Private tour in Nijmegen Walda B

Day trips from Amsterdam: Operation Market Garden / World War II / Band of Brothers with (art) historian

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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 Nijmegen tour

In this combination tour we will visit places related to Operation Market Garden and/or the popular serie Band of Brothers. Nijmegen was the first Dutch city to fall into German hands, it was accidentally bombed by American planes and it saw heavy fighting during Operation Market Garden. Arnhem is known for 'a bridge too far'. We can also visit the Airborne Museum Oosterbeek (monumental villa with the world's largest collection of Operation Market Garden memorabilia), Liberation Museum and Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek and/or the War Museum in Overloon. Use of car for up to 3 people included. PLEASE NOTE: all my tours are CUSTOM MADE. We can add more hours, transportation, extra places to visit, whatever you would like to see, eat, or do. Please tell me your preferences and I'll prepare the perfect custom made tour for you. I'm a Private Guide that offers Private tours in Nijmegen, Arnhem, Amsterdam and more. IT'S YOUR TOUR!

Your Nijmegen tour itinerary

Private tour, all the information you need to understand the history of World War II in Nijmegen, Heteren, Elst, Groesbeek, Arnhem, Overloon and/or Oosterbeek (Operation Market Garden/Band of Brothers): In 1940 Nijmegen was the first Dutch city to fall into German hands, it was accidentally bombed by American planes and it saw heavy fighting during Operation Market Garden. We will see remains of the fights, some memorial monuments and and the famous Waal Bridge. Or, we will see 'a bridge too far' in Arnhem, whatever you prefer. We can also visit the Airborne Museum in Oosterbeek, the Liberation Museum in Groesbeek or Museum Overloon. Lots of War monuments and Common Wealth War Cemeteries on the way to show you. Please tell me your preferences. It's your tour! Ask anything you want to know, take a rest if needed and learn it all!

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Sedan

Please note that a car up to 3 passengers only is included in the tourprice. We can use a taxi or public transport, a bigger rental car, minivan or coach and driver, whatever you prefer for your group. There's an extra fee for that. We can also use your (rental) car, minivan or private bus and driver or just do a city walk in Nijmegen, without transportation. You will get a discount on the tourprice. I can prepare an all-inclusive tourprice on request. Please tell me your preferences.

What's included
Other: Included are my services as your private tourguide during the tour. Also included are the use of a car for up to three passengers. Is your group bigger? Need other transportation? Just want to do a city walk (don't need transportation)? Do you need more or less hours? Please tell me your preferences and let me prepare a custom made tour for you.
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What's not included
Other: Museum fees, food and drinks, personal expenses, extra hours, pick up from Amsterdam, other transportation than the use of a car up to three passengers, or other services, when required, are not included. I can prepare an all-inclusive tourprice on request. Please tell me your preferences.
Meeting location

13 Amsterdamseweg, Arnhem, Gelderland, 6814 DP, Netherlands

Let's meet in the lobby of your hotel or river cruiseship, or at the Arnhem or Nijmegen Railwaystation. I can wear my green toursbylocals key cord, can't miss! Locations outside Nijmegen or Arnhem 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
History
Tour reference number
93116
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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Who is this private tour in Arnhem best suited for?

This private tour in Arnhem is perfect for history enthusiasts, particularly those interested in World War II and Operation Market Garden. It's also ideal for fans of the "Band of Brothers" series. With the expertise of Walda B., an (art) historian, you'll gain deep insights into the historical events that took place in this region. The tour is also suitable for families, as it is kid-friendly and wheelchair accessible.

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