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Amsterdam Drift is a race course in Mario Kart Tour. It is named after and inspired by Amsterdam, the. Like with a majority of the game's other city courses, this course has three routes: Amsterdam Drift, Amsterdam Drift 2, and. The first route debuted in city's namesake tour, the Amsterdam Tour; the second route debuted in the Metropolitan Tour alongside Berlin Byways; and the third route debuted in the November–December 2022 Peach vs. Bowser Tour alongside DS Peach Gardens. The first route takes players through the and the streets of central Amsterdam, the second route takes players into the  canal, and the third route takes racers through a large tulip field.

Portions of this course is set underwater in the canals of Amsterdam, making this the only city course so far with mandatory underwater driving, and the third city course with underwater driving altogether, after Los Angeles Laps and Singapore Speedway.

The first route is a favorite of Luigi (Golf), Mario (Aviator), Rosalina (Volendam), Donkey Kong Jr. (SNES), and the Nabbit and Pastry Chef Mii Racing Suits. The second route is a favorite of Toadette (Explorer), Baby Mario (Koala), Penguin Mario, Penguin Toadette, Rosalina (Volendam), Daisy (Farmer), Rosalina (Chef), Petey Piranha, and the Gold Mii Racing Suit.

Amsterdam Drift
In the standard layout, the racers start the course on street, in between the  and, while they head towards  before making a right turn. After that, the racers make a left turn while they pass the, followed by going underneath the and through the. The racers then glide over a river acting as both the in Amsterdam and the  at the Zaanse Schans, in between the mills  and  while avoiding their sails. They then make their way to a dirt road with Monty Moles (Goombas in the T variant) and a shortcut ramp. Houses and windmills resembling those found on the at the Zaanse Schans appear in the background of the area. The course eventually leads to a Dash Panel, making the racers jump onto a ferry. This is followed by another jump from the ferry onto the paved road again. The racers then go down the street, which leads right behind the Royal Palace, along with  and the Former Amsterdam Main Post Office (currently a shopping mall known as ). There, there is a moving tram which drivers can run into for a Jump Boost. The road makes a gradual left, transitioning into the street and going past Gebouw Industria, before leading to the finish line. In the T and R/T variants and the Do Jump Boosts bonus challenge of the course, the player can go underwater in some parts of the course.

The course also appears as Amsterdam Drift R (reverse), Amsterdam Drift T (with ramps), and Amsterdam Drift R/T (reverse and with ramps).

Amsterdam Drift 2
In the standard layout, the racers start the course on street, in between the  and, but unlike the first Amsterdam Drift, racers now head away from , where they then take a slight right turn before heading into the  canal. Racers take a sharp left turn in the canal and maneuver in between many warp pipes with currents coming out of them. A serpentine turn is taken before heading to a straightaway. Here, racers can chose to drive out of the water and on to a boat on the canal briefly. Passing the boat, there is a fork in the road where players can either go straight ahead, and then take a 90 degree left turn, or take a 90 degree left turn earlier, and then take a right turn again after. When both routes meet up again, they lead to a ramp that leads out of the canal again, and back to the surface outside the Amsterdam Centraal Station. One final left turn is taken before reaching the finishing line. Portions of this course is set underwater in the canals of Amsterdam, making this the second city course with underwater driving, after Singapore Speedway. Unlike Singapore Speedway, however, racers are fully submerged underwater.

This layout is driven in the opposite direction compared to the first layout, as well as instead of visiting parts of the city, the race takes place mostly in the canal. Due to this, the majority of this course is set underwater, making this the first and only city course with mandatory underwater driving.

The course also appears as Amsterdam Drift 2R (reverse) and Amsterdam Drift 2T (with ramps).

Appearances
For this course's tour appearances, see List of Amsterdam Drift tour appearances in Mario Kart Tour.

Trivia

 * Amsterdam Drift 2 is one of three city courses that did not have an R/T variant in the course's debut tour. The other two are Tokyo Blur 3 (whose R/T variant would later debut in the Mario vs. Peach Tour after the course's debut in the Summer Festival Tour) and Berlin Byways.
 * This course has the shortest period of time between the release of the original layout and a subsequent layout, with the second route for this course debuting less than two months after the original.