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	Golden Circle

	Through the rich heritage of Holland . 8 days . ship category standardplus

The Zuiderzee is irrevocably linked to the period in Dutch history called the Golden Age: the period in the 17th century when Holland was a powerful seafaring and trading nation.

Dotted around the Zuiderzee are towns whose names were household words in both hemispheres: Monnickendam, Hoorn, Vollenhove, Harderwijk and of course Amsterdam at the centre of the web, all bearing witness to their rich pasts. On Monday you can visit the Zuiderzee museum in Enkhuizen. This open-air museum makes you feel you are at the end of the 18th century. Crafts typical of the time are practised, and costumes can be admired (entrance not included in the price).

In the space of a week you will pass through four different landscapes: the archetypical Dutch polder with its windmills and drainage ditches, in the province of Overijssel the marshy region with the beautiful lakes of National Park ‘de Weerribben’, the heathed and wooded area of the Veluwe and the unique lake and peat bog region around the rivers Vecht and Amstel.

The route from day to day + km
Sat  Amsterdam, embarkation at 4 PM near Central Station, short round trip20
Sun  Amsterdam – Hoorn 50; or go ashore in Volendam 27
Mon Hoorn – Enkhuizen 27, visit the Zuiderzeemuseum. Sailing to Vollenhoven
Tue Vollenhoven. Round trip Giethoorn/Weerribben 45/61
Wed Vollenhove – sailing to Roggebotsluis. From here to     Harderwijk 45 It is possible to shorten the route
Thu  Harderwijk – Spakenburg 27/46/59
Fri   Spakenburg – Amsterdam 47/60
Sat  Amsterdam, debarkation before 10 AM near Central Station
1 km = 0,62 miles

+ travel dates

the dates in red are no longer available.

May

24 /5/ 2008

31 /5/ 2008

June

14 /6/ 2008

July

12 /7/ 2008

19 /7/ 2008

26 /7/ 2008

August

2 /8/ 2008

23 /8/ 2008

30 /8/ 2008

+ tour prices

Prices per person

Category StandardPlus:
2-berth cabin: € 665,-
3-berth cabin: € 625,-
4-berth cabin: € 595,-
single use: € 870,-

child of 0-3*: € 280,-
child of 4-11*: € 420,-

*if child travels together with one person paying 2-berth cabin price

Supplement high-season € 60,-:
April 12-May 31 (departure)
June 28-Sept. 13 (departure)

Indication rates (september 2007)
1€ = $ 1,32

+ included

- All nights on board (incl. bed clothes, 2 towels)
- Breakfast and dinner
- Lunch packages when on the road
- Coffee and tea on board
- Rental bike: 24-speed Gazelle Medeo, incl. pannier bags, lock, water bottle
- Tour guide
- Route information
- Ferry fares on the route

Not included
- Reservation costs € 17,50 per party
- Bicycle insurance (optional) € 15 per bicycle
- Entrance fees to museums; approx. € 15 per tour
- Travel risk insurance / cancellation insurance (optional)

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