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Cycle Amsterdam to Paris
12 DAY SELF GUIDED CYCLE
Experience a variety of landscapes and lifestyles as
you cycle from Amsterdam via Belgium to Paris
ITINERARY: DAY 1 | Arrive Amsterdam 2 | Cycle through the Green Heart of Holland to Gouda (80km/50mi) 3 | Continue past Kinderdijk windmills to Breda (79km/49mi) 4 | Cycle into Belgium and the heart of Antwerp (74km/46mi) 5 | Follow the river Scheldt then along the Flanders Cycle Route to charming Ghent (78km/48.5mi) 6 | Cycle through the open fields of Flanders and on to Tournai (72km/44.7mi) 7 | Cross into France and cycle through forests and past typical villages to Cambrai (65km/40.3mi) 8 | Cycle along the Canal de Saint‐Quentin, visit the abbey of Vaucelles and the Great War memorials to Saint‐Quentin in the Haute Picardie (50km/31mi) 9 | Cycle through the Oise valley to Compiègne (77km/48mi) 10 | Cycle to Chantilly, famous for its cream, and the medieval town of Senlis (65km/40.3mi) 11 | Cycle along the Canal de l’Ourcq and Canal Saint‐ Martin into Paris (65km/40.3mi) 12 | Trip concludes
INCLUSIONS: MEALS: 11 breakfasts ACCOMMODATION: 11 nights in 3 to 4 star hotels on a twin share basis with ensuite facilities BACKUP & SUPPORT: information pack including route notes, maps, tourist information per room booked, emergency hotline, luggage transfer & GPS tracks and GPS device (one per room booked) EQUIPMENT: 24 speed rental bike with pannier, helmet, repair kit and lock (e‐bikes available ‐ supplement applies)
NOTES: Trip also operates from Paris to Amsterdam ‐ see website for dates including from Paris
HOTEL
Cycling in Holland
Classic Holland Cycle
7 DAY SELF GUIDED CYCLE
Enjoy the best of Holland on a cycling circuit
of the finest Dutch cities and must‐see sites
Windmills of Kinderdijk
Amsterdam to Brussels by Bike
9 DAY SELF GUIDED CYCLE
A classic self guided cycle journey
between Holland and Belgium
ITINERARY: DAY 1 | Arrive Amsterdam 2 | Leisurely cycle to Woerden (44km/27mi) 3 | Cycle through Holland’s ‘Green Heart’ to Gouda (37km/23mi) 4 | Pass Kinderdijk windmills to Papendrecht or Dordrecht (60km/37mi) 5 | Cycle through historic villages to Bergen op Zoom (63km/39mi) 6 | Cycle via De Zoom‐ Kalmthoutse Heide nature reserve to the heart of Antwerp (50km/31mi) 7 | Follow the rivers Scheldt, Rupel and Dijle to the university town of Louvain (60km/37mi) 8 | The last leg to Brussels by bike or by train (39km/24mi) 9 | Trip concludes
INCLUSIONS: MEALS: 8 breakfasts ACCOMMODATION: 8 nights in 3‐4 star hotels on a twin share basis with ensuite facilities BACKUP & SUPPORT: information pack including route notes, maps, tourist information per room booked, emergency hotline, luggage transfer & GPS tracks available EQUIPMENT: 24 speed rental bike with pannier, helmet, repair kit and lock (e‐bikes available ‐ supplement applies)
NOTES: Supplement applies to departures on fair dates in Amsterdam
ITINERARY: DAY 1 | Arrive Amsterdam 2 | Cycle to Haarlem, with option to extend in April and early May to see the tulip fields (29 or 60km/18 or 37mi) 3 | Visit the Frans Hals museum before continuing your cycle to Leiden (38km/23.6mi) 4 | Cycle past windmills, polders and farmhouses en route to Delft (24km/15mi) 5 | Continue through Holland’s ‘Green Heart’ to Gouda (34km/21mi) 6 | Return to Amsterdam (80km/50mi) ‐ option to shorten cycle by train 7 | Trip concludes
INCLUSIONS: MEALS: 6 breakfasts ACCOMMODATION: 6 nights in 3‐4 star hotels on a twin share basis with ensuite facilities BACKUP & SUPPORT: information pack including route notes & maps per room booked, GPS tracks available on request, luggage transfer & emergency hotline EQUIPMENT: 24 speed bike rental with pannier, helmet and repair kit (electric bike available on request ‐ supplement applies)
NOTES: supplement applies for overnight stays in Amsterdam on a Saturday and additional supplements will apply on fair dates
HOTEL
GRADE 1
Netherlands
Amsterdam Gouda
Belgium
DATES
Daily from 1 Apr to 24 Sep
HOTEL
GRADE 2
Netherlands Amsterdam
Dordrecht
Antwerp Brussels
Belgium
DATES
Weekly on Sunday from 6 May to 20 Sep
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Haarlem Leiden
Compiègne Paris
DATES
France
Ghent Cambrai
Antwerp Belgium
Weekly most Thursdays 18Junto8Sep
GRADE 4
Netherlands Amsterdam
The Belgium city of Antwerp | Richard Tulloch