Amsterdam-East Private Tours: for families, travelers and teams

The monumental Figee crane on KNSM Island. Click for a larger version.

This page is about private tours in offbeat, emerging neighborhoods in Amsterdam East. Based on urban love.

Customised guided walking tours and hidden gems of East Amsterdam by bike, inline skate or footbike for business travellers, expats, team outings and families.

Unusual private, refreshing arrangements, for example starting from your office, your hotel, your private house or restaurant in “Oost“.
These tailor-made tours offer more space and safety and take you to places that are both unknown and uncommon (even rooftop bars).

Do you want that guided private tour longer? Or shorter? Exclusive? With more people? Including a bite to eat? Would you like to dance salsa after the tour?
OK. Then we will be happy to make it your customised eastern Lexperience.
In “Mokum”, which is the nickname of Amsterdam. Please come in.

Local private guide Lex in Amsterdam-East, Watergraafsmeer, Linnaeushof, on a footbike.

    
 
 
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   Asha Kirkby 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifieert dat de oorspronkelijke bron van de recensie Google is. I can recommend Lex very highly as a Skate Guide and Tour Planner. He helped me to plan and organise the last Skatefresh Trip to Amsterdam and it was a great Trip, despite some rain storms. The team Lex chose were experienced, friendly and well prepared skaters who made us feel in safe hands. It's always nicer to be guided by locals. Lex has a wealth of local knowledge about the sites and customs of his country. 2026 - We recently hired Lex again for a Skatefresh 2 day tour and once again Lex did not disappoint. His attention to detail and thorough preparations created a seamless tour with memorable highlights, superb skating surfaces & outstanding apple pie farm stop👌🏽 Our event is repeating every August with Lex and we look forward to 2027!🤩
  
 
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   Kerry Finlayson 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifieert dat de oorspronkelijke bron van de recensie Google is. Our group of 14 people had a great Lexperience! Our guides Lex and Jelte were informative, fun and overall patient. We saw a great part of Amsterdam that you don't see on a regular inner city bike tour. Highly recommend for a relaxed and authentic tour of Amsterdam.
  
 
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   Arno Versteeg 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifieert dat de oorspronkelijke bron van de recensie Google is. Deze tour door Betondorp en Park de Meer met toelichting over Cruijff ⚽️ en de architectuur is prima bevallen. We waren met een groep van 22 collega’s en we werden opgesplitst in 2-en en begeleid door Lex en zijn collega Alex. Begonnen met een drankje bij café De Avonden en vervolgens een 1,5uur durende tour gehad. Dit had toch gerust 2uur mogen duren.
  
 
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   Gerrit Vos 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifieert dat de oorspronkelijke bron van de recensie Google is. Hele leerzame fietstocht gehad bij Lex en Tijs! Daarnaast heeft Lex ook geholpen bij het invullen van het verdere programma voor die dag en hebben we een top dag gehad.
  
 
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Index of guided tours of Amsterdam East verberg

1 Hidden gems of Amsterdam East tours: by bike, footbike, on foot or inline skate.

2 Off the beaten track guided tours starting from your hotel, restaurant or Airbnb in Amsterdam East

3 An example of an emerging neighborhood with a theme: “Indische Buurt”.

4 Lex and the City shows Eastern Docklands to a journalist from I paper from the UK. (2024)

5 Make the environment around your hotel or restaurant in “Oost” come alive.

6 An example of a high-end hotel in Amsterdam-East Lex and the City have been visiting.

7 Offbeat walks & bike outings in Amsterdam East: rate and contact.

8 A social walk in Amsterdam East | Where we walk during the East tour and what we’ll see.

9 Landing-page of Lex and the City Amsterdam guided private tours in English.

That Bra Bridge on IJburg in Amsterdam-East – This is its nickname, you see why? – Photo by Lex and the City. Great as part of a bike tour.

Hidden gems of Amsterdam East tours: by bike, footbike, on foot or inline skate.

The small-scale private tours start from your hotel or restaurant and are tailor-made for each Amsterdam hotel location in the eastern part of the city. ⇓

One-hour hidden gems of Amsterdam East tours; Lexperiences with a locally based storyteller.

The last part of this webpage tells the story about social walking tours in Amsterdam East for expats and other international groups in Amsterdam.

“(L) explore” Amsterdam-East the unusual way with private local guide Amsterdam, Lex and the City.

Lex & his team like to show you the unknown Amsterdam, special spots in the eastern part of the capital.

“De Gooyer”, nickname: “The mill of East” – Together with the first local beer brewery in modern history (1983) in Amsterdam-East.

