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Amsterdam: Jewish Quarter Heritage Walking Tour

Recommended by 96% of travelers
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
Great choice
10+ bookings last month.
  • 2 hours (approx.)
  • Group discounts
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.8
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· Teresa_A ·
Jun 2026
Aaron was extremely knowledgeable and I learned a lot on this tour! The pace was comfortable and the route was not crowded. I would recommend this to people genuinely interested in a deep dive of how the Holocaust impacted the city and its people.
· Robert_L ·
Aug 2026
A great tour. Aaron was very knowledgeable. He kept up a good pace. He was able to answer all our questions

Overview

Learn more about one of the darkest chapters of Amsterdam’s history than you would without a guide's help with this Jewish Quarter walking tour. Combining visits to some of Amsterdam’s most important memorials with an in-depth history lesson about Nazi occupation, WWII, Anne Frank, and the Holocaust, this small-group tour offers unique insight into the resilience of Amsterdam’s Jewish community.
  • See some of Amsterdam’s most important sights with one booking
  • Learn about the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands from 1940-1945
  • Tour ends right outside the Anne Frank house museum
  • An intimate small-group tour with a maximum of 15 travelers

What's Included

  • A private tour
  • A local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
  • Food and drinks
  • Entrance ticket to the Anne Frank House

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

  • Amstel 51C, 1018 EJ Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Meet your guide at the Hermitage pier, located right in front of the main entrance of the H’ART Museum. This is next to the Amstel River.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

The Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue Of Montreal (Pass By)

Auschwitz Monument (Pass By)

Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam (Pass By)

Hollandsche Schouwburg (Pass By)

De Plantage (Pass By)

Spinoza Monument (Pass By)

Rokin (Pass By)

Nieuwmarkt (Pass By)

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.8
based on 179 reviews
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Well worth it!

Hillary_G, Aug 2026
Great tour of the Jewish quarter with the history of the area and the effect of WW2. Aaron was a fantastic guide!

Great tour very informative

Robert_L, Aug 2026
A great tour. Aaron was very knowledgeable. He kept up a good pace. He was able to answer all our questions

Jewish Walk

Jean_F, Aug 2026
Great tour with lots of information!!! If you want to learn more about the Jewish history, this tour is for you!!!

Worth every penny

Eric_W, Jul 2026
James was absolutely wonderful, extremely knowledgeable with a tremendous sense of the history surrounding each and every aspect of our walking tour. Not to mention a great sense of humor This is a guide worth tracking down and using without hesitation

Informative, comfortable pace, away from crowds

Teresa_A, Jun 2026
Aaron was extremely knowledgeable and I learned a lot on this tour! The pace was comfortable and the route was not crowded. I would recommend this to people genuinely interested in a deep dive of how the Holocaust impacted the city and its people.

Jewish Quarter Tour

Laura_O, Jun 2026
Very thorough and in depth with Aaron, an excellent guide with a wealth of information. I would highly recommend visitors to do this when they come to Amsterdam.

Aaron was knowledgeable...

Flavio_M, Jun 2026
Aaron was knowledgeable in the subject Being Irish and speaking fast made it somewhat hard to understand sometimes but he was open to questions and we had enough time wondering around the jewish quarter

Excellent tour! As...

Jill_T, Jun 2026
Excellent tour! As someone who tries to go on Jewish Tours in all cities I visit, I learned so many new things on this tour. Thank you!

Must do Tour Jewish Quarter

Diane_S, Apr 2026
Very interesting and moving, learned so much and visited historic sites. Our guide, James, was excellent and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour.

Response from Host, May 2026

Thank you! Glad you found the tour interesting and moving, and that James made it such a great experience.

Must see

Marilyn_s, Apr 2026
A great experience seeing all the Jewish sites and history. Very sad seeing what the NTzies did in such a shorty time. They took over in 3dsys

Response from Host, May 2026

Thank you for your review. We’re glad you found the tour meaningful and informative while learning about this important history.

Great Tour and Great Guide

Susan_A, Apr 2026
Aaron was a fantastic, knowledgeable guide who showed us many interesting things in Amsterdam which we would never have noticed on our own. Aaron also was nice enough to walk us most of the way to our next destination. It was a great experience and we highly recommend.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you! Glad Aaron helped you see parts of Amsterdam you might’ve missed on your own.

