Private tour in Amsterdam Walda B

Dutch silver, glass, delftware and/or cheese and stroopwafel tour with your own art historian and 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

Schoonhoven is known as the Silver City in the Netherlands. Since the 1600s, silver and gold smiths have been working here. Schoonhoven is the host of the International Silver School and "Het Nederlands Zilvermuseum" (the Dutch Silver Museum) where I can guide you (I'm an art historian). Leerdam is the Glass City in the Netherlands. We can visit the Glass Museum, see a glass-blowing demonstration and try typical Leerdam Cheese. And we can go to Gouda, the birthplace of the stroopwafel. Here, we can taste Gouda cheese and see the unique renaissance stain-glass windows in the St. John church. And/or go to Delft: the Royal Delft factory is the only still existing place where they still make handmade and handpainted delftware (since 1653). I can guide you there myself. 8 hours private cartour from Amsterdam to Schoonhoven, Leerdam, Gouda and/or Delft, tickets for the museums and church in Gouda included (when open).

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

Private daytrip from Amsterdam to Schoonhoven, Leerdam, Gouda and/or Delft, including tickets for the museums and the St. Jan church. We will use my small Citroen C1 (up to 3 people) or I can arrange a luxury minivan with professional driver or coach for your bigger group (not included in the tourprice). Pick up and drop off at your hotel in Amsterdam or another location that is convenient for you. Want to stay a little longer? Let me book an extraordinary monument for you: the Water Tower in Schoonhoven from 1901, with spectacular 360 degree views! Please contact me for a custom made tour.

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Sedan

This is a cartour using my small Citroen C1 (up to three people) to Schoonhoven, Leerdam, Gouda and/or Delft. Pick up and drop off at your hotel in Amsterdam. Need bigger transportation? I can arrange a luxury minivan with professional driver or coach for your bigger group (not included in the tourprice).

What's included
Other: Included are my services and expertise as your private art historian and tourguide during the tour in Schoonhoven, Leerdam, Gouda and/or Delft. Also included is the use of my small car, mileage and parking and access to the museums and St. John church that we will visit. I'll guide you there myself or give you time to wonder around.
Private Guide
Tickets: For museums that we will visit (when open)
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What's not included
Other: Other entrance fees (if needed), food and drinks, transportation (rental bikes, taxis, private transportation, a canal cruise), a private stay in the Water Tower Monument (steep stairs and up to 4 people) or other services are not included in the tourprice.
Meeting location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Let's meet at your hotel in Amsterdam. Pick up and drop off is included in the tour. Other locations (your stay in other places in the Netherlands or your (river)cruise ship) on request. An extra fee may apply for (other) transportation and more time.

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories
Art And Culture
History
Museums
Tour reference number
92118
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
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Frequently asked questions

Who is this private tour in Amsterdam best suited for?

This private tour is perfect for travellers who are interested in Dutch culture, history, and art. It's especially suited for those who want to explore the unique crafts of silver, glass, delftware, and enjoy local delicacies like cheese and stroopwafels. With Walda B., an art historian, as your guide, you'll gain deeper insights into these fascinating subjects. The tour is also kid-friendly, making it suitable for families.

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