Amsterdam & The Bulbfields (Holiday Weekends)
This information shows example itineraries to use as a guideline, please note that the order we visit various attractions may change depending on circumstances or time of year. Please follow the advice of your tour guide and make sure that you are at the various pick up points and departures at the correct times.
Friday
Overnight departure by coach and ferry to Holland arriving in Amsterdam on Saturday morning about 9am.
Saturday
A breakfast stop will be made before arriving in Amsterdam. On arrival in the city you can begin the day with a trip on the famous canal boats (*extra charge), after which our Dutch guide will introduce you to the city, including a walking tour of the sights from Dam Square to the Museum District where you will have the opportunity to visit the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum and the Heineken Beer Museum!
At the end of the tour you will have the afternoon to explore the city at leisure before making your own way to the Hotel for check in later in the afternoon.
Accommodation: All rooms are for 2/3 people sharing. Breakfast is included on Sunday morning. * Note: In busier periods of the year (eg middle of summer) we may have alternative accommodation and possibly have higher numbers of people sharing a room or use a hostel rather than a hotel. *
Amsterdam Canal boat & Red Light District Tour €20*
*The optional tour price of €20 includes the canal boat trip on Saturday morning. Please book with your guide on the coach before arrival in Amsterdam.
Meeting in the Hotel reception at 7.30pm, you can join our guide for a tour of Amsterdam’s famous Red Light district. The tour cost includes transport from the Hotel to the Red Light District and a 1 hour walking tour with your local guide who will introduce you to some of the cities more colourful nightlife! There will be some free time in the centre to eat, drink or visit a coffee shop before returning to the coach for the journey back to the Hotel.
Sunday
After breakfast at the Hotel we will depart Amsterdam and begin our Journey south, stopping to visit a traditional Windmill and Cheese Farm, where you will also see a demonstration of clog making (traditional wooden shoes) and a chance to buy some Dutch souvenirs before we continue our journey south into Belgium and the picturesque city of Bruges for the afternoon.
Departure from Bruges is at 5.30pm, with a short stop at PJ’s chocolates (near Ostend), an opportunity to take home some famous Belgium chocolates. The journey will continue to the port of Calais in France for the evening ferry back to the UK – with arrival late Sunday evening.
* During Spring and May bank Holiday there will be an extra night in the hotel on Sunday and the opportunity to see the famous bulb-fields. Returns home on Monday late evening about 11pm *
