DAY 1
 
▷ Arrival in Amsterdam
▷ Guided city tour on a canal boat
▷ Option: Amsterdam design tour or a guided architecture tour on the KNSM Island
▷ Evening programme in Amsterdam and overnight stay
 
 
 
DAY 2
 
▷ Excursion to Otterlo
▷ Guided visit to the Van Gogh collection in the Kröller-Müller Museum including the sculpture garden
▷ Taste of Van Gogh lunch at the Café Restaurant Monsieur Jacques
▷ Time to discover De Hoge Veluwe National Park by the free white bikes
▷ Optional visit to a craft beer brewery in Ede
▷ Dinner and overnight stay in Amsterdam or the
Veluwe region
 
 
DAY 3
 
▷ In the morning, visit to the Van Gogh Museum with its collection of world famous masterpieces
▷ Individual lunch at the museum café Le Tambourin
▷ Direct train to Paris (Gare du Nord | 3.15 h)
▷ Free time for visits and excursions
▷ Dinner and overnight stay in Paris
 
Optional programme
 
Direct flight from Amsterdam to Marseille as a starting point for excursions to Saint-Rémy-de- Provence and Arles
 
 
 
DAY 4
 
▷ Guided tour of Montmartre in the footsteps of Van Gogh and the impressionist masters
▷ Visit of the Musee d´Orsay with its famous collection including 27 masterpieces of Van Gogh
▷ Individual lunch
▷ In the afternoon train to Avignon (Gare de Lyon | 2.40 hrs)
▷ Transfer by bus to Saint Rémy de Provence
 
 
 
DAY 5
 
▷ In the morning, guided Van Gogh tour of Saint-Rémy including a visit in Saint Paul de Mausole and the Musée Estrine. Here, you will find the landscapes, colours and the original motives which inspired Van Gogh
▷ Lunch in a provençal-style restaurant
▷ Excursion to les Baux-de-Provence in the Alpilles. These famous limestone mountains are found in many paintings of Van Gogh. Visit to the Carrières de Lumières
▷ Dinner and overnight stay in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
 
DAY 6
 
▷ In the morning transfer to Arles
▷ Guided city tour retracing the footsteps of Van Gogh through Arles to many authentic places immortalised in the masterpieces of Van Gogh
▷ Lunch in Arles
▷ Visit to the current exhibition at the Fondation Vincent van Gogh
▷ Option: Camargue boat tour from Saintes-Maries de la Mer (1.5 h)
▷ Transfer to Marseille
 
 
 
DAY 7
 
▷ Guided tour of Marseille with a visit to the MUCem
▷ Departure