IRIS

 

Casual Barge Biking Cruises in Holland, Belgium, Germany and France

The cruises listed below are for those passengers that are looking for a very laid back experience at an affordable price.  These cruises are multi language.  Your cabin consists of your own private toilet and shower, though you take care of cleaning your room.  You are given clean linens during the cruise and you make your own bed.  Lunch is a packed bag each day.  There is no formal meals such as a Captain's Farewell dinner.  No alcoholic beverages included in the rates.

These are a great value and great fun if the above features appeal to you.  The  24 passenger Iris (built in 2004), is a Dutch barge,  practical and comfortable with a friendly appearance.

 

 

Dutch Cities

8 Days
Amsterdam to Amsterdam

April 18 - 25, 2009

Individual Booking - € 1040 per person
Charter € 19,380,-  for 24 passengers

 

 

Rate includes:  8 days, breakfast, lunch package, dinner, bed linen, bike rental, tour guide.

You can book this trip as a bike & barge trip or as a cruise. If you book a bike & barge trip, you can make a bike tour of 20 – 40 km per day, accompanied by an experienced guide. If you book a cruise, you sail with the barge and you use public transport, accompanied by another experienced guide.

Itinerary: Amsterdam – Haarlem – Leiden – Delft – Gouda - Amsterdam

Highlights:  Round trip Amsterdam - Delft ware – Painting of the Dutch masters – windmills in Kinderdijk – round trip of the canals of Amsterdam

Tulips, cheese and Dutch history

The tour begins in Amsterdam and takes you to the beautiful, historical cities of Haarlem, Leiden en Delft. You visit the Keukenhof, where you can admire the Dutch tulips in all their splendour. The windmills in Kinderdijk are visited and you will get the opportunity to admire the famous delft ware. In addition to this, a visit to the parliament buildings in the capital of The Hague and the flower auction in Aalsmeer are on the program. On your return to Amsterdam, you will go for a round trip of the canals and you will get the opportunity to visit the Rijksmuseum or the Van Gogh museum.

In case you book this tour as a bike vacation, you will be surprised by the beautiful, varied scenery and the wonderful bikeways of Holland. And don’t forget to visit a traditional cheese farm, where you can taste Dutch cheese