Bike and Barge Holiday - Bruges to Amsterdam

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Holiday Highlights

Staying on board a charming Dutch Barge
Cycling through beautiful Flemish cities
Enjoying a leisurely evening meal, with a friendly mix of nationalities
Viewing the impressive 17th century windmills at Kinderdijk
Spending the night in the lively, diverse city of Ghent
Experiencing the UNESCO World Heritage town of Bruges

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Day	Description	Distance	Meals
1	Arrival into Bruges	6 Miles / 11 Kms Approx.	D
2	Bruges to Ghent	36 Miles / 57 Kms Approx.	B L D
3	Ghent to Dendermonde	24 Miles / 40 Kms Approx.	B L D
4	Dendermonde to Antwerp	21 or 39 Miles / 48 or 63 Kms Approx.	B L D
5	Antwerp to Dordrecht	13 or 23 Miles / 20 or 36 Kms Approx	B L D
6	Dordrecht to Vianen (Via Kinderdijk)	36 Miles / 57 Kms Approx.	B L D
7	Vianen to Amsterdam	24 or 29 Miles / 38 or 48 Kms Approx.	B L D
8	Departure from Amsterdam		B

Key: B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner

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Holiday Information

During this tour we will be exploring some of the world's most beautiful cities including Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Utrecht and Amsterdam, where you can experience a wealth of historical charm. The daily bike tours will take us through a variety of flat landscapes, along the River Schelde, through perfectly preserved historic villages and along winding dike roads.

Along the way we will cycle through the beautiful Dutch landscape of Zeeland, we'll visit a real Dutch cheese farm and also have the chance to explore the 19 Dutch windmills in Kinderdijk. The province of Zeeland is essentially one big river delta of the Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt Rivers and is famous for its fantastic beaches, whilst the Flanders region of Belgium boasts a number of world-famous medieval towns and has a well-deserved reputation for superb food and drink. There really is something for everybody on this holiday!

Your accommodation for the week is on a specially designed barge. Please see the accommodation section below for more information relating to the barges. During the day, a local leader will be leading the way, however route descriptions are provided if you'd prefer to cycle independently from the group.

This tour is run in conjunction with a local partner and you will join their guests on the tour. You will spend your evenings sharing experiences of the day with an international group of cyclists over authentic regional cuisine, cooked and served on board the barge. Please get in touch if you'd like to know the make up of the group booked onto your chosen departure.

We may have other dates available; please call us if the below dates don't quite suit or if you'd rather travel from Amsterdam to Bruges.

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Holiday Feedback

A superb trip!

Tour leader was excellent! Greatly appreciated his group management style and skills, his knowledge of the areas and the history as well as easy attentive attitude to all in the group. No one day stood out as better than others. The variety in the routes was very good, the time in cities and villages worked well, evening entertainment was nicely planned. Overall a superb trip!

Glynis
Loved it!

Tom, our Tour Leader, had some fun stories to tell as he showed us around towns and also had some interesting places off the regular stops that were interesting and fun. Favourite day? Loved them all! We were on 3 different boats one day and on another water taxis and a long tunnel under the river into Antwerp.

Gwen, Canada

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