Rijksmuseum & Amsterdam City Center Semi-private Tour 12ppl Max

Paola was a wonderful guide, hitting the highlights and some hidden gems on a pretty busy day. She was deeply knowledgeable and her obvious love of art and history were apparent. She gets top marks though because my 85-year-old mother is hard of hearing and wears hearing devices that prevent her from using the headsets the rest of us used. Paola conscientiously kept her close and made extra effort to speak so she could hear. My mom often gets frustrated and gives up in crowded, noisy situations but she had a delightful time and was so happy thanks to Paola.

This tour comes in two parts. In the morning, you do about 2 1/2 hours in the Rijksmuseum, and in the afternoon, you walk through the city talking about how the city evolved from about the 1500s through the 1800s. This tour is semi-private, so they limit the group size, which makes it really nice as you can ask questions, but also it’s easier to get a small group closer and to stand near Tijs (the guide) — he uses a ‘whisper device’ where you have a small earpiece in one ear so even if you aren’t close, you can hear him clearly. Tijs does a great job of ‘showing not telling’ and really gives you a sense of what was happening at the time without digging into things like specific dates which get lost quickly. I really appreciate how he tended to focus us down on a few specific pieces to talk about In the afternoon we did a city walk back to rembrandts house, along the way he talked about how the city was built up and pointed out interesting parts of the city.

Cecilia was a knowledgeable and friendly guide. She asked for input and tailored the tour toward our interests.

We went on this tour “off season” so it turned out there were only three of us with our terrific guide, Monique from Babylon Tours. She was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. There is a lot to see and having a guide is invaluable.

The tour guide was very knowledgeable. I don't think we would have truly understood the paintings as we did with her guidance. My teenage son was engaged the whole time and asked questions. Great time

This was one of the best tours of an art museum I have ever been on. Our guide, Anna, was dynamic, engaging and quite funny. I learned so much about the culture, history and the art. This tour is highly recommended.

Anna was our tour guide and she was not only knowledgeable, but she challenged all of us on the tour to think critically and realistically about the art we viewed in the context of the time it was painted or created and the actual history of the artist. She also advised us to always question the sources of the information as for many artist their history and background is spotty at best and non existent at worst. We could have easily gone on for two more hours listening and participating in the conversation with Anna.

Fleur was a great guide. She had just the right amount of information, and a lovely excitement and energy that helped me feel connected to the art. A great introduction to the Riks Museum.

We had an incredible tour of the Rijksmuseum with Carola. She was an expert guide in describing the history of the museum and the various works on display. Each Master’s painting was brought to life with Carola’s vivid explanations.

Diana P was an excellent guide! We learned so many things that we totally would have missed if we didnt have her expertise. Would highly recommend!!

We enjoyed a fun, fact-filled day with the lovely Dominique. She was prompt, patient, informative and everything you want in a tour guide. She showed us in 5 hours the highlights of both the Rijksmuseum and a small swath of historic Amsterdam. That’s is no small task as this city is filled with so much to share. She was very flexible about changing this up as needed. She is well schooled, intelligent and informed Don’t miss an opportunity to use Dominique to learn in a high energy, but fun day as much as you can about this vibrant city.

Diana was excellent and accommodating, with an in depth experience in the Rijksmuseum and then a long, landmark filled walk through the city center. Highly recommended.

We did the Rijksmuseum semi private tour and Paola was our guide. She was an amazing guide - so knowledgeable, kind and fun to talk with. The tour was fantastic and the museum is beautiful. We would love to do another tour with Paola as our guide!

Anna is an amazing storyteller, I highly recommend taking the Van Gogh museum tour, she made it a wonderful experience!

The tour covered so much and Cecelia was knowledgeable, friendly and fun. She went above and beyond to give us a great experience! I would highly recommend this tour!

Anna made the art and artist come alive with her detailed history and obscure insights and information. She was very pleasant and expert and you can tell she has a real passion for the subject.

Cecilia was excellent. Interesting, considerate and enthusiastic. What more could you want. She knew her stuff and certainly gave the impression she enjoyed her job which made our visit all th3 more fun.

Anna was an excellent guide and gave us new insights into the artists and their lives. I had expected just a tour of commentary on the art but Anna brought in many interesting facets about life in the Golden Age.

Jo was my favorite part. She was very knowledgeable and gave a very interesting tour that included everything from the stained glass windows to the dollhouses. Our tour was only 2.5 hours which given the breadth of items in the museum only scratched the surface. Very satisfied and would highly recommend this tour. Can't speak for the other tour guides but Jo was great!

We were indeed fortunate to have a very knowledgeable and thoughtful Guide as Anna. The museum is really worth the visit. With Anna's informative and interesting analysis of numerous paintings highlighting the social context and significance of the subject matter of a painting, colours and artists technique. Her narrative was easy to follow and selection of paintings appropriate to the time available. Thank you Anna