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Historical
Amsterdam
Tours

Logo Historical Amsterdam Tours

Historical
Amsterdam
Tours

History | Art | Architecture

Explore Amsterdam with a private guide

Do you want to explore Amsterdam with a local private guide, from an historic point of view? Fantastic! Our historical tours in Amsterdam are the best way to discover Amsterdam and get to know this incredibly beautiful and interesting city. With our enthusiastic guide, you won’t miss a thing.

Our guides are Dutch historians. They will show you all the best places in the city and tell you the interesting histories and stories, while pointing out all the details and must-sees in Amsterdam. A unique experience.

Book your private guided tour in Amsterdam today to get the best experience during your stay in Amsterdam.

Our guided tours in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a beautiful, historic city. We have different types of tours available. Book your private guide in time and enjoy the private tours.

Amsterdam City Tours

2,5 hours | Incl. visit canal house

3 hours | incl. visit synagogue

Amsterdam History tours

2,5 hours | Incl. visit bank vaults

3 hours | Incl. National Holocaust Memorial

Amsterdam Art tours

2,5 hours | Incl. museum ticket

3 hours | Incl. Rembrandt House Museum

Our most popular tours

Our guides

We are a collective of private guides in Amsterdam:
Three local storytellers with a impressive curriculum on the city’s art, architecture and history and a passion to share this with visitors.
All the requirements for an unforgettable historical tour in Amsterdam.

Historical Amsterdam Tours Private Guide Tijs

Tijs

Owner | Guide

Tijs is a seasoned traveller. He loves to show people around his beloved hometown, so he founded Historical Amsterdam Tours in 2015. He is happy to share his passion for Amsterdam with you.

Historical Amsterdam Tours Private Guide Edgar

Edgar

Guide | Art Historian

Edgar’s endless knowledge about Amsterdam keeps surprising us. He is an art historian, which makes him the ideal private guide to guide you along the canals and around the museums of Amsterdam.

Historical Amsterdam Tours Private Guide Maarten

Maarten

Guide | Art historian

Maarten has a degree in art history and literature, a beautiful combination for a tour guide. Maarten can tell you passionately about Amsterdam, the city he knows like the back of his hand.

Our reviews

  • star rating  Excellent bespoke tour of highlights of the Rijksmuseum. Edgar Foley was a great and knowledgable guide! He put the history of Dutch Art in the Golden Age and... read more

    ColinP975
    May 31, 2023

    star rating  Surprised and Delighted - What a wonderful tour - we thoroughly recommend it. Tijs was knowledgeable, full of interesting stories and extremely courteous and polite. A fascinating tour and to be able... read more

    emmaH205UX
    March 27, 2023

    star rating  We made this tour as we prefered to get a more real-live impression of Rembrandt than just looking at his paintings in the Rijksmuseum. And Tijs fullfilled this expectation absolutely.... read more

    muellerrike
    May 23, 2022
  • star rating  Tijs was an excellent tour guide - funny, engaging and incredibly knowledgeable. The private tour was a fantastic experience and made the museum so much more accessible to someone who... read more

    Hbf99
    May 16, 2022

    star rating  Edgar took my colleagues + I on a tour of multiple areas of Amsterdam and shared so much history + culture with us when we walked.

    I remembered so... read more

    chrisfolwell
    May 11, 2022

    star rating  A brilliant tour with a great guide - Edgar took my colleagues + I on a tour of multiple areas of Amsterdam and shared so much history + culture with us when we walked.

    I remembered so... read more

    Chris F
    May 11, 2022
  • star rating  A very relaxed and experienced guide. Willing to talk and answer questions. The best investment knowledge is to buy high and sell low

    Mickiewicz K
    August 4, 2021

    star rating  A very relaxed and experienced guide. Willing to talk and answer questions.
    The best investment knowledge is to buy high and sell low

    mickiewiczk
    August 4, 2021

    star rating  A very relaxed and experienced guide. Willing to talk and answer questions. The best investment knowledge is to buy high and

    Mickiewicz K
    August 1, 2021
  • star rating  We’ve lived in Amsterdam for 10 years and finally took the time to learn more about the fascinating history. The financial tour did not disappoint - learning about both the... read more

    Ramela S
    July 20, 2021

    star rating  We’ve lived in Amsterdam for 10 years and finally took the time to learn more about the fascinating history. The financial tour did not disappoint - learning about both the... read more

    RTJS
    July 20, 2021

    star rating  We’ve lived in Amsterdam for 10 years and finally took the time to learn more about the fascinating history. The financial tour did not disappoint - learning about both the... read more

    Ramela S
    July 1, 2021
  • star rating  Tijs is one of the people that makes us wish the day to have more than 24 hours! 🙂 Not only a guide who makes the fascinating Amsterdam even more... read more

    RafaTraveller
    December 22, 2020

    star rating  Tijs is one of the people that makes us wish the day to have more than 24 hours! 🙂 Not only a guide who makes the fascinating Amsterdam even more... read more

    RafaTraveller
    December 1, 2020

    star rating  Tijs is one of the people that makes us wish the day to have more than 24 hours! 🙂 Not only a guide who makes the fascinating Amsterdam even more... read more

    A Tripadvisor Member
    December 1, 2020

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