Absolutely wonderful four hours touring the countryside outside of Amsterdam. Our tour guide Hugh was warm, inviting and incredibly knowledgable. We had several stops along the way, including a cheese and clog shop. Stops included windmills, and various engineering highlights from the way the Dutch have reclaimed their land. The bikes were in excellent shape and safety was always a top priority. read more

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I think the must is 1) have you got experience on an ebike and 2) it's an obstacle course to get out of and back into the city. The guide was not helpful and while it's stressful to keep a group together you don't tell folks to go Turbo and not bring everybody along. read more

Antoinis, Antoinis, Antonio Banderas! You are an amazing tour guide and we LOVED our bike tour today! If you have not done a bike tour in Amsterdam, this is a must. We felt safe traveling through the city and the countryside was amazing! Antoinis was fun and knowledgeable. Highly recommend! Thank you!! read more

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My brother and I had a fantastic tour with Mike's Bike Tours today! We did the city tour of Amsterdam with Valerie. She was fabulous! She explained all the history and we went places we would never have seen otherwise. This was a Friday afternoon and although the city was somewhat busy she was in total control and we felt totally safe! If you want a great trip go to Mike's Bike Tours and ask for Valerie! read more

Hugh is the best tour guide out there. He answered all my son's questions and was very funny. He knew lots about Amsterdam so he told us lots of helpful facts. He was so nice and was so understanding. He showed us the best parts of Amsterdam and I 100% recommend this for people of almost all ages. BIG SHOUT OUT TO HUGH. read more

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Great time! Gus and Erwin were SO good - nice, informative and very organized. The trip was beautiful, to the countryside and back, with dikes, locks windmills, and a fun stop to visit a cheese/shoemaker who was a real character. The perfect journey. Highly recommend! read more

We took the country side biking tour, which was a lovely way to spend an afternoon. It took a little over 3 hours and since were where 21 they split us into two groups. We stopped by a windmill, a cheese farm, a forest, a park, and through the city. The guides, Karl and Patrick, were knowledgeable and funny and did a great job of looking out for us and filling us in on local culture. It cost about 32 euros and was well worth it. The bikes are comfortable and come with paniers. Make sure to get a lunch before you get there since there is a time at the farm where you can eat at a picnic table. They give you rain coats for free, but it can be brisk, so dress warmly. read more

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We did a tour in February 13, 2023 with Connie. We had amazing weather and Connie was a delightful tour guide! Loved that she customized the tour for us when I asked to visit Jordaan and I appreciated all the Dutch knowledge & history she shared with us along the way read more

Biking in Amsterdam is fun. But biking to the countryside is an experience. Starting in the city, our guide Daniel, whose attention to keeping the group huddled, hydrated, and happy, was invaluable in granting safe passage through the canals of the city center to the outer sections of Amsterdam and then Amstelveen. My first impression was to think that our countryside tour ticket also included a city mini-tour. Daniel took the time to make various stops through our tour towards the countryside, making sure we knew just a bit more than the average person of what Amsterdam city has to offer. Once reaching the countryside, we got to appreciate the landscape and its history. The canals, windmills, farms, and roads, although inconspicuous, serve a function even in modern day Holland. But I'd be doing this review a disservice if I don't mention how gorgeous it was to ride the Asmtelveen. Grew fields intersected with canals and bike paths as far as I could see. Truly serene and bucolic. We stopped by a cheese farm/clog-maker house. My girlfriend was obsessed with the cows and for a second there it seemed as if she would be able to to take them home. Then we got a first hand look on how cow cheese and Dutch clogs are made. We got to sample cheeses and try out some clogs. Very touristy. Very cool. We bough cheeses to have later with our Coffeeshop weed. Worth it. Fair weather allowed for a slight detour. Daniel enthusiastically suggested to our taciturn group that we take the longer route back to Amsterdam. No one complained; everyone nodded and smiled in agreement. We got to traverse Amsterdam Forest and Vondelpark on our way back to the canals and then Mike's Bike Tours shop, everyone in one piece. Even once we made it, Daniel was still kind enough to seek us out and see if there was anything he could suggest during our stay. What a kick ass time. Tips: We had the tour in late May and had fair warm weather. They provide ponchos for rainy days. Bring food and plenty of water for the countryside tour! read more

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What a great experience! Very organized and safety oriented. 3 hours went by fast and you hit every part of the canals and off the beaten paths. Our guide, Mattias, was personable and inclusive with the group as well as insightful and knowledgeable of the city and offered his own thought provoking worldview from a Dutch perspective which was appreciated. Highly recommended and you will not regret. Time well spent. read more

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Gus was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and personable. We had a wonderful ride through town and the countryside.

