Private tour in Amsterdam Walda B

Full day museum tour Amsterdam 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

Been there, done that! But what do you remember? Have your own private art historian and fully enjoy all the treasures of the best museums in Amsterdam. I teach art history since 1995 and have a lot of experience in guiding groups in the best museums in Holland and many European countries. No audiotour with headphones, but a living expert who you can ask anything you want! I will share your love for art, teach you about artists and styles, I will show you beautiful details, tell unforgettable stories and will let you feel the history. At the end of the day you will feel enriched. Now you'll remember! This is an 8 hours tour. Price is for up to 10 people. Ticket for one museum of your choice included (we can do more on request!), pick your favorite(s)! All my tours are CUSTOM MADE. Need private transportation? Something else you would like to see, eat, or do? Please tell me your preferences. Attention: some museums have time tickets only and can be sold out. Please tell me your preferences!

Your Amsterdam tour itinerary

This tour is custom made! Choose your favorite museum(s)! Pick one and we can stay there all day long, or combine your favorite museums. Ask anything you want to know, take a rest if needed and we can change the program according to your wishes. Ticket for one museum of your choice is included in the tourprice (we can add more!). We can walk from one museum to the other, or use transportation (not included in the tourprice): we can take the tram or a taxi, or how about a private canal cruise on a private 1922 saloon boat with your own captain? He can pick us up at one museum or your hotel and drop us off somewhere else, whatever you prefer (not included in the tour price). Please tell me your preferences! Price of this tour is for 8 hours, ticket for one museum included. Please tell me your favorite museums and I'll arrange skip the line tickets, a private canal cruise, private transportation, reservations for a restaurant or concert, everything you need. I can send you a custom made link for easy booking.

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Transport details
Type: Walking

This is a museum tour. We can walk from one museum to the other. If you want we can use a bike, tram or taxi (not included in the tourprice). Or how about a private canal cruise on an antique salonboat with our own captain? Best way to see Amsterdam! He can pick us up at your hotel or a museum and drop us off at another one (not included in the tourprice). Please tell me your preferences and I'll prepare an all inclusive tourprice for you.

What's included
Other: Included are my services as your private tourguide and expertise as your private art historian during the 8 hours tour. Also included is a ticket for one museum of your choice and tourist taxes. We can add more museums ofcourse, please tell me your preferences!
Private Guide
Tickets: Ticket for one museum of your choice included. Please note that museum can be sold out for a certain time or day. I'll offer you an alternative.e
What's not included
Other: Other museum fees, a donation to a museum, food and drinks, personal expenses, transportation, extra hours, a private canal cruise on your own antique salonboat or other services, when required, are not included. Museum tickets (and a private canal cruise on request) will be prepaid and non-refundable. You must reimburse me for these out-of-my-pocket costs, even if you cancel the tour (hope not!).
Meeting location

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

Let's meet in the hallway of the Stedelijk Museum at Museum Square, where it is warm and dry. I will wear my green Toursbylocals key cord, can't miss! Other locations (for example your hotel in Amsterdam city center, the Airport, cruise terminal or railway station) possible on request, but an extra fee - for transportation and time - 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
History
Art And Culture
Museums
Tour reference number
108653
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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This private tour in Amsterdam is perfect for art enthusiasts who want to explore the city's museums with the guidance of an experienced art historian. It's also ideal for those who prefer a personalized experience, as the tour can be customized to your interests and preferences. Families, including kids, and travellers with mobility concerns will find this tour accommodating, as it is wheelchair accessible and kid-friendly.

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Hours icon 8 hours
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