Unique route with stories through the city
This was a great tour. David, our guide, was very informative and well spoken. Well worth the money. A great thing to do in Amsterdam.
Anne Frank is Amsterdam's most famous resident. Every year millions of people travel to Amsterdam to see where Anne and her family hid from the Nazis during WW2. In this tour, walk along the last 600m of the route Anne and her family took on their journey to their hiding place, and sadly their final home.
Travel back in time together to the Amsterdam of WWII and experience the emotion and hope of Anne Frank during the dark days of the war as her story unfolds. Walking around the area you'll see the famous Westerkerk, the outside of the house where Anne and her family were hiding for over 2 years and the beautiful Prinsengracht. Using Anne's own words from her diary, you will learn about Anne, the ‘Secret Annex’, what she could see from her refuge and the influence her story has had on people in the Netherlands and the rest of the world.
Finish the tour at a cafe near Anne Frank House. Have a drink here and then enter into the Secret Annex via the magic of a virtual reality recreation (designed by the Anne Frank Foundation). As you enter virtually through the famous bookcase to the secret hiding place of the family Frank, you will find the rooms as though the Franks were still living here. Unlike the actual house, the virtual house has all of the furniture and belongings in place, giving you a true feel for what it was like to live there in 1942-44. There will be no crowds of people, you will have the virtual house to yourself to explore at your own pace. This is as close to the real thing as you can get, without stepping foot in the house.
