Arrival
Welcome to the incredible capital of the Netherlands Kingdom - Amsterdam! Upon arrival, you check in to your centrally located hotel.
The rest of the day is free so you can start exploring the magnificent city center on your own, dine in one of the local restaurants or take a good rest in your comfortable room.
Anne Frank Museum & Amsterdam Sightseeing
Following breakfast in the hotel, you meet your guide in the lobby and have a walking city tour around the most famous Amsterdam attractions.
The tour starts with a walk along the canals in order to reach the Anne Frank House, where the girl and her family lived in hiding for more than two years during World War II. Now converted into a museum it contains a sobering exhibition about the persecution of the Jews during the war, about Anne Frank, her diary and death in a concentration camp after the secret annex was discovered.
Then walk through the historic city center of Amsterdam. At first you walk towards the Dam Square. The exciting Royal Palace and the National Monument to remember the victims of the Second World war are situated there.
After you explore the beguinage, the beautiful houses which are the oases of silence in the middle of noisy Amsterdam. Then you pass by the Floating Flower market. The highlight of your day is a fantastic canal cruise on a public boat to enjoy Amsterdam from the water side.
Following the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day at your leisure.
Visit to Tulip Nursery & Floristic Workshop
In the morning after breakfast prepare for an exciting half-day trip. Together with your driver, you make your way to the top of North Holland, where you visit a tulip nursery - the perfect place to learn more about the beautiful symbol of the Netherlands.
Your immersion into the floral theme starts with a professional presentation about the growing process of a tulip, from bulb to flower. You then enjoy a guided group tour* through the greenhouses of the nursery that boasts a capacity of over 1 million tulips per a cycle of three weeks. You witness employees picking the tulips and even see the ultra-modern tulip-bunching-robot.
You are then in for a little surprise! We invite you to participate in an arranging flowers workshop with the flowers you have picked in the garden.
After the tour, your driver takes you back to the Amsterdam hotel. The rest of the day is free.
*Please, note: group tour is subject to availability.
Largest Flower Auction & Windmills of Holland
Following early breakfast, you meet your guide-driver in the hotel lobby and continue exploring famous touristic attractions around Amsterdam.
In about 0.5 h driving from the capital, you arrive in the largest flower auction in the world, called 'Royal Flora Holland'. With its floor space covering 990,000 sqm (10.6 million sq ft), the auction building is in the top of largest buildings, and about 20 million flowers are sold here every day.
A bunch of tractors with flower trolleys swarming around, tension in the auction rooms - this all creates the unique atmosphere of the international flower and plant trade. Flowers are a fresh product, so they need to travel from the supplier to the customer (who may live in another part of the world) within 24 hours. Your guide explains you the mechanism of pricing on this market caused by the characteristics of the product.
In the second part of the tour, you head to the north to explore Zaanse Schans. You discover the little authentic village and its collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. The entrance to one of the windmills is included.
Afterward, you proceed back to Amsterdam and have a restful day.
Touring Colourful Keukenhof & City of Hague
After breakfast in the hotel, you meet your guide-driver who takes you on an unforgettable full day trip to incredible Dutch regions.
Your first stop is the world-famous tulip fields of Keukenhof* which are sure to dazzle you with the incredible landscape of more than seven million flowering bulbs planted across a 70-acre site. The gardens and four pavilions show a fantastic collection of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, orchids, roses, carnations, irises, lilies, and many other flowers. You get overwhelmed by a spectacle of colors and scents.
You then continue your trip to Bollenstreek, one of the brightest and well-known bulb-growing areas near Leiden.
After, you travel to the Hague, the Seat of the Netherland government. During the tour, you pass by the Houses of Parliament, Ministries, Embassies, and the International Court of Justice. After that, you see the beautiful beach of Scheveningen.
In the evening, you return to your Amsterdam hotel.
Departure Day
This is the last day of your amazing tour of Amsterdam and the Netherlands! After breakfast, your driver transfers you to the airport for your flight back home.
We wish you a safe flight and hope to work on your future trips!