Netherlands Discovery

Welcome to Amsterdam! On the first day of your arrival, our driver waiting at the Schiphol Airport will escort you to check in the hotel at the city center. Have a good rest and then you can arrange some independent visits to nearby places.

Accommodation: Hotel Mai Amsterdam (4 star) or similar

Meet the guide at the hotel lobby after breakfast. The first stop will be Anne Frank House. It was the place where the Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi with her family and wrote down her famous diary. Anne's original diary, historic documents, photographs, film images displayed there still breathe the atmosphere of that period of wartime.

Next, we will walk to visit the Dam Square in the historic center of the capital city, a busy focal point for travelers, shoppers and street performers. The 350-year-old Royal Palace on the west side of the square is still used by the Royal Family to receive important guests. In the middle of the square stands the 22-meter high National Monument built to commemorate the victims of The Second World War.

Later, we'll explore Begijnhof, the only medieval inner courtyard well preserved in Amsterdam, originally built with the residences of Beguines, Roman Catholic women live in a semi-religious community. Then we will cross the Floating Flower Market, a paradise for gardening lovers, and hop on a public ferry to have an amazing canal cruise through the city.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Mai Amsterdam (4 star) or similar

After breakfast, we will transfer you to take an-hour train to The Hague. Our driver at Hague will pick you up from the train station and send you to the hotel. After a short rest, the guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and lead you to visit Escher in the Palace, the museum dedicate to the world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher. Most of his works including Day and Night, Waterfall, and Drawing Hands are on display.

Later visit the Binnenhof with Ridderzaal. Binnenhof is a 13th-century building complex first built as the residence for the counts of Holland and later become the center of Dutch politics since the 15th century. Ridderzaal or the Kights' Hall is the main building of Binnenhof, used to be the place for royal receptions and inter-parliamentary conferences.

Next we will go to the Mauritshuis Museum, esteemed for an exceptional collection of Dutch Golden Age paintings including the famous The Girl with a Pearl Earring. At the end of the day, visit Peace Palace, the home to United Nations' International Court of Justice.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mercure Hotel Den Haag Central (4 star) or similar

In the morning, the guide will accompany you on the tram or bus trip to Delft, a picturesque canal-ringed town know for Delft Blue pottery since the 17th century as well as being the birthplace of Johannes Vermeer, the painter of The Girl with a Pearl Earring. When arrival, we will tour historic monuments including the Old Church, New Church, the City Hall, and a factory that produces the hand-painted Delft Blue pottery. After that, return back to The Hague and visit the miniature park of Madurodam. It displays a 1:25 scale model replicas of all the most famous attractions of Netherlands.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mercure Hotel Den Haag Central (4 star) or similar

In the morning please get to the train station by yourself and take the short train journey to Rotterdam, home to the largest port in Europe. We'll book the train ticket for you in advance. On your arrival, the guide will pick you up from the new Central Railway Station. Then the city tour will begin with a 75-minute harbor cruise by Spido, which is the best way to get an insight into the city's seafaring legacy and admire its modern skyline as well as historic architecture. Later, we will continue with the city tour including a stop at the famous Market Hall（Markthal）and Cube Houses. Markthal is an archwise glass-window cable structure housing an indoor market at the size of large football pitch selling local and international foods; while the latter are a set of cutting-edge residences, each abnormally angled at 55 degrees, held up by a hexagonal pillar or located atop a pedestrian bridge.

Later we will take the water bus from Erasmus Bridge to the UNSECO World Heritage site - Kinderdijk. It has 19 well-preserved old windmills. You'll watch a film about Kinderdijk area before exploring the place and if possible we'll visit a working windmill from inside. After that, return to Rotterdam by waterbus and from there take the train back to The Hague.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mercure Hotel Den Haag Central (4 star) or similar

Check out the hotel at The Hague. The driver will send you to catch the train back to Amsterdam. After arrival, have a good the rest at your hotel and later meet the guide at the hotel lobby. Then continue to explore Rijksmuseum, the national museum of arts and history containing masterpieces of the best Dutch artists including Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer and Frans Hals. Later visit nearby Van Gogh Museum housing the world's largest paintings and drawings of the master. The rest time is on your own.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Mai Amsterdam (4 star) or similar

At the end of the 7 days Netherlands tour, the driver will escort you to the airport. Have a pleasant journey home!

Meals: Breakfast