Private tour in Utrecht Walda B

Utrecht walking 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 Utrecht tour

Utrecht is famous for the highest church tower in the Netherlands, its beautiful canals, the best bars and lots of museums, for example the Centraal Museum with a unique collection of Rietveld's chairs, the Nijntje Museum (Miffy by Dick Bruna), the Catharijneconvent (best museum of christian art), Van Speelklok tot Pierement (with rare dance organs) and the UNESCO Rietveld-Schroder House. Whether it is just you, your family and kids, or a group up to 15 people. . . If you want a professional tourguide with more than 20 years of experience, please let me prepare a customized tour in Utrecht for you. IN 2022 WE CELEBRATED UTRECHT'S 900TH BIRTHDAY! PLEASE NOTE: all my tours are CUSTOM MADE. We can add more hours, private transportation, pick up from Amsterdam, 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. This is a 3 hours walking tour in Utrecht.

Your Utrecht tour itinerary

Private walking tour / museum tour in Utrecht, starting at your hotel in Utrecht city center or at Central Railway Station, all the information you need to understand the history of the city, the architecture and art works. Enjoy the monuments, the art, the history, the many stories, for example the Cathedral, the Centraal Museum and Catharijneconvent. They're all in walking distance. If you would like to visit the Rietveld-Schroderhouse we need a taxi or private transportation. It's your tour! Ask anything you want to, take a rest if you need to and we can adjust or extend the tour as you wishes.

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Transport details
Type: Walking

This is a walking tour. Transportation is not included in the tourprice. In city center we do not need transportation (pedestrian area). If you want a car, minivan, private coach and driver, taxi, bike, canalcruise or other transportation please let me prepare an all inclusive tourprice for you.

What's included
Other: Included are my services as your private tourguide during the tour and my expertise as an experienced art historian. Ask anything you want; it's your tour! Price of the tour is for three hours for a group up to 10 people.
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What's not included
Other: Museum fees (if needed), food and drinks, personal expenses, transportation (train/bus/taxi/rental car/minivan/coach and driver), pick up from Amsterdam, or other services, when required, are not included. All my tours are custom made; I can send you an all inclusive link for easy booking on request.
Meeting location

305 Stationshal, Utrecht, Utrecht, 3511 CE, Netherlands

Let's meet at Utrecht Central Station (meeting point: 'Bling bling cloud'). I can wear my green Toursbylocals key cord, can't miss! Other locations (your hotel in Utrecht city center, Schiphol Airport, your hotel in Amsterdam or your cruiseship) possible on request, but an extra fee - for transportation and time - may apply.

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
City Highlights
Art And Culture
History
Tour reference number
108452
Languages
Dutch
English
Activity level
Moderate
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible
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This private tour in Utrecht is perfect for anyone interested in exploring the city's rich history, art, and architecture with a knowledgeable guide. Whether you're travelling alone, with family and kids, or in a group of up to 10 people, Walda B. can tailor the experience to your interests. It's also suitable for those who want to connect with a local expert for deeper insights into Utrecht's culture and heritage.

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Hours icon 3 hours
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