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Overview

Experience an immersive walking tour that brings Anne Frank’s story to life as you explore the city’s most beautiful historic neighbourhoods. We begin in the elegant Jewish Quarter, where quiet streets reveal how the Nazi occupation reshaped daily life. Your guide will uncover the machinery of oppression: propaganda, razzias, and the brave resistance that refused to stay silent. Through vivid storytelling, you’ll follow Anne Frank’s early years in Amsterdam, her love of writing, and the dreams she poured into her diary. You’ll gain a deeper sense of what life in hiding meant: the fear, the silence, and the fragile hope that continues to inspire the world. Along the way, we visit memorials and historic sites that honor those whose lives were forever changed by the Holocaust, creating a moving journey through one of Amsterdam’s most defining chapters. Secure your spot and step into history. *** Please note: this tour does not include entry to the Anne Frank House ***

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

We meet opposite the street of the Holocaust Memorial / Dutch Theatre (Hollandsche Schouwburg) on Plantage Middenlaan 24.

End Point

End point

The tour ends on Dam Square

Redemption Instructions

Look for the guide holding a yellow umbrella. He/she will have guest-list with your name on it.

Language Offered

English-GUIDE

Itinerary

1. Theater used ‘Jew collection point’ before deportations
Duration: 10 mins
2. Former Jewish nursery where separated children were held before deportations.
3. Oldest Park of Amsterdam, site of the Auschwitz memorial.
Duration: 15 mins
4. Sephardic synagogue and site of the first razzia's. Dokworker statue remembering the worker strikes protesting the deportations
Duration: 15 mins
5. Dutch National Memorial for the Holocaust (genocide against Jews) and the Porajmos (the genocide against Roma and Sinti) in Amsterdam
Duration: 10 mins
6. Nicknamed 'the Jewish Canal', Site of the Jewish council
Duration: 15 mins
7. The demolished heart of the Jewish Quarter, now the site of the Town Hall, Opera House, and a (Jewish) flea market
Duration: 10 mins
8. Nightlife area where many street fights between different factions took place during the occupation
Duration: 5 mins
9. Former Jewish Cinema (voted most beautiful cinema in the world!) where we discuss the use of new media by the Nazi's for propaganda
Duration: 10 mins
10. A quiet place by the University library where we delve deeper into Anne Frank's daily life
Duration: 15 mins
11. Former Dutch Centraal Bank, that secretly financed the resistance.
Duration: 10 mins
12. Around the corner from Ann Franks House, where we conclude the tour.
Duration: 5 mins
13. We don't enter the house but we have pictures and models showing how the house and secret annex were used to hide Ann Frank and her family
Duration: 15 mins
14. Site of the WWII National Monument. Here we also discuss the killing of civilians that took place here during the liberation festivities
Duration: 10 mins

Inclusion

A walking tour from the Jewish quarter to Ann Frank's House.

Exclusion

The tour does NOT include an entrance ticket to the Anne Franks house.

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

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

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Supplied by FreeDam Tours

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