With bike and ship through Holland

Well known city names influence this bike tour. Utrecht, Gouda, Rotterdam, Delft, Deen Haag and Leiden. Manifold, interesting and often with picturesque beauty is this bike holiday and one of the most beautiful routes of the Netherlands (shortest stage 25 km, longest stage 50 km).

MS Anna Maria Agnes

The ship was comletely rebuilt in 2004. The crew is from the Netherlands and the ship is runned under Dutch flag. We can offer 39 double-cabins, each with a separated bathroom. There are no bunk beds except in 3-bed or 4-bed rooms. Each cabin has a window, central heating and air conditioning. The ship has a big sun deck (partially with covered seats), and a large comfortable parlour with bar and restaurant.

1. day  Amsterdam Arrival

Embarkment on board between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m..

2. day  Rotterdam about 40 km

Today you cycle along the idyllic river Vecht to Utrecht. Visit a traditional cheese-farm and look at beautiful villas, cottages und small palaces before returning to Rotterdam. Ship transfer from Utrecht to Rotterdam.

3. day  Gouda about 40 km

First you cycle to Delft. There you have to take time to visit the famous porcelain factory. The old city center is also worth a walk. During the dinner the ship chugs to Gouda. In the evening you can have walk through the famous "cheese town".

4. day  Schoonhoven about 30/50 km

Highlight of the day is Kinderdijk, where you can see 19 windmills in a row. Afterwards you cycle to the 'silver-city' Schoonhoven on the Lower-Rhine.

5. day  Haarlem about 50 km

Today you cycle through the polder landscape, "the green heart of Holland" to Oudewater before continuing your tour to Utrecht. Have a look at the unique 'witch-scale'. In the afternoon the ship takes you from Utrecht to Haarlem. You can visit the old town in the evening.

6. day  Zaandam about 25/50 km

Today you can discover the coast of the North Sea. You cycle through wonderfull dunes to Zandvoort or Bloemendaal. Don't forget your swimming equipment today. While you enjoy your dinner the ship chugs to Zaandam.

7. day  Amsterdam about 30 km

The last and also one of the most beautiful stages lies ahead! You cycle to Zaanse Schans, the picturesque museum village, where mustard, spices, colours and oils are still grinded like hundreds of years ago. Have a look at old windmills and watch how different handcrafts were carried out in former times. Afterwards you cycle back to Amsterdam through the 'Het Twiske' nature reserve.

8. day  Amsterdam Departure

After breakfast your bike- and ship experiences end with the disembarkment.