Please note this is an all NEW itinerary with new and exciting locations from our previous trips.

April 5 - Depart USA

Leave the USA on your flights to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS).

April 6 - Amsterdam Schiphol-Haarlem Tour

Arrive Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Transportation from the airport will be provided. Rooms won't be ready until about 2pm.

Depart for a casual walking tour to photograph the magnificent “Grote Markt,” often considered the most beautiful square in the Netherlands. We will have private access to the top of "Bavo Church" to photograph stunning views of Haarlem. Welcome dinner to taste a typical Dutch meal. (D)

April 7 - Amsterdam King’s Day

Depart early to photograph King’s Day in Amsterdam. King’s Day, or “Koningsdag,” is an ongoing festival throughout the entire nation, major cities or small towns. No place is left out as the Royal Family, being members of the House of Orange, visits as many of their beloved subjects as they can. However, this day is also about a people’s love for their ruling monarch.

April 8 - Alkmaar Cheese Market - Zaansche Schans

Depart early morning for Alkmaar where cheese is still made in the time-honored way. The market is world famous for photographing the actual transportation weighing and trading, which takes place in a colorful setting. We will have press passes with special private access within the fence of the trading sessions, and will able to take portraits with the “cheese men," which is a very unique photo opportunity for our group.

After lunch, we will photograph “Zaansche Schans,” a reconstructed village of wooden houses and windmills, transporting us 300 years into the past. There are only 975 windmills left in all of The Netherlands, but in this place of unspoiled beauty you can photograph many of them. We will take a one hour boat tour to photograph the windmills in late afternoon light. (B)

 April 9 - Keukenhof Gardens - Delft

Depart early to photograph the Keukenhof Gardens for the second time. We will take a private boat tour to photograph the nearby flower fields. After lunch, it is optional to rent bikes and bike through the stunning flower fields. This afternoon, we will visit and photograph the lovely town of Delft. (B,D)

April 10 - Keukenhof Gardens - Flower Fields

Depart early to photograph the Keukenhof Gardens. Enjoy the morning in one of the most impressive public gardens in the world. Open only nine weeks out of the year, the Keukenhof is a visual feast for the eyes. There are more than seven million bulbs planted on over 70-acres. For the adventurous photographers, we will rent orange bikes for a few hours and bike through the stunning flower fields. This will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

After a typical Dutch lunch, we will visit and photograph a local Dutch farm and learn everything about bulbs and how the whole process works. We will photograph other flower fields in the area as well.

April 11 - Kinderdijk-Rotterdam night shoot

In the afternoon, we will visit and photograph “Kinderdijk.” The 19 windmills at Kinderdijk are a symbol of the way the Netherlands manages its water. For a long period of time, they kept the land dry as it was plagued by subsidence and flooding - the Alblasserwaard, once a rough, wet area of peat, was eventually colonized and reclaimed by men.

Late afternoon, depart for Rotterdam to do a walking tour and night shoot of the city. Photograph the impressive cube houses designed by architect Piet Blom. The impressive skyline can be seen from afar, enhancing the city’s imposing appearance characterized by such landmarks as the Euromast observation tower and the swan-like curve of the Erasmus Bridge. Rotterdam is internationally renowned as a city of architecture, featuring many examples of innovative construction.

April 12 - Aerial Flights- Amsterdam boat tour & night shoot

Depart to take aerial flights in Cessna single engine planes to photograph the flower fields. Everybody will get amazing photographs. In the afternoon, we will depart to Amsterdam (known as the Venice of the North) for a walking tour and private boat cruise through the famous canals. We'll see the beautiful homes that line the water, the fabled Skinny Bridge, and the famous Anne Frank House. We then enjoy a panoramic city tour to see the great landmarks of Amsterdam, including a photo stop at a windmill. We will do a night shoot of the canals and the lit bridges reflecting in the water before we head back to Haarlem. (B)

April 13 - Depart back to the USA

Early departure from Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS).

Itinerary is subject to change.

See some images from our last photography workshop here.