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BossPat

Itinerary for traveling to Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany

Itinerary

Hello, 30M solo traveling to Central Europe in April for 16 days. Would like some feedback on how doable is this plan, and if you think I should shorten/lengthen my stays in some places.

(update) So far my itinerary looks like

  • 4/10 - Arrive in Amsterdam around 12-2pm
  • 4/11 -
  • 4/12 -
  • 4/13 - Train Ride to The Hague (overnight)
  • 4/14 - Train Ride to Rotterdam in the morning (overnight)
  • 4/15 - Train Ride to Ghent in the morning (Stay here until 4/18?)
  • 4/16 - Day Trip to Bruges
  • 4/17 - Day Trip to Brussels
  • 4/18 - Fly from Brussels to Berlin (late afternoon)
  • 4/19 -
  • 4/20 -
  • 4/21 -
  • 4/22 -
  • 4/23 - Train Ride from Berlin to Frankfurt
  • 4/24 -
  • 4/25 - Depart Frankfurt at 11 AM

Budget:

  • $1200 - Hotels/BNBs
  • $800 to $1000 - Food and Misc fees
  • $200 - Transportation within cities. (prefer to walk as much as I can)
  • $400 - Transportation from city to city (Trains, Flights)

Interests:

  • All the cool architecture
  • Some Photography. I am bringing my mirrorless
  • Trying out Authentic Local Food
  • Seeing the historical monuments

EDIT: Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I think I am thinking of the above plans now. Adding The Hague on the 13th.

Posted Feb 4, 2020, 1:13 PM UTC · edited

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RichardYingParis, France•

Not sure about the Berlin-Frankfurt flight, your time at the airports and the transfers would be about the same duration as a journey by train...

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BossPatOP•

Hmm. Thank you for that.. It is just right at that edge for me. Will change to go by train instead

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RichardYingParis, France•

And maybe take one day from Berlin to visit Den Haag or Delft...

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CheeseWheels38France•

Den Haag

Agreed, they have an MC Escher Musuem

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RichardYingParis, France•

And Mauritshuis.nl

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BossPatOP•

Looks neat!

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BossPatOP•

Thanks, looks like I may be able to fit that in as well

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CheeseWheels38France•

Wallonia

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undesignedflaws•

I did something very similar almost exactly a year ago. Belgium was incredible, especially Bruges, Ghent. Amsterdam too. Antwerp was suggested to me and it was a cool little town, you can knock that out in half a day to be honest

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ThrowRA5642855•

I don't think you'll need so many days in Amsterdam, better add one in Rotterdam (if you like modern architecture with a mix of industrialism) or den haag /delft (if you like old nice buildings). Rest is all cool

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BossPatOP•

Do you think it is better to take the 1 day from Amsterdam than from Berlin?

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ThrowRA5642855•

I'm dutch so I've been to Amsterdam many times but Berlin I've only been once. I would say Berlin has more different faces to the city than Amsterdam, meaning Berlin has many more different options/areas and cultures too explore.

Old soviet side, Western side, modern Berlin, Wall +war musea, parks and hipster areas, alternative bars etc etc..

It might be that I'm just bored of Amsterdam because I've been there so often, but I'd say personally I could spend more days in Berlin than Amsterdam.. Also Amsterdam is quite small in size so its easier to do everything in a short period of time on foot or with tram/metro.

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BossPatOP•

Thanks! I was leaning towards cutting the day from Amsterdam . I think I was spending too much time there, considering i dont smoke or am indifferent to night life.

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canyoukindly•

Hi yo! I did a similar trip for 14 days - 3 days brussels and Bruges. 5 days Amsterdam and 5 days berlin. I like to stay in a city and roam around aimlessly. My advice would be to book on the go (horrible advice if you are planning to save money) but great if you wanna do everything on a whim. Could recommend things to do in all the places too l. Dm?

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BossPatOP•

Thanks. I prefer to do some planning but knowing that i wont hit every single spot. I don't want to set a hard budget since it is a vacation, I am normally frugal with money. So i think i am going to book ahead of time.

Sure, please tell me your recommendations.

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JakeCardigan•

You should maybe drop Frankfurt and travel to more interesting german cities like Cologne, Bonn or Koblenz, though daytrips from Cologne to Bonn and Koblenz wiuld suffice (travel by train so you see the Rhine Valley). Had an ex in Frankfurt and the only thing that city got going for it was food and the Römer, a place with a lot of old buildings.

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