KEUKENHOF AND FLORIADE 7 nights ALL INCLUSIVE from £1349 Includes insurance and cancellation cover§ Price reduction available if not required.
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DUTCH & BELGIAN WATERWAYS
Admire the colourful flora of Keukenhof Gardens and the Floriade Expo, and enjoy a day in Amsterdam on this cruise through the Netherlands.
aboard Rex Rheni
Keukenhof Gardens in full bloom
Day 1: UK to Amsterdam. Travel by coach from Folkestone to Amsterdam via Eurotunnel or ferry and embark Rex Rheni. Enjoy a welcome dinner on board as you remain moored here overnight.
15th century when the town of Zwolle was a member of the wealthy trading organisation, the Hanseatic League. Continue sailing to Kampen this evening, where your ship will moor overnight.
Day 2: Amsterdam to Zwolle. Today there's an included full-day excursion to Keukenhof gardens, 'the most beautiful spring garden in the world!' Admire colourful displays of tulips, daffodils and hyacinths and pick up ideas for your own garden from the themed gardens here. You will rejoin your ship in Zwolle where she moors overnight.
Day 4: Kampen to Urk. Perhaps spend the morning driving through the colourful tulip fields of the Noordoostpolder on an optional excursion. Leave at lunchtime for Urk, arriving this afternoon, and enjoy some free time before rejoining your ship.
Day 3: Zwolle to Kampen. This morning you may like to visit Nijenhuis Castle and its sculpture garden on an optional excursion. Enjoy some free time this afternoon, admiring architecture dating back to the
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Day 5: Urk to Lelystad. An optional excursion this morning visits the lake town of Giethoorn and includes a cruise along the historic canals aboard a motorised punt. Continue sailing to Lelystad this afternoon, arriving late afternoon for an overnight mooring.
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Day 6: Lelystad to Amsterdam. This morning, step on the shuttle bus for your included full-day visit to the Floriade Expo held in Almere. This world horticultural exhibition will last six months, and displays hundreds of species of flowers, plants and vegetables, alongside 40 country presentations, a greenhouse complex and a cable car providing panoramic views across the site. A ride on the cable car will be included with your ticket. After your day at the Expo you’ll travel back to your ship, which will depart for Amsterdam later in the evening.
