Tulip Tour in Holland by Bike and Boat

Day 1: Amsterdam | Amsterdam – Zaandam 
Embarkation and check-in. The crew will welcome you on board at 2 p.m. As soon as all guests have arrived a short cruise will bring you to Zaandam, famous for its windmills. Here, your barge will berth in the center of the city for the night. Upon arrival you can enjoy taking your new bike for a brief test ride through the surrounding area. In the evening, enjoy a short walk through the picturesque center of Zaandam.

Day 2: Zaandam – Zaanse Schans – Zaandam | Zaandam – Haarlem (24 km/14 mi o 34 km/21 mi)
After breakfast you will enjoy a 5 km bicycle ride to the open air museum Zaanse Schans hosting beautiful windmills, traditional wooden houses, an old Dutch village, a cheese farm and a traditional wooden clog maker. In the afternoon you will have a choice to make: you can either cycle (24 km/14 mi.) up to Haarlem or take it easy and join the barge while enjoying the scenery. In Haarlem visit the historical inner city with the Grote Markt and St. Bavo church. Your barge will be berthed not far from the center of Haarlem for the night, so you will have time to enjoy a short city walk in the afternoon or in the evening.

Day 3: Haarlem – Keukenhof – Oude Wetering (38 km/23 mi o 55 km/34 mi)
Today you will cycle to Keukenhof Gardens, the most famous and biggest flower park in the world where you can admire hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and many other flowers in full bloom. After an extensive visit you will get back to your bicycles and will head to Oude Wetering, a small village where you will find your floating hotel waiting for you.

Day 4: Oude Wetering – Amsterdam | Amsterdam Waterland cycling tour (28 km/18 mi)
This morning you are in for a real treat, an early visit by bus (6.30 a.m.) to the biggest flower auction in the world at Aalsmeer*. In the morning millions of flowers are auctioned off here and  instantly sent out to all parts of the world. By 9 a.m. you will return to your barge where a late breakfast will be waiting for you while sailing through Amsterdam. During the afternoon you either have the opportunity to make a last beautiful cycling tour through the wetlands of Amsterdam Waterland or to discover this amazing city. Visit the inner city flower market, go to a museum, do some shopping… there is just so much to do! Optional end-of-day canal tour in Amsterdam.

* The Aalsmeer flower auction is closed during weekends and on public holidays – this is an optional visit

Day 5: Amsterdam
Disembarkation after breakfast until 9.30 a.m. and end of services.