

During Bill’s Private Bike Tour you will see parts of Amsterdam most tourists never get to see! We will stay outside the city center and explore the city from a local perspective.

What Our Guests Say

About Bill’s bike tours in Amsterdam
  •   Great tour! Away from the hustle and bustle of the super touristy central city. Pim was the best host very knowledgeable in old Amsterdam and Dutch history. Thanks a lot... read more

    thumb Elayne
    17/07/2023

      Pim was so friendly and enthusiastic! He must have given hundreds of these tours but it felt like this was his first one ! He was very keen to impart... read more

    thumb Penny
    12/10/2024

      Pim’s tour is a great way to explore the city by bike and visit places you might not otherwise get to experience. You will learn a lot about Dutch culture... read more

    thumb Andrew
    08/07/2023

      Pim is a fantastic storyteller and we learnt a lot of new things about Amsterdam. Pim is also an excellent and caring host, who made everyone feel taken care of.... read more

    thumb Ella
    14/07/2023
  •   Amazing tour!!
    Duncan was an amazing guide and was really flexible about where we went on the tour!
    Duncan had a great knowledge of Amsterdam and the history, as well as lots... read more

    thumb Peter
    15/03/2025

      Great tour to see the non-tourist side of Amsterdam. We had a good time. It was a simple ride for an average person on a bike.

    thumb Natalie
    08/10/2023

      Pim was a great guide! He knows so much about Amsterdam (to include a suspicious amount about Tony’s chocolate), is very funny, and took great care of us. I thought... read more

    thumb Megan
    17/06/2023

      All 4 of us loved this Bike tour of secret spots and places of interest off the tourist route. With 2 teenagers and a bike shy adult amongst us,... read more

    thumb Clare
    06/08/2023
  •   Pim (Bill) was a great tour guide, it was so fun riding around Amsterdam and hearing his description of the west side and it’s history from the perspective of a... read more

    thumb Daniel
    15/09/2023

      We would highly recommend this tour as very informative and to give a different perspective of Amsterdam outside the traditional heart. Pim is an excellent guide.

    thumb Julia
    21/09/2023

      This is an adventure! We thought we knew how to bike but in Amsterdam it’s pretty intense. We wouldn’t have gotten through it nearly as well on our own. My... read more

    thumb Jenée
    06/07/2023

      I joined Pim's bike tour at the last day of my trip to Amsterdam. It's a wonderful 2 hours trip to learn about Netherland and enjoy the great weather. I... read more

    thumb Calvin
    01/05/2023
  •   If you want to really get into the culture of Amsterdam, Pim will give you a good idea. Topics from history, politics, sustainability and more came up as we... read more

    thumb Deborah
    17/04/2023

      The bike tour was fantastic! Pim made the tour so fun. We learned so much about Amsterdam. I highly recommend taking Pim’s tour. You will see so much of the... read more

    thumb Tiffany
    15/04/2023

      Book this tour for your first day in Amsterdam. The exploration path is not your typical tourist destination and we gained a much better appreciation for Amsterdam and Butch culture.... read more

    thumb David
    04/08/2023

      Pim är en fantastisk berättare, allt kändes säkert och han visade platser vi inte skulle sett annars. Personligt och bra!
    Rekommenderas varmt!

    thumb Sandra
    10/06/2023
  •   Pim/Bill was the best host to show me around via bike for my first time in Amsterdam. What an exceptional experience! I recommend doing the extended longer version as you... read more

    thumb Philip
    01/06/2023

      Brilliant bike tour. This shows you residential areas important to locals, and doesn’t take you to some of the tourist highlights. We thought this was ideal as had seen them... read more

    thumb Yla
    09/06/2023

      We were a bit hesitant to go on a bike tour as hadn’t been on one for a very long time but so glad we did the tour pin is... read more

    thumb James
    26/06/2023

      Pim gives a great tour. You'll fell comfortable biking around Amsterdam in no time, and find some wonderful hidden gems in the process.

