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Southern Tour
The green and cultural heart of The Netherlands . 8 days . ship name Liza Marleen/ Anna Antal(StandardPlus); Zwaan (ComfortPlus) . tour code FVZ
Holland Bike & Barge Southern Tour Tulips-2010





Historic towns, picturesque villages, a rural environment abounding with water, dunes and beaches: those are the typical ingredients of the Southern tour. And let’s not forget the eighteen breathtaking mills in Kinderdijk.

Highlights include:
- Keukenhof (April/May)
- Kinderdijk
- Delft
- Zaanse Schans

This varied trip guarantees a striking introduction to the green and cultural heart of Holland.
On one day you will be roaming the centre of Haarlem, Leiden or 16th Century Delft, the next day you will cycle along the reedy borders of the Lek or Vecht river. In the historic towns there is time for visiting a museum (Frans Hals, Rembrandt and Van Gogh), shopping, or relaxation in an outdoor cafι. You will visit the beach and the dunes near The Hague by bike, just like many Dutch people. You will sail through the world’s largest seaport Rotterdam very appropriately by boat. Absolutely overwhelming are the eighteen mills in Kinderdijk driven by the wind and built around 1750. In 1997 they were put on the World Heritage List of the UNESCO. An optional canal tour by boat through Amsterdam will make this route complete.

Time for tulips
April and May are the tulip months. You can visit the Keukenhof for a few hours, a park full of hundreds of different tulips and many other flowers.


The route from day to day
sat     Amsterdam, embarkation at 4 PM near Central Station short round trip 20
sun   Amsterdam – Haarlem 45
mon   Haarlem – biking via the dunes or the Keukenhof (in April/May) – Leiden 42/49
tue   Leiden – Delft 49  
wed   Delft, visit to The Hague by public transport  
thu   Delft, sailing to Rotterdam, fast ferry to Kinderdijk biking to Schoonhoven/Nieuwpoort or Vianen 45  
fri   Schoonhoven/Nieuwpoort or Vianen sailing to Breukelen biking to Amsterdam 43  
sat   Amsterdam, debarkation before 10 AM near Central Station
 
1 km = 0,62 miles