Day 1

Welcome to Amsterdam

What better place to start your jaunt through Holland than Amsterdam? Spend your day strolling through its pretty streets and tree-lined canals, stopping for a coffee and speculaas along the way. Join your Travel Director and fellow travellers this evening on a scenic canal cruise, including a light meal and welcome drinks, admiring the centuries-old façades.

Trip Summary Accomodation Icon Hotel - Bilderberg Garden

Trip Summary Meals Icon Included Meals - Welcome Reception

Day 2

Explore Amsterdam’s Art and Architecture

Delve into the Golden Age and its extraordinary art, architecture and history, traversing the city's inner labyrinth of canals and narrow streets, along which hundreds of sturdy Dutch bicycles rattle day and night. Dive Into Culture and enjoy a Small Group Sightseeing tour of the Rijksmuseum, featuring the works of great Dutch masters, including Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch'.

Trip Summary Meals Icon Included Meals - Breakfast

Day 3

Journey to Aalsmeer/Keukenhof, The Hague and Rotterdam

We rise with the birds this morning, taking a trip to Aalsmeer to visit the vibrant flower auction and see the vividly hued blooms for which Holland is so famous. Alternatively, during the flowering season (end of March until mid-May), we'll enjoy an included visit to the tulip fields of Keukenhof – the mesmerising sight of several million flowering bulbs planted across 32 hectares will leave you in absolute awe. This afternoon, we travel through The Hague to the historic town of Delft and Dive Into Culture at the Royal Delft Pottery workshop where we'll gain insights into the manufacturing of this delicate hand-painted blue and white porcelain. We continue to edgy Rotterdam, which was rebuilt from the ground up after being destroyed during World War II. Your orientation tour will reveal an innovative city with architectural treasures worth capturing on camera and a vibrant multicultural scene around every turn.

Trip Summary Accomodation Icon Hotel - Bilderberg Parkhotel

Trip Summary Meals Icon Included Meals - Breakfast, Regional Dinner

Day 4

Onwards to Arnhem and Nijmegen

We travel north to Arnhem to see John Frost Bridge, so named to pay tribute to the commander of the British forces that held the bridge for four days with a mere 750 soldiers, during the World War II Battle of Arnhem. We stop for a visit of the Airborne Museum. This afternoon, we'll also visit the Hoge Veluwe Park and the Kröller–Müller Museum, featuring the second-largest Van Gogh collection in the world.

Trip Summary Accomodation Icon Hotel - Mercure Centre

Trip Summary Meals Icon Included Meals - Breakfast

Day 5

Off to Stunning Zwolle and Groningen

Leaving Nijmegen behind, we head north to the beautiful Hanseatic city of Zwolle, where we'll join our Local Specialist for a walking tour through its medieval centre before making our way to way to Groningen. With its rich history and peculiar dialect, the city will be a highlight for culture and history buffs.

Trip Summary Accomodation Icon Hotel - Apollo

Trip Summary Meals Icon Included Meals - Breakfast

Day 6

Venture to Volendam and Return to Amsterdam

Dive Into Culture and saddle up to explore the university city of Groningen during a guided bicycle tour of its medieval centre. Ramble along the city's ring of canals like a local, before enjoying a stunning drive through the mesmerising Frisian Lake District en route to Volendam, a former fishing port on the edge of IJsselmeer. Dive Into Culture and learn about the craft of wooden clog making and Dutch cheese, followed by a celebratory Be My Guest Farewell Dinner with the Pauw family as you Connect With Locals over a traditional Dutch meal.

Trip Summary Accomodation Icon Hotel - Mercure City

Trip Summary Meals Icon Included Meals - Breakfast, Be My Guest

Day 7

Farewell Amsterdam

For now we say a fond tot ziens to Amsterdam and our newfound friends, closing the door on a memorable Dutch experience. Find out more about your free airport transfer at trafalgar.com/freetransfers.

Trip Summary Meals Icon Included Meals - Breakfast