Amsterdam

Amsterdam: x2 days, x2 nights – (this page is travel ready and printable below!)

Fly in and out: Schiphol International Airport (AMS)

Local travel: Most people find walking and cycling are the primary ways to travel around Amsterdam, a city which is small, densely packed, and easy to cover by foot.

The city does also have a bus system to serve routes to / from the airport and the outer districts and a convenient tram service to get from A to B in the city centre

Hotel: Hampshire-Hotel American Amsterdam 

Address:  Leidsekade 97, 1017 PN Amsterdam,

Conveniently located historic hotel in the museum quarter of the city, near to Vondelpark and moments from Leidseplein square. The airport bus 197 stops right at the doorstep of the hotel, which makes it easy to make your way from Schiphol for about €5.00.

AMSTERDAM DAY 1:

Start the day with a canal cruise with  Lovers Canal Cruises to explore the city by water.

After the cruise, sample the best Dutch apple pie in town at Café Winkle 43 

Whilst there, explore the trendy and hip Jordaan district.

Stroll along the city canals whilst window shopping along the The Negen Straatjes.

Sample and learn the history behind Dutch cheese at the Amsterdam Cheese Museum

Pre-book your tickets to visit one of the most famous attractions in the early evening, when the queues have died down – Anne Frank House

Have one of the most authentic and comforting Dutch dinners at Moeders and leave feeling warm and fuzzy.

Take an evening stroll along Prinsengracht stopping off at “brown cafe” Café De Prins for an evening nightcap.

AMSTERDAM DAY 2:

Take the bus to Keukenhof Gardens to spend the morning exploring the second largest gardens in the world. Take a boat around the tulip gardens.

Book ahead to enjoy a pancake late brunch / lunch at the most authentic Pancake House in Amsterdam Upstairs Pannenkoekenhuis

Rent a bike at Macbike to explore the beauty of Vondelpark on two wheels.

Spend the afternoon visiting the “museum district” – choose from exploring the Van Gogh Museum or the Rijksmuseum

Don’t forget to get a photo with the infamous I AMSTERDAM sign.

For a contemporary twist on the evening head over to Foodhallen , the city’s very own indoor street market housed in an old historic tram shed.

Enjoy a cocktail or two, at the trendiest speakeasy in Amsterdam: Door74 and Tales & Spirits. For visiting Door 74, don’t forget to push the ‘secret’ bell to enter.