AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam’s best days out.
The 15 best private tours in Amsterdam, with prices, run times and who you book through. The ones worth planning an afternoon around, and what each ticket actually includes.
A 2-hour small-group guided Rijksmuseum tour from Museumplein, with tickets included and optional English private upgrade for a focused highlights route.
Most Popular“Informative. Magnificent art. Knowledgeable tour guide, regrettably audio very poor and lots of commentary inaudible”
Semi-private Van Gogh Museum tour in Amsterdam with reserved admission, a professional English guide, and small-group pacing for deeper context.
“Our tour guide Cecilia was excellent. She was informative and provided so much depth about Van Gogh and his life. I’m so glad we took this guided tour instead of simply doing an audio tour.”
Private Amsterdam Red Light District and coffee shop history walk with a local guide, respectful context, optional museum upgrade, Damrak meeting.
“Great tour! The guide and tour company are the best! Very nice, and do an amazing tour. Highly recommend!!!!”
Private Jewish Quarter walk in Amsterdam with your own guide, ending outside Anne Frank House. 2 hours, multiple start times.
“We had a private tour with Josephine. She was super friendly and so knowledgeable we should have brushed up on our history but honestly we left with so much rich history. Seeing the bricks of the 102 thousand Jews that died was jaw dropping we will never forget it. We definitely recommend.”
Private AMS transfer with punctual driver meet-up, text updates, and luggage help to Amsterdam city center in about 30–90 minutes.
“Great communication Driver was early and helped with the bags. Car was clean and quiet. Easy pickup and drop off”
Private 8-hour day trip from Amsterdam to Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam, and Marken with hotel pickup, personal transport, and a local guide.
“Sergio made this trip an outstanding experience, right on time, perfect knowledge of the places we visit and a remarkable and profesional service.”
Semi-private 8-person Amsterdam tour pairing Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum with reserved entry, pro guide storytelling, and timed pacing.
“Anna was a fantastic guide. I'm a frequent art-goer but this was the only way we could get to the Van Gogh Museum, and I'm used to making my own way around. Anna's approach was fresh, informative and insightful and some of the details of discussions around the artists we were looking at were completely…”
Private Jewish history walk in Amsterdam with Anne Frank House ticket help, memorials, canals, and apple pie breaks.
“Kaleigh was amazing and really knows her stuff. Even during having rain most the morning. 🧡 So sad about all the deaths but the memorial was so sad to read.”
Private 2-hour Amsterdam canal cruise with live English guide, eco boat, drinks onboard, and views from Jordaan to Herengracht Golden Bend.
“Best part of our trip! Skipper Paap was the perfect guide and we had a beautiful sunset canal ride. We had the best time!”
90-minute private Amsterdam canal cruise with a live guide, included drinks, and photo-worthy stops from Jordaan to the Amstel.
“The boat ride through the canals was incredible . The skipper (Deep) was excellent and extremely knowledgeable.”
Private Amsterdam day trip to working windmills, Edam, a cheese farm, and Dutch villages in Waterland, with pickup and tastings.
“Philip was an absolutely wonderful guide for our day trip to visit the windmills, cheese and clog making demonstrations and a beautiful tour of the outskirts of Amsterdam! He got us exclusive access to a windmill that doesn’t normally allow tourists. It was fascinating seeing the workings from the inside! We also had a personal…”
A private Amsterdam photoshoot with posing help, a scenic canal-and-bridge route, and edited high-res photos delivered in days.
“It was a good experience and turned out all photos were great.Photographer was good.”
Private Schiphol transfer with flight-aware pickup, clean Mercedes/Tesla cars, and bottled water for a fast ride to Amsterdam or beyond.
“Our driver was reliable, timely and pleasant. She whisked us across busy Amsterdam in no time. Who could ask for more?!”
Private Amsterdam walking tour with a custom local route, flexible hours, canal-belt views, markets, and quiet corners of the city.
“We had a great morning walking the city - seeing canals and secret gardens - learning about the city and its charms - our guide was so patient with US being an HOUR late because of traffic and things outside our control - she rolled with it all and we couldn’t be more thankful -…”
Rijksmuseum semi-private tour with skip-the-line entry, 90 minutes, small group, English guide, and ticket included.
“We really enjoyed our tour with Erin. Not only was she very friendly, she had a great amount of knowledge about everything we saw in the museum. We loved the background info about the building of the museum and the architect who designed it. She gave us the perfect balance between a structured guided tour…”
From the canal ring to the great museums to the windmills and tulip fields, and every way to spend a day in the city.
