Best Apr · May · Jun · Sep
~A$180/day
4 days is about right
Amsterdam
Seventeenth-century canals doing the work of a ring road. Museums worth a full day each, and the bike is genuinely the fastest way anywhere.
Ideal stay
4 days
Typical spend
~A$180/day
Rough mid-range estimate
Landmarks
6 listed
Sourced stays
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Things to do
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Where to stay
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If you only have
Amsterdam in a day, two days, three
Day 1
Day 2
Landmarks
Landmarks in Amsterdam
Anne Frank House✓
Canal Ring✓
Jordaan✓
Rijksmuseum✓
Van Gogh Museum✓
Vondelpark✓
Names and UNESCO status only. Ticks are yours and stay on this device.
From the airport
When to go to Amsterdam: Apr or May or Jun or Sep
Guides about here
Itineraries
Three days in Amsterdam, and the tax rise nobody announced to you
Three days in Amsterdam beyond the centre, plus the Tuesday morning Anne Frank ticket release and the VAT change that reshaped every hotel bill.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026
With kids
Amsterdam with kids
Amsterdam charges the steepest accommodation tax in Europe, which lands hardest on families. Works from about four, with the canal rule and what to skip.
Priya Nair · 2 Sep 2026
Where to stay
Where to stay in Amsterdam, and the two things the listing will not tell you
Amsterdam charges Europe's highest tourist tax at 12.5% of the room price, and its canal houses have staircases you would not believe. The areas that work.
Callum Doherty · 2 Sep 2026