Your itinerary
Day 1
Day 1: London to Amsterdam
Depart London, see the White Cliffs of Dover, then take the ferry to Calais. Travel through Belgium to Amsterdam. Enjoy dinner with the group before exploring the city.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2
Day 2: Amsterdam
Visit the Keukenhof tulip gardens. Back in Amsterdam, explore the canals or optionally visit the Heineken museum. Enjoy a traditional Dutch meal at a local cheese-making farm, learn the art of clog making and try a local game.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3
Day 3: Amsterdam
Travel to Edam for a bike ride through the Dutch countryside to see working windmills. Return to Amsterdam, where options include visiting the Rijksmuseum or Anne Frank House, shopping, or enjoying the cafés. An evening canal cruise is optional.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4
Day 4: Amsterdam to London
Travel from Amsterdam through Belgium and France, via Calais and Dover, back to London, where the trip ends.
Meals: Breakfast
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Dining Summary
- 1 Dinner (D)
- 3 Breakfast (B)
FAQs
- London: You’ll need Essential Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)From?January 8, 2025, UK law means that if you’re entering/transiting through border control in the United Kingdom (UK) and Northern Ireland you’ll need an?Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)?before you travel. Confused? Don’t be – just read on here.
- London: Your Trip Manager will advise you on who you’ll share your room with. On this trip, you’ll stay in a multi-share room with other travellers of the same sex.
Included Experience
- Amsterdam: See the largest flower garden in the world which houses million flowers.
- Edam: Explore all the windmills, canals and dikes on two wheels.
Edam Countryside Bike Ride & Working Windmills
Join a guided bike ride from Edam into the Waterland countryside, following flat paths along canals and dikes</strong}, past meadows, reed beds, and creaking wooden bridges. Pause at working windmills that still manage water levels in the reclaimed polders, with time for photos of postcard Dutch farmsteads.
Learn how centuries of engineering kept this low-lying land dry, shaping dairy traditions that made Edam a byword for cheese. The pace is relaxed on the Netherlands’ famously flat, bike-friendly paths, blending gentle exercise with classic scenery and local insight from your guide.
Dutch Cheese Farm, Clog Workshop & Traditional Meal
Taste the countryside at a family-run dairy, where you’ll taste farm-made Gouda and Edam and see how fresh curds become wheels ready for aging. Step into the workshop to learn the art of the clog as an artisan demonstrates shaping the iconic wooden shoe, then try a playful Dutch game together.
Savor a hearty traditional meal—think seasonal soups, stamppot, or skillet-fried bites—served in a gezellig farmhouse setting. Hear stories of craft passed down through generations and sample regional specialties that reveal why Dutch cheesemaking and klompen are enduring symbols of rural life.
Amsterdam Welcome Dinner & Canal-House Ambience
Gather in Amsterdam for a hosted meal to meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers at a hosted welcome dinner. Share first tastes of Dutch flavors as evening light glows on gabled canal houses, and settle into the easy rhythm locals call gezellig.
Your host offers insider tips for exploring the UNESCO-listed canal ring, neighborhood cafés, and cultural highlights. It’s a relaxed, sociable introduction to the city’s history, seasonal cuisine, and creative spirit—perfect for shaping plans while getting to know your travel companions.
Amsterdam Evening Canal Cruise
Cruise Amsterdam’s canals at dusk as bridges sparkle to life and reflections ripple across the water. Glide past the stately Herengracht and Prinsengracht, under twinkling bridges, and alongside 17th-century merchants’ houses—an effortless way to see the city from its most elegant angle.
Hear stories of the Golden Age that shaped the UNESCO canal ring while you pause for photos of illuminated facades and slender spires. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour; it’s a serene, photogenic finale to a day in the Dutch capital.
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Keukenhof Tulip Gardens in Bloom
Explore the Netherlands’ spring spectacle as you visit Keukenhof, the world’s largest flower garden in Lisse. Wander sculpted beds and mirror-still canals framed by vibrant tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils—some 7 million bulbs in choreographed color. Paths lead to tranquil lawns and shaded groves perfumed by blossom.
Gain a window into Dutch horticultural pride at a showcase founded in 1949 for growers. Capture sweeping views over surrounding bulb fields and the park’s historic windmill, then pause at themed pavilions celebrating heritage varieties and contemporary floral design during your time in Amsterdam.
