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Netherlands Unveiled

Amsterdam city tours and more with Marion, a guide who brings places to life through culture, context and lived experience.

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What we offer: Amsterdam city tours and more

Choose from themed walking tours in Amsterdam, visits to villages around Amsterdam and city tours in The Hague, Rotterdam, Delft and Nijmegen.

Amsterdam canal with gabled houses and bicycles

Amsterdam

Four ways to discover Amsterdam on foot, each revealing a different side of the city.

  • Introduction to Amsterdam — From Amsterdam Centraal through part of the Red Light District to Dam Square and the Flower Market. This tour takes 2–3 hours, depending on the itinerary.
  • Jewish and WWII Amsterdam — Learn about Amsterdam’s Jewish community and what happened during WWII. See the Holocaust Names Monument, the Jewish Museum from the outside, Wertheimpark and Waterlooplein. If time allows, continue to the Anne Frank House.
  • Jordaan — Discover how this famous neighbourhood developed from a working-class district into one of Amsterdam’s most sought-after areas.
  • Red Light District — Explore the history of the neighbourhood known for its “ladies of the night” and its surprising connection with Wall Street in New York.
Traditional harbor village with Dutch houses

Zaanse Schans, Edam, Volendam & Marken

This excursion through the countryside around Amsterdam can be enjoyed as a half-day or full-day tour, with or without lunch.

  • Visit Zaanse Schans, an open-air village showing life in one of the largest industrial areas of the 17th century. Watch a demonstration of how Dutch clogs are made and enjoy free time to explore.
  • Stop at a cheese farm for a demonstration of how Dutch cheese is made, followed by a tasting.
  • Continue to the historic streets of Edam and the harbour village of Volendam, with a crossing to Marken.
The Hague skyline and landmarks

The Hague

Discover the governmental and international heart of the Netherlands on foot or by bus.

  • Walking tour — Explore the city centre, including Lange Voorhout, the Parliament Buildings and the former Jewish district, which is now The Hague’s Chinatown.
  • Bus tour — See the city centre, the Peace Palace, the embassy district, Madurodam and the beach at Scheveningen.
Modern Rotterdam skyline and Erasmus Bridge

Rotterdam

See the striking architecture and changing skyline of the Netherlands’ modern port city.

  • Walking tour — Discover the Cube Houses, the new Markthal and views from the Erasmus Bridge.
  • Bus tour — Pass Blijdorp Zoo, Coolsingel and the Cube Houses, cross the Maas over the Willems Bridge and return via the Erasmus Bridge, passing the Euromast observation tower.
Delft Blue pottery and historic Delft

Delft

Visit Royal Delft, the country’s oldest Delft Blue factory, for a demonstration of how the famous pottery is made, followed by a walking tour of this beautiful historic city.

  • The Hague, Rotterdam and Delft can also be combined in a full-day tour known as “Grand Holland”. Contact us for more information.
Historic Nijmegen city view
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Marion with a tour group during a Nijmegen walking tour

Nijmegen

Explore Nijmegen, the oldest city in the Netherlands and the country’s only city built on two levels, on a walking tour of approximately two hours.

  • See the city’s best-known landmarks, especially Stevenskerk towering above the centre and the Waalkade along the river.

About Marion

From New Amsterdam to Amsterdam

Marion Baumgarten’s career in the travel industry has spanned many years. She went from tour guiding to hotel and attraction sales and back again to tour guiding—first in New York City and now in Amsterdam.

Born in New York City and having lived in the Netherlands and other countries, Marion made the original journey in reverse: from “New Amsterdam to Amsterdam”. In the process, she became a specialist in explaining the differences in lifestyle on each side of the Atlantic.

With a background in French language and literature as well as tourism, Marion brings history, culture and everyday life together in the stories she shares.

Springtime

Discover Keukenhof

In the springtime, discover Keukenhof: home to millions of flowers, starting with daffodils and ending with about 350 different varieties of tulips. Keukenhof is about an hour from Amsterdam and can be visited as a stand-alone excursion or combined with nearby attractions such as The Hague or Delft.

Marion can also help shape the day around an official lunch somewhere nearby.

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