Five-Star Tulips Cruise (Fly & Cruise)
Cruise across the rivers of the Netherlands and Belgium
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Embark on a cruise across the rivers of the Netherlands and Belgium, uncovering enchanting towns, sombre battlefields and the floral displays of the Keukenhof Gardens, with a talk from the BBC's Charlie Dimmock. This tour is operated by our sister company Great Rail Journeys.
Fly from your closest airport to Amsterdam, where you'll be met by a Great Rail Journeys representative who will escort you to the ship. On arrival you board your vessel.
After waking up to your first morning and breakfast on board, you are given a choice between two fascinating included excursions. Your first option is a guided sightseeing tour of Amsterdam. Your second option is a visit to the town of Hoorn where you embark on a nostalgic steam train trip on the wonderful Medemblik Steam Railway.
Your vessel arrives into Ghent today, in Flemish Belgium. This morning, Colonel Piers Storie-Pugh comes aboard to deliver a fascinating talk about the battlefields in the region. In the afternoon, your excursion takes us to the infamous Ypres Battlefields. You visit Hill 60, one of the worst areas of fighting that Europe has ever seen, and the Tynecot cemetery.
Discover the attractive town of Ghent this morning for a guided tour. After lunch, you pay a visit to the fairytale city of Bruges. On Day 5, you visit the Diamond City of Antwerp.
You arrive into Arnhem this morning. After free time, you have another choice of two included excursions. Your first option is to visit the excellent Hartenstein Airbourne Museum. Alternatively, you may wish to join the excursion which visits the Netherlands Open Air Museum.
This morning you arrive back in Amsterdam, and are joined on board by the wonderful Charlie Dimmock for a talk on her work. Later you experience a true highlight of the tour, visiting the magnificent kaleidoscope of colour that is Keukenhof Gardens. On Day 8, you disembark the ship in Amsterdam from where you travel to the airport for your flight back home.
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Cruise across the rivers of the Netherlands and Belgium
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