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Group programmes from Amsterdam. Built one brief at a time.

EcoEcho designs and operates custom group days and multi-day programmes for travel agencies, schools, universities, corporates, conference organisers and private groups. From a quiet day for two to a school cohort of a hundred and twenty plus, one van or three coaches, Amsterdam or Bastogne. Antonis briefs the team, leads the day, stays your single point of contact from first email to last drop-off.

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Trilingual
Greek, English, working Dutch at guide level
Active partnerships
European tour operators routing inbound groups through Amsterdam
48-hour plan
Costed plan back within 48 hours of every brief received
B2B and private group operations

Six client types. One way of working.

01 · Travel agencies & tour operators

Receptive ground operations for inbound groups.

Inbound groups visiting the Netherlands and Belgium. Airport welcome, briefed tour leaders, day-by-day itineraries, supplier coordination, post-trip reconciliation. We operate as your local lead so the agency stays the brand the client booked with. Active referral and commission structures already in place with European operators.

02 · Schools & universities

Educational day trips and multi-week study programmes.

School and university groups of any size, from a single class to a full cohort of a hundred plus. WWII modules in the Ardennes and Bastogne, Amsterdam history and Anne Frank, art programmes at the Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis. Brief in, costed plan back within 48 hours. For larger cohorts, multiple guides briefed for split coaches and museum entries reserved well in advance.

03 · Corporate offsites & team programmes

Half-day, full-day, multi-day for offsites and incentives.

Tech offsites, partner days, sales kick-offs and incentive groups. Brewery tours, canal boat charters, countryside escapes, working dinners. We hold the venue, brief the chef, build the timing around your meeting agenda. From a small leadership team to a full company offsite.

04 · Conference & event organisers

Welcome nights, partner programmes, post-conference excursions.

Delegate groups attending RAI, MECC, Beurs van Berlage, and Amsterdam congress venues. Spousal and partner programmes. Half-day options designed to slot into a tight session schedule. Multilingual welcome materials for mixed-nationality delegate lists.

05 · Faculty-led university programmes

Study programmes for US and European universities.

Study programmes of any length, from a one-week intensive to a full semester abroad cohort. Site visits, expert local guides at each stop, museum reservations, lecture-friendly scheduling, ground logistics from arrival to departure. Built in close coordination with the lead faculty. Full programme details →

06 · Weddings, anniversaries & milestone family days

Quiet days built around the people, not the other way round.

Wedding photography days in the tulip fields, three-generation family trips, anniversary days with private tastings at working family farms, milestone birthdays on the canals with custom catering. Schedule and route flex around the people, not the other way round.

Starting points

Nine ready-made formats. Or send your own brief.

Every format below scales from a quiet day for two to a coach of one-twenty plus. Antonis briefs the team and leads the day either way.

  1. Three-generation family day in the Dutch countryside Family · Year-round

    Multi-generation family days in the Netherlands

    Three generations, one route.

    A day built for three generations moving at one pace. The grandparents get windmills and a working cheese farm, the parents get the polder landscape and the harbour towns, the kids get cookies in Volendam and a boat ride if the day asks for one. Lunch booked to fit the whole group at one table. Door-to-door pickup from your hotel or apartment.

    • Door-to-door from your accommodation
    • Lunch reservations included
    • Route paced for the slowest at the table
    Request availability Send Brief
  2. Wedding and engagement photoshoot in the Keukenhof tulip fields Weddings · Spring

    Wedding & engagement photo days, tulip season

    Photoshoots in the tulip fields.

    Photoshoots inside Keukenhof, in the working tulip fields around Lisse, Hillegom and Noordwijkerhout, and at the smaller flower gardens the tour buses miss. Bring your own professional photographer, or let Antonis shoot you on his own camera. His photos run all over EcoEcho's Instagram and are part of the package on request. Add a Zaanse Schans windmill backdrop or a Volendam harbour reception to round out the day.

    • Keukenhof, tulip fields, and quieter gardens
    • Bring a pro photographer or shoot with Antonis
    • Optional Zaanse Schans windmills or Volendam reception
    Request availability Send Brief
  3. Corporate retreat day in Amsterdam Corporate · Year-round

    Corporate retreats & team programmes

    Built around the meeting agenda.

    Walking tours, brewery visits, canal boat charters, full-day countryside escapes. We build the day around the meeting agenda, book the working dinner, brief the venue, run the timing. Private dining held, multilingual guiding on request, scale from a small leadership team to a full company offsite.

