Amsterdam - Gouda - Bruges

You will enjoy Bruges, one of the most beautiful, historic cities of Belgium, and Amsterdam, the architecturally and culturally wonderful capital of the Netherlands. Our tour will also take you to the delightful cities of Gouda and Dordrecht, and the renowned 19 windmills of Kinderdijk. You’ll notice subtle differences between the green Dutch polder landscape with water aplenty, quiet roads, and villages, the old island world of Zeeland with fields, creeks, winding dikes, and dams, and the picturesque but drier countryside between the Flemish cities of Ghent and Bruges in Belgium.

These two Belgian cities experienced their golden age long before the emergence of the Dutch as a mercantile powerhouse. This is clearly evident in the architecture and paintings of the Flemish school. The mighty rivers in this part of the Netherlands and Belgium are prominent features along the route and you’ll be impressed by the Netherlands’ own world wonder, the Delta Works, which bear witness to Holland’s ongoing battle against the sea.

Highlights

• Cycling flat, winding roads past beautiful woodlands
• Taking a ferry to see Holland’s largest number of historical windmills
• Sampling the famous blue mussels of Zierikzee
• Losing yourself in the medieval streets of Belgium’s Flemish cities