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Netherlands Inline Skating (Rollerblading) Adventure
offered by supplier M08909 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 7
day(s)
Group Size: 10
- 25
people
Destination(s):
Netherlands
Specialty Categories:
Rollerblading Tours
Season: July - August
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 2000 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2750 US Dollar (USD)
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We have been running our Netherlands Adventure since 1997 and, since then, have run 20 tours in this fantastic country! The Netherlands is the perfect place for inline skating. The country is also an outstanding example of European life and a whole lot of fun. The provinces of North Holland and Friesland are virtually flat, crisscrossed with bicycle paths, and teeming with rural beauty.
With quaint, pristine towns and an abundance of windmills and busy seaports, the culture is inviting and undeniably Dutch. One third of the country is below sea level, making the numerous dikes and canals an integral part of the landscape. The area appears much the same as when it was so beautifully captured by 17th Century Dutch painters. We skate from village to village, allowing plenty of time throughout the day to visit the many museums, snap photos of windmills and 15th Century churches, or sample the rich cheeses (such as the creamy Gouda) of the area.
Your Itinerary
Our tours begin in the lovely port town of Enkuizen on the western side of the Ijsselmeer, the large body of water that separates North Holland from Friesland. Enkhuizen is a city with a past and we get to hear it all on our after-dinner historical walking tour of the town. From there, we skate on top of scenic dikes and then ferry across the Ijsselmeer - formerly part of the North Sea but closed off by a 20-mile-long dike in 1932 - to Friesland. We also pause from our skate to visit the Schaatsmuseum (skating museum) in the town of Hindeloopen.
We spend the next four days in the vicinity of the famous Elfstedentocht or Eleven Cities Tour (a grueling one-day January ice skating race held only when the canals have ice six inches thick). We enjoy European-style inns and unique dishes such as Pannekoeken and Rijs Tafel.
We begin all our Netherlands tours on Saturday, allowing you the option to participate in the Amsterdam Friday Night Skate either before or after the tour. The Friday Night Skate attracts around 1000 skaters each week in an exciting, non-competitive roll through the city streets. Bicyclists are very welcome on this tour. We highly recommend it as an extension to your vacation!
Accommodation:
We stay two nights in each of three hotels in three separate towns. Our first two nights we stay in the Hotel die Port van Cleve in the town of Enkhuizen. Our hotel is situated right on a canal overlooking the harbor. We then move to the Hotel Hanenburg in the town of Sneek (pronounced "snake"), where the Hanenburg family itself are our hosts. Our final two nights are spent at the Hotel Heerenlogement in the seafaring town of Harlingen. Please be aware that while we choose the best hotels in each of the towns in which we stay, the hotels are typical European small-town hotels and not luxurious.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Note this tour often sells out months in advance. Optional bicycle rental: $25/Day.
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