Tulip Time Highlights with 1 Night in Brussels

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Make your visions of tulip season in Holland and Belgium come into view! Begin your vacation your way with a night in Brussels before your cruise. Enjoy superior hotel accommodations with complimentary breakfast, sightseeing with an expert Local Guide, and courtesy hotel-to-ship transfer. You’ll join a guided tour to see the landmark buildings and inviting ve...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy

Highlights

    • Welcome to Brussels
    • Guided tour, see the town hall; transfer to ship; onboard welcome reception
    • Choice of guided tour or bike with your Adventure Host
    • Visit to Flanders Field Museum in Ypres; visit to the battlefields; Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate
    • Guided tour in Middelburg; bike with your Adventure Host from Middelburg to Veere; guided walking tour of Veere
    • Choice of guided tour in Kinderdijk or bike with your Adventure Host; harbor cruise in Rotterdam; choice of guided tour in Rotterdam or bike with your Adventure Host; harbor cruise in Rotterdam
    • Free time in Zaandam; choice of guided tour in Haarlem or bike with your Adventure Host
    • Choice of canal cruise, or biking tour
    • Make your visions of tulip season in Holland and Belgium come into view! Begin your vacation your way with a night in Brussels before your cruise
    • Enjoy superior hotel accommodations with complimentary breakfast, sightseeing with an expert Local Guide, and courtesy hotel-to-ship transfer

What's this trip about?

    Make your visions of tulip season in Holland and Belgium come into view! Begin your vacation your way with a night in Brussels before your cruise. Enjoy superior hotel accommodations with complimentary breakfast, sightseeing with an expert Local Guide, and courtesy hotel-to-ship transfer. You’ll join a guided tour to see the landmark buildings and inviting venues before embarking on your river cruise from Brussels to Amsterdam. Delight in quintessential scenes of windmills, waterways, and rows of blooming color along the way. Embark in Brussels and sail to Ghent—“The Diamond of Flanders.” Visit St. Bavo’s Cathedral with its stunning Flemish artwork. Sail to Bossuit for moving battlefield remembrances, including In Flanders Fields Museum and the Last Post Ceremony. On to Holland for a visit to the former Dutch East India Company trading port of Middelburg. Visit the fascinating Flood Museum to hear and see the stories of the flood of 1953. In Kinderdijk, see 19 windmills built in 1740 for water management, and in Rotterdam the Erasmus Bridge. You’ll see why windmills are a symbol of Holland! Take in the tulips and other flowering bulbs in the flower farm regions of Zaandam and Haarlem, and conclude your river cruise through Belgium and Holland with a visit to Amsterdam. Take a guided canal cruise past bridges and homes of a golden age.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age range6 years and up
Flights and transportN/A
Start CityBRUSSELS, BELGIUM
End CityAMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION)

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • Cultural

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Belgium

Attractions

  • Amsterdam
  • Brussels
  • Haarlem
  • Ypres

Activities

  • Culture

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Filling Fare and Fabled Beer

Spend a day at leisure to sample Brussels hearty cuisine and famous beer.

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Day 2: BRUSSELS (EMBARKATION)

Ancient Landmarks and New Finds

CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Brussels, see the Town Hall with its landmark buildings and discover the many local bars, cafés and shops of the Lower Town Streets. Your Suite Ship® is now Ready for Boarding. Enjoy dinner on board...

Day 3: GHENT

Medieval Masterpieces and Flemish Finery

Visit the Adventure Center for today’s activities with your Adventure Host.

ACTIVE Explore a different side of Ghent by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Explore Ghent—“The Diamond of Flanders”— with...

Day 4: BOSSUIT

Battlefield Remembrances in Flanders

DISCOVERY Visit the In Flanders Field Museum in Ypres—named for the soldier’s famed poem. Learn about the story of the invasion of Belgium, the first months of the mobilization, the four years trench war in the Westhoek, the...

Day 5: MIDDELBURG, HOLLAND

A Spicy History in Middelburg’s Dutch Harbor Town

CLASSIC Join a Guided Walking Tour through the winding cobblestones and canals of Middelburg. See the 15th-century Gothic Town Halland learn about its important role in the spice trade and Dutch East India tradi...

Day 6: KINDERDIJK–ROTTERDAM

Harnessing the Wind for 300 Years

Join your Adventure Host for today’s special activities.

ACTIVE See the windmills of Kinderdijk by bike with your Adventure Host, OR:

CLASSIC Join a Guided Tour of Kinderdijk where 19 windmills were built in 1740 as...

Day 7: ZAANDAM*

Windmills, Waterways, and Waving Fields of Flowers

Arrive in Zaandam this morning with free time to explore this quintessential Dutch town. During tulip season, you may take a Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens. Outside of tulip season, join a Guided...

Day 8: AMSTERDAM

Canals of Colorful Amsterdam

ACTIVE Join a Biking Tour through the Dutch countryside past polders, dykes, and quaint centuries-old villages, OR: CLASSIC Explore the iconic waterways of Amsterdam on a Guided Canal Cruise past stately homes of Amsterdam’s “Golde...

Day 9: AMSTERDAM (DISEMBARKATION)

Your cruise ends with breakfast this morning.

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Le Louise Hotel Brusels MGalleryEnjoying a unique location in the exclusive Avenue Louise district surrounded by quiet streets lined with chestnut trees and art deco houses. This luxurious property was designed by the famous architect Antoine Pinto to reflect light in a stylish ambiance and perfectly combines the charm of Brussels with the French 'art de vivre. The elegant main restaurant offers gourmet creations; Belgian beer and hamburgers can be enjoyed whilst soaking up the Zen atmosphere of the large outdoor leafy terrace. Other amenities include a chic bar, fitness center, and free Wi-Fi access is available throughout.BrusselsBelgium40 Avenue de la Toison d Or Movenpick Amsterdam CityA stylish 408-room hotel in the perfect location, this waterfront property offers Free Wi-Fi internet access throughout. The chic restaurant serves creative international cuisine and there is a fabulous bar serving drinks and light snacks which is also a great spot for a nightcap. For relaxation there is a Lifestyle Studio featuring a gym, Finnish sauna, bio sauna & ice fountain. AmsterdamNetherlandsPiet Heinkade 11,
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