Save Money on family travel To Amsterdam!

Yours guide with tips to save money on family travel to Amsterdam

1. Stay with friends
   • Choose to stay with friends and at friends house or apartment. Its a good way to share old memories with friends and save a heavy sum spend on accommodation. We can also taste best local cuisine if friend is a good chef.
2. Sharing is Caring
   • Always plan on sharing mode. There is no harm in sharing things for a short duration. Shared tours, accommodations and rental cars cost one third of exclusive ones.
3. Travel on Tuesday to Tuesday mode
   • Two mall weeks to work. Cheapest ticket and booking deals are also on mid week.
4. The minimalist
   • We are in digital world. All thing are available online within one day of delivery. Why to cary whole luxury and comfort for just a short duration. Start removing things which are nice to have and keep on asking do we really need this item while packing. It will save a lot of time and energy if we are caring minimum luggage.
5. Book in Advance with zero cancelation
   • If we change our plan in future we can cancel it anytime. It is a small amount we pay to save bigger amount.
6. Join tour groups
   • Shared group tours are the safest and cheapest for family travel. Who knows we find our next life long friends or parterres in shared groups.
7. The more we are the better we get
   • Higher number of tourist brings best deals and discounts on package tours.

Now the question comes, which place should we plan as our next destination for travel with family?

The more we are the better we are.

Before choosing our travel destination lets think of few reasons, why should we not go solo and prefer to family travel.

1. Family travel brings safety and security. Family with a group of more than 4 people are always stands better chances of survival compared to solo travel.
2. It is a lot of fun to travel with family. When we come out of our digital spaces and spend time on outing with family it brings happiness and better understanding within the family
3. Travel with family brings better bonding among family member. We discuss our past experiences and mistakes which we have done in our life. This opens a new dimension for discussion.
4. We always have someone to talk with and matters to talk about. Compared to solo traveller when we travel with family we have many small talks and travel is less boring.
5. If we combine more than one family or relative we can go in a small group which always gives us strength and security.

Now we go the reasons to travel with family, the question comes which place to choose as our next destination.

1. It must be cost effective. As we would travel in a group and sometimes funded by one family member, so its better to choose those places which have the best economical options available for family travel.
2. Choose a place which is unvisited by all of family members. We recommend to select destinations which are not explored yet, because they provide excitement to all family members.
3. Travel destination must be near the nature, away from daily routine life, comfortable and safe for all ages. Safety comes first in family travels. We would not like to end up making our trips, as the biggest mistake of our life. Avoid travel places which are :
   • Politically unstable.
   • Have highly criminal suburbs
   • Too much crowded
4. Easy to reach by public transport. Those travel destinations which have higher public transport connectivities are always cheaper, easily reachable and safer (as we would see other people around).

Considering all this, we started looking into the Europe map and compared different hidden gems.

We have many options like Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, Normandy, Zadar, Brudges and Prague, before choosing our final destination.

We were looking for a city with medieval touch, greenery, popular cuisine, modern music and popularity. Finally, Amsterdam topped in the family travel destinations list in April month.

Below are the reasons why should we paln a family trip to Amsterdam in April.

1. Easter vacations
2. Popular Tulip season.
3. Amsterdam night life.
4. Rotterdam old wind mills.
5. Mixture of modern and roman architecture.
6. Beautiful weather. Neither too hot nor too sunny nor too cold.

• By Air
  • Amsterdam is well connected with all major cities in Europe and outside Europe. We recommend planning from Tuesday to Tuesday, that gives cheapest flights, two short work weeks and best price deals.
• By Train
  • All major European cities has good daily trains running to and from Amsterdam. if we plan well in advance we can get train travel cheaper than other modes of transport. Please note that there is no ticket cost in trains for less than 7 years (in most of the countries), so if you have more than 1 kid, we would suggest to think about trains. They are much cost effective compared to Air travel if we have more than 3 or 4 kids less than 7 years of age.
• By Bus
  • Amsterdam has very good road connectivity with Schengen countries like Germany, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg. So we can find bus connecting to almost all parts of the Europe. Some agencies give pretty good discounts on bus tickets if booked in advance.

We always wanted to find the best suitable time to visit Amsterdam. After a lot of brain storming it looked like Mid April to Mid May is the best season to visit Amsterdam or Netherlands. Points which we considered:

1. Temperature
   • Mid April to Mid May temperature ranges in happy 20 centigrade. It is mostly sunny and very less changes of rain.
2. Greenary
   • Greenery is on the peak during this season. You will see almost all lanes in Amsterdam loaded with hanging flowerpots.
3. Tulip Season
   • Tulip and Lilly are at their peak in this time period of the year. You can see the different colours of Tulip fields even from your plane window.
4. Daylight
   • Daylight extends for more than 18 hours in a day during mid April to Mid May which gives plenty of roaming time.

What should we see, when we visit Amsterdam? Where should we start our Amsterdam tour? What are the nice places to visit in and around Amsterdam? if you have all these queries in mind, here are some suggestion which would make your task easy.

1. Tulip Garden
   • One of the most beautiful places to visit in Amsterdam. It should be in your must do things list. Tickets are available on the spot and online. Normally it costs around 30 Euro per person with heavy discounts for different age groups and students. Please visit the official Keukenhof website for more on tours and ticket prices and availability details.
2. Amsterdam Hop on – Hop off Bus and Boat combination
   • Hop on – Hop off tour gives a beautiful glimpse of the complete city. We can choose different option and package as per our plan and budget. It has boat combination which makes life much easier.
3. Amsterdam Nightlife
   • Amsterdam has one of the biggest brothel in the world. Red district in Amsterdam operates 24 by 7, but more crowd gathers from evening 7 PM to night 2:00 AM. Amsterdam nightlife streets perfectly save to travel and need no advance ticket booking. We could see a lot of police patrolling to stop any nonsense on the spot.
4. Amsterdam Windmills
   • Windmills are trademark of Amsterdam. There are some windmills older than several hundred years. They add beauty to the Amsterdam tour and gives a good understanding of the 16th century onward lifestyle and culture in Netherlands or Holland. We found many free visiting Windmills in Rotterdam area. We were able to even visit one from inside and that gave us a sweet memory as our kid liked it most.
5. Giethoorn
   • One of the most iconic places which offers us the romantic and nostalgic boat tours. Giethoorn is a town approachable only by boats. We recommend it to keep it in your must visit list. It offers many tours and packages and should be booked in advance to avoid last minute rush. Please visit Giethoorn official website for complete price list and tour packages.
6. Cycle Tours
   • Netherland has the most coverage for cycle roads in Europe. If you are bike lover and would like to ride along with your family, then Amsterdam is one of the safest place in the world.

All is well if end is well, so please do not forget to collect Amsterdam souvenirs to mesmerise your happy journey in future. We always collect at least one souvenirs per city and put in on our wall or refrigerator.

Be Happy and Healthy! and Keep loving your family!

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