Ready-made trips · Netherlands
Amsterdam in 4 days
The Anne Frank House, the Jordaan and a canal cruise, and the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum.
- Length
- 4 days
- Best time
- April to June, September
- Pace
- Moderate
- Day trips
- None, all in the city
Four days in Amsterdam: Rembrandt, Van Gogh and the Vondelpark; Anne Frank House and the Jordaan. Each full day is one of our own checked days, planned to be walked in order, with opening hours checked and lunch and dinner suggestions close to the stops.
Day by day
1First Evening in AmsterdamArrival
- When you arriveDam SquareCentral square with royal palace.Tip: Amsterdam's central square, genuinely surrounded by significant buildings including the Royal Palace — a natural, if touristy, gathering point.
Lunch nearby: Café Luxembourg or Screaming Beans
Dinner: Café 't Smalle or Café Papeneiland
2Rembrandt, Van Gogh and the Vondelpark
- MorningRijksmuseumDutch national museum with masterpieces.Tip: Home to Rembrandt's The Night Watch — book online in advance, and note the museum is genuinely vast, so prioritize the main highlights unless you have significant time.
- AfternoonVan Gogh MuseumLargest Van Gogh collection worldwide.Tip: Timed entry tickets are required and sell out — book well ahead, especially in summer, as this is consistently one of Amsterdam's hardest tickets to get last-minute.
- If you have timeStedelijk MuseumAmsterdam’s museum of modern art and design, from Mondrian to Warhol.Tip: The “bathtub” extension is its entrance; the design galleries downstairs are the hidden highlight.
Lunch nearby: Cobra Café or Rijks
Dinner: Vleminckx or Pancakes Amsterdam
3Anne Frank House and the Jordaan
- MorningAnne Frank HouseHistoric house where Anne Frank hid.Tip: Tickets are sold only online, released six weeks ahead on Tuesdays; there is no door sale.
- AfternoonNine StreetsDe 9 Straatjes, nine little streets of boutiques, vintage shops and cafés across the canals.Tip: Many shops open late on Monday; Thursday is late-night shopping.
- If you have timeJordaan DistrictTrendy area with boutiques and cafes.Tip: A genuinely charming former working-class neighborhood, now home to boutique shops and canal-side cafes.
Lunch nearby: Café Luxembourg or Pancakes Amsterdam
Dinner: Café 't Smalle or Café Papeneiland
4A Last Morning in the Old CentreLast morning
- Before you leaveBegijnhofA hidden medieval courtyard of almshouses and gardens, reached through a small door off the Spui.Tip: Keep your voice down — people still live here — and look for Amsterdam’s oldest wooden house at number 34.
Lunch nearby: Café Luxembourg or Café Hoppe
Dinner: Café de Sluyswacht or Cobra Café
Where to stay
Jordaan
The old workers’ quarter of narrow canals, brown cafés and Saturday markets.
Trams on Rozengracht and Marnixstraat; 15 min walk to Centraal.
Canal Ring
The UNESCO ring of 17th-century canals, with the Nine Streets and the old centre on the doorstep.
Trams along the canals; 15 min walk to Centraal station for trains to Schiphol.
De Pijp
A lively, mixed quarter around the Albert Cuyp Market, full of restaurants and bars.
De Pijp metro (line 52) to Centraal in 5 minutes.
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