Private tours in Amsterdam. Your day, your way.
Private tours in Amsterdam and private day trips across the Netherlands, led by a licensed local guide. Same routes as the small-group tours, your own group, your own pace. Or design something new, we love a brief. And if the day is really an occasion, a birthday, a company evening, a gala, that has its own page.
To send your dates. To ask about the rain. To hear back from Antonis, who reads every message himself.
Want this as a private day, or a different route? We are fully open to custom. Tell Antonis what you need. How custom days work →
Who runs private tours and private day trips in Amsterdam?
EcoEcho Tours does. Antonis Iliadis, a licensed tour guide who lives in Amsterdam, guides private tours and private day trips himself, in English or Greek: walking tours of Amsterdam, countryside bike rides, and full days out to Keukenhof, Zaanse Schans, Volendam, Edam, Giethoorn, Rotterdam, Delft and The Hague. A private day is your group only, at any group size: two of you, a family with children, friends, a team from work, a school class, a university group, a club, a coach party, or one person travelling alone, at your own pace. On a day trip the running order is rearranged around the weather rather than fixed in advance. Guests who use a walking stick, a walker or a wheelchair are welcome as long as they can stand and walk a short distance with help, and heavier mobility needs are discussed honestly before booking rather than promised. Prices are per group rather than per person, and because the date changes what a day costs to run, most routes are quoted for your dates rather than printed on the page. Days that do not exist yet are built from a brief.
Three things change.
The day is yours.
No strangers. Your group only, at any group size: two of you, a class, or a full coach. Bring your own snacks, music, kids if needed.
The schedule bends.
Stop where you want, skip what doesn't interest you, linger at a viewpoint that catches you. We're not on a timer.
The route adapts.
Want Keukenhof + Brussels? Volendam + Bruges? A wedding photoshoot in Giethoorn? Tell us, we'll plan it.
A private tour means somebody is paying attention all day.
That is the part that does not fit in a description. It is a small group, it is your own group, and there is one person whose whole job that day is your day.
The plan moves with the weather.
On a day trip the order of the day is not fixed in advance. If the rain arrives at two, the indoor stops move to two. Guests write about this more than about any single sight: the day was rearranged around them and they still saw everything.
Walking sticks and wheelchairs, honestly.
Guests who use a stick, a walker or a wheelchair are welcome on a private day, as long as they can stand and walk a short distance with help. That is the honest limit, and it is the founder's own line: heavier mobility needs are not something to promise, because a day that does not work is worse than a day not booked. Tell me the situation before you book and you get a straight answer about which stops work.
One person, all day, reachable.
Antonis guides the day himself, in English or Greek, and stays reachable before it and during it. Not a call centre, not a different guide on the morning, not a script read off a card.
Pick a route, or design your own.
14 private routes plus fully custom days. Every tour below runs as a private booking, your pace, your group only, with door-to-door pickup on the van day trips.
PrivateBike4 hours
Private ECO Bike tour: Classic countryside
A private four-hour ride south of Amsterdam, through the city forest into open countryside.
Next available: Thu 15 Oct
From €405 for the groupCheck availability
PrivateBike3 hours
Private City Bike Tour Amsterdam
Three hours on two wheels, through the parks, the canals and the quiet streets locals actually ride. English or Greek, your group only.
Next available: Thu 22 Oct
From €250 for the groupCheck availability
Private Full DayYour group only10 to 12 hours
Private Countryside Day Trip: Zaanse Schans, Volendam & Giethoorn
Private tour: Zaanse Schans, Volendam & Giethoorn day trip.
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Fridays onlyLate March to late SeptemberPrivate Full DayYour group only
Private Alkmaar Cheese Market & Giethoorn
One Friday, two icons. The cheese market on the Waagplein in the morning, the canals of Giethoorn by boat in the afternoon. Door-to-door, at your pace.
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Winter & SummerPrivate CruiseOn the waterOne hour, or the usual three
Private Canal Cruise Amsterdam
Your boat, your people, and live guiding on the water
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Private Walking2.5 to 3 hours
Amsterdam WWII walking tour: the history, the resistance, the liberal soul.
