Cost:
High Season May 5 - Sept
1 670 UK based on double.
Low season April 21 - May 5 Sept 8 - 15
Start Dates: Saturdays April to mid Sept.
Duration: Seven nights
Tour Profile: Easy. Routes are mostly along cycle
paths.
Included:
* 7 nights full-board (all meals) on board the
barge Angela Esmee
* Bicycle hire (7 gears)
* Route descriptions and map
Single Supplement:
* 28 UK per night single room supplement
Start Point: Amsterdam
End of Tour: Amsterdam
Holland Independent Cycling Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Join
your boat in Amsterdam at 14:00 and enjoy dinner as you
cruise to Zaandam.
Day 2: Cycle
to Zaanse Schans open-air museum with its traditional
wooden houses and windmills. In the evening enjoy an
optional guided walking tour of Alkmaar (28 miles).
Day 3: Cycle
towards the North Sea, then follow the sandy beaches,
dunes and flat coastal terrain to the port of Den Helder.
In the evening sail to the island of Texel (37 ˝ miles).
Day 4: Enjoy
a circular ride around Texel, stopping at the beautiful
beaches, passing picturesque villages and visiting the
memorable seal sanctuary. Rejoin the barge and sail back
to the mainland (16 or 41 miles).
Day 5: Cycle
from Medemblik along the coast of the IJssel Lake to the
harbour town of Enkhuizen. Visit the impressive Zuiderzee
museum with its reconstructed workshops and houses before
enjoying an evening guided walk (19 or 31 miles).
Day 6: Cycle
via the historical town of Hoorn and the cheese farm of
Edam to the fishing harbour of Volendam, known for its
smoked eel and salted herring (31 miles).
Day 7: Your
last cycle heads through the beautiful ‘Waterland’
region to Amsterdam. You may wish to detour to the former
island of Marken (22 or 31 miles).
Day 8: Departure
after breakfast
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