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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
A
msterdam
, T
ulips
, C
heese
& S
team
Our popular Holland tour features the incomparable bulbs in
bloom at Keukenhof Gardens, plus the historic steam train from
Hoorn to Medemblik. Not forgetting a day in Amsterdam with
canal trip and we also stay in Alkmaar to coincide with their
cheese market! We then sneak in some extra steam at Goes-
Borsele, whilst staying at the oldest hotel in the Netherlands.
Fares
From
£1049
★
★
World famous Keukenhof
Gardens at its finest with tulips
in bloom
★
★
Enjoy a round trip in North
Holland on the Hoorn to
Medemblik Steam train and by
boat on the Ijsselmeer
★
★
Take a relaxing cruise amidst
Amsterdam’s canals
★
★
Experience Alkmaar’s traditional
cheese market day
★
★
Visit picturesque Delft
★
★
Enjoy more steam at Goes-
Borsele
★
★
Stay in two traditional and
historic hotels
DAY 1
Travel by Eurostar from London St
Pancras to Amsterdam, then onwards
to
Alkmaar
and our base for three
nights, the Grand Hotel Alkmaar,
situated conveniently in the heart of
the town in its old Post Office building.
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DAY 2
Travelling eastwards to the town
of
Hoorn
, we join the historic
Museumstoomtram steam train
that
meanders across the West Frisian
meadows between the Zuiderzee
towns of
Hoorn
and
Medemblik
. Here
an old-fashioned
steamer awaits to
sail gently along the Ijsselmeer lake
to
the village of
Enkhuizen
. After a day of
nostalgia amidst the timeless scenery
of North Holland, we rejoin the rail
system at Enkhuizen, travelling back to
Alkmaar. (B,D)
DAY 3
It is Friday in Alkmaar and this can mean
only one thing – it’s
Cheese Market
Day! Spend the morning watching
the spectacle of cheese trading in the
town’s Waagplein beside the weighing
house. In the afternoon we travel by
rail to
Amsterdam
, where we take a
cruise along the city’s most beautiful
canal belt
, now a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. Observe the gracious
17th century gabled merchants’ houses,
the numerous baroque churches and
the enchanting bridges. The remainder
of the day is free for you to explore;
perhaps visit Anne Frank House,
discover the finest works from the