This classic bike and boat tour covers France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, with two nights in Paris and visits to iconic destinations like Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Kinderdijk, and Amsterdam. The itinerary can operate in either direction and combines scenic cycling with comfortable cruising on a floating hotel. The tour features dedicated bike paths along canals, rivers, and dikes, visits to UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Kinderdijk Windmills and the historic center of Bruges, and explorations of medieval towns, lively cities, world-famous art, and regional cuisine. The tour offers a choice of directions: Amsterdam - Bruges - Paris or Paris - Bruges - Amsterdam. The accommodations include 7 nights aboard the Iris (a Classic Class Boat) and 2 nights in a centrally located four-star hotel in Paris. Included services comprise daily breakfast, 6 packed lunches, 6 dinners on board, 1 dinner in Paris, coffee and tea, daily cabin cleaning, a standard touring bike with helmet, panniers, and water bottle, a cycling tour guide, a Seine River cruise, and entrance to the Kinderdijk Mill. The tour follows a mainly flat terrain on lightly trafficked rural roads or dedicated bike paths, with surfaces ranging from country paths to paved bike paths. Bike options include Giant - LIV collection (8 speeds), Sensa (27 speeds), and electric bikes (Gazelle Ultimate C8 with Bosch Active Line Plus motor).
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Arrival in Amsterdam – Sail to Vianen
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Vianen – Kinderdijk – Dordrecht
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Dordrecht – Willemstad – Tholen – Antwerp
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Antwerp – Temse – Dendermonde
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Dendermonde – Ghent
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Ghent – Bruges
Bruges – North Sea Coast – Bruges
Bruges – Paris
Paris
Paris Departure
Arrival in Paris
Paris
Paris – Bruges
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Bruges – Ghent
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Ghent – Dendermonde – St. Amands
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St. Amands – Antwerp
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Antwerp – Tholen – Willemstad – Dordrecht
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Dordrecht – Kinderdijk – Schoonhoven – Vianen
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Vianen – Amsterdam
Departure from Amsterdam
Hotel
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