Belgium, Netherlands · City Tours

Amsterdam Day Trip from Brussels With Cheese, Clogs and Windmills

12 Hours Round trip from Brussels Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Full-day trip from Brussels to Amsterdam
  • 02 Scenic drive past Dutch countryside and windmills
  • 03 Visit a traditional cheese and wooden clog farm
  • 04 See Dam Square and the Royal Palace
  • 05 Pass by the Anne Frank House area and Westerkerk
  • 06 Free time to explore Amsterdam at your own pace
  • 07 Optional canal boat tour during your visit
  • 08 Travel with a professional guide in English or Spanish

Discover Amsterdam on a full-day trip from Brussels, combining city highlights with classic Dutch traditions. Travel through the countryside, pass windmills along the way, and stop at a traditional cheese and wooden clog farm near the Amstel before heading into the Dutch capital.

In Amsterdam, take in well-known sights including Dam Square, the Royal Palace, the Anne Frank House area, Westerkerk, and the historic Heineken brewery. You will also have free time to explore at your own pace, whether that means joining an optional canal cruise, strolling the streets, or soaking up the atmosphere of the city.

On the return route, continue sightseeing past houseboats, a replica East India Company ship, the Jewish Museum and memorial, Artis Zoo, and the striking Nemo Science Museum.

Discover Amsterdam on a full-day trip from Brussels, combining city highlights with classic Dutch traditions.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Brussels, Amsterdam
Languages English, Spanish

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Heart of the city and most crowded square of Amsterdam: Damplein with the Liberation Monument (1940-1945) a

22 M high obelisk.There is also the Royal Palace, now only used for representative purposes.The Anne Frank House is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.Founded in 1873 by Gerard Adriaan Heineken of the Netherlands.

2011: third brewer of the world's level.

Today, the Heineken Brewery in Amsterdam is the Heineken Experience Museum .......marvellous building with art deco elements. Heineken beer is a blond beer (pils) 5%.Dominates the Damsquare. Inaugurated as Town Hall en 1655 during the Golden Age and became a palace by Luis Bonaparte, brother of the Emperor Napoleon. Townhall until 1808 and today the palace is used by the King to welcome wellknown visitors.Windmills and farmhouses dominate the skyline.

A traditional farm where wooden shoes and cheese are made.Types of Dutch windmill: poldermill, watermill and fluormill.Situated behind the Bourse and the biggest of Europa.

A few streets to walk!

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Brussels 2 cities · 12 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Professional guide (tour may include bilingual commentary)
  • Entrance to Rembrandthoeve farm

What's Not Included

  • Hotel pick up & drop-off
  • Canal boat tour (optional)
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • The drive to Amsterdam from Brussels is approximately 3 hours
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Our guides are pleased to guide the tours in English and Spanish depending on the language need of our guests on the tour
  • We suggest to book any entrances to museums in advance
  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please be at the meeting point 15 min before departure: 18 Boulevard de Berlaimont, 1000 Brussels (look for your guide and a white Keolis bus)

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Brussels, BE
Tour start
Brussels, BE
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 12 hours finish where they began, in Brussels.

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