SOUTHERN ROUTE

Included
Hire of 24 speed hybrid cycles and equipment
Accommodation in two berth cabins with shower/wc
Packed lunches and tea/coffee on board
7 evening dinners
Tour information

Cycling tour guide

Ferry fares on the route

Emergency support

 

Excluded
Cycle Helmets
Drinks on board ship

Entrance fees to museums

 

Extras
Cycle insurance
Single cabin

 

Access (advice only not include)
By air to Amsterdam Airport: by ferry to Rotterdam/Hook of Holland: by car, parking available in city centre

 

Duration
7 Nights/8 Days

 

Start Saturdays only

from 17th April - 25th Sept 2010 (not 24th July or 28th August)

Ship Category: Standard plus on all departures.

 

Level  1


Tour Code BAB

 

Price/Category:

£750 Standard Plus

per person in a 2 berth cabin see Tariff for full details

Tulip FieldsHistoric towns, picturesque villages, a rural environment abounding with water, dunes and beaches: those are the typical ingredients of the Southern tour. And let’s not forget the eighteen breathtaking mills in Kinderdijk. This varied trip guarantees a striking introduction to the green and cultural heart of Holland.
On one day you will be roaming the centre of Haarlem, Leiden or 16th Century Delft, the next day you will cycle along the reedy borders of the Lek or Vecht river. In the historic towns there is time for visiting a museum (Frans Hals, Rembrandt and Van Gogh), shopping, or relaxation in an outdoor café. You will visit the beach and the dunes near The Hague by bike, just like many Dutch people. You will sail through the world’s largest seaport Rotterdam very appropriately by boat. Absolutely overwhelming are the eighteen mills in

Kinderdijk driven by the wind and built around 1750. In 1997 they were put on the World Heritage List of the UNESCO. An optional canal tour by boat through Amsterdam will make this route complete.

Time for tulips
April and May are the tulip months. You can visit the Keukenhof for a few hours, a park full of hundreds of different tulips and many other flowers.

 

Itinerary
Saturday   Amsterdam, embark at 4pm near central station, short round trip 12ml(20km)
Sunday   Amsterdam - Haarlem 28ml(45km)
Monday   Haarlem - Leiden 26/30ml(42/49km) biking via the dunes or the Keukenhof (in April/May)
Tuesday Leiden - Delft 30ml(49km)
Wednesday Delft, visit to The Hague by public transport  
Thursday Delft, sailing to Rotterdam, fast ferry to Kinderdijk biking to Schoonhoven/Nieuwpoort or Vianen 28ml(45km)
Friday  Schoonhoven/Nieuwpoort or Vianen sailing to Breukelen biking to Amsterdam 27ml(43km)
Saturday Disembark Amsterdam near central station before 1000hrs

 

 

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