Velotur po Gollandii «Zelenoe serdce Gollandii» korably + velosiped

Our "southern tour" in the Netherlands the category "Vehicle + Bike" is a Cycling tour with accommodation in comfortable river ship, which will be a great alternative to the daily changing hotels. The combination of Bicycle tour and river cruise in Holland is unique:

• you don't have to daily analyze your baggage the evening and morning to collect it. Now your hotel room and restaurant in fact follows you during the whole tour, no daily changes of rooms and hotels;
• you don't need to think about your food, the ship full Board: breakfasts, dinners and Packed Lunches;
• you choose the speed, given their own interests, adjusts the rate of passage of the daily route schedule of the tour; the tour will be light, intensive or complex – depends on your desires and possibilities;
• aboard each morning you will advise, explain, counsel multilingual guides on the intricacies of passing the current path (actually this is the reason for the departure status as "Polo managed");
• you will have a great opportunity to meet and get to know like-minded people, "enthusiastic" cyclists from various countries of Europe and the World;
• the ship will go with a low speed, giving the opportunity to observe the beautiful passing landscapes; places for mooring buoys located mainly in the centre of historical towns: the most charming places, sights, museums and shops are within walking distance.

And of course, the route and bike paths! "LowLands" and "GreenHeartofHolland" – is the Dream of touring cyclists!

Highlights of the route: of course the city of canals – Amsterdam, City - Building Utrecht, harbour city Rotterdam, Delft factory (factory Delftware), the cheese city Gouda, the windmills at Kinderdijk (Kinderdijk), silver Schoonhoven (Schoonhoven), the historic centre of Haarlem, the dunes and the North sea (Nordzee), open air Museum "ZaanseSchans". Although your route will pass through the most densely populated part of the country, you will be surprised by relaxing the drive for excellent Cycling trails through the "Green Heart" of Holland, along the many small canals and the lake district of the Netherlands. Enjoy flowers, cheese, windmills, beautiful old towns and romantic villages, cultural heritage and natural beauty in the country of Rembrandt and van Gogh!

Don't be surprised! Do you all see it, and due to the fact that part of the distance you can swim at the inland rivers of South Holland on a cozy river boat.

This bike tour is recommended for both beginners and families with children and experienced cyclists.

Day 1: Saturday.
Individual arrival in Amsterdam. Landing the ship is open from 14:00 hours. Stay in your quarters, you can to go to the city for walking, sightseeing, visiting the museums. Recommend to take an evening stroll on the river boat through the canals of Amsterdam.
Overnight stay in Amsterdam.

Day 2: SundayE.
Bike route: Breukelen – Utrecht / about 30 – 40 km
Cruise itinerary: morning – Amsterdam – Breukelen / evening – Utrecht – Rotterdam
In Breakfast, your floating hotel will go along the river on the route Amsterdam – Brooklyn. Then on the bike you eat from Brookline in Utrecht (Utrecht), choosing for himself a specific path of the route, along the river Vecht (Vecht) 30 or 40 km On the banks of the river are three of the castle. In the most famous, ЗамкеNijenrode (1270), which was restored in The 19th century, is currently the Utrecht University Business. Castle Gunterstein, was built in the 17th century, and the Castle Oudaen in the 16th century.
Here you will find many other attractions. Through the small villas and castles, the river will bring you in the center of the city Utrecht, where the Cathedral has a tower, with a height of 111 meters. The day you continue the journey by ship from Utrecht to great, one of the most interesting cities in South Holland – Rotterdam.
Overnight stay in Rotterdam.

 Day 3rd: Pnedelnik.
Bikeroute: Rotterdam – Schiedam – Delft – Rotterdam / about 40 km
Cruise itinerary: night Rotterdam – Dordrecht
After Breakfast, you expect a circular bike route: Rotterdam – Chidam – Delft– Rotterdam.
The first city of Delphi with its rows of old buildings facing Gables on the canal Oude Delft (Old Delft), domestic complexes, churches and, of course, the residence of the Dukes of orange like a Museum under the open sky. In the evening, during dinner, you will continue your river cruise from Rotterdam in the historic city of Dordrecht (Dordrecht).
You'll arrive around 20:00. You will have time for an evening walk around the city.
Overnight stay in the historic port of Dordrecht.

Day 4: Tuesday.
Cruise itinerary: in the morning Dordrecht – Kinderdijk
Bike route: Kinderdijk – (Gouda) – Schoonhoven / about 30 – 50 km
You are on the river during the morning of the meal from Dordrecht to Kinderdijk (Kinderdijk) is a cultural heritage not only of the Netherlands but all world. Holland is famous for windmills, but it is here, in the town of Kinderdijk you make sure that the best of the mill here! Enjoy the sight of these 19 beauties arranged like soldiers in one line. In 1997, the complex was inscribed on the world heritage list UNESCO. Then you will go by Bicycle in silver city Schoonhoven (Schoonhoven) on the river Lek (Lek).
And again fans long led runs will have two options. To go to the town of silver directly (about 30 km) or drive through the city of Gouda (Gouda), cheese the capital of the Netherlands. Evening on the ship during dinner you will be offered a small tasting of cheeses.
Overnight stay in Schoonhoven.

Day 5: Wednesday
Bike route: Schoonhoven – Oudewater – Utrecht / about 50 km
Cruise itinerary: Utrecht – Beverwijk
After Breakfast, you will ride your bike through the land of polders to the little town of Oudewater (perhaps a visit to the "House of the Hanging of Witches"), with the finish in Utrecht (Utrecht). There you come on Board and moving in Beverwijk (Beverwijk), located 20 km from Amsterdam and close to the North sea coast. The town was founded about 1640 in the surroundings of Church of St. Agatha (Saint Agatha Church), and its name means "neighborhood of pilgrimage".
Overnight stay in Beverwijk.

Day 6: Thursday
Bike route: Beverwijk – NorthSeacoast – Haarlem – Beverwijk / about 35 – 50 km
The route of the vessel: in the evening Beverwijk – Zaandam
Today you have two options of the route by bike, but both leading in interesting and peculiar city of Haarlem (Haarlem). It was first mentioned in the Chronicles long before Amsterdam. From the 11th to 13th century was residence of the counts of Holland, and in 1245 it was granted municipal rights, and currently is the capital of the province of North Holland. More long route (about 50 km) leads you through the picturesque dunes and the beaches of Bloemendaal and Zandvoort along the North sea coast. Or smaller domestic route with a stop at the Museum of the polders "PoldermuseumCruquius" and later in Haarlem. Both routes return you back to Beverwijk. During dinner, the ship will arrive in Zaandam (Zaandam). To visit the Netherlands and not visit in Zaandam is unforgivable. It was there that he worked as a carpenter at the shipyard Russian Tsar Peter I, there preserved the house where he lived.
Overnight stay in Zaandam.

Day 7: Friday.
Bike route: Zaandam – Amsterdam / about 30 km
After Breakfast, you will embark on the final stage of the cycle route from Zaandam to Amsterdam. The first route you will visit the Museum in the open the air "Zaanse Schans" – Zaanse Schans, or a Trench on the river Zaan. It a unique village with traditional wooden buildings, wind windmills and museums. Next, you will continue your way through the Park area "Twiske" to Amsterdam.
After arriving at the ship, we recommend that you take the opportunity to cruise the canals of Amsterdam.
Overnight stay in Amsterdam.

Day 8: Saturday.
After Breakfast, farewell to the team and with their new friends. Gathering ship. You can use our "Extra night" and stay one or more days in Amsterdam for further discover the capital of the Netherlands.