Amsterdam & the Keukenhof Gardens: Tulips in Bloom

8 Days from $1,999 USD

With its millions of flowers growing on 70 acres of gardens, Keukenhof has been a showplace for the Dutch floral industry throughout the past 50 years. You can see more than seven million flowers in bloom, including daffodils, crocus, narcissi and hyacinths, as well as thousands of tulips.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 - Amsterdam

Your journey begins with a regularly scheduled overnight flight to the Netherlands on an internationally recognized airline.

Day 2 - Amsterdam

Touch down in Amsterdam. A Go Ahead representative greets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel. Begin exploring the city’s culinary delights for dinner.
Included meals: breakfast (in flight)

Day 3 - Amsterdam

Explore all the charm of Amsterdam on your own this morning, or opt to join a guided walking tour of the city, from its canals to its gabled 18th-century homes. The tour includes a visit to the Anne Frank House. Here, you can climb to the attic room where a young Anne Frank and her family lived in hiding for two years during World War II. Next, you’ll visit a working Dutch diamond-cutting factory.
Included meals: breakfast

$45 USD

Amsterdam Sightseeing

Discover more of Amsterdam during a guided sightseeing tour. From its canals to its gabled 18th century homes, you’ll make your way to the Anne Frank House. Here, you can climb to the attic room where a young Anne Frank and her family lived in hiding during World War II. Next, take a narrated canal cruise down the city’s many waterways.

Day 4 - Amsterdam

Enjoy another free day in Amsterdam, where you can explore its many wonderful shops. Or you can join an optional excursion to the rural fishing village of Volendam and Zaanse Schans, an open-air museum. Tonight, enjoy an optional Indonesian dinner, where you can sample the profound influence of the South Pacific in the Netherlands.
Included meals: breakfast

$69 USD

Volendam & Zaanse Schans

This excursion will take you into the countryside, where you'll visit the charming towns of Volendam and Saanse Schans, in addition to a clog factory and a cheese-making factory before heading back to Amsterdam.

Day 5 - Amsterdam

With its millions of flowers growing on 70 acres of gardens, Keukenhof has been a showplace for the Dutch floral industry for over the past 50 years. En route to this full-day special excursion, you’ll stop at the Aalsneer Flower Auction.
Then you’ll arrive at Keukenhof, home of the largest flower garden on Earth, where you’ll view more than 7 million flowers in bloom, including yellow daffodils, crocus, narcissi and hyacinths, as well as over 1,000 colorful and original varieties of tulips. And in honor of the 400th anniversary(2009 only) of New Amsterdam (New York), Keukenhof is celebrating with a floral tribute to the U.S., including depictions of Hollywood, Manhattan and Washington. You’ll even see a replica of the Statue of Liberty in the Keukenhof Sculpture Garden!
Included meals: breakfast

Day 6 - Amsterdam

You’ll have a full day to take in the sights of Amsterdam on your own. If the art of the Dutch masters interests you, plan to visit the recently renovated van Gogh Museum or the Stedelijk Museum (a collection of modern art). Instead, you might consider an optional excursion to two more Dutch cities, The Hague (European seat of the United Nations) and Delft, along with a visit to a flower market.
Included meals: breakfast

$99 USD

Delft & The Hague

Your first stop on this excursion is a visit to a flower market for a close-up look at one of Holland’s best-known national exports: its brilliantly hued tulips. Continue to Delft, a charming village of canals, cobbled alleyways and medieval architecture. Your final destination is The Hague, seat of the Dutch Parliament and home to Queen Beatrix.

Day 7 - Amsterdam

Today is free for you to spend how you wish. Enjoy a lazy day people-watching from one of the city’s many cafés, or take a racy turn through de Wallen, the city’s infamous red light district. You might also discover the city’s heart with a walk along the 17th-century concentric canals known as the Grachtengordel. Or bone up on more culture with a visit to the Rijksmuseum, which possesses the largest and most important collection of classical Dutch art, followed by a stroll through the 19th century Vondelpark. This evening, celebrate your last night in the city with an optional Canal Cruise with dinner.
Included meals: breakfast

$115 USD

Canal Cruise with Dinner

Travel down the canals of Amsterdam on a low house boat, enjoying the view of row houses all lit up for the night. Your tour will take you through the center of town as you enjoy a wonderful Dutch feast by lantern light.