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HOLLAND IN 3 DAYS
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Departure every Monday 03 May 2004 - 27 September 2004
3-days, twin room EURO 359,- per person
3-days, single room EURO 433,- per person
3-days, triple room EURO 360,- per person
Entrance fees to be paid cash to the tourleader approx. EURO 25,- per person
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Day 1 Monday
leaving Amsterdam, a full day's drive around the IJsselmeer (former Zuiderzee) with its dreamy 16th century old cities and fishing villages. First a stop at the Zaanse Schans Open Air Museum with its typical wooden houses and windmills still in operation. Via the highway and the Afsluitdijk, the famous 32 km enclosing dike we enter Friesland. Here you will visit the picturesque villages Makkum, famous for its Makkummer earthenware and Hindeloopen. After a scenic drive along the Frisian lakes, we enter the reclaimed new land province Flevoland.
A visit will be made to Urk, a lively place with pleasant cafés and delicious fish restaurants in the new harbour which peer over the IJsselmeer.
Proceed to hotel for dinner and overnight. (Mercure Lelystad or similar)
Day 2 Tuesday
Today we start with a visit to the information centre of the polderland, where you can see the history of reclaiming land from the sea. Via the new land we drive to Giethoorn, the green Venice of the North emanates an agreeable, pleasant atmosphere with its small canals, lovely arched bridges, and weaving shell paths.
In the afternoon a scenic drive along the IJssel river will bring you to the Hanseatic city of Deventer. Since Deventer is one of the oldest towns in the Netherlands it does not come as a surprise that the oldest brick private house is to be found there. Proceed to hotel for dinner and overnight. (Golden Tulip Inntel Zutphen or similar)
Day 3 Wednesday
This day begins with a visit to the National Park De Hoge Veluwe with the Kröller Müller Museum - well known for its Van Gogh collection and sculpture park. We proceed Utrecht for a visit to the historic centre of this religious centre, with it many churches and museums, like the Dom tower (112m) and the clock and organ museum. Your tour terminates upon arrival in Amsterdam (estimated time 18.00 hrs).
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What's included in all tours? Accommodation in first class and superior tourist class hotels, with private bath or shower * Continental breakfast and dinner (fixed menu) * Multi lingual tourguide; < 6 passengers guide/driver * Sightseeing as per itinerary * Local taxes and hotel service charges. In the tour-descriptions cities/villages visited in the tour are printed in bold.
What's not included in the tours? Entrance fees and porter service in hotels to be paid directly to the tourleader (optional), additional meals, others then mentioned in the program * Additional sightseeing or other services * Tips to guides, drivers, hotel staff * Travel insurance * Personal expenses * Drinks ordered with meals.
Collection
Passengers for all tours will be collected from Hotel Sofitel Amsterdam at 08.30 a.m. on Monday's (3 day Holland and 6 day Holland/Belgium tour) and at 08.30 a.m. on Thursday's (3 day Belgium tour).
Departures are guaranteed: Monday is the start for the complete 6 days tour Holland & Belgium and also the 3 days Holland visit, Thursday the 3 days to Belgium starts. Either way, you will get an unforgettable impression of some great European countries!
These coach tours are organized by the COMBINED HOLLAND TOUROPERATORS C.V.
A carefully planned itinerary is chosen by experts. Accommodation is arranged at first and superior tourist class hotels including breakfast-buffet and dinner. A multilingual guide, speaking English, Spanish and Italian, will make sure you enjoy tour visit.
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