HOLLAND

Duration: 20 Apr 2020 - 24 Apr 2020

Location: HOLLAND Bulbfields & Windmills

Price: 685pp

Join us on this holiday and enjoy the best of Holland’s springtime colours, when with the emergence of millions of blooms, the fields of west Holland explode into a riot of colour. Spend a day at Keukenhof, the world’s most famous and largest flower show. Not a cheap tour, but then not your usual Bulbfields tours. Included are excursions worth over £70.00 per person. As well as your entrance to Keukenhof, enjoy a guided walking tour of the charming towns of Volendam and Merken with included coffee and cake and a lunch and a steam train ride through the Dutch countryside.

Monday: Using our short pickup route and with an early start we are soon in the Port of Dover for our ferry crossing. Once across the English Channel we make our way through northern France and Belgium into Holland and onto our hotel.

Tuesday: After breakfast we enjoy a colourful drive along part of the Bulbfield Route as we make our way to Keukenhof, the most famous and largest flower park in the world. Open gardens and pavilions demonstrate a fantastic collection of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, orchids and a range of other fl owers. Unique in the world, Keukenhof attracts over a million visitors each year and with a different theme each year it is never the same. The theme for 2020 is ‘A World of Colour’.

Wednesday: This morning we head north and cross the Houtribdijk Dam, built as part of the Zuider Zee Works. Once across the dam we pause for awhile in the old town of Medemblik, with a pleasant harbour area and centre this makes for a good place to have lunch. Why not visit the old bakery and see how traditional Dutch

specialities are made. This afternoon we enjoy a trundle through the Dutch countryside on board a vintage steam train as we make for Hoorn. Time permitting there may be an opportunity to visit the railway museum before making our way back to our hotel.

Thursday: Our excursion today takes us to the picturesque villages of Volendam and Merken. On arriving in Volendam we enjoy coffee and cake in a harbour side restaurant before heading off with our local guide, dressed in historical costume, to catch the ferry to the island of Merken. Here our guide will show us the highlights of the island before catching the ferry back to Volendam where we have an included lunch. Afterwards the guide will show the highlights of this charming little town.

Friday: Leaving our hotel after breakfast we retrace our route back to Calais to catch the afternoon ferry back to England. Once in Dover we continue our homeward journey, arriving home early evening

Important Information:

Please read the itinerary carefully before deciding if this tour will be suitable for you: 1) The first and last days have early starts and long periods, around 3 hours at a time on the coach. 2) The visits to Volendam and Merken involve a walking tour. 3) To explore Keukenhof fully involves a fair amount of walking.
Please note: 1) With the uncertainty of Brexit, if there are problems with delays at the ferry ports C & J Tours reserves the right to either cancel this tour or sub-contract the tour to a European operator. 2) A full British passport, which MUST be valid for at least 6 months from the date of departure is required for this tour. 3) Currency used on this tour will be the Euro – see Booking Terms & Conditions for further information. 4) Due to the time constraints involved in getting to and from the ferry terminals, and in order to keep to driver’s hours with the possibility of delays at the ferry terminals due to Brexit, this tour will use the short pick up route. Please Note: Pick up points for this tour are Braintree & Dunmow only.

Your Holiday Hotel

The Van Der Valk Hotel Leusden Hotel Leusden is a stylish, contemporary 4 star hotel conveniently located near Amersfoort. All the bedrooms are en-suite and offer air-conditioning, WiFi, flat screen TV, telephone, hairdryer and hospitality tray.

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Tour includes

• Executive coach travel. • Return ferry crossing (Dover-Calais). • Porterage on arrival & departure. • En-suite rooms. • 4 nights dinner, bed and breakfast comprising of a fi xed 3 course evening meal on day of arrival, and on subsequent evenings a 3 course meal with choice of 2 items for starter and main course, fi xed dessert and hot buffet breakfast. • Excursions worth over £70.00 per person – entrance to Keukenhif Gardens, a drive over the Houtribdijk dam with a visit to Mdemblik and train ride to Hoorn, guided walking tour of Volendam and Merken with ferry crossing, coffee and cake and lunch. • Complimentary travel insurance. • ALL THIS FOR £137.00 PER DAY