Travel back in time with us in this private tour to learn about the life of Anne Frank and the Jewish History of Amsterdam. We can help guide you on how to obtain tickets for the Anne Frank House.
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Explore the historic Jewish quarter of Amsterdam, and hear more about Anne Frank and her family. We will advise you on how to get tickets to the Anne Frank house.
Our guides have many years of experience telling this story. They are trained to share the history with care and respect. The focus is on context and understanding, not on sensational details.
You’ll also discover several hidden gems along the canals, as our guide shares stories that will bring Amsterdam’s Jewish history to life. After a refreshing drink in one of our favourite restaurants, we can walk or take a tram to the city centre.
We end the tour by the Westerkerk, a building Anne could see from the attic window. Our final destination is the Anne Frank House, which is nearby. The tour will end in plenty of time for your ticketed entry time.
This tour is designed for visitors who want context, understanding, and a deeper connection to Anne Frank’s story and Amsterdam’s Jewish history.
This tour is part of our World War II tours in the Netherlands.
The secret annex is the hiding place where the Franks sought refuge during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. While celebrating the life of Amsterdam’s most famous Jewish resident, you’ll learn about how one little girl’s diary came to affect the lives of millions. We will show the old entrance and the Anne Frank House from the outside.
Rather than a somber story of loss and sorrow, this tour’s theme is tolerance and hope, because, as Anne wrote;
“Don’t think of all the misery, but of all the beauty that still remains.” (Anne Frank)
Tickets to the Anne Frank house are non-transferable and only available via the Anne Frank house. As part of the tour we advise you on how and when to get them, so you know exactly when to book for your own visit. Tickets are released 6 weeks in advance. You can check the next release date with our Anne Frank ticket calculator.
If you cannot get tickets to the Anne Frank House, we provide a Virtual Reality alternative. This is a simulation created by the Anne Frank Foundation, which takes you through a recreation of how the house looked in 1942-1944, complete with furniture and belongings.
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Entrance of Portuguese Synagogue. Mr. Visser Plein 3, Amsterdam.
More stories about Anne Frank.
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Coming from your hotel or cruise ship? We can arrange a private chauffeur in Amsterdam to bring you to the meeting point and back afterwards. Free cancellation up to 7 days before the tour, minus any non-refundable tickets, in writing, under our terms and conditions.
No. Anne Frank House tickets are non-transferable and can only be bought directly from the Anne Frank House, so we cannot sell or include them. What we do is advise you on exactly how and when to get your own tickets. They are usually released 6 weeks in advance, so timing matters, and we make sure you know when to book. If tickets are not available for your date, we provide a high quality virtual reality tour of the Anne Frank House as an alternative.
The guided part of the tour lasts three hours, on foot with some public transport. Your entry to the Anne Frank House follows straight afterwards, and most guests spend 60 to 90 minutes inside. Allow around four and a half hours in total.
No. The Anne Frank House does not run guided tours inside the building, so your visit there is self-guided with the museum audio tour, available in nine languages. That is why the tour is built the way it is: you arrive already knowing the story, so the rooms mean something.
The tour walks through Amsterdam’s historic Jewish Quarter and the Jewish Cultural Quarter, starting at the Portuguese Synagogue and passing landmarks such as the Jewish Historical Museum, the National Holocaust Museum, the Hollandsche Schouwburg and the Stolpersteine memorial stones, before ending near the Anne Frank House. Your guide tells the full story of the community, from the Golden Age to the Second World War.
The standard tour is a walking tour through the quarter, told outdoors at the places where the history happened. If you would like to go inside as well, we are happy to arrange visits to the Portuguese Synagogue, the Jewish Historical Museum or the National Holocaust Museum. Just let us know when you book.
The story is told outdoors, on the streets and squares where it happened, with the café stop as the indoor moment along the way. The Anne Frank House is the building you go inside, and your guide prepares you for it beforehand.
Yes. While the tour includes Anne Frank’s story, it is built around the wider Jewish history of Amsterdam, from the Sephardic and Ashkenazi communities to the Golden Age and the wartime years. Guests with a personal or family connection are very welcome, and the guide can tailor the focus to your interests.
The tour can be emotional, as the subject matter is powerful, but it is always respectful and informative. The focus is on understanding and context, not graphic or sensational detail.
The tour is suitable for adults and teenagers who are interested in history. It is generally not recommended for very young children due to the themes and length of the walk.
The tour lasts around three hours at a relaxed pace, with regular stops. The walking distance is manageable for most visitors with average mobility.
Part of the route can be done by tram in case of mobility issues or bad weather.
During the tour we stop at a café with a direct connection to the history of the Jewish Quarter. This is a moment to sit down, have a drink and enjoy traditional Dutch apple pie while the story continues in a relaxed setting. It is included in the tour.
The tour starts in front of the Portuguese Synagogue, close to public transportation stops and the Jewish Quarter. The tour ends near the Anne Frank House and the Westerkerk.