I'm sure a lot depends on your tour guide and so I'm giving 5 stars for Sander, our expert tour guide for the 3.5 hour City Tour. Sander is a local Amsterdammer dude and is highly informative and entertaining. Biking in Amsterdam is a serious rules-based experience and he breaks it down so you know what to expect, have fun while riding, and how to handle diverse intersections of pedestrians, other bicyclists and of course vehicles. read more

I cannot say enough amazing things about my experience with Mike's Bikes while visiting Amsterdam. My friend and I did the City Tour on our first day. Biking allowed us to see all of the major landmarks and get a real feel for the city culture. Our tour guide, Sander, was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. You could tell he genuinely loves his city. You definitely need to be comfortable riding a bike, but Sander was patient with explaining how to navigate the roads. The entire staff was friendly and thorough when prepping us for the tour. The bikes were also easy to ride (significantly better than the other rental company we tried). It was the perfect way to start our trip! read more

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The tour lived up to expectations. They do a nice job of keeping everyone organized and riding in a safe manner. You should not ride in Amsterdam if you are not proficient at riding. This means looking left and right at intersections, anticipating slow downs, knowing when someone is going to cut you off, getting on and off your bike quickly and in tight spaces, and accelerating around slower riders. We had some novice riders in our group and that slowed us down. I have mixed thoughts on the stop at the farm. You meet a cheese maker and wooden shoemaker. The cheese maker was . . . super cheesy but harmless. The shoemaker made a number of overtures for us to buy his product. We are clearly a source of revenue for these guys. I wish he did not make that so blatant. I would definitely recommend the guided tour. They run a quality operation. Bikes are in good condition. Again, they seem to focus on safety which is very appropriate. read more

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absolutely amazing!!! the guides are so personable and the ride is so beautiful!! such an incredible way to see a different side of the city and learn the history as well! it is a longgg bike ride so be prepared with snacks and water and know you're going to get a workout in. read more

This was an amazing, friendly, informative tour. Aaron is the best tour guide we've ever had! Culture, history, politics, economics....whatever you want to know. And you get to bike too. Highly recommend. read more

Of course, a trip to Amsterdam is not complete without a bike tour. Since we already did a walking tour of the city, we decided to do a 4hr bike tour of the countryside with Mike's Bike Tours for 32 euros a person or about $42. Now 4hrs may seem daunting but time flies by when you are having fun or trying not to get killed whilst navigating Amsterdam bike traffic. (I must say local bikers are intense! And FAST!) Note that a certain level of biking skills are needed for these tours for safety reasons and you will be sent back if the guide believes deems that that level is not met. We had one lady in our tour that had to be picked up before we left the city. Pobre cita. :( After biking out of the city, we made 2 stops. A short photo opt with a windmill and my personal favorite a tour of Rembrandt Hoeve, a clog & cheese factory. The owner was quite the character, his explanations are filled w/ theatrics and a splattering of Chinese to wow his guests. He is also not just all talk as he has honed his craft. The gouda cheese here was delicious!! I ended up buying some cheese and souvenirs at the shop before heading back into the city. read more

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Our guide, Mark, was very thoughtful of the group being new to biking within Amsterdam, so made sure we were able to follow along and checked in throughout the ride. His animated speeches about the areas and history of the Netherlands were great, and I appreciated his candidness about Dutch history, even where it was not as flattering for the country (colonialism, etc). Overall would 100% recommend! read more

I cried after this tour was over - and not in a good way. My fiance is a big bicycle nerd (we are both experienced at riding in Los Angeles) and I got this tour for us thinking it would be a great way for him to experience the city. We arrived early and were placed into a group of about 10 people and assigned bikes for the tour. I am by no means a bike snob, but this bicycle was one of the most uncomfortable I have ever rode... So we can just start with that. Our tour guide was nice enough - though not particularly dynamic - and took us on a long ride. The biggest problem I had is that he had us ride in a single file line (understandable because of the traffic) and would tell us we were going to ride by things - like the catholic church that is in the attic of a building - but then would never point out the building and would go so quickly that we couldn't really look around because we were just concentrating on keeping up. He also had us cross on intersections that put us in dangerous situations and through alleys that were way too small for us to ride with as many tourists as were there. One girl on the tour actually ended up falling because we were all just trying to keep up weaving through alleys and others got separated and he had to go find them. I was so frustrated by the time it was over that when we left (after the tour guide solicited us for a tip) I started crying. Maybe it was just our tour and a fluke, but based on my experience I would not recommend Mike's Bike Tours Amsterdam City Tour. read more

This was a great tour. Claudette was our guide and she was the best!!! Funny and full of knowledge of the city . She took us throughout the city and we were able to see the most important places ( the museum quarter, the American Hotel, etc). It was a lovely day! Thanks Claudette!!!! read more

