Private tour in Amsterdam Walda B

Canal tour Amsterdam and two museums of your choice 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

Best way to see Amsterdam: Pick 2 museums of your choice and we'll do a one hour private canal cruise on a 1922 salon boat with our own captain inbetween! He will pick us up at one museum and drop us off at the other one. The museum tours are private with your own art historian! Want to see Rijksmuseum AND Van Gogh museum? Please check out my Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum tour. They are both at Museum Square. Interested in something else? I can recommend: Stedelijk Museum (modern/contemporary art), Hermitage (exhibitions from St. Petersburg), Amsterdam Museum, Royal Palace, Anne Frank House***, a canal house museum, a church, Portugese Synagoge, Rembrandt House, Maritime Museum and there's so much more. . . 5 hours private tour, a one hour private canal cruise* and tickets for two museums and taxes included. *** Please note that tickets for Anne Frank house are hard to get. I'll go online exactly 2 months ahead: 100% successful so far, no guarantee! And I have to check the captain's availability*.

Recent Reviews

Marcus P.United States
3 weeks ago

Wilda is incredibly knowledgeable about both the art and the city. She was very flexible with our schedule and very communicative. The tour was everything we had hoped for!

Shawn D.United States
3 weeks ago

The over a century old canal boat was in perfect condition. The pilot was lovely and we had a great time!

Berwick D.United States
May 2026

We took the half day tour with Walda and loved it. She is a font of art history knowledge and navigated us through both museums. The day was capped off with a private canal tour and she explained the city and its history. I highly recommend Wanda.

Carolyn M.
August 2025

Great tour. We saw the highlights and the most desirable items first, bypassed lesser items and learned so much backstory on Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Vermeer, van ruisdale, Hal’s, etc.

James P.United States
July 2025

Excellent tour. Excellent guide. Would highly recommend the tour

Jill A.
July 2025

Walda has now taken multiple clients of mine on tours and each one comes back praising her name. Thank you for being such a wonderful guide and making their tours so special. They loved the museums and canal cruise...incredible experience. Thank you again!

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

Visit 2 museums of your choice and we'll do a one hour private canal cruise on a 1922 salon boat with our own captain inbetween! He will pick us up at one museum and drop us off at the other one, best way to see Amsterdam! The museum tours are private with your own art historian! Need recommendations? How about Stedelijk Museum (modern/contemporary art), Hermitage (exhibitions from St. Petersburg), Amsterdam Museum, Royal Palace, Anne Frank House***, a canal house museum, a church, Portugese Synagoge, Rembrandt House, Maritime Museum and there's so much more. . . Want to see Rijksmuseum AND Van Gogh museum? Please check out my Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum tour. They are both at Museum Square. 5 hours private tour, a one hour private canal cruise* and tickets for two museums and taxes included. *** Please note that tickets for Anne Frank house are hard to get. I'll go online exactly 2 months ahead: 100% successful so far, no guarantee! And I have to check the captain's availability ofcourse*.

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Boat

We'll do a one hour private canal cruise on an antique salonboat with our own captain, best way to see Amsterdam! There are drinks onboard for fair prices (not included) and for an extra fee we can do a longer canal cruise with luxury lunch onboard! The captain will pick us up at one museum and, after an hour, drop us off at another museum. Other transportation (tram, taxi) is not included in the tourprice. I can arrange a taxi for you after our tour (not included) to take you back to your hotel.

What's included
Other: Included in this 5 hours tour are my services as your private tour guide and my expertise as an experienced art historian. Also included are a one hour private canal cruise on an antique salonboat with our own captain and entrance fees for two museums of your choice.Please note that some museums have time tickets and that the captain must be available on the requested date/time. Tickets and private canal cruise will be prepaid and non-refundable. You must reimburse me, even if you cancel the tour (hope not!)
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Tickets: For two museums of your choice. Please note that some museums have time tickets and can be sold out. I'll offer you an alternative.
What's not included
Other: Other museum fees, food and drinks, personal expenses, extra hours, other transportation than the one hour canal cruise or other services, when required, are not included.Want to see/do other things during a tour? All my tours are custom made! I can prepare an all-inclusive tourprice on request with a link for easy booking. Please tell me your preferences!
Meeting location

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

Any location in Amsterdam city center, for example your hotel, is a good location to meet. Let's discuss what's convenient. I can wear a green Toursbylocals keycord, can't miss! Outside Amsterdam city center? An extra fee for time and transportation 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
Art And Culture
Museums
Boat
Tour reference number
101122
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly

Traveller reviews

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Who is this private tour in Amsterdam best suited for?

This private tour in Amsterdam is perfect for art enthusiasts and those who want to explore the city's rich cultural heritage with the guidance of an experienced art historian, Walda B. It's also ideal for travellers who enjoy a leisurely canal cruise and wish to visit two museums of their choice. The tour is kid-friendly and offers a moderate activity level, making it suitable for families and those who want a relaxed yet informative experience.

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