Private tour in Amsterdam Walda B

Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam tour with your own art historian, TBL's no 1 guide in the Netherlands

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Walda B.

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My name is Walda and I'm an ART HISTORIAN. I'm a museum and city guide and I teach art history since 1995. I'm an ensured TIDS (by IATA) travel agent and I'm a certified tourguide/hostess with more than 25 years of experience. I'M TOURSBYLOCALS NO. 1 GUIDE IN THE NETHERLANDS with more than 700 real five star reviews! Please contact me if you want a professional private guide to show you the best monuments and museum treasures in the Netherlands, for example in Amsterdam, our beautiful capital, or Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands. Whether you would like a long or short walking tour in Amsterdam, Delft, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen or Maastricht, visit one, two or three museums - for example the Rijksmuseum or Van Gogh Museum - go sightseeing - windmills, tulips, fishermen villages - or see places related to your ancestors, by train, luxury car and professional driver or coach for a day or a week. . . whether you want to know more about the romans in Holland, see its beautiful churches or understand modern art. . . whether it is just you, your family and kids, or a group up to 15 people or more. . . If you want a professional tourguide with more than 25 years of experience, please let me prepare a customized tour for you in English or Dutch. Ask anything you want to, take a rest if you need to and enjoy the monuments, the art, the history and the many stories, everything that you want to see and hear! It's your tour! I assure you we'll have a wonderful time: I'm allround, professional, vivid, accurate, cheerful, well-mannered and fun! More interested in exclusive food tours? I encouraged my husband Rob B. for a long time to share his passion for food with travelers and to bring food tours on the ToursByLocals platform to the next level. In 2022, he finally accepted my call to share his love for food with you! PLEASE NOTE: I'm a private guide that offers private tours in the Netherlands. All my private tours are CUSTOM MADE. We can do more/less hours, private transportation (luxury car, minivan, coach and professional driver, a private antique salon boat in Amsterdam with our own captain and drinks onboard), extra places to visit, whatever you would like to see, eat, or do. Please tell me your preferences and I'll prepare the perfect tour for you! My credentials: - Master Art history and Archeology 1996 - professor International Tourism Management at TIO University - Certified TIDS (by IATA) travel agent - Certificate Hostess (and Tour guide) Euro Academy 1990 - Certificate of Proficiency in English, by University of Cambridge, London 1989 - Registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, since 1999 - Permit for guided tours in museums (when timeslots are available) - Official Permit City of Amsterdam for guided tours city center (Red Light District excluded) - Official Permit guided tours Keukenhof tulip gardens - Official Permit guided tours Old Church and New Church Delft - Official Permit guided tours Bruges (Belgium) - Member of ICOM (International Council of Museums) - Driver License - First Aid and AED And: - more than 25 years of experience - highest marketshare of all Toursbylocals guides in The Netherlands since 2017 - the quickest response to my guests of all Toursbylocals guides in The Netherlands - more than 700(!) real 5 star reviews!!! This makes me the no. 1 private guide in the Netherlands for Toursbylocals. My motto: don't follow just any guide, have your own private art historian! Please beware: anyone in Holland can call himself a tourguide, NO RESTRICTIONS! I'm an ART HISTORIAN, professionally trained guide, TIDS (by IATA) travel agent with more than 25 years experience, the highest marketshare since 2017 and 700+ 5 star reviews. Tour list: - Museum tours Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt House, Anne Frank House and more) - Museum tours outside Amsterdam (Frans Hals Museum Haarlem, Mauritshuis The Hague, Royal Delft in Delft, Kroller Muller Otterlo and more) - City walks in Amsterdam, Haarlem, The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Gouda, Utrecht, Den Bosch, Maastricht, Nijmegen (and more). - Boat tours in Amsterdam (private canal cruise on an antique salon boat) and Giethoorn - Daytrips into the countryside (Zaanse Schans or Kinderdijk windmills, Keukenhof tulip gardens and bulb fields, Edam, Volendam and more) - Daytrips or multiple day trips abroad (Ghent/Bruges/Antwerp/Brussels in Belgium, Aachen/Cologne in Germany, Unesco Heritage site places Europe) - Ancestry tours (including research beforehand) - wheelchair accessible tours - VIP private tour Gallery of Honour, Rijksmuseum, AFTER OPENINGS HOURS Please note: all my tours can be customized and they are in your own pace!

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Overview of your Amsterdam tour

PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU BOOK. NEED TO VERIFY TIME SLOT AVAILABILITY FOR THE MUSEUMS FIRST! Visit the two best visited art museums in Amsterdam with your own private art historian: Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. I teach art history since 1995 and have a lot of experience in guiding in the best museums in Holland and Europe. No audiotour with headphones, but a living expert who you can ask anything you want! I will share your love for art, teach you about artists and styles, I will show you beautiful details, tell interesting stories and will let you feel the history! All my tours are CUSTOM MADE. We can add more hours, private transportation, extra places to visit, do a city walk/private canal cruise, whatever you would like to see, eat, or do. Please tell me your preferences. 4 hours private tour with time tickets for two museums and taxes included.

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU BOOK. NEED TO VERIFY TIME SLOT AVAILABILITY FOR THE MUSEUMS FIRST! Visit the two best visited art museums in Amsterdam with your own private art historian: Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. I teach art history since 1995 and have a lot of experience in guiding in the best museums in Holland and Europe. No audiotour with headphones, but a living expert who you can ask anything you want! I will share your love for art, teach you about artists and styles, I will show you beautiful details, tell interesting stories and will let you feel the history! All my tours are CUSTOM MADE. We can add more hours, private transportation, extra places to visit, do a city walk/private canal cruise, whatever you would like to see, eat, or do. Please tell me your preferences. 4 hours private tour with time tickets for two museums and taxes included.

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Transport details
Type: Walking

We will go around on foot. Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum are both at Museum Square. Transportation is not included in the tourprice. I can prepare an all inclusive tourprice on request. Please tell me your preferences.

What's included
Other: My services as your private tour guide during the tour and my expertise as an experienced art historian. Ask anything you want; it's your tour! Also included are skip the line tickets for two museums of your choice and taxes.Groups in museums can be up to 10 people.
Private Guide
Tickets: For the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. Please note that museums can be sold out for the selected day. I will give you an alternative.
What's not included
Other: Personal expenses, other museum fee(s), a museum donation, food and drinks, transportation, extra hours, a private canal cruise on an antique salon boat or other services, when required, are not included.I will arrange fast line tickets/skip the line tickets in advance. Tickets and a private canal cruise are prepaid and non-refundable and must be reimbursed even if you cancel the tour (hope not!).
Meeting location

Museumplein, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1071 DJ, Netherlands

Let's meet inside the Stedelijk Museum hallway, where it is dry and warm and not so crowded as in front of the Van Gogh Museum next door. I will wear my green Tourbylocals key cord, can't miss! Other locations (for example your hotel, railway station, cruise terminal, airport) possible on request, but an extra fee - for transportation and time - may apply. Please tell me your preferences.

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories
Art And Culture
History
Museums
Tour reference number
93707
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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This private tour in Amsterdam is perfect for art enthusiasts who want to explore the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum with a knowledgeable guide. It's also ideal for those who prefer a personalized experience, as Walda B. can customize the tour to include additional hours, private transportation, or even a city walk or canal cruise. Families with kids, seniors, and travellers with mobility concerns will find the tour accessible and accommodating.

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Hours icon 4 hours
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Private tour for 1-8 people
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