Soon visiting Amsterdam on your own, as a couple or with a group of up to four persons? Want to make the most out of your stay? Not only visiting the tourist spots, but also experience Amsterdam in its real way? A personal and customized private tour in English with a private guide? With attention to your needs?

Then I am more than willing to take you on an exclusive customized tour throughout Amsterdam as your local independent Amsterdam Private Guide. Go for the real Amsterdam life! Just tell me what you want to see and how much time you have, and I will make your stay unique and unforgettable. Look forward meeting you in Amsterdam!

Contact
Email: amsterdamprivateguide@xs4all.nl
Phone: +31 623562572

Below a summary of the tour options I can offer to you:

• See the highlights in the old town of Amsterdam during a walking tour such as canals, canal houses, Dam square, Rembrandt house, Jordaan area, Jewish quarter, red light district etc.
• Go off the beaten path for the hidden treasures only known by locals such as the lovely hidden gardens and residential courts, picturesque streets and canals and lively markets.
• Listen to the stories about Amsterdam’s history and why it’s  such a liberal city nowadays and how this is related to the history of Amsterdam, the city’s golden age (17th century) in particular.
• Combine the walking tour with a highlight tour in the Rijksmuseum, bringing the stories about the past during the walking tour alive in paintings of the Dutch masters like Rembrandt and Vermeer.
• Learn about Dutch culture (why is everyone riding a bike?).
• Experience local food such as the best apple pie in town, a Dutch beer and real Dutch ‘bitterballen’ in an old ‘brown’ cafe or eat Dutch raw herring on the street.
  
• SAIL AMSTERDAM From 20-24 August 2025 Sail Amsterdam will be organised in Amsterdam. More than 50 tallships wil visit Amsterdam to celebrate nautical history. I can organise private boat tours for you in my boat including drinks and snacks (max 4 persons). Experience Sail from the water!

Any desired tour option missing? Please tell me and I will arrange it for you!

Sarah & Hemi | San Francisco, USA | July 2025
Bart is very knowledgeable of Amsterdam and was very accommodating to our pace and specific requests. Our tour included downtown Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum.

Paul & Anne | Florida, USA | May 2025
Several months before our trip, we reached out to Bart to arrange a tour of Amsterdam and the Tulip Garden. Even though, unfortunately, the Tulip Gardens were sold out, Bart provided us with a wonderful two hour walking tour of Amsterdam showing many of the hidden little details that you would absolutely miss if you tried to do this on your own. Bart is professional, polite, very good at communications and knows Amsterdam like the back of his hand. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour and found it well worth the cost. If ever back in Amsterdam, we would reach out to again.

John & Meryl | Cheddar, UK | May 2024
My wife and I had a fantastic oneon one tour with Bart. We are in our 70’s and wanted a relaxed tour at our pace. Bart was perfect for this, though if you wanted to go faster and cover more ground he could have done that! Bart was very personable and easy to talk to with an excellent knowledge of the detail of Amsterdam which is so important. During our tour we walked down a street that we had been in ourselves the day before. It was amazing how much we missed and Bart pointed out to us! Overall, we would highly recommend Bart to anyone interested in learning more about Amsterdam and getting the inside track on it’s development and history.

Juan | San Francisco, USA | May 2024
Bart did a fantastic job showing me the city and telling me about its fascinating history. He is very engaging and knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I would definitely recommend him highly.

Daniel & Naomi | London, UK | July 2023
Great walking tour. Bart was very knowledgeable of everything about Amsterdam and its history. Lovely day out with lots of off the beaten track insights. Highly recommended !

Nicky & Andy | Lincoln, UK | February 2023
Absolute excellent guided tour of old Amsterdam. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Bart who was extremely knowledgeable and made our trip so interesting and brought the history very much to life.

Sally & Ed | New York, USA | September 2022
We are so happy that we booked a tour with Bart! It was fabulous. He gave us a great range of historical, geographical, cultural information that we could remember and apply for the rest of our trip. He had some great stories, maps and pictures. And he was great company. Thank you Bart – we so highly recommend your tours!

Ed & Nancy | Washington DC, USA | May 2022
Wonderful guide. Knowledgeable and personable. We really liked how he wove stories of Amsterdam and then showed us the related paintings in the Rijksmuseum. This really added to our enjoyment of the tour. If you are looking for a guide in Amsterdam, you can’t go wrong in hiring Bart.

Doug & Joyce | Florida, USA | May 2022
This was one of the best experiences we have ever had with a tour guide. His knowledge of the area and inter-structure workings is mind blowing. In our 4 hour tour ( 2 driving and 2 walking) we saw and felt the area. The walking part of the tour through old Amsterdam was filled with little know facts about the area one would never find in a book. We would recommend Bart highly when in Amsterdam.

Patrick & Cate | Nevada, USA | April 2022
Bart gave us a memorable three hours in Amsterdam. He’s very nice and incredibly knowledgeable about the city’s history and how it has changed over the centuries. Although we had done a lot of reading about the city before we arrived, Bart really made it come to life. We enthusiastically recommend taking a tour with him.