Feedback on Central Europe Itinerary?

We traveled a lot internationally with our son, starting when he was an infant. Since he was still napping a couple of hours a day until he was about 5, we had to bring his stroller, a lightweight umbrella type. This proved to be a blessing. He found comfort in something familiar since we moved around a lot, and he was too heavy to carry for any length of time when he got tired of walking, running, jumping, climbing as little boys like to do. It was a good place to hold him safely when we had to deal with train stations, ask for directions, pay for something, solve a problem etc. And the stroller was good to hang our daypacks when WE got tired.

Be sure to ask your pediatrician for suggestions especially for any colds, ailments. Especially important is to have on hand any prescription or OTC item which may be hard to find or more expensive in Europe.

I know you want to travel light, but can you fit in your daughter's sleep buddy or Lovey? This can make a difference.

Your program looks very exciting, but I'm a little concerned as it is ambitious with a toddler. Have a wonderful trip!

1/ Arrive Zurich. To Lucerne (3N)
2/ Pilatus excursion
3/ Zurich day trip
4/ To Lauterbrunnen-Bernese Oberland (3N)
5/ Murren excursion
6/ Jungfrau excursion
7/ To Zermatt (2N)
8/ Matterhorn excursion
9/ To Lausanne (3N)
10/ Geneva day trip
11/ Montreux day trip
12/ Via Bern to Strasbourg (2N)
13/ Colmar day trip
14/ To Luxembourg (1N)
15/ To Ghent (4N)
16/ Bruges day trip
17/ Antwerp day trip
18/ Brussels day trip
19/ To Amsterdam (4N)
20/ Amsterdam canals
21/ Morning to Haarlem. Afternoon to Rijksmuseum
22/ Morning to Den Haag. Afternoon to Van Gogh Museum
23/ Depart Amsterdam

Travelling in early spring you will also have the option to see the tulips at Keukenhof from Amsterdam.
https://keukenhof.nl/en/discover-the-park/open-2018/

You're going into The Alps, and I suggest you try to go as late as you can in March--or even better yet late April and May. Travel is so much easier after the winter weather's broken and spring is in the air.
Many people don't realize that the weather can be very rainy when the seasons are changing over in mountainous areas. And many passes and roads in higher elevations may be blocked in March.
We've traveled through Tirol and the Dolomites in April without incident. I've also skied outside of Innsbruck in February, and the weather was fridgid and the snow pretty icy.

Your husband is right that you're taking on too aggressive of an itinerary--especially hauling around all the "stuff" a three year old requires. The distances you're wanting to cover are truly long and they'd be difficult to travel under the best of times.

Most people explore the Benelux region without a rail pass, since distances are relatively short and train tickets relatively affordable. And Basel-Colmar-Strasbourg-Luxembourg is only a short distance within France, so I think the 3-country Select pass or bigger Eurail Global pass will be overkill, as well as giving you somewhat less coverage in Switzerland.

David's plan above has you in in Switzerland for 12 consecutive days and for that plan (or for up to 3 days more) I'd consider the Swiss Travel Pass for 15 consecutive days at about $470 per adult. That fully covers most transport options and museums in Switzerland, but you'd buy a discounted ticket for some mountain lifts like Muerren-Schilthorn, Wengen-Jungfraujoch, or Zermatt-Matterhorn. You cannot buy these more than 6 months in advance. Closer to your travel date, you may find some off-season specials on our web site or Swiss rail could tweak the features of passes sold in 2018. They're also sold upon arrival at Zurich airport train station.

Hello baretalicia. I think you would need to be at Europe a minimum of 27 days for you to go to all the places that you mentioned.

Thank you everyone for your responses and advice! It is greatly appreciated. I will definitely look for deals on the rail passes closer to time. Thank you for the heads up!

We traveled w/ our son- 4 at the time. The very first day he was exhausted- so I do agree w/ above comment to take an umbrella stroller (we used the Urbini 7lb travel stroller). We started in Munich and took the train straight to Salzburg (2 nights), then to Vienna (3 nights), Prague (3 nights) and Munich (6 nights- one day trip to Neuschwanstein castle). We didn't do any extra day trips and chose our itinerary w/ one highlight in the morning, one in the afternoon so we were not overwhelmed. Some of the best time was just sitting in the square having a snack and people watching. I like the idea of your day trips, but you might be pretty exhausted. I figured out my timing by looking at the train routes to see how much time we would actually spend traveling and how much actually enjoying the cities. Good luck on your planning!