It doesn’t get any better than cycling through the Green Heart of Holland with your ship as a home away from home. In one week, you’ll pair famous Dutch cities with calm countryside lanes—water, meadows, windmills and farms—returning each evening to De Amsterdam or Arkona.
8 days / 7 nights
Netherlands
Green Heart of Holland (central Holland)
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
• Bike through the Green Heart of Holland: waterways, meadows, windmills and farms. • Historical cities including Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Delft and Haarlem. • Kinderdijk windmills (UNESCO World Heritage Site). • Gouda and Schoonhoven, plus Oudewater’s Witches Weigh House. • Kennemer dunes and North Sea coast resorts Bloemendaal and Zandvoort. • Zaanse Schans open-air museum and the Twiske recreational area.
Q: What is the duration of the tour? A: 8 days / 7 nights. Q: Where does the tour start and end? A: It starts in Amsterdam (embarkation) and ends in Amsterdam (disembarkation). Q: What are the embarkation and disembarkation times? A: Embarkation and check-in are between 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Disembarkation is after breakfast until 9:30 a.m. Q: Do guests cycle independently? A: Yes. Guests cycle independently at their own pace using a cycling map, GPS directions via the free Ride With GPS app and printed route descriptions available on board. A tour leader provides daily briefings and can be reached by phone. Q: What meals are included? A: 7 breakfasts, packed lunches and 7 three-course dinners. Coffee and tea on board are included until 4:00 p.m. Q: Are there longer/shorter route options? A: On some days you can choose between a longer and a shorter cycling route; distances listed are approximate. Q: Can the itinerary change? A: Yes, due to nautical, technical or meteorological reasons, or other unforeseen events.
Day 1: Amsterdam Embarkation and check-in between 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. in Amsterdam. Time to explore downtown, go shopping, take a canal cruise or visit a museum. At 5:00 p.m., welcome drink and safety instructions, followed by dinner and the first briefing. First night on board in Amsterdam. Day 2: Amsterdam – Breukelen | Breukelen – Utrecht (20 km/12 mi. or 39 km/23.4 mi.) | Utrecht – Rotterdam Your first cycling tour starts in Breukelen. You’ll ride along the beautiful and winding River Vecht with castles, country houses and quaint tearooms. Follow the Vecht into the center of Utrecht, with the chance to explore the historic city center: Dom Cathedral and tower, canals, shops and cafés. In the afternoon, continue by ship from Utrecht to Rotterdam. Day 3: Rotterdam – Schiedam – Delft – Rotterdam (48 km/28.8 mi.) Cycle via the “jenever city” of Schiedam and through the Delfland area to Delft, famous for its blue pottery. Visit the city centre with canals, streets, bridges and alleys; for many guests, a visit to the Delftware factory is a highlight. Afterwards, cycle back to Rotterdam, with time for a short evening city walk. Day 4: Rotterdam – Alblasserdam (optional by “waterbus”) | Kinderdijk – (Gouda) – Schoonhoven* (30 km/19 mi. or 58 km/36 mi.) Cycle the first part, or take the “waterbus” with your bicycle to Alblasserdam. After a few minutes of cycling you’ll reach Kinderdijk (UNESCO cultural heritage) with its row of 19 large windmills. Choose between a longer tour with a visit to Gouda and a shorter tour through the Alblasserwaard. Both tours end in the “silver city” of Schoonhoven, where you can visit a silversmith. On some departures, the night in Schoonhoven on day 4 is not possible and the ship will dock in Gouda instead. All cycling highlights remain in the program. Day 5: Schoonhoven – Oudewater – Utrecht (36 km/21.6 mi. or 44 km/26.4 mi.) | Utrecht – Haarlem Cycle from Schoonhoven through the “Green Heart” of Holland along small villages and quiet roads to Utrecht. On your way you can visit a traditional cheese farm and, in Oudewater, the Witches Weigh House. In the late afternoon the ship will sail from Utrecht to Haarlem. Day 6: Haarlem – North Sea coast – Haarlem (40 km/25 mi. or 50 km/31 mi.) | Haarlem – Zaandam Choose from two cycling tours. Both take you through the Kennemer dunes, a national park where you can spot bird species, Scottish Highland cows and Shetland ponies. After visiting the seaside resorts Bloemendaal and Zandvoort, cycle through forests and the center of Haarlem back to the ship. The longer tour leads to the Cruquius pumping station (the world’s largest steam engine) and back to Haarlem. During dinner, your ship will cruise to Zaandam. *Departures between March 27 and incl. May 1: from Haarlem you can visit the Tulip exhibition park “Keukenhof” in Lisse (by bicycle or public transport; transfers/tickets/entrance fee not included). Day 7: Zaandam – Amsterdam (32 km/19.2 mi. or 53 km/31.8 mi.) From Zaandam, your final day of cycling takes you to the open air museum “Zaanse Schans” (free entry), with windmills, traditional wooden houses, a cheese farm and a wooden clog maker. After exploring, cycle through the recreational area “Twiske” back to Amsterdam. The afternoon and evening are yours to enjoy Amsterdam. Day 8: Amsterdam End of your tour: disembarkation after breakfast until 9:30 a.m.
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