Best of Holland
Overview
Highlights
- 1 Welcome Reception (WR)
- 6 Breakfast (B)
- 1 Regional Dinner (RD)
- 1 Be My Guest (BMG)
- Amsterdam: Go Dutch and share a gezellig Be My Guest dinner, savouring delicious local cheeses, with the Pauw family on their dairy farm near Amsterdam.
- Amsterdam: Visit the Rijksmuseum, the national art gallery of the Netherlands, where you'll enjoy its exceptional collection of works by the Dutch masters.
- Delft: Visit the Delft Pottery factory to see how this delicate porcelain is created.
- Groningen: Take a guided bicycle tour of Groningen and discover how wooden clogs and Dutch cheese are made.
- Amsterdam: Cruise along the old waterways with your Travel Director and fellow travellers. Discover the architectural gems of the old city, including mansions dating from the Golden Age of the 17th Century.
- Rotterdam: Witness the impressive market hall and Erasmus Bridge on your orientation of this modern city.
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Trip includes
- An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
- Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
- All porterage and restaurant gratuities
- All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
- Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals
- Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
- Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing
- Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
- Optional Experiences and free time
- On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilized.
Itinerary
What better place to start your jaunt through the Netherlands than Amsterdam! Spend your day strolling through its pretty streets beside tree-lined canals, stopping to enjoy coffee and speculaas along the way. Join your Travel Director and fellow travelers this evenin...
Delve into the Dutch Golden Age and its extraordinary art, architecture and history. Dive Into Culture and enjoy a Small Group Sightseeing tour of the Rijksmuseum, featuring the works of great Dutch masters, including Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch'. Spend the rest of t...
We rise with the birds this morning to visit Aalsmeer and its vibrant flower auction, filled with the vividly-hued blooms for which Holland is so famous. Alternatively, during the flowering season (late March until mid-May), we'll enjoy an included visit to the tulip ...
Enjoy a morning at leisure, or perhaps consider joining an Optional Experience to visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed village of Kinderdijk, famous for its 19 monumental windmills. Later we travel east to Arnhem to see the John Frost Bridge, so named as a tribute t...
Today we head north to the beautiful Hanseatic city of Zwolle, where we'll join our Local Specialist for a walking tour through its historic center. Later we continue to Groningen, where the rich history and peculiar dialect will certainly be a highlight for culture a...
Embark on a beautiful drive through Friesland en route to Volendam, a former fishing port on the edge of IJsselmeer. Dive Into Culture and learn about the craft of wooden clog making and Dutch cheese. Then meet Tom, miller of Katwoude, for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experi...
For now we say a fond tot ziens to Amsterdam and our newfound friends, closing the door on a memorable Dutch experience.
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Trafalgar Reviews & Ratings
Trusted Customer
Apr 2024
Best of Holland
The itinerary was good, at first. However, we were booked into hotels which were filthy. Dusting and cleanliness were absent. In one hotel, it had silverfish on the...
Clay Rothweiler
Apr 2024
Best of Holland
The itinerary was perfect. Canals, windmills, tulips, cheese, clogs, baking, art, Delfts blue pottery, Holland history. This trip covered everything and wasn't rushe...
Trusted Customer
Apr 2024
Best of Holland
The tour guide, Veronica was excellent. I really enjoyed that I got a good bedroom (and not a broom closet) as a single person. The itinerary was excellent and kept ...
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