Things to Do in Amsterdam in Spring
Tulips, rolling green fields, and traditional windmills: Holland’s most iconic images are part and parcel of spring in and around its capital city. Home to the “garden of Europe” and UNESCO-listed landmarks, Amsterdam offers much to see and do between the months of March and May.
Tiptoe through the famous tulips on a day trip toKeukenhof Gardens.
Discover views of rural Holland on aday tripto Zaanse Schans windmills, Marken, and Volendam.
Explore the city’s UNESCO-listed waterways on acanal cruise.
Experience springtime in neighboring Belgium on a day trip toBrussels.
Savor a sample of traditionalDutch Schnapps.
Avoid any April showers on a tour of the iconicRijksmuseumandVan Gogh Museum.
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Zaanse Schans Windmills and Volendam Small-Group Tour from Amsterdam
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Experience an iconic landscape of fishing villages, windmills, and craftsmen’s shops on a small-group tour from Amsterdam into the Dutch countryside. Visit a series of traditional, restored windmills in Zaanse Schans, and walk the dikes and harbor of Volendam, a pretty port lined with bright houses and sailboats. Sample locally-make cheeses and Dutch schnapps, with time to choose a restaurant for lunch, then enjoy sweeping views of the landscape during the return trip to Amsterdam.
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Volendam, Edam and Windmills Guided Day Tour
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Experience three quintessential icons of the Dutch countryside — windmills, cheese and wooden clogs — on this 5.5 hour tour from Amsterdam. Journey to the North Holland towns of Zaanse Schans, Edam and Volendam, where you can view working windmills at an open-air museum on the Zaan River, visit a dairy farm or cheese weighing house, and step inside a clog factory. You’ll travel outside the city aboard a single-decker coach, allowing for a smaller group experience with your professional guide.
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Blue Boat Company Amsterdam City Canal Cruise
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Absorb the canal-front sights of Amsterdam on a leisurely 75-minute sightseeing cruise. Take a seat in a comfortable, glass-topped boat, and enjoy the views as you glide along the city’s UNESCO World Heritage-listed canals and listen to the informative audio commentary. Drift by top Amsterdam attractions such as the Anne Frank House and City Hall, and drink in the gabled townhouses, bridges and leafy canalsides from the peaceful vantage point of the water. A relaxing way to get to know the pretty Dutch capital for first-time visitors.
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Skip-the-line Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum Semi-Private Guided Tour
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Explore two must-visit Amsterdam museums—the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum—on a half-day, skip-the-line, small-group tour combo. With a guide, bypass the main queues at the Rijksmuseum to see the exhibitions on Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages, including masterpieces such as Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ and others. After time for lunch, skip the line at the Van Gogh Museum. Enjoy a guided tour of the highlights, seeing Van Gogh 'Sunflowers,' and more.
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Keukenhof Gardens and Zaanse Schans Windmill Village guided day tour
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A windmill village, a tulip garden, and a clog museum are a few of the stops you make on this quintessential Dutch countryside tour from Amsterdam. Leave the city behind and enjoy a jam-packed full-day itinerary, starting with a visit to the colorful Keukenhof Gardens, home to over 800 varieties of tulips. Next, visit the traditional windmill village of Zaanse Schans and get a feel for life in 19th-century Netherlands. Peek into the wind-powered factories, sample regional cheeses at a local farm shop, then watch a shoemaking demonstration at the clog museum.
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