Anne Frank's Amsterdam on foot

About this experience

The team behind this walk has guided Anne Frank tours in Amsterdam for more than 12 years, and the story is all they do. You hear it in order: the Frank family's move from Germany, daily life in 1930s Amsterdam, the 761 days in hiding at Prinsengracht 263, and how Otto Frank, the only one of the eight to survive, brought his daughter's diary to the world. The guides talk about the people as much as the dates: Anne's love of writing, the family dynamics behind the diary, the helpers who kept them alive.

The two-hour route starts at Waterlooplein in the old Jewish area. You walk through the Jewish Cultural Quarter, past the Portuguese Synagogue and the Jewish Museum, stop at the Auschwitz Monument and hear how the Dutch Resistance hid people, with the guide showing where hiding places were. The one-hour walk starts at the Anne Frank Monument on the Westermarkt, around the corner from the house. Private tours always run two hours. Groups are small, the guide speaks the language you pick at booking, and the meeting point depends on the option, so read your voucher.

Planning the museum as well? Timed tickets for the Anne Frank House are sold on the museum's own website, annefrank.org: EUR 16.50 for adults, EUR 7.00 for ages 10 to 17 and EUR 1.00 for children up to 9 (2026, booking fee included). Walk first and take a slot about two hours after the tour starts; after the two-hour route, add the walk back across the centre. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.

• Guides who have told Anne Frank's story in Amsterdam for more than 12 years
• The Jewish Cultural Quarter with the Portuguese Synagogue and the Jewish Museum
• A stop at the Auschwitz Monument and the story of the Dutch Resistance
• The facade of the Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht
• One hour near the house, or two hours through the Jewish Quarter
• Shared small group or a private guide for your party

How the day runs

1. StartMeet your guide

   Two-hour tours meet at Waterlooplein, in the Jewish area. The one-hour walk meets at the Anne Frank Monument on the Westermarkt. Your voucher has the exact spot.

2. First partFrom Frankfurt to Amsterdam

   Why the Franks left Germany in 1933 and 1934, and what life in Amsterdam looked like before the German invasion of 10 May 1940.

3. Jewish QuarterSynagogue and museum

   The Portuguese Synagogue and the Jewish Museum, and the Jewish community that lived around them for centuries.

4. WertheimparkThe Auschwitz Monument

   Jan Wolkers' memorial of broken mirrors that reflect the sky, a pause to talk about the deportations.

5. On the wayHiding and resistance

   How people went into hiding, who helped them, and how the Resistance worked in the city.

6. Last partThe diary's journey

   How Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl saved Anne's papers after the arrest, and how Otto Frank published them in 1947.

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Tips before you book

• Check the meeting point twice. The two-hour tours start at Waterlooplein, a good 25 to 30 minutes on foot from the Anne Frank House; the one-hour walk starts at the monument by the house.
• Book your museum slot first, then fit the walk around it. New dates open every Tuesday at 10:00 CET for visits six weeks later, so book your slot as soon as your date opens.
• Leave big bags at the hotel. The listing does not allow luggage or large bags, and the museum only takes bags smaller than A4 inside (the rest go to its free cloakroom).
• Bring water, comfortable shoes and a charged phone, as the listing suggests. Most of the walk is outdoors on cobbles.
• Pick the two-hour version if this is your only Anne Frank walk. The extra hour is the Jewish Quarter, and that is where the wider story sits.

Read next:

• Anne Frank walking tours
• Anne Frank House tickets
• Jewish Cultural Quarter

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