North of Amsterdam
Typical Dutch landscape – windmills, waterways, old ports, sand dunes, and the island of Texel
- Accommodation on comfortable barge - all cabins with private facilities
- All meals included – breakfast, dinner, packed lunches
- Easy cycling on flat cycle tracks and minor roads
- See old ports and fishing villages, dunes, beaches, and the island of Texel
- Flexibility – cycle with guide or on your own, or stay on board! - Extra nights option in Amsterdam
The landscape of north Holland is varied and contains many of the features we associate with the Dutch countryside. Country roads reveal the ever-present waterways, small dykes, and windmills, many of which are still in working order. The western coastline with its attractive beaches is backed by an impressive area of dunes, and the island of Texel, reached by ferry, has a magnificent nature reserve.
The old ports of the the Ijsselmeer – Volendam, Hoorn, and Enkhuizen – are a delight to explore, and will give you a real flavour of the old Holland when these towns were at the centre of the Golden Age of prosperity. Alkmaar which you reach onday 6 has lovely old merchants’ houses along its canals, and a famous cheese market held every Friday, the day we are there!
You will spend 7 nights on a converted Dutch barge in a cabin with private facilities and bunk beds. There is an attractive saloon/dining area and also a sundeck. This is a rewarding tour which will show you many features of the countryside and history of northern Holland.
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Terrain
The terrain is flat. The itinerary uses mainly small country roads with little traffic.
Climate
As this tour is in Holland weather patterns are similar to those of the UK.
