8 Castle Tours in Amsterdam Worth Your Time

1.Royal Palace Entry Ticket and Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6,475 reviews · from $15Our pick

Enter Amsterdam’s working Royal Palace with a smartphone ticket and choose a self-guided audio tour in eight languages. See state banquet rooms, Louis Napoleon’s furniture, Golden Age paintings, and the vast Citizens’ Hall with Atlas overhead. The audio guide offers shorter and longer routes, making this a good stop for both quick visits and careful exploration.

“Amazing, a lot of history here. Just breathtakingly beautiful.”

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2.Castle De Haar Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam

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

Travel from Amsterdam to Kasteel de Haar in a small van with a guide such as Sarah or Eva. Explore the restored Gothic castle, hear stories about its owners and famous visitors, then enjoy free time for the gardens, park, maze, gift shop, or lunch. Expect narrow stairs inside.

“This was a very interesting excursion. The castle as well as the surrounding grounds are very well maintained and not to mention absolutely beautiful. Our guide Renshe (apologies if I misspelled) was very friendly, knowledgeable and not to mention our personal photographer. This was well worth the money and time spent.”

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3.Amsterdam Castle & Utrecht City – Private Day Tour

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

Leave Amsterdam at 10:00 for a private day with guide Steve, visiting 700-year-old Muiderslot Castle and Utrecht’s medieval canals and Dom Tower. Admission to the castle, private air-conditioned transport, and pickup from selected hotels are included. Lunch is extra, and scenic detours may depend on your guide and timing.

“Our tour guide, Steve, was knowledgeable and very organized. We all enjoyed the excursion. Highly recommend.”

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

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

Travel from Amsterdam in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with guide Gopi to Paleis Het Loo and Muiderslot. See royal rooms, formal gardens, stables, historic carriages, and a moated medieval castle. Hotel pickup, parking, water, and admissions are included. Plan 6 to 8 hours, with lunch and drinks extra.

“Well rounded tour. Very easy going. He had excellent areas to visit he still however always tried his best to get to spots you requested time dependent”

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5.Amsterdam Castle Muiderslot Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 9 reviews · 3 hours · from $238

Travel by private car from your Amsterdam hotel to Muiderslot, a 13th-century castle near Muiden. Your professional driver handles the transfer while you explore independently, using the available audio guide to understand the castle’s past. The three-hour outing includes admission, Wi-Fi, water, and return transport.

“About 30 minutes or so from downtown Amsterdam, the castle was lots of fun, especially for history lovers and young people. We were able to climb all around the castle, and we found that using the audio portion that was offered really helped us llearn details about the early days and the castle itself. Walking the castle grounds afterwards was quite beautiful and great for taking photos! If we had booked a little bit more time, I think I would’ve liked to have walked around the village And had lunch and done a little shopping, I would recommend extending it for an extra hour.”

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6.Private green tour !!! Windmills, castle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews

Mike’s Green Tours takes up to four people from Amsterdam by private Tesla to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and De Haar Castle. Expect English guiding, hotel pickup and drop-off, windmills, fish tasting, village streets, castle gardens, and a flexible day shaped around your group.

“Mike was an amazing guide! He made sure I got the most of my time! Safe driver. I had so much fun with the music of choice, 80’s remix! He even sent me the link so when I was going around and taking pictures at the De Haar castle I was listening to it! When we were at the windmills it was swamped with tourists, he made sure that I could take the beautiful pictures of the windmills without the crowd by standing a couple of feet away to block the human traffic so no one will get in the way of my pictures! It was truly appreciated! He even…”

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7.Private Day Trip to the Dutch Castles

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 7 reviews · 8 hours

Spend eight hours with a private guide visiting Muiden Castle and De Haar Castle from Amsterdam. You get hotel pickup, private transport, and a flexible English or Dutch-speaking guide. Sejjed and Luba have provided especially attentive service, including help with English translations inside the castles.

“The guide Luba was excellent. She dropped us at the airport and the tour agency was helpful. Really recommend their service. Kudos and keep it up!”

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8.De Haar Castle, Utrecht and Muiderslot from Amsterdam by Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 5 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $932

Ride in a private, air-conditioned car from Amsterdam to De Haar Castle, historic Utrecht, and, on the eight-hour option, Muiderslot. A private English-speaking guide leads the visits, while hotel pickup and drop-off keep the day simple. De Haar entry is included on every option, but its gardens and Muiderslot entry require separate planning.

“Pleasant tour with a knowledgeable guide and a local driver we spent most of the time in the first castle”

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