Jewish Heritage Walking Tours in Amsterdam: 15 Guides Who Know the Back Streets

1.Amsterdam Anne Frank: Small-Group Walking Tour & Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 12,789 reviews · 2 hours · from $29Our pick

Spend two hours walking from the Portuguese Synagogue through Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter to the Anne Frank House façade. Your guide may be Peter, Patrick, Manuel, Oliver, or another multilingual local guide. Expect diary passages, wartime stories, major memorials, and city landmarks. The Anne Frank House interior is not included.

“Great but when booking should allow for entry to house too although Patrick done a great job anti climax when you got outside but didn’t get in”

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2.Anne Frank Guided Walking Tour in DE/EN/IT/ES

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3,107 reviews · 2 hours · from $28

Spend two hours walking Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter with a passionate English, German, Italian, or Spanish-speaking guide. Hear Anne Frank’s diary at places tied to Jewish life, resistance, and wartime persecution, while seeing the Portuguese Synagogue, Stolpersteine, memorials, and the National Holocaust Names Monument. The Anne Frank House is not visited.

“The tour was really interesting and historic insight was really good. Our guide, Emilia, was helpful, positive and very knowledgeable. Definitely worth going.”

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3.Anne Frank Guided Small Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,722 reviews · 2 hours · from $28

Spend two hours walking central Amsterdam with a live English or German guide, following Anne Frank’s story through Jewish history, occupation, resistance, and daily life. Guides such as Iris, Tristan, Leo, and Madeleine bring added detail and feeling. The walk ends outside the Anne Frank House, with admission booked separately.

“Loved it, our guide Iris was exellent, a very informative walk thank you”

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4.Anne Frank Walking Tour Amsterdam Including Jewish Cultural Quarter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,879 reviews · 4 to 5 hours (approx.) · from $75Top rated

Spend four to five hours exploring Amsterdam’s Jewish Cultural Quarter and Anne Frank’s world. Visit the Jewish Museum, Portuguese Synagogue, National Holocaust Museum, and Hollandsche Schouwburg, then walk through the city with a guide such as Manuel, Claire, Arthur, or Aneta. Anne Frank House admission is not included.

“Aneta was an excellent tour guide. She is so knowledgeable, passionate and well-spoken. We learned so much about the history of the Jewish quarters, the Frank family, and the Nazi invasion of The Netherlands. We highly recommend this tour.”

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5.Anne Frank’s Last Walk & See Anne Frank House in Virtual Reality

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 957 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $42

Walk from Max Euweplein to the Anne Frank House with a guide such as Kees, Michael, David, or Zarah, stopping at canals, Westerkerk, and Anne Frank’s statue. Finish at Spanjer en van Twist with a drink and a VR tour of the furnished Secret Annex. The actual house admission is not included.

“I could get tickets for the Anne Frank - but I think I probably enjoyed this more than I would have enjoyed the real thing! Our guide, David, was really knowledgeable and happy to answer questions. It was good to ground the Fanks's story within the wider geography of the city (e.g. seeing the former prison), and the virtual reality tour was absolutely wonderful!”

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6.Anne Frank and Jewish Quarter Amsterdam Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 684 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $157

Spend about two hours walking from Amsterdam’s Jewish Historical Museum to Anne Frank House with a private English-speaking guide. Hear the story of the Jewish Quarter, pause at the Portuguese Synagogue and Holocaust memorial, pass Rembrandt’s museum, and finish outside Anne Frank House. Admission is not included.

“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.”

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7.Anne Frank’s Last Walk & Visit Anne’s House in VR

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 614 reviews · 2h 30m · from $41

Spend 150 minutes walking the final route Anne Frank and her family took to the Secret Annex, with an English-speaking guide such as David, Michael, Kees, or Kira. Hear diary passages, learn about wartime Amsterdam, enjoy a drink, and explore a furnished virtual Anne Frank House through an Oculus headset.

“We really enjoyed the tour. Kaes was our guide and he was very knowledgeable. Walking to the various places and hearing different aspects of her life was really interesting. The VR experience was amazing and seeing the whole house this way seemed so realistic. I think it would be better than fighting the crowds in the house itself. We had hoped to get to see inside the house but it was closed for our whole stay and this was the next best option. I was not disappointed.”

