4 Amsterdam Castle Tours Worth the Trip

1.Castle De Haar Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $151Our pick

Ride 45 minutes from Amsterdam to Castle De Haar with a small English-speaking group of up to 16. Guides Sarah, Eva, and Renske lead you through the ornate castle, then leave time for the gardens, park, hedge maze, gift shop, and lunch. Expect narrow stairs inside and a compact van ride.

“Nice easy tour. Castle was amazing. The grounds were nice to walk around on. Tour length was perfect. Really cramped transportation in a minivan.”

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2.Amsterdam Castle & Utrecht City – Private Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 7 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $354

Leave Amsterdam with guide Steve or Steven in a private vehicle for Muiderslot, a water-surrounded castle dating to 1285, then spend four hours exploring Utrecht’s canals, medieval cellars, and Dom Tower area. Pickup is available from selected Amsterdam hotels, with castle admission included and lunch at your own expense.

“Our guide steven was fantastic. I had to walk with a cane. He made sure that I was safe at all times. He was very knowledgeable and quite friendly. I could not have asked for a better experience.”

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3.Full-Day Private Historic Royal Tour around Palaces and Castles

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $444

Travel from your Amsterdam hotel with private guide Gopi to Paleis Het Loo and Muiderslot Castle. Explore a grand royal palace, formal gardens, stables, royal vehicles, and a moated medieval castle in 6 to 8 hours. Private air-conditioned transport and key admission fees are included, but lunch is not.

“We expected rain, so this seemed a good option. Turned out to be a lovely day in all respects. We were picked up at our hotel in a comfortable sedan at a comfortable hour. Our first and longest visit was to Paleis Het Loo to see the stables, a timeline of royal transport in two garages, a sleek new welcome/exhibit space, the traditionally handsome house, and lovely formal gardens. (The gardens abut a woods, but we chose not to extend our stroll.) We next saw several royal-linked properties from the outside; we would have passed only on the former queen's residence (I think it was) where you could only glimpse…”

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4.Private day trip to the Dutch castles from Amsterdam

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 8 hours (approx.)

Spend about eight hours with a private guide visiting two very different Dutch castles. See the 700-year-old Muiderslot, the ornate Castle de Haar, and possibly Utrecht or nearby windmills, depending on your guide and the day. Pickup is available from any hotel in the Netherlands, with transport and castle admission included.

“Bram, our guide, was very engaging and shared so much history around the castles, The Netherlands and it's connection to NY that made our trip so spectacular.”

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