As with most tours, it really comes down to your tour guide...so your results may vary That said, TAKE this tour if... You're looking for a fun, adventurous & very visual city tour Do NOT take this tour if... You've just visited & participated in Amsterdam's coffee shop culture! If you're not at least a casual bike rider currently...this excursion is not for the faint of heart when it comes to riding in heavy car, truck, tram & pedestrian traffic! You're looking for an in-depth historical tour...due to the speediness of the tour there's not much time or process, and at times we had a hard time understanding our lovely guide due to language. Overall, Mike's Bikes is a buttoned up, professional business who take your enjoyment & safety seriously, so you're in good hands. Saddle up...yeehaw! read more

Had a private country tour with guide name Sevv. Super interesting and calm ride. It's all fiat here, so you can do this even if you are not athletic. Nice to hear about Amsterdam from a local. Highly recommended to see outside the city. Gorgeous. read more

great tour A lot of fun and very informative. would be even better if they had a smaller limit on number of people

Bikes were fine - similar to other guides. But damn the tour itself was 50% a waste - For example the obligatory cheese / clog manufacturer was painfully bad. They bragged about a non corporate farm but we got a goofball with bad cheese - highlight and I mean this of 45 minutes at this smelly place was seeing the yard cat catch a field mouse and toss it around. A total waste. Another time the guide who kind of resembled Lloyd (Father of Jeff) Bridges stopped outside a gate and went on for ten minutes about how students take a year of gardening - interesting - more so if we had seen a garden plot rather than just a gate. The guide repeated himself about water practices and wasted time - would have much preferred to cover more territory rather than just listening to the guide who clearly likes to hear himself talk ramble on. Even though they had three guides they were not well organized - finally they promised us an extra fifteen minutes as we had to wait for late arrivals and instead cut the tour short - They asked us in three separate emails and verbally to rate them - before you take this tour quiz them on where they are going and how long the stops will be. read more

we had a fantastic time!!! HIGHLY recommend!! wonderful way to see the city and our guide could not have been nicer!!

Took the 2 hour afternoon tour which was perfect. Guide offered to show the group of seven some "not typical" spots which was very nice and it helped he knew the history and culture. Highly recommend for your first day in the city. read more

4 of us did the 4 hour country tour with Tim, a native New Yorker and excellent guide. He was very attentive to our entire group of 11, all with varied fitness levels. Plenty of time for photos, lots of history and interesting facts and nice ride. Make sure to bring water and a snack, there is a market nearby. The bikes are cruisers and as an experienced cyclist, they seemed clunky to me but work well on the brick uneven city pavement when you first leave Amsterdam. The entire shop was great and Tim was wonderful! I'd use them again! read more

We booked the countryside tour and it was fantastic. Patrick our guide told us a lot about Amsterdam and gave a great tour of the city. The cheese farm was interesting and we got some great cheese. I would recommend Mike's tour to anyone visiting Amsterdam. read more

This review is for Mike's Bikes Countryside Tour to the cheese and clog making farm. In summary, the farmhouse was a bad experience mainly because of the creepy and pervy farmer. 1) He was very "handsy" with the women. He requested that all women come to the front of the crowd and would make an effort to touch and hold their hands. If that is not sketchy enough for you, he would also throw in attempts at sexual innuendo. Bonus points! 2) At one point, he called an Asian guy "Happy Chinese man". He asked the guy where he was from, and when the man said "United States", the farmer pressed and asked "but where are you from 'traditionally'"? So I guess the Asian guy is not a US citizen cause he's not white? 3) The farmer also droned on with his world views, for example complaining about most products being made in China. Of course, the irony seems to have escaped him, since he too is making money off of foreigners. He then routed us into a gift shop where he pedaled his goods. It's ok for him to make money off of foreigners but not other people. Look, I agree that people have the right to have their views on the world and disagree, including this farmer. That's fine. But as a consumer, I have the right to spend my time and money how I wish, and we would not have gone on this tour had we known what was in store. So this review is meant for anyone who doesn't want to deal with this junk on their vacation. As for the rest of the tour, our guide Patrick was friendly and candid, and the bike ride was nice. The clog-making wasn't terribly interesting cause the farmer just uses a jig and the machine essentially makes it. And they were pretty stingy about the cheese samples at the farmhouse. In conclusion, I'd suggest going on a different tour option or get a private tour guide on AirBnB if you don't want to deal with a pervy, nativist farmer with his creepy behavior around women and remarks on race. read more

