Amsterdam: Anne Frank House VR & Walking Tour

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Walk Anne Frank's Route, Then Step Inside the Hidden Rooms in Virtual Reality

You walk the route Anne took toward her hiding place, passing canal houses, the Westerkerk, and the Anne Frank House itself. Then you enter the Secret Annex through a private virtual reality experience, exploring the rooms furnished as they were during the war, at your own pace and without crowds. The tour wraps in the Jordaan neighbourhood, giving you time to wander afterward if you want.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Anne Frank's route and VR house visit

Start at Max Euwe Plein statue
Visit Leiden Square
Walk over Amsterdam's longest canal
Pass Johnny Jordaan square
See Westerkerk church
Stop at Anne Frank statue
View Anne Frank House exterior
Pass de Bloemgracht canal
Virtual Reality tour of Anne Frank House
End in Jordaan neighbourhood

The Experience

What if you could see inside the Secret Annex without waiting in line for hours? The tour starts on Max Euwe Plein, beside the statue of the Dutch chess grandmaster, and moves through Amsterdam's canal district on foot. Your guide walks you through the Jordaan neighbourhood and along the city's longest canal for about 20 minutes, pointing out the houseboats, bridges, and the 17th-century Westerkerk where Rembrandt is buried. You'll pass Johnny Jordaan square, named after Amsterdam's most famous folk singers, and stop at the small statue of Anne Frank next to the church — a quiet moment before you reach the actual Anne Frank House.

The walking part ends at the house itself, where you see the building from outside and learn how the Frank family survived more than two years in hiding. But here's where this tour differs: instead of joining the queue for the real Annex, you enter a virtual reality recreation made by the Anne Frank Foundation. You put on a VR headset and explore the hiding place at your own pace, alone. The VR version has furniture still in place — something the actual house no longer does — so you get a sense of what daily life looked like in 1942 to 1944. No crowds, no rushing through rooms behind other visitors. The Anne Frank House VR tour is as close to stepping inside as you can get without the wait.

After the VR experience, the tour ends in the Jordaan neighbourhood, one of Amsterdam's most charming areas. The whole thing takes around two hours. You'll need a minimum group of four travellers for the tour to run, and public transport is nearby if you need it. No additional tickets to buy — everything is included.

What’s included

Your tour includes a guided walking route through the Jordaan neighbourhood and along Amsterdam's canals, stops at the Westerkerk and the Anne Frank House exterior, and a private virtual reality experience of the Secret Annex using VR headsets provided by the Anne Frank Foundation.
No additional purchases are required.
Public transport options are available nearby if needed.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Bespoke Amsterdam Experiences

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to understand Anne Frank's story and see the hiding place without spending hours in a ticket queue or missing out because entry is sold out — the VR experience gives you access to the rooms furnished as they were during the war, something the actual house no longer has.