Today is all about arriving, getting settled, and easing into Amsterdam.

Since everyone will be arriving at different times, you’ll make your own way from the airport to our hotel. If you’d prefer the convenience of a private transfer, please talk to Linda and she’ll be happy to arrange one for you.

By the time we arrive, we’ll all have joined our Amsterdam WhatsApp group, so we can easily keep in touch throughout the day. We’ll know who has landed, who’s made it to the hotel, and who might be ready to head out and explore with some company.

If your room isn’t ready when you arrive, you can leave your luggage at the hotel and start enjoying the city. Linda will have some ideas and activities planned for anyone who feels like getting out — but nothing you have to do. After an overnight flight, you may be ready to wander along a canal, find a café, or have your first Dutch pastry. Or you may be ready for a nap. Both are perfectly acceptable ways to begin a trip to Amsterdam!

That evening, we’ll all come together for our first dinner in Amsterdam at a restaurant Linda has selected for the group. It’ll be our chance to settle in, meet anyone we don't already know, compare our first impressions of the city, and officially begin our Amsterdam adventure together.

Tomorrow, rested and ready, the real exploring begins.