Private tour in Amsterdam Elke d

Discover your personal Dutch ancestry and heritage

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Elke d.

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Hi my name is Elke. As your personal driver and tour guide I offer unique excursions to the Dutch country side. All my excursions are carefully designed to provide the most authentic and genuine experience of the Dutch landscape as possible. I have been a citizen of Amsterdam for 20 years now and have always been exploring its inner and outer surroundings, on foot, by bike and by car. I have extensive knowledge of the many small back roads and villages. Often inaccessible by big touring cars and therefor still unknown to mass tourism and exploitation. My focus is on providing exclusive , off the beaten path, excursions featuring everything that is so characteristic for the Dutch landscape like polders, windmills, low horizons and big skies. Experience a land created below sealevel. I am a certified teacher for art and cultural history. Specialties: Off the beaten track excursions North of Amsterdam I am not a museum guide. Museums usually have their own guides.

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Overview of your Amsterdam tour

Do you have Dutch ancestors and would you like to learn more about your heritage? I offer a special tailor-made excursion based on information you provide regarding your Dutch forefathers. I will plan a trip to their birthplaces or other significant locations and combine it with landmarks typical of that specific region. I will conduct research into your lineage using various available online regional and historical databases. I use this research to create a basic picture of your ancestors from Holland. To find out what their lives might have looked like and to look for any traces that might still be visible in modern day Holland. Research for this tour takes a lot of time and therefor the tour needs to be booked well ahead of time. If you want something similar on short notice contact me and we can see what is possible in a short amount of time. Do you have a bigger group, need more information or want to book for more days! Sent me a message!

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

-After the booking you will sent me the information you have on your Dutch ancestor. Like a name, year of birth, spouse name, place of birth. If you don't have the exact information I might be able to find the person using whatever information you do have. -I will then conduct research. Using databases to find wedding, birth and death certificates, census records, passenger lists, church ledgers and so on. -With the information I gather I will make a special, tailor made tour just for you to experciense some of your own personal heritage in the Netherlands. Maybe I can find a church visited by your ancestors, a townhall where they wedd, you might walk the same cobbled streets as they did!.

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Minivan

Ford Galaxy from 2010

What's included
Other: Genealogy is a big hobby of mine and I love creating these tours. The amount of research that goes into them is more than I could ever charge. Its days and weeks rather than hours. The tour price does include all however. Both the full day tour as well as time spent on research. Most of the research time is on me however. As a gift to you.
Private Guide
Private Transportation
What's not included
Other: Personal expenses. During the day we will need to make stops for lunch and or dinner. This will not be inluded in the price.
Meeting location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Tour categories
History
Layover
Off The Beaten Path
Genealogy
Tour reference number
276525
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Minimal
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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This private tour in Amsterdam is perfect for anyone with Dutch ancestry who wants to explore their personal heritage. Elke d. offers a tailor-made experience based on your family history, making it ideal for those interested in genealogy and discovering their roots. It's also suitable for travellers who want to connect with a local for deeper insights into their Dutch heritage.

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