Quick paced tour of Europe. Led by a professional tour director, supported by a skilled coach driver we saw the key points from several different countries.
Are you ready to see some of the most beautiful cities in Europe? Grab your explorer cap and sail down extraordinary rivers with this 9-day cruise on the Rhine! Your journey will begin in Cologne, a breathtaking German city known for its captivating cathedral and world heritage sites. From there you will make your way into the Netherlands as you travel to Amsterdam, to see the beautiful canals and extraordinary architecture. Set sail into Nijmegen, one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, believed to be founded by the Romans in the 1st century BC. Next, you will explore Koblenz at the meeting point of the Moselle and Rhine Rivers, and continue your cruise towards Rudesheim, one of the most beautiful wine regions in Germany, before you explore the industrial city of Mannheim/Ludwigshafen, and spend some time in Strasbourg, to see the perfect mix of the medieval past and the progressive future. Your journey will end in Basel, where you will disembark the cruise before your 9-day tour on the Rhine comes to an end!
Discover Amsterdam's Lake IJssel and numerous Dutch highlights by bike. Numerous highlights are packed into this carefully planned cycling route through Amsterdam and the old fishing villages and trading towns situated around Lake IJssel, the closed-off freshwater lake in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland. As you pedal through classic Dutch landscapes, cycling below sea level at times, you will visit the star shaped fortified town of Naarden and "Amsterdam Castle" (Muiderslot), along with Edam, famous for its cheese, the fishing village of Volendam, the island of Marken and the historical towns of Enkhuizen and Hoorn which flourished during the Golden Ages with the VOC (United East India Company). Explore the lakes of Friesland and the Weerribben-Wieden National Park with their rich birdlife, take in the Hanseatic city of Kampen and the old fishing village of Harderwijk. If you plan to do just one cycle tour of Holland, this itinerary provides the quintessential Dutch experience.
