Private tour in Amsterdam Femke M

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Base cost of tour
  • $ 445 USD

Echoes of World War II & Rembrandt - Amsterdam Art & Culture Walking Tour

Tour #1099164
Pricing Details
Base cost of tour

up to 6 people

3 hours 30 minutes

Walking

Party Size:

1

Overview of your Amsterdam tour:

Under the friendly cover of a quiet neighborhood with parks, exotic plant gardens and a beautiful zoo, lies history that tells not only about world famous paintings, rich religious heritage and a flowering jewish culture, but also of the horrors of five years of destruction under nazi-occupation (World War II). How did the Amsterdam people cope with that and what remains of these very opposite parts of human behavior today? I'll be showing you the buildings and places that will give me the best opportunities to tell you some history that Amsterdam is still struggling with: a city where people are capable of the most beautiful creativity, innovative painting and tolerance, but they remain always very fragile. I will guide you past the biggest 17th century synagoges in the world, a special place where some of the world's most famous paintings were made, a lovely green zoo and garden and, in good atmosphere, lift the curtain with respect to my own family background.

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

-We will start our tour at Beursplein Square. -From here, we will dive directly into both 17th Century and WWII history. -We will continue by exploring the neighborhood where painter Rembrandt would take his daily walks for inspiration in, for example, the Montelbaanstoren. -Then we will head towards the centre of the old Jewish neighborhood, where Jewish people went to the market, visited the magnificent Portugese Synagoge and built a large community. -Next we will walk past several memorial places such as the Hollandsche Schouwburg in the green area the Plantage, that will tell the story of not only betrayal, but also immense bravery and great resistance. -On the Plantage, we will also sit down for a drink. -Finally, after a lush stroll past the zoo and green parks and gardens, we will pass by the biggest memorial in the area and end at Amstel river. This itinerary could be customized to best meet your specific needs.

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Transportation Details
Type: Walking

Walking

What's included
  • Other
  • Private Guide
What's extra
  • Other: Personal expenses. In the beginning of our walk we will walk past a few places where you can buy souvenirs. Since according to your preferences, we may sit down for a drink and/or a snack at a terrace or in a pub, you should know that non-alcoholic drinks will cost 3,50 to 6,00 Euro's. Sandwiches and other food around 8,00-16,00 Euro's.
  • Food Drinks Snacks
Meeting location

Airport: ,Cruise: ,ByGuide: Beursplein at Damrak - 5 minutes walk from Central Station

  • You can request a different meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout process.
Other details
Tour categories

Art And Culture

Off The Beaten Path

History

Languages
Fluent

English

Fluent

Dutch

Basic

French

Basic

German

Activity level
Light

Book with a 20% deposit!

Size:

up to 6 people

Duration:

3 hours 30 minutes

Transportation:

Walking

Party Size:

1

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$ 445 USD

Book with a 20% deposit!

Size:

up to 6 people

Duration:

3 hours 30 minutes

Transportation:

Walking

Party Size:

1

Select tour date
Select tour start time

View our Cancellation policy

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