Netherlands · GoGo City Guide

Amsterdam

3 Days in Amsterdam

11Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumGrachtengordel

The Canal Ring

The 17th-century canals by boat, then on foot through the Nine Streets.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1 h

    Canal cruise through the Canal Ring

    UNESCO

    Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

  3. 16:30
    1.3 h

    Walk the Nine Streets

    UNESCO

    Seventeenth-Century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

  4. 20:00
    1.5 h

    Drinks in a brown café

    Food

    Jordaan brown cafés

Day 2Day TripFullKinderdijk

Kinderdijk and Rotterdam

Nineteen 18th-century windmills, then Rotterdam's modern market hall.

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Day 3City DayFullJordaan

Anne Frank House and the Jordaan · The Rijksmuseum

The secret annex on Prinsengracht, then the lanes and cafés of the Jordaan. Rembrandt's Night Watch and the Dutch Golden Age.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Zaanse Schans and the Beemster

Working windmills, then a cycle across a 17th-century polder.

Day Trip · UNESCO

Utrecht and the Rietveld Schröder House

A De Stijl house and the canal wharves of Utrecht, 30 minutes by train.

Day Trip

Keukenhof

The tulip gardens, open from late March to mid-May only.

Half Day

Van Gogh Museum and Vondelpark

The world's largest Van Gogh collection, then the city's park.

Half Day

De Pijp and Albert Cuyp Market

The street market and the neighbourhood's cafés.

Half Day

Ferry to Noord

The free ferry to the A'DAM Lookout and the old shipyard.

Half Day

Cycle Along the Amstel

Rent a bike and ride out along the river to the windmill.

When to Go

This version is for Apr–May, Jul–Aug. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Aug (90 mm), driest Apr (40 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER