Country of Tulips

This tour is a step above the rest – with unique cultural experiences and fine dining and lodging.Local tulip historian Herman van Amsterdam joins us for an afternoon, giving you the chance to ask all your questions about tulips – and Dutch life! A visit to a local tulip farm, tasting the delectable dutch “stroopwafel,” and enjoying a traditional Indonesian “rice table”, are some of many special touches that make this tour a cultural experience like no other. You also get two guides, a group size limited to fourteen, and a support van in case you get tired. Along the way, you’ll visit the captivating, visually stunning Keukenhof Garden, where many new and exotic bulbs are on display; the historic cities of Delft, Leiden and The Hague; and the uniquely-Dutch, rural polder landscape with many windmills, lakes, lambs, charming unspoiled villages, and beautiful sand dunes. You’ll stay at three wonderful 3- and 4-star hotels (the first on the ocean, close to blooming fields of daffodils, hyacinths, and tulips; the second in the historic center of Delft; the last on a picturesque lake). After finishing pleasurable days of biking along safe, flat bicycle paths and small roads, you’ll enjoy four superb dinners of three or four-courses (the Dutch really know how to cook!). This tour is led personally by Denise so you’ll be traveling with a guide who really knows the local area and can give you the best service VGT has to offer!

Highlights

• Gliding through idyllic landscapes of farmland and vibrant tulip fields with the guidance of a local tulip historian
• Learning how Delft blue pottery is made at the workshop “Delftse Pauw”
• Following the footsteps of Rembrandt through gorgeous Leiden
• Winding through woods to pass by King Willem Alexander’s private mansion
• Sampling an array of the best Dutch cooking with expertly prepared three and four course meals
• Admiring the Netherland’s finest garden in bloom, the world-famous Keukenhof