Spring Flower Bike/Walking/Barge Belgium Holland Amsterdam-Bruges
The Spring Flower Tour offers the best of two countries and has been 4Winds' best selling tour for the past five years. This route shows you many major highlights in Belgium and Holland. They include the favorites: the flower fields and the visit to the annual flower exhibition the Keukenhof, and the birthday celebration of the famous Dutch 17th century painter Rembrandt, with a Rembrandt walk through Leiden and looking at his paintings in the Mauritshuis Museum. This nine-day tour is a more compact version of their 11-day Spring Flower Bruges to Amsterdam, which departs in April.
These tours includes many entrance fees, choice every day between two guides, and transportation by private coach between Amsterdam airport and Bruges. Transfers between Amsterdam and Amsterdam Airport are not provided, since the barge is only less than a ten-minute walk from the Amsterdam Central train station and there is a direct connection by train (train runs every 15 minutes) to the airport.
These tours are designed to be suitable for bicyclists as well as non-bicyclists. There is most days some barging with nice views of the countryside from the deck or the picture windows of the dining/sitting room. The barge Tijdgeest is a double decker, with air conditioning in the dining/recreation area, most cabins have double beds and single beds, a few have only single beds (in a 90-degree angle). 4Winds offers upgraded meals, warm dish with breakfast, warm dish if everybody is on board with lunch (otherwise packed lunch), four-course dinner with glass of wine.
Tour Details
Duration
9 Days/8 Nights
Location
Holland and Belgium
Season
April
Tour Type
Combo
Nearest City
Amsterdam (Start)/Bruges (End)
Physical Condition Required
Fair
Destination(s)
Netherlands, Belgium
Skill Levels Accommodated
Easy
Fully Guided
No
Guest Capacity
20
Support Vehicles
No
Bike Rentals Available
No
Bike Brands
Seven-speed bicycles upright position included.
Accommodations
On standard plus barge Tijdgeest, with four-course dinners, elaborate breakfast buffet, daily cleaning of cabin and seven-speed bicycles, and double beds.
Dining
All meals from dinner first day till breakfast last day included.
About Liquor
Can be purchased on board.
Rates
$1,275.00per personCurrency Converter (Rates shown are in US Dollars. Rates and terms are subject to change.)
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Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Saturday: Amsterdam Arrival at Amsterdam airport after your flight from the USA. Short train ride to the center of Amsterdam. (not included). Check-in time barge: 1:30pm. (From the Amsterdam Central Railway station you can take a bus or taxi or walk to the barge.) Meet your crew and guides. Time for relaxation and unpacking.
In the afternoon the barge crosses downtown Amsterdam and heads for the village of Oude Wetering.
Day 2: Sunday: Bicycling, Approximately 25km Early in the morning, cyclists pedal through the reclaimed land (Polders) of the Haarlemmermeer to flower park Keukenhof. (Walkers go by bus (public transport) to the Keukenhof only on barge Tijdgeest.) After having enjoyed the magnificent display of all the spring flowers, everyone returns to the barge. At approximately 2:00pm, the ship will depart for the cheese town of Gouda. Time at leisure in Gouda late afternoon and after dinner.
Day 3: Monday: Bicycling, Approximately 40km The cyclists ride to the world famous windmills of Kinderdijk. (The walkers will arrive by ship, only on barge Tijdgeest.), where one of the mills will be visited. After the visit, cyclists head through Dordrecht and partially through the natural reserve of Biesbosch to Moerdijk. The night will be spent in the walled town of Willemstad, a real Dutch beauty!
Day 4: Tuesday: Visit Antwerp Right across the impressive waterways of Zeeland. the ship will take you to the lively town of Antwerp in Belgium. After arrival, free time to explore this port town.
Day 5: Wednesday: Bicycling, Approximately 35km The day starts with a sailing trip to the outskirts of Antwerp. The cyclists cross the riverland of the river Schelde. In the charming provincial town of Dendermonde you'll spend the night aboard the barge.
Day 6: Thursday: Bicycling, Approximately 30km The ship follows the trip on the tidal river Schelde all the way to Ghent. Cyclists continue their trip across the flat Flemish countryside. In the old city of Ghent, join the tour leader for a walk across the wonderful town center.
Day 7: Friday: Visit Bruges Everybody makes the train ride to Bruges. After arriving there is a horsedrawn carriage ride and a short guided walk past the many historic monuments in the center of Bruges. Until mid-afternoon, you are free to visit Bruges. You return by train to Ghent.
Day 8: Saturday: Departure Check out after breakfast and transfer by bus to the Amsterdam airport, arrival time approximately between 12 and 12:30pm.
This Package Includes
All Meals from Dinner Day 1 through Final Breakfast
Coffee and Tea on Barge
Entrance Fee to the Keukenhof Flower Gardens
Entrance Fee to the Windmill in Kinderdijk
Coach Transfer Between Ghent and Schiphol Airport
7-Speed Bicycles with Panniers
Seven Nights Accommodations on Board Barge
Several City Walks
Bike Damage Insurance
Use of 7-Speed Bicycles
Train Ride Ghent - Brughes - Dendermonde
Transfer by Public Transportation to Keukenhof for Non-Bicylists on the Barge Tijdgeest
Services of Bicycle Guide (All Barges) and Walking Guide (On Tijdgeest Barge Only)
Information Booklet
Reservation Policy
$300 deposit p/person at time of booking. $90 discount if paid in full at time of booking (special until further notice)
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