    • Tech offsites, partner days, sales kick-offs
    • Walking, bike, van, coach or boat format
    • Private dining and venue coordination
    Request availability Send Brief
  4. Conference delegate programme in Amsterdam Conferences · Year-round

    Conference & delegate programmes

    Spousal, partner, post-conference programmes.

    Spousal programmes, partner days, half-day options for RAI, MECC, Beurs van Berlage. Built to fit between sessions. Multilingual welcome materials for mixed-nationality delegate lists. Site inspection visits arranged on request.

    • Slots into conference schedules
    • Multilingual welcome cards
    • Site inspections by appointment
    Request availability Send Brief
  5. Private celebration on the Amsterdam canals Private celebrations · Year-round

    Private celebrations on land or water

    Birthdays, anniversaries, proposals, intimate dinners.

    Romantic days for two, milestone birthdays, anniversaries, surprise proposals, intimate corporate dinners. We hold the table, book the cake, source the flowers, coordinate the wine, plan the route. From a private sloep on the Amsterdam canals to a sit-down in a Volendam harbour restaurant, from a polder picnic to a custom-route countryside day. From two people to a full coach, the day is shaped around the occasion.

    • Cakes, flowers, wine, all coordinated
    • Boat, van, or walking format
    • 2 to 120+ people, any occasion
    Request availability Send Brief
  6. Educational school trip with Antonis in Amsterdam Schools · Year-round

    Educational school trips

    A single class to a full cohort.

    Day programmes and multi-day study trips for school groups of any size, from a small class to a full cohort of a hundred plus. Anne Frank, the Dutch Resistance Museum, Rijksmuseum, Bastogne War Museum, the Ardennes. For larger groups, multiple guides briefed for split coaches and museum entries reserved months in advance.

    • A single class to a full cohort
    • Greek and English working language
    • Museum entries reserved in advance
    Request availability Send Brief
  7. Faculty-led university study programme Universities · Year-round

    Faculty-led study programmes

    From a one-week intensive to a full semester abroad.

    Study programmes of any length for US and European universities, from a one-week intensive to a full semester abroad cohort. Expert local guides at every site, museum reservations, lecture-friendly schedules, ground logistics from arrival to departure.

    • NL, BE, LU coverage
    • Expert local guides at each city
    • Faculty retains full agenda control
    Full details Visit page
  8. Multi-day route across the Low Countries Multi-day · Year-round

    Multi-day routes across the Low Countries

    Three to seven days, NL, BE, LU.

    Three to seven-day routes through Amsterdam, Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Bastogne and the Ardennes. For school groups doing a WWII study week, agencies routing inbound travellers through both countries, families on a longer holiday, or corporates extending an offsite. Hotels held, restaurants reserved, expert local guides briefed in every city. December schedule includes the four-city Christmas markets day from Amsterdam to Brussels via Antwerp and Mechelen, booked solid every year.

    • 3 to 7 day routes, NL, BE, LU
    • Schools, agencies, families, corporates
    • Hotels, restaurants, guides all coordinated
    Request availability Send Brief
  9. Custom-brief group day shaped around your dates Custom · Any month

    Whatever the day asks for

    Send the brief. We come back with a plan.

    Distillery crawl in Schiedam, Vermeer pilgrimage in Delft, Luxembourg long weekend, sake brewery and tea ceremony in The Hague. Send the brief: date, group size, language, and what would make the day perfect. Costed plan back within 48 hours, two rounds of revisions before you approve, no deposit taken until you sign off.

    • Any size, any duration, any region
    • Costed plan within 48 hours
    • No deposit until approval
    Request availability Send Brief
Our process

Brief in, plan out, day delivered.

Brief in

Date, group size, language, and what the day needs to do. WhatsApp, email or a scheduled call. The more we know about the people, the sharper the plan.

Costed plan out

Within 48 hours

Full day-by-day itinerary with timing, supplier names, per-person and total cost, optional add-ons. One PDF, one Excel. Two rounds of revisions included.

Approve when ready

No deposit taken until you sign off. Final invoice issued under EcoEcho's Dutch BTW number with TOMS margin scheme where applicable. KvK 66261589, BTW NL002485354B87.

Antonis runs the day

On the date, Antonis is the single point of contact for your group lead. WhatsApp open from 7am to last drop-off. Post-trip wrap-up sent within 48 hours of programme end.

Send the brief.

Date, group size, language, what the day needs to do. We come back within 48 hours with a costed plan. No deposit until you approve.

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