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With MS Sir Winston.
No country of Europe offers so many different combinations of travelling by boat and bicycle as the Netherlands. So the obvious choice is to take advantage of this convenient and interesting approach. You will discover the most bicycle-friendly country of Europe on various routes. You live on typical Netherlands riverboats, originally used for inland traffic and adapted for our way of travelling. Your boat accompanies the daily tour so that you even can decide to stay onboard and to enjoy a picturesque river cruise. No looking for hotels, no packing and unpacking of suitcases and during the day free cycling along without luggage.
Dates
10.04.2010-25.09.2010
arrival every Saturday
Tour course
Day 1: Individual arrival in Amsterdam
Take your time to see the capital of The Netherlands, do some shopping or join the Grachten tour, visit one of the many interesting museums or just stroll around the old town.
Day 2: Amsterdam – Aalsmeer by ship
Aalsmeer – Leiden approx. 35 km
You start with a journey by ship from Amsterdam to Aalsmeer. You will pass 14 bridges; most of them have to be opened for the MS Sir Winston. Your first bike tour starts in Aalsmeer. You cycle to the Westernsteiner Plassen Brassemeer and to Leiden (the landing stage is approx. 3 km away from the city centre). During the tulip bloom you can cycle also on an alternative route through the fields.
Day 3: Leiden – Alpheen aan den Rijn approx. 40 km
Journey by ship to Gouda
In the morning you cycle into the centre of Leiden. Afterwards you reach the sea side Katwijk (North Sea) where you cycle through the dunes to Alpheen aan den Rijn. Relax on your journey by ship to Gouda (cheese).
Day 4: Gouda – Rotterdam by ship
Rotterdam–Delft–Den Haag–Scheveningen approx. 60 km
Before breakfast you go by ship to Rotterdam. Your bike tour leads you via Delft (porcelain factory), Den Haag (seat of the government) and Scheveningen. You can cycle back or take the train (rail & bike, not included) to Rotterdam.
Day 5: Rotterdam – Schoonhoven approx. 38 km
Today you cycle to Kinderdijk (UNESCO world cultural heritage with 19 wind mills) and to Schoonhoven. You can also start or end your tour in Kinderdijk.
Day 6: Schoonhoven – Utrecht approx. 50 km
Utrecht – Zaandam by ship
Today you can look forward to cycling through picturesque polder country to Oudewater. In Oudewater a visit of old “Witch Scales” might be interesting. Afterwards you go by ship from Amsterdam to Zaandam.
Day 7: Zaandam – Amsterdam approx. 30 km
From Zaandam you cycle to museum village „Zaanse Schans“, where you can see an old village, windmills and a carver’s workshop of wooden shoes. Return to Amsterdam through “Twiske”, holiday area of the locals.
Day 8: After breakfast disembarkation
Route features
To travel the Netherlands by bicycle and boat maybe is the most natural way to discover this country. They are an El Dorado for cyclists. Some thousand kilometres of very well maintained bicycle paths enable interesting and relaxing tours and a personal approach of discovering the most attractive parts of the flat country. Additionally the Netherlands are a country of water: almost every significant city and many points of interest are accessible by water. Our comfortable boats chug along beautiful small canals and rivers.
Map
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Prices
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2-bed cabin Main deck |
595,-
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2-bed cabin Promenade deck |
655,-
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Single cabin from |
893,-
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High season surcharge (01.05.,08.05.,04.09.,11.09.) |
55,-
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High season surcharge (15.05.-28.08.} |
100,-
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Rental bicycle 7-gears |
50,-
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All prices per person in Euro
Services
- Overnights in the booked cabin with shower and toilet
- Breakfast
- 6x Lunch package
- Coffee and tea in the afternoon
- 7x dinner: three-course-dinner
- Welcome cocktail
- Daily cleaning of the cabin
- Linen and towels
- Daily tour information with the captain
MS Sir Winston
The Sir Winston - the name fitted well. The air-conditioned restaurant of the comfortable riverboat introduce himself in club style which accommodate 70 guests. The saloon, the "Loggia" and...
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