Travel tips for first-timers in Amsterdam *

Amsterdam is a brilliant location for anyone looking to create a wonderful family holiday. As explained in this post, family holidays can be a stressful time especially if you’re trying to plan something big for several family members or if you have pick family members that aren’t a hundred percent sure what they want from the holiday. So to help make things easier, we’ve compiled a list of travel tips to help you get the most of your trip to Amsterdam.

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Make Airport Transfers a Breeze

When you want to make the most of a holiday, you don’t want to be messing around with getting things setup at the airport such as your travel cards. You just want to get to your hotel, take a nice nap after travelling and then go out and explore the sights and sounds of Amsterdam. So it’s for this reason that we’d recommend looking at booktaxiamsterdam.com and booking a taxi in advance so they can pick you and your family up at the airport. This will make things a lot easier and it will take the stress out of looking for where to purchase travel cards and so on at the airport.

Look at Travel Options

Amsterdam is blessed with a wonderful transport network that includes everything from boats to bikes. If you think you’ll be doing a lot of travelling, then consider looking at a travel card such as Iamsterdam.com which offers not only unlimited travel but also access to museums and even discounts on certain things. These are perfect for families because you won’t need to continuously top-up a regular travel card. However, if you’re only travelling alone or have your destinations planned out, then it might be worth looking at ov-chipkaart.nl so you can purchase a regular travel card with money already on it. You can refund the remaining credit on the card before you leave, but you can’t refund the actual cost of the card. Luckily, it lasts several years, so it’ll be available for you if you return.

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Consider Bike Tours

Another fantastic way to get around is to look at bike rentals and tours on websites such as mikesbiketoursamsterdam.com. It’s a wonderful way to get around Amsterdam because there are plenty of dedicated cycling paths, and you won’t have to worry about traffic either. It’s fun, satisfying and a healthy way to move around town. It’s also much more relaxing than simply walking for several hours a day to get to your destination, and specialised bike tours are perfect if you love seeing all the sights and sounds that a new country has to offer to you. There’s plenty of cultural sights to explore and you will be surprised at how easy it is to travel on a bike.

There you have it. Several ways to help you get around Amsterdam that are all family-friendly, easy and inexpensive. Make sure you plan your travel ahead of time so that you aren’t stranded in the middle of the city, and if you do plan to use a travel card, remember to touch the card when you board and leave any public transportation vehicle!