7 Days 6 Nights
Daily Tour
Private / Custom
English
Amsterdam (3N) – Rotterdam (1N) – Arnhem (1N) – Groningen (1N) · a road loop from Amsterdam via Keukenhof, Delft, Gouda, Giethoorn, Zaanse Schans and Volendam · private tour · price on request · your dates
Tulips, windmills, canals and cheese, and far more of Holland than most visitors see: this 7 Days Netherlands tour goes beyond Amsterdam to Delft, Rotterdam, Gouda, Arnhem, Giethoorn and Groningen before looping back through Zaanse Schans and Volendam. It is planned and supported by IMAD Travel, an IATA-certified travel agency in Hyderabad serving travellers from across India since 2011. We can arrange this same route, or a similar one, as a custom package for your couple, family or group, on your own dates and with your choice of hotels. Just quote the tour code IMAD-EU-33396 when you contact us.
WhatsApp +91 63003 03169 for a quote on your dates, or to add Brussels, Bruges or Paris. Tour code: IMAD-EU-33396
Families, couples and friends who want to see the real Netherlands, not just its capital: small towns, flower fields, canal villages and the stories behind them. Distances are short, so days are relaxed, and the tour is a perfect spring trip when the tulips are in bloom.
For centuries this small nation of sea traders shaped world history. It has won around a third of its land from the sea, protects it with a vast system of dikes and dams, and still grows flowers and food for half of Europe. Your Netherlands holiday package begins in Amsterdam with a canal cruise that shows the city from the water, and a visit to a diamond workshop where craftsmen cut and polish stones as they have for centuries. The afternoon is yours for the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum or simply watching the city’s bicycles stream past.
Day three is for flowers. In tulip season you walk through Keukenhof, one of the largest flower gardens in the world, where about 7 million bulbs bloom in rivers of colour; at other times you visit the huge flower auction at Aalsmeer. Then comes Delft, home of Royal Delft since 1653, where you see how the famous blue-and-white pottery is still painted by hand, and Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, rebuilt after the war into a city of daring architecture, from the Cube Houses to the Markthal and the Erasmus Bridge.
Cheese lovers will enjoy Gouda, with its narrow lanes, its Gothic Town Hall with red-and-white shutters and the seventeenth-century Waag, where cheese wheels were weighed; a cheese-making visit shows how the famous Gouda is made. In Arnhem you stand on the John Frost Bridge, named after the British officer whose men held it for four days in 1944 in the Battle of Arnhem, the “bridge too far” of the Second World War.
Next is Giethoorn, often called the Venice of the north but quieter and greener: there are no streets in the old village, only canals, wooden footbridges and thatched farmhouses, best seen from a small boat. Groningen, a lively university city, is the “World Cycling City”, with a car-free centre and bike paths everywhere. On the way back you cross the Afsluitdijk, the barrier dam that closes off the old Zuiderzee, visit a wooden-clog workshop among the windmills of Zaanse Schans, and stop in the fishing village of Volendam before a farewell dinner in Amsterdam.
The tulip fields in bloom. A boat ride through Giethoorn. Fresh stroopwafels and a slice of aged Gouda. The windmills of Zaanse Schans at sunset. Smoked fish on Volendam’s harbour front.
Keukenhof opens for only about eight weeks each spring, roughly late March to mid-May, and hotels near the gardens fill quickly, so spring trips are best planned early. Summer brings long evenings for cycling and canal boats, and autumn is calm and good value.
This is a price on request private tour: we quote for your dates, hotel category and group size. The Netherlands is in the Schengen area, so a Schengen visa is needed, and our visa team can guide you. The currency is the euro. Daily breakfast and three dinners are included, and vegetarian and Indian food is available in Amsterdam and the larger towns.
More tours: see all our Amsterdam and Netherlands tour packages and Europe tour packages.
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Welcome to the Netherlands. On arrival in Amsterdam, transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore the city at your own pace. Welcome dinner. Overnight Amsterdam.
After breakfast, a canal cruise shows you Amsterdam at water level, followed by a visit to a diamond workshop to watch craftsmen cut and polish stones. The afternoon is free: visit the museums or join the city’s cyclists. Overnight Amsterdam.
After breakfast, visit Keukenhof in tulip season (about 7 million flowers; spring departures only, subject to weather) or the Aalsmeer flower auction at other times. Continue to Delft for the Royal Delft pottery factory, then to Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, for a guided tour of its modern architecture. About 160 km. Overnight Rotterdam.
After breakfast, drive to Gouda: its lanes, Market Square, Gothic Town Hall and the Waag, followed by a cheese-making visit. Continue to Arnhem to see the John Frost Bridge, with free time in the town. About 115 km. Dinner. Overnight Arnhem.
After breakfast, visit Giethoorn, the canal village of footbridges and thatched farmhouses. Continue to Groningen, the car-free “World Cycling City”. About 190 km. Overnight Groningen.
After breakfast, cross the Afsluitdijk barrier dam, then visit a wooden-clog workshop among the windmills of Zaanse Schans and the fishing village of Volendam before returning to Amsterdam. Farewell dinner at a local restaurant. About 220 km. Overnight Amsterdam.
After breakfast, check out and transfer to the airport for your flight home.
