Private tour in Amsterdam Walda B

Amsterdam Light Festival including (spooky) citywalk, Nov 26 '26-Jan 17 '27

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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

The Amsterdam Light Festival is a highlight of the holiday season. As in previous years, Dutch and international artists will contribute to the festival, creating spectacular light sculptures around Amsterdam's historic Canal Ring and river. During a 5 hours private tour your own private art historian will do a city walk with you, and I will escort you while enjoying a 2 hrs private canal cruise on an antique (but electric and silent!) salon boat with our own captain, getting close to the most beautiful artworks lighting up and ensuring you can see the city at its best: from the water! There's heating and a restroom onboard. There are also hot and cold drinks onboard for fair prices. At the end of your tour, I can call a taxi for you or escort you back to your hotel in city center. Private tour with citywalk, ticket Rembrandt House, and a Light Festival private canal cruise on an antique salon boat with something to nibble onboard. Enjoy!

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

ONLY AVAILABLE Nov 26 to Jan 17! Please contact me before booking: I will check the captain's availability first! 2.30 pm: pick up at your cruiseship or hotel in Amsterdam city center for a private citywalk. This can be a regular one or with spooky stories of haunted places. There's time for a break if you need to warm up. I'll guide you in the Rembrandt House. 5 pm: private canal cruise on your own antique salon boat with your own captain (drinks onboard for fair prices) during the Amsterdam Light Festival (official partner of the Amsterdam Light Festival). There's something to nibble onboard. 7 pm: taxi (not included) or walk back to your hotel in city center. 7. 30 pm: end of our tour

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Boat

Citywalk (official permit!) and luxury private canal cruise during the Amsterdam Light Festival on a private antique salon boat with our own captain (drinks onboard for fair prices; not included). After the cruise a taxi (not included) will safely take you back to your hotel or restaurant in Amsterdam city center or I can escort you back on foot. Are you staying outside Amsterdam city center? We can discuss a convenient meeting point in city center. An extra fee for time and transportation may apply.

What's included
Other: Included are my services as your private tour guide and my expertise as an art historian during the tour. Also included are pick up at your cruiseship or hotel in city center, a city walk, a ticket for the Rembrandt house and a private tour, a 2 hours private canal cruise on your own antique salon boat with your own captain during the Amsterdam Light Festival, including something to nibble onboard and tourist taxes, and a walk back to your hotel or restaurant in city center (or I can call a taxi for you, not included).
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Private Transportation
Tickets: For the Rembrandt House, private tour and tourist taxes/Light Festival supplement
What's not included
Other: Other museum fees or food and drinks (if needed), personal expenses, extra hours, a taxi or other services, when required, are not included. Please tell me your preferences and I'll prepare a custom made link for easy booking. We can turn this into a full day tour including a private tour in the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and/or Anne Frank House, or a day in the countryside to see windmills and dykes. Please note that the private canal cruise and museum tickets will be prepaid and non-refundable. You have to reimburse me, even if you cancel the tour (hope not!).
Meeting location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

I will pick you up at your cruiseship or hotel in Amsterdam city center. Please provide name and address. Other locations outside city center on request: extra fees (for time and transportation) may apply. Or we can discuss a convenient meeting point.

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
Art And Culture
City Highlights
Boat
History
Night
Tour reference number
537382
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly

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Who is this private tour in Amsterdam best suited for?

This private tour in Amsterdam is perfect for art and history enthusiasts, as well as those who enjoy unique cultural experiences. It's also kid-friendly, making it a great option for families. You'll explore the Amsterdam Light Festival with a private art historian, enjoy a city walk, and take a canal cruise on an antique salon boat.

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Hours icon 5 hours
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