Welcome to Bespoke Amsterdam Experiences. We arrange private tours and tour guides in Amsterdam, private day trips across the Netherlands and private tours in Belgium, built around the people travelling rather than a fixed route.
We also run private canal cruises, shore excursions for cruise guests arriving in Amsterdam and the Dutch ports, and airport transfers with a private chauffeur. We work closely with travel advisors and agents from around the world, and they have their own page with commission and booking terms.
Book an experience that is thoughtful, personal, and memorable. When you take one of our private tours, you will discover parts of Amsterdam and the Netherlands that are often missed.
Amsterdam Experiences started in 2016 with one guide showing visitors around his own neighbourhood at weekends. We have grown to more than 30 guides since then, but the idea has not changed: exploring with us should feel like being shown around by a friend who lives here.
Our guides are locals with real stories: art historians, journalists, musicians, photographers. We match you with the one who fits your group, and they adapt as the day goes, slowing down, skipping ahead or following a detour that catches your eye.
Every private tour bends to your pace and your interests. Pick one of our designed tours as it is, or tell us what you love and we will build something that exists only for you.
We are a small team based in Amsterdam, not a booking platform. From your first message to the day itself you talk to real people, and we confirm meeting points with you directly. Short notice? That is fine too.
Locals with real stories, and the reason guests say it felt like touring with a friend. Scroll through a few of them below.
AnneArtist and guideA German-born artist and private guide who leads walking and cycling tours in Amsterdam, with an eye for architecture, design and local detail.Meet Anne →
BenardoDriving toursA private guide with 10+ years' experience leading Amsterdam walking and bike tours and full-day driving tours across the Netherlands.Meet Benardo →
CarolinaJewish Quarter and HaarlemA warm, multilingual guide who has lived in Haarlem for more than twenty years and leads meaningful tours in Amsterdam and Haarlem.Meet Carolina →
ChrisPhotographerAn English-born photographer and storyteller. Lived in Amsterdam for 25 years, guiding relaxed and insightful tours through the city.Meet Chris →
DávidAmsterdam history specialistAn experienced guide who shares Amsterdam’s rich history with energy and depth. A specialist of our Anne Frank tours.Meet Dávid →
EstherAuthor and guideAn Amsterdam guide with a passion for art, history and local life who delights guests with thoughtful stories and memorable cultural insights.Meet Esther →
GonzaloFilmmakerA passionate guide who loves history, local culture and connecting with guests through stories that reveal the city's heart.Meet Gonzalo →
GuidoJordaan localBorn and raised in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district, a few doors from the Anne Frank House, and known to everyone as Guido the Guide.Meet Guido →
JeroenGolden Age specialistA born storyteller with a sharp eye for everyday details, who loves connecting history, food and local life into engaging Amsterdam stories.Meet Jeroen →
KaleighArt historianA guide with art history and tourism expertise who brings Dutch history, Jewish heritage and inspiring stories to life on tours.Meet Kaleigh →
KeesAnne Frank specialistAn Amsterdam-born local guide with roots in Jewish and Dutch history, who brings meaningful stories and city culture to life.Meet Kees →
LaszloDutch countrysideA guide with nearly 30 years in the Netherlands, leading full-day countryside tours to the tulip fields, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Golden Age.Meet Laszlo →
MichaelArtist and musicianA guide and artist who turns Amsterdam’s past into captivating stories, on tours full of humour and local perspectives.Meet Michael →
Michael (Kaesenova)Cheese specialistOur Amsterdam cheese expert. He leads market walks, tasting workshops, cheese cruises and food tours pairing artisan cheese with local drinks.Meet Michael (Kaesenova) →
MoniqueFormer journalistA true Amsterdammer and former journalist full of curiosity and fun facts who brings the city’s stories and culture to life on every tour.Meet Monique →
SierraAmsterdam localA warm and curious Amsterdam local who loves sharing everyday life, hidden corners and the stories that make the city feel like home.Meet Sierra →
SimonCity historyAn Amsterdam guide from the UK who loves sharing city history, local culture and personalised stories you will not forget.Meet Simon →
StephanPrivate tour guide in the NetherlandsFounder of Amsterdam Experiences, and still guiding himself across Amsterdam, Utrecht, Leiden, Gouda, Delft and The Hague.Meet Stephan →
ThomasAmsterdam and beyondBorn and raised in Amsterdam's Jordaan. He shares the city's history, hidden courtyards and local stories that rarely make it into guidebooks.Meet Thomas →
ZarahHistorianAn Amsterdam-based guide with a history and international relations background who brings 17th century Dutch culture, identity and untold stories to life.Meet Zarah →No one matches that combination. Tell us what interests you and we will match you ourselves.
Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and six more flowers, three bulb regions and your own travel dates on one chart. It shows what will be flowering in the Netherlands the week you arrive, where to find it, and how long the fields have left before they are cut.
Low water can shorten or cancel a Rhine river cruise. This reads the live gauges at five points from Basel to the Dutch delta, including Kaub in the Middle Rhine gorge, and says in plain language whether your sailing is at risk.
Anne Frank House tickets appear every Tuesday at 10am Amsterdam time, exactly six weeks before the visit date, and the good slots go within minutes. Give it your visit date and it works out the moment to be at your screen.
Around nine in ten of the tours we run are private, designed around one group and no one else. Every private tour we list is a real design, shaped on the day around the people on it, and a bespoke tour goes further again, built from scratch around you. We also run a small number of scheduled small-group departures for travellers who would rather share. Explore Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Belgium in a thoughtful and unhurried way.
Seamless door-to-door service with professional chauffeurs, luxury vehicles, and effortless transfers between Schiphol Airport, your hotel, and every experience in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam Experiences specialises in private and bespoke tours, led by a team of over 30 expert local guides. Unlike larger operators, every private tour is shaped entirely around your group, with no fixed scripts, no strangers joining and no rushed itineraries. We work closely with travel advisors, hotel concierge teams, and cruise lines worldwide, and we operate across Amsterdam, the wider Netherlands and Belgium.
A bespoke private tour means the experience is designed entirely around you. Your guide, your route, your pace, and your interests. There are no other guests joining your tour. Whether you want to focus on art, history, food, architecture, or a combination, we build the experience around what matters most to you and your travel companions.
Yes. We offer a range of luxury private experiences in the Netherlands and Belgium, from full-day private tours combining guided walks, museum visits and a luxury canal cruise, to VIP experiences including helicopter rides over the tulip fields, champagne on a private yacht, and exclusive after-hours museum access. Ask to custom make your private luxury tour.
Absolutely. We work with travel advisors and agents from around the world and have a dedicated travel advisor programme. Reliability, clear communication and consistent quality matter enormously when your clients are involved, so we are happy to provide custom proposals, commission arrangements, and direct communication with your clients on your behalf.
We operate well beyond Amsterdam. Our tours cover destinations across the entire Netherlands, including The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Haarlem, Leiden, Gouda, Kinderdijk, Keukenhof tulip gardens and the Dutch countryside. We also organise private tours in Belgium, including Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels. Many guests combine multiple destinations into a single multi-day itinerary.
Our private tour portfolio includes city walking tours, private bike tours, luxury canal cruises, museum tours including the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum, the Jewish History and Anne Frank tour, craft beer tours, cheese tasting experiences, food tours, architecture tours, countryside and windmill tours, tulip and flower field tours, and full-day bespoke experiences. We also offer corporate and incentive group programmes, shore excursions for cruise guests, and virtual tours.
Every private tour we offer can be adapted to your interests, group size, physical pace, language preferences and timing. There is no standard route, so your guide will adjust in real time based on what you enjoy most. We also combine multiple experiences into one day, for example a morning city walk followed by a Rijksmuseum visit and an afternoon canal cruise called the Ultimate Amsterdam in a Day Tour.
Yes, we have extensive experience organising private shore excursions for guests arriving by cruise ship at the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam and other Dutch ports. We arrange private pickup directly from the ship, design a programme that fits your time in port, and ensure you are back on board with time to spare. Our shore excursion experience covers Amsterdam city tours, Dutch countryside visits, and multi-city day trips.
Our team of guides covers multiple languages. Please mention your language preference when making your enquiry and we will match you with the most suitable guide for your group. At this moment we have guides who can do tours in English, Spanish, French, Dutch and German.
Some tours can be booked directly on our website. Others, particularly our bespoke and luxury experiences, are arranged through a short enquiry form on the tour page. Simply tell us your travel dates, group size, interests and any specific wishes, and we will come back to you with a tailored proposal. You can also reach us directly at ln.secneirepxemadretsma@ofni or book through your travel advisor.