TOUR AROUND THE IJLSSEMEER

Without 'Afsluitdijk'

Included
Hire of 3speed cycles and equipment
B&B Accommodation in quality 3 or 4 star hotels in rooms with shower/ wc
Luggage Transport-
maximum 15kg p.p.
Tour Information including maps and routes

 

Excluded
Cycle Helmets
Lunches & Dinners
Entrance fees,etc Ferry fare to Stavoren

 

Extras
Extra nights
Hilversum/Amsterdam

Dinners

Ferry fare to Stavoren

 

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

 

Duration
7 Nights/8 Days

 

Start
Any day, April to October. Except on a Friday April/Sept/Oct
Minimum two persons

Level 1


Tour Code TAI - 7
               
Price £690
per person

Single suppl £190

 

Child reductions available please enquiry at office.

 

6 evening dinners

£120 (not day 1)

Ferry fare approx €15

Rural LandscapeDay 1. Arrive HILVERSUM: explore this city noted for its gardens and fine trees. Collect cycles, maps and route (no briefing).

 

Day 2. HILVERSUM - VOLDENDAM/PURMEREND 37ml(60km)
Travel north to Muiden on the busy River Vecht and visit the historic castle. After passing through the suburbs of Amsterdam cross the causeway leading to the picturesque island of Marken with its painted wooden houses built on stilts. At Monnickendam there is a 15th century church and town hall tower with clockwork figures.


Voldendam

Day 3. VOLDENDAM/PURMEREND - ENKHUIZEN 34ml(54km)
Voldendam is noted for its fine lace and costumesand nearby Edam, world famous for cheese, is an outstandingly picturesque old town with canals, drawbridges and many fine buildings. Continue to Hoorn, one of the most attractive towns in Holland, and visit the West Freis Museum. At Enkhuizen the Zuiderzee Museum tells the story of the people who lived by its shores.


Day 4. ENKHUIZEN - ECHTENERBRUG 29ml(46km)
Today you take the morning ferry from Enkuizen to Stavoren, journey time approx 90minutes, to reach the province of Friesland and cycle by canals to reach the village of Echtenerbrug.

 

Day 5. ECHTENERBURG - KAMPEN 37ml(60km)
Cyclists and windmillLeave the IJsselmeer today on the old sea dyke to the nature reserve of the Weerribben,past the lively harbour and marina at Blokzijl to reach the old small town of Kampen. Take the opportunity to visit its historic buildings with their towers and spires.

 

Day 6. KAMPEN - HARDERWIJK 28ml(46km)
Cycle by the shore of the Randmeer past the lively small town of Elburg to arrive atHarderwijk, once a busy fishing town and port, it is now separated from the sea by reclaimed land. Enjoy the Veluws Museum with its local history and the large Dolphinarium with its fish, sealions, walrus and dolphins.

Ijsselmeer
Day 7. HARDERWIJK - HILVERSUM 33ml(53km)
Journey through the old fishertown of Spakenburg where many women still wear their traditional costume. End your unforgettable tour in Hilversum.

Day 8.
Depart HLVERSUM


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