I have taken bike tours in other large European cities, so I had high expectations for touring Amsterdam. I'm happy to say that I was not disappointed! Matthias did a great job maneuvering our group through the city and sharing his in-depth knowledge and love for Amsterdam! Matthias showed the upmost professionalism during the tour and always had our safety in mind. We made several stops throughout the 3-hour tour to learn about different parts of the city. Towards the end of the tour we stopped for a beverage and had the chance to chat with the members of the group from different parts of the world, so that was nice. Lastly, I'll add that the bikes were in very good condition and the extra bonus was that all the bikes came with a bike bag to store your personal belongings! read more

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We had no expectation coming into the tour but was completely blown away by the professionalism and in-depth history that was given to us by Mattias. He entertained our group for 4 hours and just made casual conversation getting to know us as well as imparting his wisdom. Overall we highly recommend this tour and it is just a wonderful way to see the city. Don't be intimidated by the initial bike warning. First time rider here and made it through unscathed . read more

We did two tours with Mike's. We did a city tour and the "Exclusive" countryside bike tour. Both Pete and Sanders were excellent guides. Keeping the group together, even going out of his way to help one in our group that had to leave the tour a little early, very accommodating. The bikes are in top shape and super easy to ride. Highly recommend you do a tour when you first arrive so you get a lay of the land, and to also see if biking around the city is something you could do on your own. I liked the company so much, I'm rocking one of their cool hoodies in Portland now! read more

We did the 2-hour city tour with Patrick and he was wonderful! He had fun teaching us about the city and the highlights we saw so we could tell he loves the city. We had a blast learning to navigate the streets and yes We Survived! Easy ride and really fun. read more

This bike tour was amazing! I think our tour guide's name was Patrick.. he was great. He was funny, and gave us a ton of great info that I never knew prior!!! Between cycling, stopping at windmills, and seeing clogs/cheese being made.. It was the funnest thing I did while in Amsterdam. 11/10 recommend :) read more

I did the country tour. They gave me the best bike, it was pink and with flowers on it. It was great. We visited a cheese farm. I bought 2 kilos of cheese. not sure why. Also, they have the most beautiful collection of cassettes on one of their walls. It's mesmerizing... very throwbacky... clearly they know their music. read more

This bike tour was GREAT. Paul was our guide and Patrick (better known for being the one-man-show at Sexyland) was our photographer. We couldn't take the standard route due to a marathon, but it didn't seem to phase Paul one bit - he showed us all over the city, taking us along the dyke and through the country side, taking us to places that I guarantee other guides have never taken groups (I mean this in the best way possible). I saw some beautiful sites, laughed at some funny jokes, and now (despite the super comfortable seats on the bikes) have a sore arse. read more

The tour was absolutely amazing! Very easy to do even if you are not a great bike rider.

I know that saying something was the "highlight of your trip" is cliche, but it was absolutely true in this case-- and I had done all the highlights of Amsterdam during my trip. I booked the Exclusive Countryside Tour the night before my last day and found Mike's Bikes very responsive in answering the questions I emailed. The trip lasted about 5 hours and was a blast. I've been on bike trips before where there are people who can't bike (or who think they can) and I've hated it, so it was nice to have this trip where they advertised that you should be very comfortable biking. That, plus the small size of the group, helped us go at a decent pace so we could see a lot of the countryside right outside the city. Our leader, the owner Egg, was very informative and made the trip fun. We climbed the church stairs to the bell tower and then on to the roof which yielded an awesome view. Our group got caught in several rain showers (one being one of the hardest downpours I've ever been in) but Egg kept it fun. He rescued our ponchos after a surprise shower when we were in the church bell tower, carried them up the stairs for us, paid for our slightly-rainy cafe lunch, and helped guide us when we got stuck in the crazy downpour and could barely see. The rain ended up just making things even more fun and the group kept dry under the ponchos provided by the shop. After the ride a few of us hung out at the nearby windmill brewery and Egg was super interesting to talk to (he knows a lot about history from his past studies). I'd highly recommend this tour and could definitely see myself doing it again if I'm ever back in Amsterdam! read more

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Our family of four (my daughter is 14 and my son is 11) truly enjoyed the countryside tour to see the windmills, visit the cheese and clog farm and see the beautiful countryside on bike! Four hours flew by and the pace/distance of the bike ride was very manageable for all. And most importantly, we had so much fun. The entire staff at Mike's was super nice, knowledgeable and helpful. I had left my jacket behind and they went out of their way to help me look for it! We would highly recommend Mike's Bike Tour!! read more

On our first day in Amsterdam we couldn't have found a better way to start exploring the city. MT was our guide and not only did she educate on us how to ride in the city and not get run over she was full of personality and knowledge. If we were staying longer we would book another tour and request MT as our guide again. read more