Discover Vincent's masterpieces and sources of inspiration

Amsterdam | Otterlo | Paris | Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | Arles

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 at the Kröller-Müller Museum including the sculpture garden
• Taste of Van Gogh lunch at Monsieur Jacques Restaurant
• Time to discover De Hoge Veluwe National Park using 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

• 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 of the MUCem
• Departure