This circular DIY Walking Tour of Amsterdam is just 5 kilometres long (about 3.5 miles), and takes in most of the attractions of central Amsterdam that you’ll want to visit: Amsterdam Centraal Station > NEMO Science Museum > National Maritime Museum > Wertheimpark > Hortus Botanicus > Museum Rembrandthuis > Dam Square > Koninklijk Paleis (The Royal Palace) > Damrak > and finally returning to Amsterdam Centraal Station again.

And because it’s a DIY walking tour of Amsterdam, you can take it at your very own pace; stopping for a coffee/snack/drink where, when, and for as long as you like; lingering at the attractions of central Amsterdam which interest you (and speeding past those that don’t).

So if you were to simply rush round without stopping, you could easily complete the walk in 2 hours. However, I would recommend taking a full day to complete the circuit of central Amsterdam – as there’s just so much to see and do (splitting this DIY walking tour of downtown Amsterdam over two days would be even better).

Plus, as this DIY Walking Tour of Amsterdam is indeed a circular walk of central Amsterdam, you can start/end the walk at any point (wherever is easiest to reach from your Amsterdam hotel perhaps?).