Active & Discovery in Holland & Belgium with 1 Night in Amsterdam
Overview
Highlights
- Welcome to Amsterdam
- Off the beaten path walking tour; onboard welcome reception
- Choice of nature walk, or guided walking tour of Veere, or Middelburg walking tour, or visit to an Oyster Farm
- Choice of biking tour, or guided sightseeing, or Graffiti tour
- Choice of chocolate workshop, or biking tour, or Brussels guided tour
- Choice of biking tour, or visit the Red Star Line museum, or Antwerp guided tour
- Choice of architectural biking tour, or ceramic painting workshop, or Rotterdam guided tour; Rotterdam harbor cruise
- Choice of painting class, or kayak tour or canal cruise
- There’s no better way to spring into action and catapult into culture than on an Avalon Active & Discovery cruise to the Netherlands and Belgium
- Belgian chocolate workshop, classic paintings, and even graffiti walls glow brighter when you experience them in the most interactive ways
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Welcome to Holland.
Your day in Amsterdam is free to explore at your leisure.
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Amsterdam Off the Beaten PathYour Suite Ship® is Ready for Boarding.
CLASSIC Discover the true beauty of Amsterdam with an off-the-beaten-path Guided Walking Tour through its cobblestone streets for a captivating look at this legendary city.
During tulip s...
A Castle Moat, an Oyster Farm and Dutch Sea Trade
Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.
ACTIVE Take a Guided Walk through woods and dunes; see Castle Westhove and farmlands of the beautiful North-Sea area, OR: DISCOVERY Join a Guided W...
Flemish Artwork and Street Artists
ACTIVE Explore the outskirts of the city and the lesser known sights on a Guided Bike Tour, OR: DISCOVERY Join a Guided Tour of Graffiti Street, where artists create striking spray-can art to their heart’s content. And do not ...
Ancient Streets, and Chocolate Sweet
ACTIVE Take a bike tour to explore the beauty near Brussels, including the Belgian town of Laken, home to the Royal family estates, exotic pavilions from the world expo, and beautiful parks and lanes, OR: DISCOVERY Join a B...
Bike Riding, Brave New Worlds, and Rubens’ Art
Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.
ACTIVE Enjoy a Bike Tour and discover centuries of history and a story around every corner. Don’t miss out the unique atmosphere of small neighborhoods ...
Avant-garde Architecture and Art Lessons
ACTIVE Take a unique Architecture Bike Tour to see the architectural highlights of Rotterdam. Do not miss the interesting Cube Houses, the popular Market Hall, the spectacular Erasmus Bridge, the vertical city ‘De Rotterd...
Colorful Canals of Amsterdam
ACTIVE Join a Kayak Tour through the Dutch countryside past polders, dykes, and quaint centuries-old villages, OR:
DISCOVERY Attend a Painting Class and be inspired by the masters’ techniques. Paint your own canvas and disco...
Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (Breakfast)
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