Want to explore on your own without a local guide? Rent a bike online at a local shop

Off the beaten track guided tours starting from your hotel, restaurant or Airbnb in Amsterdam East

Even our king has bought a boat on Cruquius Island – Eastern Docklands – Area experts Lex and the City love to show this hidden gem to you and your group.

An offbeat guided private walking tour (or bike experience) in a large circle around your hotel. Possibly including brand-new rooftop guiding from places like Canvas, Ruby or Pillows. LinkedIn trigger

Off the beaten track emerging neighbourhood tour in Amsterdam East with private local guide Lex and the City.

Looking for hidden gems of Amsterdam in French, English, German or Dutch? Your local storyteller speaks those four languages very well. We call it a customised Lexperience.

Especially for the busy business traveller who would like to relax and move briefly, see something of the surroundings and have an inspiring conversation with a locally based, international and sporty guide, who has lived in Amsterdam East for over 25 years.

This is the largest skatepark of the Netherlands – On Zeeburgereiland in Amsterdam East – A hidden gem to be discovered with Lex and the City custom experiences for small private groups.

Together with your local tour leader you are going to look for some hidden gems in the specific part of Amsterdam (central) East where your hotel is based. This could be in Amstelkwartier (Amstel Quarter), IJburg, Indische Buurt (Indonesian neighborhood), Oosterpark (video by the local guide), Zeeburgereiland, , Dapperbuurt, Central East, Transvaalbuurt, Bajes Quarter, Watergraafsmeer, Betondorp (Link to an article) or in the Eastern Docklands.

One of the most attractive streets of Amsterdam East – In the Indonesian neighborhood – That monumental mini village called Indië 1. Discover it with Lex and the City.

An example of an emerging neighborhood with a theme: “Indische Buurt”.

People who are interested in this quarter might have urban regeneration as one of their themes in their trips. The quarter “Indische Buurt” (indian neighborhood or indonesian neighborhood), has a high vitality and livability. People like to to know more about the change. Besides, the district is a culturally diverse district, which could reflect the city’s ethnic diversity. Chowing emerging neighborhoods is an example of our mission to show you (and tell you about) the unusual Amsterdam.

What a building…we’ll show you. (And tell you about its new destination.)

Lex and the City shows Eastern Docklands to a journalist from I paper from the UK. (2024)

Amsterdam’s resurgent Dockland’s neighbourhood without the tourist crowds

Check paragraph one for local guide Lex in action in Eastern Docklnads.

Make the environment around your hotel or restaurant in “Oost” come alive.

Except for tailor made tours for clients of hotels in Amsterdam- East, eager to explore the area around their hotel, Lex and the City is happy to act as an online storyteller for the hotel itself as well.

Online content creation for hotels and restaurants in “Oost”: making the environment around the location even more lively and $exy. By writing about the surroundings of your restaurant and hotel. Read more about this brand new storytelling service on the Lex and the City page “Storyteller of Amsterdam East“.

Cruquius Island (Cruquiuseiland in dutch) is a part of the Eastern Docklands – A typical spot to write about, as it contains unexpected highlights.

An example of a high-end hotel in Amsterdam-East Lex and the City have been visiting.

Amsterdam hotels provide Lex and the City with knowledge about its history and facilities. And they are a source of potential clients. And we describe for them the attractions of the environment around their location.
The visit has been to a hotel with a 5 star rating in this case, the 1st ever in “Oost”! It’s called Pillows Hotel Maurits at the Park. An impression on Facebook.

And: my review as a local storyteller about that Pillows visit and “Lexperiences” afterwards on Google maps.

Ten other ho(s)tels in Amsterdam East we know from inside:

The Manor (Oosterparkbuurt)
Volkshotel (Wibautstraat)
Lloyd (Eastern Docklands)
Meininger (Omval, Amstel Station) Read the opinion of someone who creates sustainable tours and guided experiences in Amsterdam East (Lex and the City!)
Hotel Arena (Oosterpark)
Stay Okay (Indonesian neighborhood)
Four Elements (IJburg)
Generator (Oosterpark)
Ruby (Amstelkwartier)
Hotel V (Amsteldorp)
Hotel Janssen (Bajeskwartier)

Dappermarkt in “Oud-Oost” – Probably the most local market of Amsterdam – Combination of hip spots combined with authentic market. In the East – October 2024 – Picture by Lex.

Lex van Buuren, creator and guide, adores the East of Amsterdam. And he has lived there himself for 26 years now. As do his team mates. Click for his 5 specialties.

Offbeat walks & bike outings in Amsterdam East: rate and contact.

Amsterdam East (-central) private tours: : Pricing | General terms and conditions of Lex and the City

Talk to Lex.

+31655337726 | [email protected]

Lex van Buuren lives in “De Indische Buurt”, Amsterdam East, which is a popular, hip and pretty historical quarter, not far away from your hotel.
If he is available he can come to your hotel pretty fast on his bike or footbike. It is his custom made guiding & organizing style.

