Day 2 - Arrive Amsterdam (2 nights) Welcome to Amsterdam! After check-in there''s time to relax and unwind or perhaps explore this friendly city. Tonight, we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director and fellow travellers.
Hotel: Novotel City (2 nights)
Day 3 - Amsterdam sightseeing & at leisure This morning we explore Amsterdam on our canal cruise in a glass-topped boat. Then we have a guided tour of the Rijksmuseum, including Rembrandt’s masterpiece, the ‘Nightwatch’. Finally, we visit a diamond polishing factory. This evening dinner is at our hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Day 4 - Amsterdam – Aalsmeer – Keukenhof – Delft – Rotterdam An early departure to Aalsmeer to see the flower auction. Then to the bulb fields at Keukenhof. (Open from April until mid May, when closed we will visit Holland in Miniature at Madurodam.) Then to Scheveningen before we drive through The Hague. The town of Delft and the Royal Delft Pottery factory is our last visit before arriving in Rotterdam. (Buffet breakfast)
Hotel: The Westin
Day 5 - Rotterdam – Nijmegen – Arnhem After breakfast, we have an orientation tour of Rotterdam, the most important river port in Europe. Next we journey to Nijmegen to visit the museum at Groesbeek, dedicated to the history of Operation Market Garden in 1944. Finally, we make our way to Arnhem to see the famous World War II bridge before reaching our hotel for the night. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Golden Tulip Doorwerth
Day 6 - Arnhem – Apeldoorn – Groningen Today our Tour Director will reveal a Hidden Treasure to us! But first to Hoge Veluwe Park and the Kroller – Muller Museum, which houses some of Van Gogh’s most famous works. Then to Apeldoorn to visit the 17th century Het Loo Palace with its formal gardens. Next to Staphorst, where life has hardly changed over the last 400 years, and finally to Groningen for the night. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Mercure Martini Plaza
Day 7 - Groningen – Volendam – Amsterdam We begin our journey into the Frisian Lake District to Bolsward, Workum and the fishing port of Makkum. Next we continue to the Afsluitdijk and on via the cheese-making village of Edam to Volendam. This afternoon we will visit Zaanse Schans with its many windmills, to see how wooden shoes and Dutch cheese are made before returning to Amsterdam. The remainder of your day is at leisure. This evening we enjoy a Farewell Dinner together. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell Dinner)
Hotel: Novotel City
Day 8 - Amsterdam – USA This morning after breakfast, bid farewell to new-found friends and our Tour Director as we transfer you to the airport for your return flight to America. (Buffet breakfast)
Free airport transfers: Transfers on Day 2 at Amsterdam Airport will operate at 09.00, 11.00 and 13.00. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers on the last touring day will arrive at Amsterdam Airport at 08.00 and 10.00.
What's Included
Sightseeing Highlights
Amsterdam: Orientation shows us the City Hall and Tower of Tears. Enjoy a canal cruise. Visit a diamond-cutting factory and the Rijksmuseum.
Zaanse Schans: Visit a cheese farm and wooden shoe workshop.
Aalsmeer: Visit the flower auction.
Keukenhof: Visit the magnificent bulb fields.
Scheveningen: Visit this seaside resort.
The Hague: Visit the ''garden city'', home of the Dutch Royal Family.
Delft: Visit the charming village and the Royal Delft Pottery factory.
Rotterdam: Orientation tour.
Nijmegen: Visit the famous war museum at Groesbeek.
Arnhem: See the "Bridge Too Far".
Hoge Veluwe: Visit the Kroller Muller Museum set in a magnificent park.
Apeldoorn: Visit Het Loo Palace.
Staphorst: Visit this timeless village.
Makkum: Visit this fishing port famous for its ceramics.
Volendam: Visit this fishing village.
Dining Highlights
6 hot buffet breakfasts.
3 three-course dinners.
Farewell Dinner with wine in Amsterdam.
10 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)First Class Travel Highlights
All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
The services of one of Trafalgar''s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 8.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
Airport Transfers Amsterdam Airport Transfers will be provided on Days 2 and 8. Group transfers on arrival at Amsterdam Airport will operate at 09.00, 11.00 and 13.00. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Amsterdam Airport at 08.00 and 10.00.
London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
Heathrow Airport National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel
Gatwick Airport Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
Unless otherwise noted, fares do not include all applicable taxes, charges and government imposed fees. Click here for more information on air fees and taxes.