Very knowledgable tour...

Melanie_C, Apr 2026
Very knowledgable tour guide. Brought the correct tone to the tour. Sobering, but also give us a lot of interesting facts. Learned a lot and would recommend it to a friend.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you! Happy the guide set the right tone and you found the tour interesting and informative.

This tour was really...

David_F, Apr 2026
This tour was really moving and thoughtfully done. Walking through the Jewish Quarter with a guide added so much context you couldn’t get on your own. The stories were personal and gave a deeper understanding of the area’s history. Definitely a meaningful experience and worth doing while in Amsterdam.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thanks for your review! Really glad you connected with the stories and got more context from the tour.

Meeting Instructions Not Clear

Thomas_W, Apr 2026
We were unable to find the meeting spot from the address on the ticket. We missed the tour. We went to the address per Apple Maps .

Amsterdam Jewish Qtr walking tour

Seth_L, Apr 2026
Guide, Scarlet was fabulous! Very enjoyable and not too difficult walking tour. Saw everything we wanted to see

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Appreciate your feedback! Wonderful to hear you had a great time with our guide Scarlet.

Important experience.

Walter_S, Apr 2026
This was an extremely important and timely tour. We learned a great deal. It was also a great background for the Anne Frank House tour we took later that day. Everyone should know about the things covered.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thanks for sharing! We're happy the tour gave you useful background for the Anne Frank House visit.

Anthony was an incredibly...

Samantha_S, Mar 2026
Anthony was an incredibly knowledgeable guide. He pointed out all of the important parts of the old Jewish quarter and we learned a lot. This tour is sobering but important. Note that it does not include tickets to the Anne Frank house.

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you for your review! We're really glad you enjoyed the tour and that Anthony made it so informative and engaging.

Interesting and comprehensive tour

Denise_M, Nov 2025
Our guide was very professional and gave us a lot of information about the places we visited. His discussion was thought provoking and comprehensive.

Making History Come Alive

Carol_H, Oct 2025
The best way to understand the significance of the buildings and monuments in the Jewish Quarters through the knowledge of our extremely knowledgeable guide !

Best tour guide ever

Jay, Oct 2025
5 Star Tour. Aaron is a European history cyclone on two legs. We learned so much. Incredible depth and full of human anecdotes. Best tour guide we have ever had.

The Jewish walking tour in Amsterdam

cathy_v, Sep 2025
James was extremely informative.His stories and historical knowledge were compassionate and understanding.

Very informative &...

Candace_Z, Sep 2025
Very informative & educational. We could not have had a better guide! We learned about & saw so many important sights.

James was an amazing tour...

Debbie_B, Sep 2025
James was an amazing tour guide and gave us a very personal experience. We learned so much about the Holocaust in Amsterdam.

A "riveting" tour of Jewish life in Amsterdam before 1940.

Faye_K, Sep 2025
For us as Canadian Jews who were born in Germany and Poland, it was a very meaningful tour. What happened to our Jewish brethren hit us personally. It showed us something that we had not known: i.e. that the Nazis could not have killed so many of our people without the Dutch collaborators who sold Jewish lives for money!

Great tour & the perfect...

Joelle_P, Jul 2025
Great tour & the perfect amount of time. Our guide, James, was very knowledgeable, friendly, engaging, and informative.

Jewish quarter tour

Jenean_M, Jun 2025
Andrea was a superb guide. She was very knowledgeable and we thoroughly enjoyed our tour of the Jewish quarter. We learned a lot of history and enjoyed the sights.

Great tour of the Jewish Quarter!

Ann_F, May 2025
This tour was so informative! You got to learn things about the area that you wouldn't have known otherwise and got to see a few places to come back to. I highly recommend this tour!

Jewish quarter

Judith_K, May 2025
Andrea was our private guide for the Jewish quarter. She was excellent. Knowledgeable and very pleasant

Jewish walking tour - excellent experience!

Michele_W, May 2025
Highly informative explanation on Dutch Jewish history. Guide was very informative and knowledgeable.

James was outstanding.

Richard_F, Apr 2025
James has captured the Jewish history, especially during the tumultuous 1940s, and skillfully transmits it in a heartfelt way. My wife and I were so impressed that we visited two of his suggested sites after the tour.

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