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SPRINGFLOWER TOUR - BRUGES TO AMSTERDAM (SFL)
Bike / Barge Tour from Bruges to Amsterdam - bike/barge (8 days)
Route: (by private coach from Amsterdam Airport to) Ghent > (Bruges)Ghent > Dendermonde > Antwerp > Willemstadt > Gouda > Oude Wetering > Amsterdam
Price: $1350.00 USD per person based on double occupancy.
Please note this price may fluctuate based on the current exchange rate.
Payment in full at time of booking will protect against any future currency fluctuation.
Ask Margie about discounts that may apply when payment in full is made at time of booking. Discounts may vary depending upon the tour date as well the current exchange rate.
Single Supplement: $300.00 USD (only one single per departure, rest of singles have to share)
Dates: April 17, May 1, 2010 (April 10 & 24 reverse Amsterdam to Bruges, see This Page
In April and May all of Holland is blooming. Therefore this is the perfect time to see the famous bulb fields showing the colourful tulips and hyacints. Furthermore this tour shows you some lovely old Dutch towns like Dordrecht and Gouda. Crossing the border to Belgium takes you to the Belgian pearls of Antwerp, Gent and on top of that: Bruges!
Day by Day Itinerary
Saturday
Transfer from Amsterdam (airport) to Ghent; arrival appr. 17.00 hrs. Embarkation and checking in aboard the hotel barge.
In the evening there's a short guided walk or bicycle tour in the beautiful centre of Ghent.
Sunday:
In the morning you make the train ride to Bruges. After arriving a horse carriage ride and a short guided walk past the many historic monuments in the centre of Bruges is planned. Till halfway the afternoon you are free to visit Bruges. You return by train to Dendermonde.
In the evening your tour leader takes you for a walk across the town centre.
Monday
Cycle ride ± 50 km. The barge leaves for Antwerp. Cyclists hit the road and enjoy the flat Flemish countryside. In Antwerp the tour leader invites you to make a short walk through the town centre. The rest of the afternoon and the evening free time in the lively Antwerp town centre.
Tuesday
In the morning we stay a bit more in Antwerp. Right across the impressive waterways of Zeeland, the barge sails to the town of Willemstad, a beautiful walled town, where the barge has already moored for the night.
Wednesday
Cycle ride ± 40 km. You sail to Moerdijk, where you will disembark. The trip leads to the world famous windmills of Kinderdijk. One of the mills will be visited by all. After the visit the cyclists head for cheese town Gouda. In the late afternoon and after dinner you have free time in Gouda.
Thursday
Cycle ride ± 25 km. Early departure for Oude Wetering. From here you pedal through the reclaimed land of the Haarlemmer Meer to flower park Keukenhof. After having seen all the blooming tulips and daffodils everyone returns to the barge.
Friday
Cycle ride ± 30 km. Cyclists depart for Amsterdam, following the river Amstel all the way to the port. After arrival you will have free time to explore Amsterdam. In the evening there's a guided city walk and you may wish to make a roundtrip by excursion boat on the famous Amsterdam canals.
Saturday
Checking out and end of tour.
Included in tour:
- Stay on board 8 days/7 nights in two person cabin with shower/toilet
- All meals (breakfast, lunch/packed lunch, 3 courses diner)
- Tour leader
- Bicycle with gears and pannier
- Compensation bike damage
- Several city walks
- Information booklet + map
- Entrance fee Keukenhof
- Entrance fee Windmill Kinderdijk
- Ride in horse carriage Bruges
- Bus transfer Amsterdam-Airport - Ghent
Not included in tour:
- Journey there and back Amsterdam
- Drinks aboard
- Excursions out of program
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