4 days in Amsterdam

For your first trip to Amsterdam - you can easily spend a long weekend enjoying the best that the city has to offer. Here are some of our favorite activities!

Day 1 - Arrive and check in to hotel. Start with a canal cruise to get a feel for the city and snap beautiful pics. Then head to a canalside restaurant for a drink with a view. Perhaps enjoy a traditional rice table for dinner.

Day 2 - Book tickets at Anne Frank for the morning. Then spend time wandering thru the Jordaan neighborhood, the canals and the city. Do a little shopping in the “9 streets.” Enjoy a famous apple pie at Winkel 43. Pop into Leidseplein for classic bites like bitterballen. Return to your hotel to freshen head out for a nice dinner and cocktail.

Day 3 - Spend the morning on a relaxing stroll thru Vondelpark, you can grab coffee at several cute spots. Then head to the Museumplein area and grab lunch at Esh pita bar. Visit the Van Gogh museum or Rijksmuseum or both! Depending on your preference. Head to De Pijp neighborhood for dinner.

Day 4 - Head to Zandvoort, Haarlem, Utrecht or Zaanse Schaans in the morning for an excursion out of the city.