Private tour in Amsterdam Walda B

Amsterdam 751 years walking 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!

Have a question or want to customize this tour? Message Walda B.

Overview of your Amsterdam tour

IN 2025 WE CELEBRATED THE 750ST BIRTHDAY OF AMSTERDAM! Walking tour Amsterdam or visit 1 or 2 museums with your own private art historian. I teach art history since 1995 and have a lot of experience in guiding groups. Go fast and see all the highlights in no time, or go slow and deep; it's your choice! Choose a theme, ask for a highlights tour or pick your favorite museum(s) and monuments Amsterdam can offer, for example Royal Palace at Dam Square, Rijksmuseum/Van Gogh museum/Stedelijk Museum (Museum Square), Jordaan area/9 little streets, former Jewish Quarter with Portugese Synagoge and WWII, Rembrandt House and Rembrandt Walk. . . Or how about a private canal cruise on an antique salon boat (not included)? No audiotour with headphones, but a living expert who you can ask anything you want! You will feel so enriched! This 5 hours tour is custom made (price is for hours only).

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

IN 2025 WE CELEBRATED THE 750ST BIRTHDAY OF AMSTERDAM! Private 5 hours Amsterdam walking tour, all the information you need to understand the history of Amsterdam. Enjoy the monuments, the art, the history, the many stories! Custom made: Go fast and see all the highlights in no time, or go slow and deep; it's your choice! Pick you own theme, it's your tour! Ask anything you want to know and take a rest when you need one. 5 hours walking tour with your own private art historian, transportation (taxi, tram, private canal cruise) or tickets not included. Please note that private cruise and some museum time tickets must be reserved in advance and might be sold out. I will offer you alternatives, it's your tour!

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Transport details
Type: Walking

This is a 5 hours walking tour. Transportation is not included in the tourprice (parking is hopeless in Amsterdam!). Or how about a private canal cruise on a private antique salon boat with your own captain? He can pick us up in front of your hotel in city center or a museum and after an hour he can drop us off anywhere we want (not included in the tourprice). Please tell me your preferences. I can prepare an all inclusive tourprice on request, all my tours are custom made!

What's included
Other: Included are 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! Price of the tour is for hours only, for a group up to 10 people for a city walk (hours only), plus taxes. Please note that since April 2020 guided tours are not allowed in the Red Light District.
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What's not included
Other: Any museum fees, transportation (tram, taxi, car), food or drinks, personal expenses, extra hours or other services are not included. Would you like a private canal cruise on a private antique salon boat with your own captain? Please tell me and I'll ask the captain if he's available (also not included in the tourprice).Please tell me your preferences. I can prepare an all-inclusive tourprice on request.
Meeting location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Let's meet in front of the Royal Palace at Dam Square. I can wear my green Toursbylocals key cord, can't miss! Other locations (for example your hotel in Amsterdam city center, the Airport or railway station, the cruise terminal) possible on request, but an extra fee - for transportation and time - may apply. Please tell me your preferences.

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
Architecture
City Highlights
History
Museums
Tour reference number
139633
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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This private tour in Amsterdam is perfect for travellers who want a personalized experience with a knowledgeable guide. It's ideal for those interested in art history, as you'll be accompanied by Walda B., an experienced art historian. Whether you're looking to explore the city's highlights quickly or delve deeply into specific themes or museums, this tour can be tailored to your interests. It's also suitable for families, as it's kid-friendly and wheelchair accessible.

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Hours icon 5 hours
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