It opens with the Second World War, on the ground it happened on, and then it keeps walking.
Next available: Thu 15 Oct
From €200 for the groupCheck availability
Private Full DayYour group only10 to 12 hours
Private Tour: Rotterdam, Delft & The Hague from Amsterdam
Modern Architecture, Historic Canals & Royal Elegance.
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Private Full DayYour group only12 hours
Maastricht, the caves, and the hills of Limburg.
Two hours south, a different Netherlands begins. For the ones who love the open road, and the places the day trips skip.
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Private Full DayYour group only12 hours
Private Day Trip to Bruges from Amsterdam
A Medieval Centre, a Working Brewery & a Real Artisan.
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Year-roundPrivate Full DayYour group only
Tours for Groups
Bespoke group packages: corporate, schools, universities, Erasmus, special-interest. Built around your brief.
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PrivateBike8 hours
Waterland Expedition: Volendam, Marken & The Polders
60 to 70 km depending on the route, flat the whole way. Ferry to Amsterdam North, then Broek in Waterland and Monnickendam, a family cheese farm, Volendam harbour, the boat to Marken, and the dike home.
Next available: Thu 15 Oct
From €500 for the groupCheck availability
Private Walking2 hours
The Green City: Private Sustainable Amsterdam Walking Tour
Two hours on foot around the Oosterdok and the Marineterrein, the corner of Amsterdam where the city tests what comes next. Just you, your people and Antonis.
Next available: Wed 14 Oct
From €200 for the groupCheck availability
Private Full DayYour group only10 to 12 hours
Your Private Keukenhof Day from Amsterdam: Tulip Fields, Zaanse Schans, Volendam
Millions of flowers. Your personal guide. Total freedom.
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13 November to 30 DecemberPrivate Full DayYour group only12 hours
Valkenburg's Christmas market is in a cave.
A guided hour in Maastricht first, then a town that spends December underground.
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Private Full DayYour group only10 to 12 hours
Private Christmas Road Trip: Amsterdam to the Brussels Christmas Market
Escape Amsterdam for a day and dive into the magic of Winter Wonders (Plaisirs d'Hiver) in Brussels. This isn't just a drive. It's a private road trip experience. Expect a mini-van, curated Christmas playlists, storytelling from Antonis, and the smell of warm waffles waiting for you.
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Comparing the days by hours and season? The day trips, side by side.
Private tours, answered.
▸ How many people can join a private tour?
A private tour is just your group, no strangers, at any group size. Eight travel comfortably in the van and a bigger party simply gets a bigger vehicle; fifteen walk or ride behind one guide, and more people simply means more guides. Two of you, a family with children, friends travelling together, a team from work, a school class, a university group, a club, a coach party, or one person travelling alone: whatever you are, the day is built for exactly that.
▸ Which languages are the private tours in?
Every private tour Antonis guides himself runs in English or Greek. You choose the language when you book.
▸ How is a private tour priced?
One price for the whole group, never per person, and no per-person surprises. There is no single flat price per route, because the date matters: a Tuesday in November and a Saturday in tulip season are not the same day to run. Some pages show a starting price, for example the private countryside bike day from €405. Most are quoted for the date you actually want, and those say on request: send your dates and who is coming, and Antonis comes back within 24 hours with availability, the price for that date and the booking link.
▸ Do you offer door-to-door pickup?
On the van day trips, yes, door-to-door pickup from your accommodation in Amsterdam. The walking and bike tours meet at a set point in the city, confirmed when you book.
▸ Can you customise the itinerary?
Yes. Beyond the set routes, Antonis designs fully custom private days around what you want to see. Send a brief and he replies personally within 24 hours, in English or Greek.
▸ Is Antonis a licensed guide?
Yes. Antonis is a licensed Amsterdam tour guide and first-aid certified. EcoEcho is rated 5.0 on Google and Tripadvisor, 4.97 on GetYourGuide.
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