Winter season · 27 Nov to 3 Jan
Christmas markets from Amsterdam.
Amsterdam has its own Christmas Village on Museumplein from 3 December. Two more markets are a day trip away, and we run both as private days for your group only: Valkenburg, where the market stalls stand inside caves, from 13 November, and Winter Wonders in Brussels from 27 November. Brussels also runs as a small-group day for up to eight.
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Your own group, or a shared one.
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Private · your group only
Private Valkenburg Christmas Market Day Trip from Amsterdam
- Duration
- 12 hours
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Private · your group only
Private Day Tour from Amsterdam to Brussels Christmas Market
- Duration
- 10 to 12 hours
- Booking
- On request, send us your dates
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Small group · shared
Christmas Road Trip: From Amsterdam to Brussels (small groups)
- Duration
- 10 to 12 hours
- Group
- Up to 8
- From
- €189 · per person
Next available: Fri 27 Nov
See the day
The dates that decide your day.
Valkenburg, the cave markets
13 November to 30 December
Closed on 25 December. After 30 December the cave markets are finished for the year.
Winter Wonders, Brussels
27 November 2026 to 3 January 2027
The market itself, across the Grand-Place, Sainte-Catherine and the Bourse.
Daily hours
12:00 to 22:00
Which is why the day starts early from Amsterdam and ends late.
The three short days
24 and 31 December and 3 January close at 18:00
No sound and light show on the Grand-Place those evenings. Worth knowing before you pick a date.
Every market within three hours of Amsterdam, with the 2026 and 2027 dates, the road times to count on and which ones open on Christmas Eve: read the full guide.
Amsterdam Light Festival, 26 November 2026 to 17 January 2027, lit every day from 16:30 to 23:00 and made to be seen from the water: private canal cruise with live guiding.
Dates and hours as published by the City of Brussels and the Winter Wonders organisers, re-checked against the organisers on 26 October 2026. The same figures appear on each tour page, and we check them again before the season opens. Valkenburg dates as published by Kerststad Valkenburg. Light Festival dates and hours as published by the Amsterdam Light Festival.
What people ask about December.
- Is there a Christmas market in Amsterdam itself?
- Yes, a small one: the Christmas Village on Museumplein, 3 to 27 December 2026, free entry, more than fifty wooden chalets, with the ice rink beside it. The large traditional markets are a day trip away: Valkenburg, inside the caves, 13 November to 30 December, and Winter Wonders in Brussels, 27 November to 3 January, about three hours each way. That is why those two run as day trips rather than a city walk.
- How long is the day to Brussels and back?
- It is a full day. The private road trip runs door to door from your accommodation in Amsterdam; the small-group day meets at Centraal Station at 09:00. The market opens at midday and runs to ten at night, so the shape of the day is built around having real time there rather than a rushed hour.
- Private or small group, which should we take?
- Private if you want the day built around your own pace, your own stops and nobody else in the van. Small group if you are happy sharing with up to eight people and would rather spend less. Both follow the same route.
- Can we go on Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve?
- You can, but know that on 24 and 31 December and on 3 January the market closes at 18:00 rather than 22:00, and there is no sound and light show on the Grand-Place on those three evenings. If the evening lights are the reason you are going, pick another date. Antonis will say so when you ask.
- When should we book?
- December dates go before the others, and a private day is held for one group at a time, so the date is either free or it is not. If you already know your dates, ask early and hold them.
Ask about your dates.
Tell us the date and how many of you, and we reply within 24 hours.
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