    thumb Denis
    24/09/2023
  •   This way of seeing and learning about Amsterdam was both fun and heartwarming. Pim really makes you feel welcome, and Herman is the most charming companion ever. I’m in love❤️... read more

    thumb Åshild
    21/10/2024

      Pim has been a wonderful guide during this bike tour. Really loved this afternoon in Amsterdam! Discovering the city by bike is a magical experience.

    thumb Wilfred
    25/05/2023

      We had a lot of fun on this bike tour and learned a lot about the city both historically and of today! Pim was really great, shared interesting stories and... read more

    thumb Ying
    28/07/2023

      Great way to spend an afternoon in Amsterdam. Pim is friendly and knowledgeable, and his little dog Herman is a delight. We will definitely do a tour with them again... read more

    thumb Claire
    26/06/2023
  •   Friendly, knowledgeable host, an easy-to-find meeting point, and bikes in good condition. The route is about 4 miles / 6.5 km, mostly within Westerpark and also passing through the Waterwijk... read more

    thumb Paul
    12/06/2023

      Il tour in bicicletta con Bill è stato molto bello ed interessante. Ci sono andata con tutta la mia famiglia (marito e figli di 13 e 16 anni) e nonostante... read more

    thumb Monica
    20/04/2025

      Pim was terrific! This was a great tour because of all the different areas we visited (chocolate factory, windmill, and more!) and the fact that it was a bit outside... read more

    thumb Chantal
    17/07/2023

      This is hands down the best way to see the city and learn some interesting history! The whole experience was amazing, thank you Bill!

    thumb Brandon
    04/04/2025

What Our Guests Say

About Bill’s bike  tours in Amsterdam

  •   Perfect Bike Tour in May – Highly Recommended!
    Our bike tour with Duncan in May was absolutely fantastic! He answered all our questions with great care and gave us amazing tips... read more

    thumb Yvonne
    17/05/2025
  •   Had a blast on the bike tour! Duncan was a great guide with lots of energy and a great story to share. I now have a much better understanding of... read more

    thumb Lucas
    14/05/2025
  •   Duncan und Molly nahmen uns mit auf eine etwas andere Fahrradtour: Abseits vom Trubel des touristischen Zentrums erfuhren wir nicht nur etwas über die Geschichte sondern auch über das holländische... read more

    thumb Lydia
    02/05/2025
  •   We had a great time on the bike tour! It was nice to see some areas of the city we had not yet explored and our teenage daughters enjoyed... read more

    thumb Jennifer
    02/05/2025
  •   A pleasant bike ride in the west side of Amsterdam. Bill was a great host, good sense of humour and knowledgable of the city history. His little dog was the... read more

    thumb Lewis
    27/04/2025
  •   We had an amazing two-hour bike tour with Duncan through some of Amsterdam’s lesser-known gems, and it was truly the highlight of our trip. Duncan is not only a fantastic... read more

    thumb Katherine
    23/04/2025
  •   One of our favorite moments while in Amsterdam! Duncan shared cultural insights in an engaging and memorable way! We loved our ride through the park and felt like we understood... read more

    thumb Julie
    21/04/2025
  •   We had a wonderful experience on this Bike Tour with Bill and his furry 4-legged animal friend! The storytelling and person stories tied everything together. Would highly recommend anyone traveling... read more

    thumb Ken
    20/04/2025
  •   Il tour in bicicletta con Bill è stato molto bello ed interessante. Ci sono andata con tutta la mia famiglia (marito e figli di 13 e 16 anni) e nonostante... read more

    thumb Monica
    20/04/2025
  •   Awesome tour, great stories and history of Amsterdam and the neighborhood by Duncan. Loved the small group and seeing a bit more of the city

    thumb Kimberly
    19/04/2025

Frequently Asked Questions About Biking in Amsterdam

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.
All of Bill’s Bike Tours come under the guided supervision of a local expert guide. 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, our guides are not typical tour guides or historians. 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!
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.Bill has created 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!

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:

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.
Bike rental is included in Bill’s Bike Tour. Bill has bikes in all sizes, including kids bikes, toddler bikes, child seats (for private tours), tandems and of course adult bikes. In case you need small bikes, helmets, a tandem bike or anything out of the ordinary, please notify us immediately after booking.
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!
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