Private tour in Amsterdam Walda B

Dutch roots? Genealogy tour in Holland with your own art historian, TBL's no 1 tourguide 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!

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Overview of your Amsterdam tour

My name is Walda, I'm an art historian and I LOVE archives! I share the passion for genealogy with my husband who traced back his mother's family until 1580. My family always lived in the Amsterdam area (the oldest we found is Gerrit Kok, born in 1705). Do you have Dutch roots too? And looking for a unique travel experience? Are you eager to know more about your family history and ancestral origins in the Netherlands? Step back in time with me and walk the cobblestoned streets through your ancestors' village somewhere in the Netherlands! I sometimes even found a family gravestone! Even if the place no longer exists, I can show you how your ancestors would have lived. In advance I will check the family information you have given me and do my research to make sure I'll take you to the right places related to you family history. 8 hours custom made tour, luxury van and driver (up to 6 people!) included. Smaller group? Need multiple days? Other questions? Please contact me for an individually tailored tour.

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

This is a private tour, individually tailored for you, after diving into archives and doing my research to give you all the information you need to understand the history of your roots in the Netherlands. I'll show you the village or town where your ancestors grew up, we can walk the same cobble stones, go to the same church, have pancakes or split pea soup as your ancestors would have eaten too and there time to commemorate or pray. 4 hours preparation time, 8 hours custom made tour, luxury van and driver (up to 6 people!) included. Smaller group? Need multiple days? Other questions? Please contact me for an individually tailored tour.

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Bus

A luxury van and private professional driver (up to 6 people!) is included. Bigger group? Or smaller which fits in my Citroen C1? Need more hours or multiple days? Other questions? Please contact me for an individually tailored tour.

What's included
Other: Included are my services as your private tourguide during the tour and my integrity and expertise as an art historian during the research in advance of your family tour. Also included are a luxury van (up to 6 people!) and private driver. Is your group bigger? Need more hours or multiple days? Other questions? Please contact me for an individually tailored tour.
Private Guide
Private Transportation With Driver
What's not included
Other: Museum fees (if needed), food and drinks, personal expenses, other transportation (train/bus/taxi/rental car/coach/boat), extra hours, or other services, when required, are not included. I can prepare an all-inclusive tourprice on request. All my tours are custom made and in your own pace.
Meeting location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Let's meet in your hotel in Amsterdam city center. Please provide name and address. Are you staying outside Amsterdam? Do you need a pick up at Schiphol airport or the cruise terminal? Other locations outside Amsterdam city center possible on request, but an extra fee may apply.

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories
Genealogy
Off The Beaten Path
History
Tour reference number
95026
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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This private tour in Amsterdam is perfect for those with Dutch roots who are eager to explore their family history and ancestral origins in the Netherlands. It's ideal for travellers who want a unique, personalized experience that delves into genealogy and history, guided by an art historian with a passion for archives.

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