Lex and the City has a mission in town. It is about being healthy and happy in town by moving more the durable way and with more fun and inspiration. Read the The mission statement and core competence of Lex and the City

He promotes walks after arriving in town as well for coping a bit better with jet-lags. For three reasons: city inspiration, physical exercise, and a brief inspiring conversation. For small corporate groups attending a congress and for individual travelers. Or this type of private guiding during SAIL Amsterdam 2030.

For example; He’d show the latest technology in Amstelkwartier, the developments in the building of Bajes Kwartier and we could bike along river Amstel. Review about Bajesdorp by Lex and the City.
Theme: Beyond the obvious.

Windmill de Gooyer. Nickname: “Mill of the East”.

Showing the hotel itself (Or another) to customers of the 1 hour East-tour

To hotel managers: I’d love to show historical hotels to a small private group. (And with you telling something? ;))

Hotel Arena, place of catholic history (with care), of rapid development and of the Lourdes cave. In Oosterpark

Storyteller of Amsterdam East: microblogging on LinkedIn

Preparing a touristic track in Amsterdam East, for a one hour private hidden gems bike tour around the hotel.

(By the way, what you see is not the hotel, but STATE, a highly innovative tower in the new area called “Bajes Kwartier”.)

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Preparing a tailormade 1 hour biketrack for a hotel here in Amsterdam East. Around the hotel. #exploreamsterdam #privateguidedtours #iamsterdam #tourguideamsterdam #hiddengemsamsterdam #amsterdamhotel #hiddenamsterdam #amsterdameast #hiddengemsguide #biketoursamsterdam

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A social walk in Amsterdam East | Where we walk during the East tour and what we’ll see.

“Gezellige outing”

This walk in Amsterdam East is a great way to connect with other internationals in the capital of the Netherlands. A social walking tour is a great way to get to know new people AND explore a trendy area: Amsterdam East.

Highest building of Amsterdam: Rembrandt Tower

We will discover some hidden gems in Oosterparkbuurt, Dappermarkt and De Indische Buurt. Somewhere in-between we’ll have a break with a drink.
We’ll finish at “Javaplein”; a great place in the unexpected Amsterdam for coffee or lunch. (Even the OBA library with WIFI is present.)

This walk is part of the so-called “Offline Eastern Lexperiences”, a new group leisure program in Amsterdam East, made by storyteller in the East of Amsterdam, Lex and the City.
It focuses on the unusual Amsterdam.

Wine silos from the 19th century hoisted onto the roof of the Harbour Club and converted into cool penthouses. On Cruquius Island, which is a part of the Eastern Docklands in Amsterdam East.

The social walking tour in Amsterdam East: facts

This the Lex and the City smily.

The (inviting) meeting point is the Oosterpark.

– Length: 2,5 hours (including a break of 28 minutes.)
– Number of participants: between 5 and 15
– Costs: EUR 25,00. (including 1 non-alcoholic drink)
– Weather: the walking tour will be cancelled when it is raining cats and dogs or in case of a thunderstorm. (For other circumstances the umbrella (or sunglasses) might be great tools.)
– Date & time: tell us. The special date for your audience, your target group, your people, we set together.

– We could make the break (or ending) longer by adding a lunch. This is more appealing, but increases the price as well.

Bella Vista Park, in Amstelkwartier, Photo by Lex

About the storyteller of Amsterdam East, Lex and the City

Private guide Lex van Buuren here on the right in suit in front of the windmill of Amsterdam East with a group of expats.

Lex and the City specializes in active hidden gem outings in Amsterdam-East and speaks 4 languages.
Join this social sporty outing. :)

It has got an eastern biketour, scootertour and “inline skate lexperience“ as well.

Push the logo for a short of rural Amsterdam-East by the tour guide.

Private offbeat tour, starting in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam-East.
Than walking over the Muiderpoort, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Tropical museum, the head office of the European ZOO’s, The Oranje-Nassau base, Dappermarkt, Roomtuintjes, The windmill of East Amsterdam, Javastraat, Timorplein, Indie 1, the Johan Cruyff tram stop 14, to the end: Javaplein in the heart of “Indische Buurt”.

Eastern Docklands. Photo by that (very) local guide Lex.

You’llexperience this.

Landing-page of Lex and the City Amsterdam guided private tours in English.

Those unLexpected leisure services:
Lex and the City private and custom tours in English: place to start

Flevopark is a green pearl in Amsterdam East full of stories. It is appropriate for a relaxed intermezzo during the Eastern Lexperience, the private tour for your special group.

Take a private tour of Amsterdam East with a local guide. Offbeat experiences in emerging neighborhoods.