This is a bike and boat tour that cycles and cruises between two iconic canal cities: Amsterdam and Bruges. The tour visits beautiful cities in Holland and Flanders (Western Belgium), including Amsterdam, Utrecht, Antwerp, Ghent, and Bruges. It crosses through the Netherlands, biking along the Vecht River, visiting a Dutch cheese farm, and the 19 Dutch windmills in Kinderdijk (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The tour also explores the Dutch province of Zeeland and the Flanders region of Belgium, known for its food and drink. The destination is Bruges, the 'Pearl of Flanders'. Guests stay on a premium barge, their floating hotel, and experience daily guided bike tours, with the option to cycle individually. The tour offers guided cycling in smaller groups with two guides if there are 22 guests or more, allowing for longer/shorter or quicker/slower cycling options. The tour is described as a 'Premier Class Boat' experience on the Magnifique II, offering comfort and classical style with a tastefully furnished salon, restaurant, bar, and lounge on the upper deck. The tour lasts 7 nights and covers a route between Amsterdam and Bruges (or reverse). It includes services like accommodation in a climate-controlled cabin, 7 breakfasts, 6 picnic lunches, and 6 three-course dinners (with exclusions), a standard touring bike, daily cabin cleaning, welcome drink, daily briefings, fully guided cycling tours with two guides/groups, some short walking tours, cycling maps and GPS tracks, ferry fees, an entrance to the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, tasting of Belgium products, a canal trip through Ghent, and onboard Wi-Fi, coffee, and tea. The bikes available are Velo de Ville Hybrid bicycles with features like Shimano Alfine 11-speed gearing, hand and hydraulic disc brakes, carbon belt drive, and suspension seat post. Electric bikes (Granville E-Bike) with Bosch mid-drive motors are available on request. The rental includes a pannier bag, helmet, water bottle, bike locks, and a gel saddle. The tour follows flat terrain with occasional hills, with about 50% of the route on dedicated bike paths, 30% on roads shared with traffic, and 20% on quiet roads. There is an option to stay aboard if one wishes not to cycle on certain days.
Arrival in Amsterdam | Cruise to Utrecht
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Cruise to Vreeswijk | Cycle Vreeswijk – Schoonhoven – Kinderdijk | Cruise to Dordrecht
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Cruise Dordrecht – Willemstad | Cycle Willemstad – Bergen op Zoom
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Cycle Bergen op Zoom – Kreekrak lock | Cruise Kreekrak lock – Antwerp
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Antwerp – Temse – St. Amands
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Cruise St. Amands – Dendermonde | Cycling Dendermonde – Ghent
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Ghent – Bruges
Bruges
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Arrival and embarkation in Bruges
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Bruges – Ghent
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Ghent – Dendermonde / St. Amands
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St. Amands – Temse – Antwerp
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Cruise Antwerp – Kreekrak locks | Cycle Kreekrak locks – Tholen | Cruise Tholen – Willemstad – Dordrecht
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Cruise Dordrecht – Kinderdijk | Cycle Kinderdijk – Schoonhoven – Vreeswijk/Utrecht
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Cruise Vreeswijk/Utrecht– Breukelen | Cycle Breukelen – Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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