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	Top of Amsterdam
	Holland below sea level . 8 days . ship name Anna Antal; Liza Marleen (StandardPlus) / Zwaan (ComfortPlus) . tour code FVN

Holland Bike & Barge Top of Amsterdam-2010

Not until the 17th Century large parts of the area north of Amsterdam were recovered from the sea and reclaimed through the use of hundreds of windmills. It’s here that you will find the typical Dutch landscape of polders, mills, harbours, and tulips.

Highlights include:
Isle of Texel
Zuiderzeemuseum
Fishing villages
Forest, dune and beach

The route brings you over small dykes and country roads. Many of the windmills are still in working order. You can get a feel for the old Dutch atmosphere in Enkhuizen, Hoorn, Edam and Volendam: traditional costumes, sailing ships and long johns on the clotheslines. On day 4 you’ll sail to Texel, an island with thousands of sheep and a magnificent nature reserve.
Back on the mainland the route brings you to Holland’s most beautiful dune area. These are also the only kilometers you will be cycling above sea level!
Alkmaar will also provide a good picture of ancient times. It is the capital of Dutch cheese with its own cheese market and weighhouse for cheese. In Zaanse Schans, a lovely little hamlet on the banks of the river Zaan, the mills, houses, shops and traditional Dutch crafts bring the past to life.

Time for tulips
April and May are the spring flower and tulip months. You will cycle amid countless hectares of spring flowers and tulips.

The route from day to day

sat     Amsterdam, embarkation at 4 PM near Central Station, short round trip 20

sun Amsterdam – Volendam 42

mon Volendam – Enkhuizen 58; or go ashore in Hoorn 27

tue Visit the Zuiderzeemuseum, biking from Enkhuizen to Oude Zeug 43, sailing to Texel.

wed Texel, round trip 40/50/66

thu Texel sailing to Den Helder biking to Alkmaar 58; or go ashore in ‘t Zand/Schagerbrug or St Maartensvlotbrug 30/40;Tulip tour 67(in April and May)

fri Alkmaar – Zaanse Schans – Amsterdam 45; or go ashore in Zaandam 20

sat Amsterdam, debarkation before 10 AM near Central Station

1 km = 0,62 miles

- 2010 -

+ travel dates

red = fully booked
blue = almost fully booked
green = available

July

31 /7/ 2010

August

14 /8/ 2010

21 /8/ 2010

28 /8/ 2010

September

4 /9/ 2010

11 /9/ 2010

18 /9/ 2010

25 /9/ 2010

+ tour prices

Prices per person in 2010

Category StandardPlus; departure on July 3+ 31; August 28 to September 25:
2-berth cabin: € 765,-
3-berth cabin: € 735,-
4-berth cabin: € 700,-
single use: € 965,-

Reduction children:
0-2*: free of charge
3-11*: 30%

*if child is travelling together with at least 1 one full-paying person

+ 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
- Road book € 5,-
- Entrance fees to museums; approx. € 15 per tour
- Travel risk insurance / cancellation insurance (optional)

+ special details

Cycletours Holidays reserves the right to cancel tours with fewer than 12 participants up to 21 days prior to the date of departure.

The program is subject to change without notice.

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