Self-Guided Cycling In Holland
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- Green heart of Holland - a countryside of polders, windmills, villages and meadows
- Historic towns - Haarlem, Gouda and Delft
- Art - From Amsterdam throughout there are chances to see works by the grandmasters
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Our cycling trips starts in Amsterdam today. Your bike will be delivered either today or tomorrow morning. There are public transport options easily available to make your way from Amsterdam Airport (AMS) or from the Eurostar terminal. With so much to do in this...
You may choose to get an early start and beat the queues at the Van Gogh or Anne Frank museum. Alternatively you wish to move on first thing after breakfast, say 'tot ziens!' to amazing Amsterdam and mount your bike to journey through Kennemerland where a great variet...
Downtown Haarlem deserves to be thoroughly explored. We recommend a city walk to discover the city's hidden 'hofjes'. A hofje is a square of old tiny almshouses set around an idyllic courtyard, often built by the church or by private charity to house older people. Als...
After taking your leave of lively Leiden, peace and quiet will reign once more in today's typically Dutch scenery. Note all the orderly rectangles in this man-made polder landscape (mostly peatland reclamations). Let shining lakes and green pastures, old windmills and...
This stretch of the cycle route takes you through the 'Groene Hart' area; a protected green belt adjacent to the urban sprawl of the 'Randstad conurbation', made up of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Balancing atop polder dikes, delight in characteristic ...
After a hearty breakfast at your hotel, get back on your bike and set off on the longest leg of this bike tour. Still in the 'green heart', the scenery is punctuated by rivers, small villages, meadows, polders and lakes (bird lovers, bring your binoculars). You may be...
Today is a short day so you have time to spend the afternoon in Amsterdam. From Mijdrecht you cycle towards the beautiful River Amstel. Amsterdam took its name from this river and also Amstel beer is named after the river. The Amstel brewery, as a lot of other breweri...
After breakfast, the organised part of your cycling holiday comes to an end. Enjoy a big hearty breakfast one last time - don't forget to try chocolate sprinkles! Public transport is easy to arrange to get back to Amsterdam Airport (AMS) or the Eurostar terminal.
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