Secret Amsterdam is a small personal tour agency run by me, Karina. I am dedicated to make your stay in Amsterdam and the Netherlands as smooth and special as possible. My tours are personal, off-beaten-track, tasty and fun and designed to meet your needs. My tours are orientated on small groups & families and can be fully customized to your needs and wishes.
Would like to book a tour with me? Check below!
Karina's Favourite Experiences

Multicultural food experience in a small group
Try my favorite multicultural dishes that Amsterdam has to offer and visit one of the most vibrant neighborhoods

Private tour to Zaanse Schans and its surroundings
Enjoy a half day tour to Zaanse Schans and a local village charms on relaxed private car tour!

Private family tour to Zaanse Schans
Enjoy a fun half-day tour with the whole family in the Dutch countryside and learn many exciting things about the Dutch culture

Private off-beaten-track Amsterdam experience
Walk my favorite Amsterdam neighborhoods with hidden alleys, gardens and charming canals with draw bridges

Private tour to Waterland: Volendam & Marken
Enjoy a half day tour to traditional Dutch villages in a relaxed private car tour!

Personalized experience
Completely customized experience to have an unforgettable memories during your trip to the Netherlands
What my guests say
Exciting Windmill Tour
This tour was about four hours and took us to a village that had been put together to showcase windmill power in Amsterdam, agriculture from a long time ago, traditional cheese production, very old sailmaking in hand blooms and the production of Dutch wooden shoes.
Karina is very pleasant and knowledgeable about the area. She communicates well and is very interested in the tour subjects. She provided a very nice tour with a lot of background.
Thank you Karina!!
A fabulous day
Fabulous private tour with Karina
Karina is happy and gave us full détails on the history of the site, mills and dutch customs.
This day was important for us…
We wanted to renew our weeding vows to celebrates our 20 years… And Karina gently, has adapted for us the trip that we do not want So much it was magical. Thank you for everything Karina
Great day with Karina in Zaanse Schans
We had an awesome time with Karina during our morning in Zaanse Schans! She picked us up in a central Amsterdam location and drove us the short trip outside of the city to Zaanse Schans. We got to experience some of the typical “touristy” activities, including cheese making/tasting, climbing to the top of a working windmill and wooden shoe workshop, and we also loved the off-the-beaten-path parts of the tour. Karina taught us a lot about Dutch history and history of Zaanse Schans. We hardly noticed the rainy weather 🙂 Karina was wonderful! If we’re ever back in Amsterdam, I hope we can have another tour with her.
Wonderful trip to Amsterdam
I had a wonderful trip to Amsterdam which was due in large part to Karina.
It was like walking around the city with a knowledgeable friend. Karina truly tailored the tour to my interests. For two days, she mixed information on history, culture, art, architecture, food and small local shops. Karina was both informative and fun, professional and very friendly. I had a great time seeing the city with her. Next time- tulips and windmills!
A happy experience
We had such a happy experience yesterday with our sweet host Karina. She took us to places we wouldn’t have known to even look for, she is on friendly terms with all the shop keepers and that made our whole time a fun time. She was not in a hurry, and she made us feel as if she had a lot of patience and was really obligated to make this a memorable afternoon. We will look for her again when ever we are back in Amsterdam!
Tour of Zaanse Schans
Karina took us to the magical storybook village Zaanse Schans outside Amsterdam, and we had a good time. Our boys 4 and 8 thoroughly enjoyed viewing the village artefacts, getting a snack, buying chocolate and other delicacies, tasting cheese, and viewing cheese and clog making workshops. Karina is a warm, kind and amiable host, and she drove us there and provided us a lot of information about the village, life in the early years, the historical context and current attributes. We were so enthralled by her stories and the village, that we decided to stay behind for the rest of the day and soaking it all in. We would recommend Karina as your local host and tour guide. She is very sensitive to the needs of children is you travel as a family and very accomodative.
My Favourite Guide in Amsterdam
Karina is extremely friendly and full of energy. She was genuinely enthused about showing my mom and I her favourite spots at Albert Cuyp Market. She was patient with us when we took our time and ever-ready to accommodate to our requests too!
She even took us to some spots in town when it wasn’t part of the tour. Thank you Karina, for making Amsterdam such a great memory for my mom and I (:
So so magical
Karina made the whole trip so magical! We learnt so much about Zaanse Shans and I loved how easy going Karina was when the boys wanted to spend a little more time on certain activities! My sons loved the chocolate making and watching the vlogs be made!
Danke ja, Karina!
It was a cold and wintery day when we set off for Zaanse Schans. Karina was right on time. She was very knowledgable and great company on our tour. We wanted to do another tour with her but time and her schedule did not permit it. I would recommend Karina and will do another tour with her on our next visit to Amsterdam. Danke je, Karina!
A gem of a tour guide
Delightful from start to finish. Leisurely pace and great knowledge of the history of the area.
We would recommend her to anyone.
Great insider tips and Karina is bubbly and outgoing.
Personal tour in Amsterdam
Karina was a great host. She picked us up at the station in the morning and dropped us at our river cruise terminal at the end of the day. We customised our tour with her in advance and then on the day we were able to be flexible to work around weather and crowds.
We were able to include so much more than a big group tour, seeing the tulips and Zaanse Schans in the same day. She knew some locations for the tulips that only a local would know and we were able to avoid the crowds at Keukenhof gardens.
Karina speaks fluent English and was easy to understand.
I would recommend a personal tour with her.
Great guide, fun tour
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Karina. She was personable, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and aware of our needs and interests. It was a fun way to get a bit of a feel for the country when we had only a short stay in Amsterdam.
Thank you Karina!
Karina drove us from Amsterdam to Delft and we felt very fortunate to be with such a safe driver. We enjoyed our time in Delft and appreciated that she was flexible and customized our day. She added interesting details about the sites. She was fun and during our car ride she was helpful in giving us suggestions that made our stay in Amsterdam very enjoyable. Thank you Katina!