Rijksmuseum & Van Gogh Museum: Private Guided Tour with Reserved Entry
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183 Ratings
Amsterdam
Experience the best of Amsterdam's art scene with a private guided tour of the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum. Skip the line, explore the Dutch Golden Age, and immerse yourself in the works of Van Gogh and other renowned artists.
Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Rijksmuseum - You start this tour at the Rijksmuseum to indulge in some of Holland’s most famous artists, like Rembrandt, while learning about the country’s cultural history. Our guides will share their favorite stories about the museum’s best and quirkiest pieces. For those who aren’t familiar with Dutch culture, you will explore its rich and vibrant past through a selection of paintings and artifacts from the 8000 objects on display. You’ll explore familiar names like Rembrandt while discussing lesser known items like 17th century dollhouses and Vermeer’s portrait of domesticity, “The Milkmaid.” There’s even a fascinating 19th century library containing more stories than you could ever tell.
What's Included
  • Exclusive guided combo tour with reserved entry.
  • Personal tour guide for a more intimate experience.
  • Accessibility ensured with wheelchair-friendly options.
  • All entrance fees are included for a hassle-free experience.
  • Comprehensive 5.5-hour tour with a break included.
What's Not Included
  • Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
  • Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Experience our top-rated private excursion to Amsterdam’s premier museums. This tour offers an ideal starting point for exploring Van Gogh and Dutch Golden Age painters, taking you on a cultural and historical expedition through the 18th and 19th centuries. The 5.5-hour Premium museum combo tour allows you to avoid the queues with included entrance to both museums. Discover the museums’ exhibits with our knowledgeable guides, who will cater solely to your group.

  • It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
  • Notes: Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with ‘Skip the Line’ or ‘No Wait’ access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
Location
Cobra Café
Hobbemastraat
Meet your guide outside the Cobra Cafe by the Toilet/Parking entrance on the north side of the building facing the Rijksmuseum. (between the bicycle lane and the Cobra Cafe)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Trip23229078774
May 18, 2024
National and Van Gogh Museum tours - Anna was our guide for the National and Van Gogh Museums. She was brilliant, very informative, told numerous stories, explained the art and made the tours extremely enjoyable.
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80waynem
May 16, 2024
All sunflowers - Our guide was absolutely amazing. You could tell Van Gogh was one of her favorite painters and her passion for his art work showed. With her as our guide It was like having a master class on van Gogh. . I would highly recommend this tour
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Peter
May 15, 2024
Brilliant Combined Museum Tour - Our very knowledgeable tour guide brought both museums alive with their insightful running commentary. Cant recommend highly enough for both art lovers and curious novices alike.
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Laurieho1539wt
May 14, 2024
Amazing private tour - Wow! This was an amazing excursion. Frank, our guide, was amazing. We learned a lot and he was so personable and friendly. It was a great tour with so much information without feeling stuffy or rehearsed. I would highly recommend this tour and if you’re able, ask for Frank.
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Drrich731
May 13, 2024
Best guided tour ever took - Wow. Do not go without a guide. So worth it we had Irene who was wonderful extremely knowledgeable engaging and made the visit so worthwhile. The back story and history makes everything more relevant and relatable. I highly recommend this tour
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J4413lpmichaelg
May 6, 2024
Excellent experience with Ewald. - Ewald was a brilliant tour guide. We went in to the day with minimal knowledge / experience in Van Gogh/art history, and walked out of the museum with a plethora of knowledge. I highly recommend this experience.
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373kayc
May 3, 2024
Museum Day - Anita was a wonderful guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and thorough, with a great personality. The communication was excellent-directions to the meeting place were very easy. We enjoyed the tours very much and learned so much!
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Wcs3
May 1, 2024
Cecelia's Amsterdam Art Tour - I toured both the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum in a small group tour led by Cecelia. We saw the highlights with excellent commentary. Both museums were extremely crowded and while Cecelia was a bit stressed by the crowds and guard enforcing new rules she kept her cool and managed the tour. Very good.
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Bobmi8555bx
Apr 29, 2024
Romy great guide - The tours were fantastic!! Our guide Romy was very personable, incredibly knowledgeable and fun to tour with. We would highly recommend this tour!
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Kimzeedee
Apr 27, 2024
The Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum come to life - Today we took a tour of the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh museums with Romy and had the loveliest day. Romy was so knowledgeable. Being an art historian and having previously worked in both museums, Romy's explanations of what we were seeing were very detailed and she was able to answer any question we had. Art is beautiful but becomes so much more impactful when you have history and context and a guide who loves what they do. If you have a chance to tour Amsterdam museums, be sure to request Romy!
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