Meet your private tour guide in your hotel lobby and head to Keukenhof Gardens, the biggest and most important garden in the Netherlands. With over 7 million tulips and more than 3.000 different species, it is impossible not be impressed by the explosion of colors.
The garden is the perfect place to tell the story fo the Tulipmania, one of the most famous market bubbles and crashes of all time. It occurred in Holland during the early to mid-1600s when speculation drove the value of tulip bulbs to extremes. At the market’s peak, the rarest tulip bulbs traded for as much as six times the average person’s annual salary.
Continue the day in the charming city of Haarlem, a place that has worn its history lightly for nearly eight centuries. Granted city rights in 1245, Haarlem grew into a prosperous trading and craft centre whose wealth still reads clearly in its gabled streets, quiet courtyards, and canal-side façades.
Your private guide will lead you through the historic centre, beginning around the Grote Markt, Haarlem’s civic heart, and into the Grote of St. Bavokerk, the city’s landmark Gothic church. From here, you will trace the waterways toward the Molen De Adriaan, Haarlem’s iconic windmill on the Spaarne River. It is possible to visit inside, see the mechanism up close, and understand—clearly and practically—how a working windmill is engineered, operated, and woven into the Netherlands’ relationship with water and industry.
Complete the visit at Teylers Museum, widely regarded as the oldest museum in the Netherlands, continuously open to the public since 1784. Part art cabinet, part Enlightenment-era laboratory, it is a rare place where paintings, fossils, instruments, and drawings still feel presented in the spirit of discovery rather than spectacle.
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Take a visit to the heart of Haarlem, a beautiful and quaint Dutch city just 20 minutes from Amsterdam. These cobblestone streets have witnessed centuries of events and transformations, being a true portal into Haarlem's preserved past. Discover the beautiful architecture, picturesque canals, and the main city sights of this historical destination. At 5:00 PM, say goodbye to your guide and return to your hotel.
Take a visit to the heart of Haarlem, a beautiful and quaint Dutch city just 20 minutes from Amsterdam. These cobblestone streets have witnessed centuries of events and transformations, being a true portal into Haarlem's preserved past. Discover the beautiful architecture, picturesque canals, and the main city sights of this historical destination. At 5:00 PM, say goodbye to your guide and return to your hotel.