Private tour in Amsterdam Walda B

Amsterdam windmills Zaanse Schans: lecture by your own art historian and no. 1 Dutch tourguide, INDOOR Live virtual tour

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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

My name is Walda, I'm an art historian and private guide with more than 25 years of experience. I'm Toursbylocals no. 1 tourguide in the Netherlands with more than 600 five star reviews. I'm a museum guide, a private guide at Zaanse Schans and I teach art history in adult education since 1995. In this tour I'm offering you a one hour live power point presentation from my home in the Netherlands about the Zaanse Schans. Here you can find the largest collection of industrial windmills in the world and typical Zaanse houses, painted green. I'll explain the different type of windmills, their function and tell you about the houses and museums at Zaanse Schans. You can also book a (real!) tour to the Zaanse Schans with me when you are visited Amsterdam!

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

This is a one hour virtual lecture with power point presentation from my home in the Netherlands about the Zaanse Schans. Other subjects or longer courses on request. All you need is a good internet connection and ZOOM installed. Please note that tour start times are in Amsterdam time zone CEST (UTC +2). Remember to consider the time difference at time of booking. I'll send you a reminder and link for the Zoom meeting one day before our Live Virtual Tour. Itinerary: - 5 minutes before booking time: Check In (video/audio check) - Introduction - history of Zaanse Schans - characteristics of Zaanse Houses - different functions of the windmills - museums and demonstrations crafts at Zaanse Schans - helping the museums and windmills - Q&A - Wrap up You can ask as many questions as you want, bring up some friends and (virtually) enjoy an hour in the Dutch countryside!

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Transport details
Type: Walking

Not needed! Enjoy your lecture with power point presentation from the comfort of your home!

What's included
Other: Guiding Services are provided live from my home in the Netherlands via ZOOM. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions before/during/after our Live Virtual Tour!
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What's not included
Other: None! Make yourself a cup of tea or an aperitivo with snacks and enjoy! Comfy in your own home.
Meeting location

Enjoy this ONLINE lecture with power point presentation from the comfort of your home!

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories
History
Tour reference number
823264
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Minimal
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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Who is this private tour in Zaanse Schans best suited for?

This private tour is perfect for anyone interested in Dutch history, art, and culture, especially those who want to learn about the Zaanse Schans from the comfort of their home. It's ideal for art enthusiasts, history buffs, and anyone curious about industrial windmills and traditional Dutch houses. The tour is also suitable for families, as it is kid-friendly and wheelchair accessible.

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