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World War II and the Holocaust in Amsterdam

 Dear friends,

I won't be able to do WW II tours for some time as I am waiting for a hip replacement. Once the operation is done and I have recovered successfully, I will gladly take you on a tour again. In the meantime, my colleagues will try and fulfill your tour requests to the extent possible. Booking requests can be sent by email to info@historywalks.eu for tours on Tuesdays through Saturdays. Bookings for Sundays and Mondays can still be made online through this website.
regards,
Peter Schaapman 

 

See important sites and monuments relating to the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam (1940-45). Let us be your guides and inform you about this traumatic episode in the Dutch capital's long history. The tour is ideal for visitors who like to go off the beaten path and want to learn more about this important aspect of the city's past.

For those with a passion for history this is a tour not to be missed. 

The price is 35 euro per person. 
(Includes 1,5 Euro local tax and 21% VAT)
The cost of a private tour with a maximum up to four people is €150. The price of an extra person is €35.
 
The tour takes approx. 2,5-3 hours. Your guides are Ben de Jong and Peter Schaapman.
 
We do not visit The Anne Frank House, the Resistance Museum or the Hollandsche Schouwburg (the deportation center). Tickets for these museums and drinks are not included. 
 
About halfway through the walk, a short break will be provided for a coffee and/or a rest room visit.
Because of its content, the suggested minimum age for the tour is 13.
  
Peter Schaapman
&
Ben de Jong
 

This summer (2022) we will also offer a WW2 bike tour. Then this option will appear under the button "Book online now".

Your guide for the bike tour is Rudi Dolfin.

Amsterdam South has many monuments and buildings from World War II, including the headquarters of the Gestapo (the German secret police) and the headquarters of the Dutch Nazi party. We also visit places where executions, raids and battles between the Dutch resistance and German soldiers took place. The bike tour will not visit places from the WW2 walking tour.

Almost all hotels in Amsterdam have bicycles for rent and there is a bicycle rental company on almost every corner.

Amsterdam South is much quieter than the center and therefore more acceptable for inexperienced cyclists. About halfway through the tour there is a short break for a cup of coffee and/or a visit to the toilet.

 

We only offer the bike tour as a private tour with a maximum of 4 people. The price is 150 euros.

 
The tour takes approx. 2,5-3 hours. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Our guides

Ben de Jong is a retired history professor from the University of Amsterdam.

 

Peter Schaapman, creator of Historywalks.eu, has a 30-years career in the media. He studied WWII and the Shoah in Amsterdam. 

An interview with me, here on the interesting website: Bridges of Amsterdam 

 

 

 

 

I like to introduce myself as your Historywalks Bike-Tour guide. My name is Rudi Dolfin. For fourty years I worked as a history teacher and college-coach for teacher-students at a college for pre-university students. History of the 20th century and the history of the Second World War are my specialties. I was born and lived all my life in the city of Amsterdam.  My parents and grandparents experienced the Second World War in Amsterdam. They have told me many stories about the occupation time.
Being also a grandfather of two I Currently moved to the city of Alkmaar which is approx. 28 mls. to the north of Amsterdam.