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8.Guided Anne Frank Small-Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 485 reviews · 2 hours · from $30

Follow a historian through Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter and wartime memorials in a two-hour small-group walk. See the Portuguese Synagogue, Auschwitz Memorial, Rembrandt House, Zuiderkerk, and Anne Frank Statue. Guides such as Stefan, Sunil, Lola, and Duncan are praised for clear storytelling. This tour does not include Anne Frank House entry.

“The tour guide was great. I was surprised it didn’t include a tour of the actual Anne Frank house. We enjoyed the history of the area!!”

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9.Anne Frank and Jewish Quarter Walking Tour (TOP RATED)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 430 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $33

Spend about two hours walking Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter with a local guide such as James, Aaron, or Guido. Visit the Portuguese Synagogue, Auschwitz Monument, Hollandsche Schouwburg, Plantage, Spinoza Monument, and Nieuwmarkt while tracing Anne Frank’s world and the fate of Amsterdam’s Jewish community. This tour does not enter the Anne Frank House.

“James was a fabulous tour guide. He was knowledgeable and shared great stories with us. Learned so much that I did not know. We really enjoyed this tour and would highly recommend it.”

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10.Anne Frank Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 405 reviews · 2 hours · from $21Best value

Spend two hours walking Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter, Plantage, and Nieuwmarkt with an English or Spanish-speaking guide. Hear about Anne Frank, her family, wartime Amsterdam, the February Strike, and the Hunger Winter. Stops include the Portuguese Synagogue, Jewish Historical Museum, Auschwitz Monument, and Anne Frank House exterior. Anne Frank House admission is not included.

“Guide was excellent (from Finland), I feel bad I forgot his name! His knowledge was amazing and this extended to other topics relevant to the war that were not topics of the tour! Highly recommend this emotional and well planned out experience!”

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11.Anne Frank and Amsterdam Jewish History Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 259 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $29

Follow Anne Frank’s story through Amsterdam with a licensed guide, stopping at Dam Square, a wartime hiding place, and Willem Arondeus’s memorial stone before ending at the Anne Frank House. Guides such as Iris, Stein, Tristan, and Leo bring Jewish history and the Nazi occupation into clear, human focus. Entry to the house is not included.

“Iris was great! Very knowledgeable about Jewish history and the Frank family. She also suggested great places to visit and to eat.”

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12.Anne Frank Walking Tour (French)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 113 reviews · 2 hours · from $28

Join a French-speaking guide for a two-hour walk from central Amsterdam to Anne Frank House. You’ll connect Anne Frank’s family story with Jewish life from the 16th century, Nazi occupation, hiding places, and local Resistance. Guides such as Alessio are praised for clear, attentive explanations. Entry to the museum is not included.

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13.Walking Tour, Jewish Museum & Synagogue Tickets

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 110 reviews · from $71

Visit Amsterdam’s Jewish Historical Museum, Portuguese Synagogue, Holocaust museums, and memorial at your own pace, then join a two-hour Anne Frank walking tour. Guides such as Jonas, Manuel, Vincent, and Daniel have led engaging, thoughtful walks in several languages. Anne Frank House entry is not included.

“Great tour! Great guide! Also go to the Anne Frank House.”

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14.Anne Frank Small Group Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $72

Follow a small group through Amsterdam’s World War II story, from Dam Square to Kattengat and Willem Arondeus’s former street. Guides such as Iris and Tristan are praised for clear, moving storytelling. The walk ends at the Anne Frank House, with entry included when reserved at least seven weeks ahead.

“Tristan was an amazing guide! Smart, knowledgeable, and very personable. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Thank you, Tristan!”

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15.Anne Frank Tour in EN/DE/IT/ES

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 97 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $35

Walk Amsterdam’s former Jewish Quarter for two hours with a licensed English or German-speaking guide. You’ll connect Anne Frank’s diary to Nieuwmarkt, Rembrandt’s home, the Portuguese Synagogue, Holocaust memorials, and the outside of Anne Frank House. The tour does not enter any museum or the Anne Frank House.

“Kaya was a friendly, knowledgeable tour guide with a heart for the German/Jewish history. We very much enjoyed the tour despite the rain. We mostly enjoyed Kaya reading from Anne Franks Diary related to the tour. Sadly, we will most remember her sharing that the people being sent to concentration camps had to pay their own fares.”

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