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Crossing Borders by Bike Barge Amsterdam - Mechelen/Brussels
offered by supplier M19758 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 8
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 24
people
Destination(s):
Belgium
Netherlands
Specialty Categories:
Bicycle Touring
Barging
Season: May - September
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 1191 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 1491 US Dollar (USD)
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Bike/Barge Tour from Amsterdam to Brussels, 8-days, code BNF standard plus barge only. This tour is a great value at $1191.00 per person/double occupancy. Passengers paying in full at time of booking are allowed a $100.00 per person (adult fare with double occupancy) discount until February 1, 2010.
Dates: Saturdays, May 29, June 26, July 24,and August 21, 2010.
Reverse: Brussels/Mechelen to Amsterdam on the following dates:
June 5, July 3 and 31, August 28, 2010.
This bike & barge holiday combines the countries Holland and Belgium in a very surprising and attractive way. In eight days time you will cycle from Amsterdam to Brussels.
On the arrival day you stay in Amsterdam and have time to visit the city. The first days you pass the beautifully restored stately homes at the river Vecht, the impressive Castle De Haar and cross the Betuwe, also known as Hollands fruit garden.
You arrive in the old town of Hertogenbosch. The St. Jans cathedral is certainly worth a visit.
Leaving the fortified town of Willemstad you cross the Belgian border to arrive in the Flemish port town of Antwerp which is another highlight. Belgium is famous for its tasty beer, so a visit to one of the pubs is included.
Your holiday ends with a visit to Belgiums capital Brussels. Standing at the Market Square in Brussels the Dam Square in Amsterdam seems miles away!
Day by Day Itinerary
Saturday
Cycling ± 15 km. This day your ship will stay overnight in Amsterdam. Your tour leader will invite you for a small try out trip on your bike. In the evening you have the possibility to make a round trip of the Amsterdam canals.
Sunday:
Cycling ± 35 km. Your ship takes you to Breukelen, where you disembark. Via castle De Haar and Montfoort you'll cycle to Vianen, the stay for the night.
Monday
Cycling ± 40 km. Sailing trip to Tiel. Crossing by ferry to the rural area between the rivers Maas en Waal. After passing many dikes and rich polderland you'll arrive in the town of s Hertogenbosch, the charming capital of the province of Noord-Brabant
Tuesday
Cycling ± 45 km. The day starts with a sailing trip on the river Maas. At Geertruidenberg you'll mount your bike for a very varied tour to the attractive walled town of Willemstad.
Wednesday
Cycling ± 40 km. In the morning after breakfast a cycle tour to the peninsula of Tholen in Zeeland is planned. You'll pass the village from where the parents of the American president Roosevelt left for the USA. You'll embark for a sailing trip across the Belgian border to the port town of Antwerp. You'll be tasting some special beers during a cosy beer seminary in a typical Belgian bar.
Thursday
Cycling ± 40 km. The morning is at your disposal to see more of the great city of Antwerp. You cycle across the Flamish countryside to the charming town of Mechelen, where the barge will be waiting for you.
Friday
No cycling. By train to Brussels. Your tour leader shows you the way by means of a small city walk. Time enough to visit all the highlights of the capital of Belgium. In case you become hungry or thirsty, try one of the culinary specialties: mussels, french fries, chocolate, waffles and - of course - a special beer. Late in the afternoon you'll return to Mechelen by train.
Saturday
After breakfast your guide and crew say goodbye and your bike & barge tour has ended.
Included in tour:
Stay aboard (8 days/7 nights)
Full board (breakfast + packed lunch + 3-courses dinner)
Bicycle with gears and pannier
Map
Information package
Tour leader
Beer tasting in Antwerp café 't Waagstuk
Train Mechelen - Brussels v.v.
Several City Walks
Compensation Bicycle damage
Not included in tour:
Journey to Amsterdam
Journey back from Brussels (Mechelen)
Drinks aboard
Excursions out of program
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
* Price: $1191.00 p/person (double occupancy), on Standard Plus Class. You can receive a discount of $100 p.p. when you book this tour and pay in full at time of booking -with double occupancy.
* Included in tour:
- 7 nights accommodations on board of barge in double cabin
- Full board (breakfast + packed lunch + 3-courses dinner)
- Coffee and Tea on board
- Services of local guide
- Information package with map
- Use of 7-speed bicycles with pannier
- Beer tasting in Antwerp café 't Waagstuk
- Several City Walks
- Compensation Bicycle dammage
* Not included in tour:
- Airfare
- Excursions not in program
- Drinks (other than coffee & tea)
- Transfer between airport and barge in Amsterdam and Brussels (in both locations barge will be at walking distance from train station)
Also see tour packages in:
Europe
Belgium
Netherlands
Outdoor: Land Rambler
Bicycle Touring
Barging
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