Deluxe Springtime Tour

This wonderful bike and barge trip starts and ends in Amsterdam, taking you through the provinces of South and North Holland while spring flowers are in bloom. You will spend time in the historical cities of Haarlem, Leiden, Gouda and Alkmaar, and learn about the water management of these lowlands at the North Sea. You will also visit the famous Keukenhof gardens, known for the hundreds of thousands of blooming tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and other bulb flowers. The world-famous Aalsmeer flower auction is also on the program, where an astonishing volume of beautiful flowers are being traded daily and exported all over the world. Also you will get to see the open-air museum ‘the Zaanse Schans’ with its windmills, cheese farm and picturesque wooden houses. You will be surprised and pleased by the beautiful, varied scenery and the wonderful bikeways this tour of Holland has to offer.

Highlights

• Strolling through rows of tulips and bulbs in a unique flower musuem
• Watching the lights of Leiden reflecting on the water at night
• Discovering traditional Dutch ways of life in the Zaanse Schans
• Drinking a cup of coffee surrounded by the beautiful wooden facades of traditional buildings