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Northern Holland 5-day Self-guided Cycling Tour Level 1
4 Nights included
3/4 Star Hotels
Breakfast included, Halfboard optional (120 EUR)
Tourist information on all the places of interest
The possibility of renting our bikes
7-days a week service-hotline
Luggage transport to your next hotel
Any ferry crossings are not included
Parking possibilities at the hotel (fee-paying)
GPS-tracks availible 10 EUR
Emergency callout/breakdown pass 11 EUR
Departures daily from 1 April to 26 September: Saturday nights in Amsterdam surcharge 35 EUR
Surcharge if staying in Amsterdam 12-15 June or 12-16 September 2019
Please book your hybrid bike (48 EUR) premium bike (80 EUR) or e-bike (100 EUR) when booking the tour: [email protected]
Slow Tours offers a number of other Cycling Tours in Europe
Arrival in Alkmaar.
Time to settle into your hotel
Alkmaar - Amsterdam 62 km
This stretch of the tour is very diverse. Zaanse Schans is a recreated (inhabited!) neighbourhood in the style typical of this area on the River Zaan in the 17th-18th Centuries: beautiful dark green wooden buildings, bridges and windmills. There are lots of things to see, including clog, cheese and tin making demonstrations. From here, make your way to Amsterdam. Amsterdam will welcome you with romantic canals, bridges and... more than 800,000 bicycles! Amsterdam is for exploring. There is so much to see and do. Whether you like, art, culture, an evening out or just looking around the canal area, you will have a great time. A canal boat trip is a great way to get a better look at the canal houses.
Amsterdam - Volendam 35 km
Today you will cycle past and through villages such as Durgerdam and Volendam along Lake Markermeer. The beautiful stone houses in the distinctive heart of catholic fishing village Volendam seem to have been drawn up without an organised street plan. "De Dijk, overlooking the harbour, attracts many tourists who browse the souvenir shops and have a break at a pavement cafe or restaurant.
Volendam - Alkmaar 60 km
On this coast to coast bike trip you will cycle right through the province of North Holland from east to west. You will enjoy different landscapes, from the coast of Lake Markermeer, through polders such as Schermer and Beemster (a World Heritage Site!) which were drained many centuries ago, do the flowers (April/May) behind Heiloo/Alkmaar. Cycle atop the old "sea dike of former Zuiderzee. Edam is a pretty, historical village. In its heyday, in the 17th Century Golden Age, it was a town of shipbuilders and traders. The well-preserved buildings you will see in the centre date back to this period. Go for a stroll and enjoy the bridges, squares, gables, canals and other monuments. In summer you will love the weekly traditional cheese market on Wednesdays.
Return Home
After breakfast in your hotel, you will return home.
Tours marked with are special prices.
| Start | End | Max. No. Guests | Accommodation | Price p.p. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 2019 | Sep 28 2019 | 12 | Single rooms | 530€ | ||
| Double rooms | 410€ | |||||
| Sep 25 2019 | Sep 29 2019 | 12 | Single rooms | 530€ | ||
| Double rooms | 410€ | |||||
| Sep 26 2019 | Sep 30 2019 | 12 | Single rooms | 530€ | ||
| Double rooms | 410€ |
If you would like to drive yourself before or after your tour, ask us for a quote on any brand new Renault, Peugeot or Citroen vehicle for driving in Europe.
Pick up your vehicle from most capital cities in Europe and return it to your drop off destination. Top insurance cover. Email [email protected] for a competitive quote
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