Netherlands North Bike & Barge

NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS NORTH BIKE & BARGE

Explore the northern and central region of the Netherlands — by bike & barge. Unpack once in your floating hotel and enjoy a week of splendid cycling, scenery and culture. With a max of only 24 guests, your lovely passenger barge provides delicious meals and warm hospitality. You cruise through a region famous for its tasty cheeses, flat cycling and picturesque landscapes.

Enjoy the first night of the tour aboard the comfortable barge in Amsterdam’s harbor. Then cruise out of the city to start cycling on the incredible network of bike paths in the lovely rural countryside. Visit the towns of Utrecht, Waginigen, Deventer and more. Enjoy the quaint villages, farmland, forests and frequent windmills — many of which are still hard at work pumping water, grinding various items and even sawing lumber.

Stay in Arnhem, site of the infamous World War II Operation Market Garden on the Rhine in 1944 — portrayed in the film “A Bridge Too Far.”

Learn about the Dutch East India Company and visit some of the lovely Hanseatic League trading towns, which worked together in the 13th to 15th centuries.

Cycle back into Amsterdam for your final night and then depart by train or taxi back to Amsterdam’s airport.

ITINERARY

TOUR AT A GLANCE

Start/End: Amsterdam

8 Days

Level 1: Easier

Biking miles: 16 to 32 miles/day (Options and van support available)

DATES:

June 15-22 June 22-29

INCLUDES:

7 nights’ lodging on the barge (2 bunks/cabin), 7 breakfasts, 5 dinners, 1 glass wine or beer with each included dinner (2 dinners on your own), 6 selfpacked lunches, coffee & tea, bike & helmet, snacks, leaders and support van. Airfare and tips for leaders & crew not included.

PRICE: $3,595

Per person double occupancy. Solo traveler: Pvt. room add 1,200