Amsterdam, Windmills & Typical Villages — 7 days

The canal city, then the Zaanse Schans windmills, Utrecht and car-free villages. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & canals; Museums; Anne Frank & city centre; Zaanse Schans & Volendam.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & canals

10:00 — Arrival in Amsterdam — Aéroport Schiphol
11:30 — Train → city centre — Schiphol → Amsterdam Centraal
12:30 — Hotel check-in — Jordaan
13:30 — Lunch — Jordaan
Walk to the canals — Jordaan → Canaux du centre historique
15:00 — Canal cruise — Canaux du centre historique
Walk back to the Jordaan — Canaux du centre historique → Jordaan
17:00 — Stroll through the Jordaan — Jordaan
20:00 — Dinner — Jordaan

Day 2 — Museums

08:30 — Breakfast — Jordaan
Walk to the Rijksmuseum — Jordaan → Rijksmuseum
09:30 — Rijksmuseum — Rijksmuseum
Walk to lunch — Rijksmuseum → Museumplein
12:30 — Lunch — Museumplein
Walk to the Van Gogh Museum — Museumplein → Musée Van Gogh
14:00 — Van Gogh Museum — Musée Van Gogh
Walk to the Vondelpark — Musée Van Gogh → Vondelpark
16:00 — Vondelpark — Vondelpark
Tram to De Pijp — Vondelpark → De Pijp
20:00 — Dinner — De Pijp

Day 3 — Anne Frank & city centre

08:30 — Breakfast — Jordaan
Walk to the Anne Frank House — Jordaan → Maison d'Anne Frank
09:30 — Anne Frank House — Maison d'Anne Frank
Tram to the market — Maison d'Anne Frank → Albert Cuypmarkt
11:30 — Albert Cuyp Market — Albert Cuypmarkt
Walk to lunch — Albert Cuypmarkt → De Pijp
13:00 — Lunch — De Pijp
Bike to the centre — De Pijp → Centre historique
15:00 — Bike ride along the canals — Centre historique
Bike back to the Jordaan — Centre historique → Jordaan
20:00 — Dinner — Jordaan

Day 4 — Zaanse Schans & Volendam

09:00 — Bus → Zaanse Schans — Amsterdam → Zaanse Schans
10:00 — Traditional windmills — Zaanse Schans
12:30 — Lunch — Zaanse Schans
14:00 — Drive to Volendam & Marken — Zaanse Schans → Volendam
15:00 — Volendam fishing village — Volendam
17:30 — Back to Amsterdam — Volendam → Amsterdam
20:00 — Dinner — Jordaan

Day 5 — On to Utrecht

09:30 — Train → Utrecht — Amsterdam → Utrecht
11:00 — Hotel check-in — Centre historique d'Utrecht
Walk to the canals — Centre historique d'Utrecht → Oudegracht
12:00 — Utrecht's two-level canals — Oudegracht
Walk to lunch — Oudegracht → Utrecht
13:00 — Lunch — Utrecht
Walk to the tower — Utrecht → Tour Dom
14:30 — Utrecht's Dom Tower — Tour Dom
Walk to the university quarter — Tour Dom → Utrecht
16:30 — Stroll through the university quarter — Utrecht
20:00 — Dinner — Utrecht

Day 6 — Giethoorn, the car-free village

08:30 — Train then bus → Giethoorn — Utrecht → Giethoorn
10:30 — Electric boat ride along the canals — Giethoorn
13:00 — Waterside lunch — Giethoorn
15:00 — Walk over the bridges past thatched houses — Giethoorn
17:30 — Back to Utrecht — Giethoorn → Utrecht
20:30 — Dinner — Utrecht

Day 7 — Back to Amsterdam & departure

09:00 — Train → Amsterdam — Utrecht → Amsterdam
10:30 — Floating flower market — Bloemenmarkt
Walk to lunch — Bloemenmarkt → Centre-ville
12:30 — Lunch — Centre-ville
14:30 — Transfer to the airport — Amsterdam → Schiphol
16:30 — Return flight