Amsterdam and Day Trips
Stay near Centraal Station: three days in the city, plus day trips to the Alkmaar cheese market and Zaanse Schans windmills, the Kröller-Müller Museum in Hoge Veluwe, and The Hague with Delft.
The whole trip is based in the city center, so you can take the train each day from Centraal Station. The first three days cover the old town, Museumplein and the canal belt. Afterward, take day trips to the Alkmaar cheese market and Zaanse Schans windmills; to Hoge Veluwe National Park, where you can cycle white bikes to the Kröller-Müller Museum; and to The Hague's Mauritshuis and Delft's old town. There are no hotel changes. Suited to first-time visitors on a one-week holiday who prefer rail travel.
The Alkmaar cheese market runs on Friday mornings from late March to September; on other days, visit Volendam or Marken instead.
Day by day
Day 1 · Arrival and old town walk
Amsterdam（Dam Square、Royal Palace of Amsterdam、Begijnhof、Bloemenmarkt）
Train about 15 minutes from the airport to Centraal; walk the old town after check-in.
Stay: Old Centre and Central Station Area
Day 2 · Museumplein and Leidseplein
Amsterdam（Rijksmuseum、Van Gogh Museum、Vondelpark、Leidseplein）
Tram 2 or 12 about 15 minutes to Museumplein; walk to Leidseplein in the evening.
Both museums require timed bookings.
Stay: Old Centre and Central Station Area
Day 3 · Anne Frank House and the canals
Amsterdam（Anne Frank House、Westerkerk、Canal Ring & Jordaan、A'DAM Lookout）
Walk the canals and the Jordaan; in the evening, take the free ferry from behind Centraal to the viewpoint on the north bank.
Stay: Old Centre and Central Station Area
Day 4 · Cheese market and windmills
Amsterdam（Alkmaar Cheese Market、Zaanse Schans）
Train about 35 minutes to Alkmaar; in the afternoon, return by getting off at Zaandijk-Zaanse Schans station, then about 20 minutes back to the city.
The cheese market only opens on Fridays in season; on other days, visit Volendam or Marken.
Stay: Old Centre and Central Station Area
Day 5 · Hoge Veluwe and Kröller-Müller
Arnhem & Hoge Veluwe（Hoge Veluwe National Park、Kröller-Müller Museum、Jachthuis Sint-Hubertus）
Train about 1 hour to Ede-Wageningen, then bus to the Otterlo park entrance; inside the park, ride a free white bike.
Park and museum tickets are bought separately; each way takes about 2 hours, so leave early.
Stay: Old Centre and Central Station Area
Day 6 · The Hague and Delft
The Hague（Mauritshuis、Binnenhof） → Rotterdam（Delft Old Town）
Train about 50 minutes to The Hague Centraal; in the afternoon, take a train or tram about 15 minutes to Delft, then return to the city in the evening.
Stay: Old Centre and Central Station Area
Day 7 · Hidden Church and departure
Amsterdam（Oude Kerk、Our Lord in the Attic）
Morning sightseeing on foot at the Hidden Church; then take a train about 15 minutes from Centraal to the airport.