Joy Ride Tours

I am so NOT a tour person and I loved this. A great way to spend a few hours getting some exercise (super easy ride ~23km), seeing the countryside just outside of Amsterdam and a little history about the country/​area.
Don’t bring a bunch fo stuff (you have to carry it on your bike), dress in layers, bring a snack and some water (not lunch stop but you really don’t need it), and please for the love of god just pay attention to where you are going! There is plenty of «selfie» time at the stops along the way.
Highly recommend!

This was probably the best tour I have had the chance to go on. I don’t often do tours, but traveling solo, I figured it would be a great chance to meet new people.
When Allison rolls up and you learn your tour guide is also the owner of the company, you know it will be good. It’s her baby, she’s going to give it her all. And that she did!
The tour was great and Allison is very informative. She was great to bike alongside and discuss everything from politics to whatever else was on my mind that day about my time in The Netherlands. The bikes were top quality, the stops we made were fun, and she really goes out of her way to make sure each tour is found to be enjoyable by everyone. I took some of her suggestions that she prints out on where else to go and what to eat while there, and each time was great!
I remember I was deciding between this and a couple other tours that were slightly cheaper, but I noticed this tour seemed to offer the longest time out and while I can’t speak to the other tours, I can say I’m sure I glad I spent the extra three Euro to go with Joy Ride– it was a wonderful experience!
PS– Book online– you save 3 Euro which is nice!

Even though we got caught in a huge downpour for over an hour and were drenched, it was still a nice tour. They give u great panchos! It was fun to get out of the craziness of the city with zillions of summer tourists & to pretend we were like the Dutch on our bikes. Be sure to bring water and food, cuz they don’t provide any, so we ate cheese from the farm!

The one thing to do if you are in Amsterdam!
This is a great small business and they provide a personal touch to each tour. I was on my own for the day and got lucky at the last minute county tour.
country tour is more «suburbs» but we went down the amstel river, went to a farm with some very «interesting» characters and good cheese, saw a windmill (somewhat more interesting than I expected) I had so much fun and the day as so nice, I ended up doing the afternoon city tour. The city tour is like Mr Toad’s wild ride dodging people and bike traffic across the city. Allison gave us interest tidbits about the city that went beyond the typical touristy tours.
Both tours were relaxing and doing 6 – 7 hours on a bike wasn’t an issue at all!
Dave

Even though I try to stay away from tours when I’m in a foreign country, I made a reservation for the countryside tour before we left the US…
I’m glad I made an exception because I got to see a side of Amsterdam I probably wouldn’t have found on my own. Like Diana L. said, the countryside tour takes 3.5−4 hours on a bike and includes a stop at a windmill and a cheese farm. The people at the [Gouda] cheese farm also happen to make wooden clogs.
Although the windmill and the cheese farm were great, I really enjoyed our journey the most. We rode through a major park in Amsterdam, visited a neighborhood of houseboats, biked through a forest, and then rode through another park on the way back — all with expert guidance and lots of stories along the way.
Alex was our guide and she was awesome. This tour was a highlight of my trip to Amsterdam!

A great way to spend 3.5−4 hours! Had Alison (sp?) leading our Countryside Tour.
Learned a lot of interesting things about Amsterdam, such as the origins of the mysterious XXX and the hand-​on-​boob ground sculpture outside of the Old Church.
We took pictures in front of a windmill and stopped by a cheese farm. An easy ride– remember, no fear!
DON’T BRING A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF WITH YOU. Not all the bikes are outfitted with carrying satchels.
I recommend taking this tour early-​on your trip– guide has a lot of local, non-​tourist restaurant recommendations!

I loved my Joy Ride Tours’ experience with Sean! I found Sean to be very accommodating and diplomatic. Kudos to Sean for turning our biking tour into a very enjoyable history/​foodie WALKING tour when it was determined that biking would be a better option for our party. (Sean explained that his Number One concern is safety.) My favorite part of the tour was the food market. Well, on second thought, maybe my favorite part of the tour was Sean himself. BTW, he was great at arranging our tour through email communications in that he was always prompt and courteous in our exchanges. I recommend Joy Ride Tours highly!