RHINE, MAIN & MOSELLE RIVERS
Antwerp City Hall, Belgium
Veere, Netherlands
Amsterdam to Amsterdam Departing: April 2022 Day 1 Amsterdam Return economy flights from one of up to 16 UK regional airports are included in the price of your holiday. Please call us to check if we can offer your local airport. If you’d prefer not to fly, return travel via Eurostar is available. Holland in the spring is truly a memorable sight, and the perfect introduction to any river cruising itinerary that touches on the traditional side of Dutch life. You will be met and transferred from the airport to your boutique Emerald Cruises Star-Ship. Meals: Dinner
Day 2 Amsterdam – Zaanse Schans This morning, you will have the opportunity to experience one of Holland’s many highlights as you venture to Zaanse Schans. Relax on board your Star-Ship, as your delightful EmeraldPLUS experience this afternoon involves welcoming a local clog painter for a demonstration and the opportunity to try your hand at this unique craft.
Day 3 Rotterdam
A guided bike tour of Veere
Rotterdam is a unique example of a Dutch city because it had to be reconstructed following the air raids of WWII, leaving behind a patchwork of different styles. Today you will have the opportunity to explore this contemporary city, perhaps trying to imagine how the gabled houses of Amsterdam would have once sat here. A tour of Rotterdam with local tasting Delft Pottery factory visit Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4 Veere Today, you will arrive in Veere, a delightful historic town where normal houses are adorned with miniature classical palace gardens and elegant architecture adorns the surprisingly quiet streets that you will stroll down during your guided tour. Afterwards, visit the Dutch Delta Works. Witness the sheer enormity of the world’s biggest storm surge barrier and be left awe-inspired by the immense feat of engineering. If you are feeling active, then you can also enjoy a guided bike tour of Veere.
Your tour to the Zaanse Schans historic windmills will highlight the distinctive wooden houses and artisan workshops that make up the quintessentially Dutch town, where the smell of freshly baked goods and the sight of spinning windmills offers a truly memorable experience.
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Alternatively, enjoy a guided bike tour to Waterland, passing picturesque scenery. Clog painting on board A guided bike tour to Waterland A tour to Zaanse Schans windmills
A guided tour with a bit of a difference. You’ll be able to witness the Delta Works, a series of construction projects built to protect the land from flooding. A truly awe-inspiring feat of engineering.
A guided tour of Veere Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5 Antwerp This morning you’ll arrive in Antwerp, Belgium’s biggest port, positioned on the River Scheldt with a large harbour linking to the sea. Home to the famous Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens, it attracts art-lovers and diamond dealers from all over the world. Enjoy a guided tour of the city centre, with its café-filled cobbled lanes, admiring the Renaissance City Hall and Hat Steen, a medieval fortress that was built during the early Middle Ages and one of the oldest buildings in the country. Afterwards, enjoy free time to explore Antwerp at leisure. A walking tour of Antwerp Rubens Museum and Cathedral tour Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 6 Arnhem Relax in the comfortable surrounds of your Star-Ship this morning as you sail down Dutch waterways, passing wonderful windmills and quaint traditional villages. Arnhem is most famous for its great battle during WWII, best learned about during your included excursion to the Airborne Museum, where you will have the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of British parachutists and immerse yourself in what the battle would have felt like. Alternatively, embark on a guided bike tour of Arnhem, famous for its postcard-worthy streets, scenic parks and fine museums.
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