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Amsterdam Private Tours

Enjoy the Guide all to yourself.

Amsterdam Private tours, whether walking in the town or driving in the countryside, are the perfect way to tailor the experience to your desires. These are agreed by email so that we can come up with the right tour for you. Below are some suggested itineraries and prices for you to get an idea what’s available. Tours are can be customized to your personal requirements. Scroll down for all the tour details or click on a specific tour below:

Amsterdam Walking Tours

 

Countryside & Windmill Driving Tours

 

Rijks Museum & Van Gogh Museum Tours

 

Tulip Tours

 

Please e-mail [email protected] for more info and bookings.

You can call / WhatsApp: (+31 6272 69604) but I often cannot answer if I am giving a tour or in a meeting.

Private Amsterdam Walking Tour – A Bit of Everything

This 3 hour overview tour is our most booked private tour follows the itinerary of our Amsterdam Walking Tour and covers the city’s 800 year history, right up to current social policy and an insight into what it is like being a local and living in this iconic old town. Private tours are completely flexible and you decide the pace. If you enjoy a quick walk, we can do that and cover more ground and topics. If you have an particular area of interest we can focus on that and drill down in detail about any topic.

We can also start from anywhere central and still tell a coherent and interesting story of the city focusing on history, art, architecture and culture.

On a typical tour we will see:

The original sea dike defences of Amsterdam / the Zeedijk / Nieuwmarkt / the Dutch East Indies Company HQ / touch on the old Jewish District / Dam Square / Canal Belt / dip into the Jordaan

We include time in the tour for a cafe break where we give you one of our own printed maps with our top 40 recommendations of places to eat, drink and see. We also make personalised suggestions for you and can mark these on the map.

Practical info:

Group size: Between 1 and 8 people

Cost: 185 total for the group

Duration: 3 hours, includes a cafe break where we can mark recommendations on maps for you.

Start Time: Flexible

Start Point: Anywhere central



 Private countryside & windmill driving tours

As beautiful as Amsterdam is, sometimes it’s nice to leave the city behind and dive into the lovely Dutch countryside. We offer private driving tours outside of Amsterdam. These involve a bit of walking too and cycling is also an option. These tours take about 6 hours but can be longer if we stop for lunch or add cycling to the tour.

Private Countryside & Windmill Tour – Monnickendam

Our primary countryside driving tour follows the itinerary of our Amsterdam Windmill Tour which is a 6 hour exploration through lovely Dutch countryside, back country lanes, small harbour towns, a family farm and a beautiful old working windmill. We visit Monnickendam on this tour and can stop for delicious Dutch apple pie and coffee in a lovely old building.

Private Countryside & Windmill Tour – Edam and Volendam

In this tour we substitute Monnickendam with Edam. Edam is a gorgeous Dutch town that is well worth a visit. We’ve scouted a lovely and easy 5 mile / 8km circular cycle route that goes from central Edam to Volendam along the dike road. From Volendam back to Edam the route is very pretty with a good variety of scenery along designated bicycle lanes. After the ride, we can have coffee or lunch and then head on to the farm and windmill.

Practical info:

1 to 3 people = 575€ (vehicle is a mid-range comfortable car)

4 to 8 people = 625€ (vehicle is a Mercedes Vito Tourer minivan)

This includes driving, guiding and transport, Add on the following per person for coffee & apple pie, windmill admission or bicycle hire. :

  • Coffee and pie – 8€ pp
  • Windmill – 6€ pp from April to the end of October
  • Bicycle Rental if you go for the cycling option – 12.50€ pp

And just so there’s absolute clarity, we’re happy to diverge from this plan at your request. For example, you might want a proper sit-down lunch in a restaurant or no lunch if you’re all full of apple pie. No problem either way. There are various restaurant options.

If you have infants or children below the age of 12 years than you must let us know beforehand, by email at the time of booking to arrange for the appropriate children’s seats in the vehicle.



Private Rijksmuseum – Dutch Golden Age Tour

The Rijksmuseum can be quite overwhelming as it is big, full and surprisingly confusing to navigate. We offer a guided walk through the museum of the Dutch Golden Age period. What that means is pretty much the 1600s when the money was flooding in and the wealthy certainly splashed it around on grand art, spectacular furniture, comfortable living and follies.

See the story of the rise of the Dutch republic and its mighty sea power using allegorical paintings that illustrate important moments of its history. The Rijksmuseum encapsulates the Golden age with its treasure trove of objects, furniture, models, guns, canon, china, Delftware, dolls houses and drinking games that and you will see during the tour.

The entrance hall to the Gallery of Honour reminds visitors of the duties expected of responsible citizens of the period and shows a thorough history of Dutch culture in the arts and sciences. The Gallery of Honour is where Rembrandt’s Night Watch s hanging, which is looking better by the day as it is undergoing a slow and public restoration. Other artists on show include Vermeer, Frans Hals, Ferdinand Bol, Flinck, Saenredam to name but a few.

This tour is offered only as a private tour with a group of 4 people maximum and takes up to 2 hours.

Costs: There is a flat rate of €150 plus entrance which is an extra €23 per person.

Private Van Gogh Museum Tour

Van Gogh was remarkable for many reasons but what makes his career as an artist so fascinating is that it was very short, a mere 10 years. His style changed dramatically during that period and that is obvious from his paintings. What was happening inside his head during that period is also well documented in his letters to his brother. Theo. This gives an insight into the emotional turmoil and obsessions that made him a trailblazer of the post-Impressionist period.

On our tour of the museum we will look at artworks from all these periods and talk about what was happening in his life at that time, why he focused on certain topics and how different artists influenced him.

This tour is offered only as a private tour with a group of 4 people maximum and takes up to 2 hours.

Costs: There is a flat rate of €150 plus entrance which is an extra €20 per person.



Private Tulip Tours – April Only

Keukenhof Gardens and Tulip Fields – April only – 6 hour round trip

We spend up to 3 hours with you at Keukenhof Gardens and guide you through the gardens to show you the best of them. You get an in depth explanation of how Dutch windmills work in front of the large windmill at Keukenhof Gardens. We drive to the best flower fields near the gardens in glorious bloom and stop to take photos of the fields and of you by the fields. The tour can also include a lunch/snacks stop at the gardens or at a lovely, tucked away, local pancake restaurant.

Practical info:

This package includes driving, guiding and transport, entrance fees, but does not include lunch/snacks or Keukenhof Gardens admission. Pickup and drop at your hotel in Amsterdam.

1 to 3 people = 575€ (vehicle is a mid-range car)

4 to 8 people = 625€ (vehicle is a Mercedes Vito Tourer minivan)

Keukenhof entrance tickets cost 20€ per person for adults, 8€ for under 17s. This is added to the price and we buy these for you in advance.

If you have infants or children below the age of 12 years than you must let us know beforehand, by email at the time of booking to arrange for the appropriate children’s seats in the vehicle.