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Dutch Tulip Time Cruise
A botanically themed tour and cruise
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| Tour Code | BTEU08 |
| Itinerary Valid | 1 Jan. 2013 - 31 Dec. 2013 |
| Trip Duration | 8 days |
| Accommodation | Aboard a luxury APT river ship |
| Meals | 20 meals included |
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Day 1. Arrive Amsterdam
Be met on arrival at the airport and transferred to your luxury river ship. Tonight, get to know your fellow travellers and crew at the Captain’s Gala Welcome Dinner.
Stay: Seven Nights: one of APT’s luxurious Concerto Class river ships
Daily Meal Included: • Dinner
Day 2. Amsterdam, Volendam, Edam
Take a canal boat cruise through the city of Amsterdam, providing an opportunity to admire the city’s architecture. Rejoin your ship for lunch and cruise to Volendam, a maze of fishermen’s houses built on poles with a unique open harbour. Enjoy a tour before an excursion takes you to Edam, where you’ll experience a delicious cheese tasting event.
Daily Meals Included: • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 3. Arnhem
Visit the riverside city of Arnhem, here you’ll enjoy a fascinating tour of the Airborne Museum.
Daily Meals Included: • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 4. Antwerp
Antwerp is Belgium’s second largest city and home to marvellous art, architecture and the world’s largest diamond industry. Enjoy a city tour or a tour taking you to the sites associated with famed artist Paul Rubens. Perhaps join an optional excursion to nearby Brussels, the Belgian capital (own expense).
Daily Meals Included: • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 5. Ghent
The bustling university city of Ghent has preserved its medieval charm and power. Take a sightseeing tour, then enjoy time at leisure or perhaps take an optional excursion to Bruges, known for its artistic flavour (own expense).
Daily Meals Included: • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 6. Willemstad, Dordrecht
Cruise back to The Netherlands and through the Dutch region of Zeeland. Stop in the charming village of Willemstad for a walking tour. Later, continue to Dordrecht and the 18th century windmills of Kinderdijk, an iconic sight in The Netherlands.
Daily Meals Included: • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 7. Utrecht, Keukenhof Gardens
During breakfast, cruise along the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the pretty city of Utrecht. Disembark and travel to Keukenhof Gardens, an historic park filled with blooming tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and many other spring bulbs. Return to your ship in Amsterdam for lunch and enjoy a relaxing afternoon at leisure. This evening say goodbye to your fellow travellers and share stories of your wonderful cruise at our Farewell Dinner.
Daily Meals Included: • Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 8. Disembark Ship, Depart Amsterdam
Disembark your ship and be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
Daily Meal Included: • Breakfast
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Botanica Inclusions
- Seven nights aboard a luxury APT river ship
- 7 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 7 Dinners
- Quality local wine with dinner when on board your river ship
Sightseeing Highlights
- Enjoy a cruise on the Amsterdam canal
- Visit Keukenhof Gardens with lakes, sculpted gardens, greenhouses and tulips
- Take a tour of Volendam tour and enjoy an excursion to Edam
- Visit the riverside city of Arnhem
- Tour the Airborne Museum
- Take a tour of Antwerp, home to the world’s largest diamond industry
- Enjoy a tour of Ghent and Willemstad
- Travel to Dordrecht and visit windmills at Kinderdijk
- Tour the city of Utrecht
- Admire the spectacular Keukenhof Gardens
Trip Highlights
- This cruise is not an exclusive Botanica cruise, so doesn’t have some of the inclusions of the ‘exclusive Botanica sailings’. Botanical guides and guest lecturers are not included
- You will join other travellers from around the world to enjoy tulips at their flowering peak
- For full participation on this tour a good level of mobility is recommended