11 days in the Netherlands with children (3 and 6 years old) at the middle of August.
Since it was not our first time in the Netherlands, so we skipped over Amsterdam, Giethoorn, Gaude and Zanse Shanse. But in this wonderful country there are still so many interesting places.
Brief route:
Here you can see all the waypoints on the Google Maps and also use Google navigation to the place:
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Day 1:
Amsterdam airport.
Ginkelduin Park where we rented Finnish bungalow for 11 nights.
The city of Utrecht.
Day 2:
Outdoor Museum – Openluchtmuseum.
Day 3:
Amusement park Efteling.
Day 4:
The town of Enkhuizen and the open Zuidersee museum.
Day 5 (without a car):
A walk in the woods from our house to the lakes Leersumsche Plassen.
Day 6:
Birds Park Avifauna.
De Haar castle.
Day 7:
Bicycle ride in the Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Day 8:
Fisherman’s village Spakenburg.
Amersfoort town.
Day 9:
The Hague city – Esсher Museum and Binnenhof.
Day 10 (without a car):
The pool and surrounding area of our village.
Day 11:
City of Haarlem.
Amsterdam airport.
Photos and description:
Day 1:
We arrived to Amsterdam and rented a car at the airport. From the airport we drove to the Ginkelduin park where we rented Finnish bungalow for 4 people in the forest for 11 nights. There are also other types of houses.
Then we went to the city of Utrecht.
Day 2:
Openluchtmuseum – outdoor museum of different regions of the Netherlands.
Day 3:
The magical amusement park Efteling (we booked tickets online to avoid standing in line).
Day 4:
The town of Enkhuizen and the open Zuidersee museum. You leave the car on the big parking area and the entrance to the museum is by the boat.
Day 5:
Today we stayed in our park and made a walk in the woods to the lakes Leersumsche Plassen.
Day 6:
Birds Park Avifauna including huge playground for kids.
De Haar castle and the park.
Day 7:
Bicycle ride in the Hoge Veluwe National Park. You can rent different kinds of bikes. We took two bikes, one of them with a front basket for kids. You will better reserve special bikes online the day before visit.
Day 8:
Fisherman’s village Spakenburg and Amersfoort town.
Day 9:
The Hague city – Esсher Museum and Binnenhof.
Day 10:
Again, we did not go anywhere, and rest in the forest in our house, in the pool and surrounding area
Day 11:
City of Haarlem and the flight from Amsterdam Airport home.
