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Barge Bike Holland Tour Program 2006

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Tulip Tour (April - May)  

North Holland Tour (June - August)

Castle (Family) Tour new(July - August)

River Maas Tour  new  (June)           

Tulip Tour  (45 miles cycling)

4 days & 3 nights

A Barge Bike Holland Tour through the biggest tulip garden in the world. You will overnight  in historical Dutch towns and visit the following highlights:

* Keukenhof

The most beautiful collection of flowers Holland has to offer gathered in one park.

*Flower Auction

The biggest flower auction in the world.

*Panorama Tulip land,

a 62 meters wide and 4 meters tall painting of the Dutch Bulb fields where you can see the painter at work.

*Historical towns

Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden

Click here to see more pictures and read about the Tulip Tour.

Included in our tours:

Small groups up to 16 persons maximum

spacious cabins with lower twin beds(can be placed together)

Bathroom in each cabin

Air- conditioned ship with individual climate control in the cabins

Multi-lingual tour guide (Dutch native)

Breakfast, packed lunch and later only provided six days a 3-course dinner.

Coffee and tea on board

Bed linen and towels

Daily cleaning service

Seven gears hybrid bicycle, water bottle and saddle bag

Harbor dues and tourist tax

Ferry fares on route

North Holland Tour (100-125  miles cycling)

8 days & 7 nights

A Barge Bike Holland Tour along the Dutch coastline of the former South Sea and a visit to the Island of Texel. Nice small fishing villages and beautiful panorama's mixed with pittoresk historical town centers.

Highlights:

*Alkmaar cheese market

A traditional Dutch cheese market right in the center of Alkmaar

*The Zuiderzee Museum

Open air museum village The inhabitants are wearing traditional Dutch clothing and practice old Dutch professions

*Zaansche schans

witness the making of the famous Dutch cheese and wooden shoes

*Ecomare

Home of the Waddenzee seals.

You can literally touch the seals when they are being fed

*Historical towns

Amsterdam, Edam,Volendam, Hoorn, Enkhuizen , Alkmaar

Click here  to see more pictures and read about the North Holland tour

Included in our tours:

Small groups up to 16 persons maximum

spacious cabins with lower twin beds(can be placed together)

Bathroom in each cabin

Air- conditioned ship with individual climate control in the cabins

Multi-lingual tour guide (Dutch native)

Breakfast, packed lunch and later only provided six days a 3-course dinner.

Coffee and tea on board

Bed linen and towels

Daily cleaning service

Seven gears hybrid bicycle, water bottle and saddle bag

Harbor dues and tourist tax

Ferry fares on route

Castle Tour (140 - 150 miles cycling )

8 days & 7 nights

A Barge Bike Holland Tour from castles to places of great history and architecture along the river Rine and IJssel straight through Holland's national nature park the Veluwezoom. 

Highlights:

*The Castles

Doorwerth, De Haere, Hoenlo, Wije, Muiden

*Kroller Muller Museum

A beautiful collection of paintings and sculptures (including Van Gogh paintings)

*National Park Veluwezoom

A magnificent landscape of natural beauty and comfortable cycle roads

*Visiting Hansesteden

Kampen , Zuthpen , Harderwijk

Click here  to see more pictures and read about the Castle tour

Included in our tours:

Small groups up to 16 persons maximum

spacious cabins with lower twin beds(can be placed together)

Bathroom in each cabin

Air- conditioned ship with individual climate control in the cabins

Multi-lingual tour guide (Dutch native)

Breakfast, packed lunch and later only provided six days a 3-course dinner.

Coffee and tea on board

Bed linen and towels

Daily cleaning service

Seven gears hybrid bicycle, water bottle and saddle bag

Harbor dues and tourist tax

Ferry fares on route

River Maas tour (165 - 145 miles cycling )

8 days & 7 nights

A Barge Bike Holland Tour along the most beautiful cycle roads from Amsterdam to Maastricht or the other way around.

A variety of landscapes and culture will pas by as an unforgettable experience.

Highlights:

*The Rose Gardens of Arcen

Elaborate and beautiful rose gardens.

*The White city of Thorn

A town with a history painted completely white.

*Maastricht and Amsterdam

Two cities competing in beauty and livelihood.

*Leerdam

The town of the glass blowers. l

Lying on the banks of the beautiful river Linge.

Click here  to see more pictures and read about the River Maas tour

Included in our tours:

Small groups up to 16 persons maximum

spacious cabins with lower twin beds (can be placed together)

Bathroom in each cabin

Air- conditioned ship with individual climate control in the cabins

Multi-lingual tour guide (Dutch native)

Breakfast, packed lunch and later only provided six days a 3-course dinner.

Coffee and tea on board

Bed linen and towels

Daily cleaning service

Seven gears hybrid bicycle, water bottle and saddle bag

Harbor dues and tourist tax

Ferry fares on route

Can I bring my children?

Our Barge Bike Holland Tour is suitable for children. We would advise you to take a combination bicycle or tandem if you are in doubt of your child's physical condition or safe cycling! Under the age of eleven we do not recommend independent cycling. We cannot take responsibility for your children's abilities and safety.

There is a 35 % discount for children up to the age of 12 years for each child accompanied by at least one adult.