8 Day Sail & Bike Tulip Tour , enjoy the flower and Windmills

Start Point

Amsterdam

End Point

Amsterdam

Days

8 days & 7 nights

Price Per Person

EUR 0.00 Twin/EUR 0.00 Single


Tour Description

NOTE : DUE TO CORONA ALL SAIL & BIKE TOURS ARE CURRENTLY ON REQUEST PLEASE FOR MORE INFORMATIONS OR DEPARTURES PLEASE  CONTACT US ON CONCIERGE@ABOVE-5.COM

Enjoy Holland in the springtime in an unforgettable way, exploring enchanting Dutch landscapes by wheels and water during our Tulip Sail & Bike tour. Smell the tulips when cycling through the countryside, feel freedom in the breeze while sailing across the Wadden Sea and Lake IJsselmeer, and enjoy comfort and camaraderie on the beautiful sailing ship the Leafde fan Fryslân.

Best tulip areas of the Netherlands
During this fascinating Sail & Bike trip, you will discover the best tulip areas that the Netherlands has to offer. Not only will you visit the famous Keukenhof gardens, known for its hundreds of thousands of blooming tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, and other bulb flowers. You will also bike through less famous, but equally gorgeous areas where tulips bloom in the spring months. A visit to the Hortus Bulborum is also on the program, giving you the chance to ramble through this unique garden museum, dedicated to the preservation of rare and historic bulbs.

Polder landscapes
But it is not only about tulips; during your week-long Sail & Bike tour, you will spend plenty of time in the historical cities of Haarlem and Alkmaar — gems hidden from mass tourism. You will discover typical Dutch cultural highlights and cycle through pleasant, flat polders, the result of centuries of extensive land reclamation from the North Sea and the former Southern Sea (now IJsselmeer). The region you will cycle through has undergone such extensive impoldering, that you will soon realize the truth behind the proverb, “God created the earth, but the Dutch made Holland”.

Highlights of this tulip tour
Given the Dutch love for cycling, the region is crisscrossed with many quiet cycle tracks that stretch from one end of the region to the other. You will be amazed by the beauty and expanse of the North Sea beaches, the extremely bicycle-friendly island of Texel, the splendid flat landscapes, small dreamlike farm villages, and romantic, picturesque harbor towns. And all of this completed with the occasional fields full of beautiful flowers.

Lend a hand or relax on board
During the second part of the tour, you will sail across the large lake IJsselmeer to Enkhuizen and Hoorn. If you like, you may — instructed by the experienced crew — lend a hand during navigating and hoisting the sails. Sailing experience is not necessary. Of course you are also very welcome to just relax and enjoy the sailing and scenery.

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Day 1 Amsterdam – Spaarndam

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Amsterdam – Spaarndam | Spaarndam – Haarlem (6 km/3 mi. or 14 km/8 mi.)
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You are welcome to check in on the Leafde fan Fryslân between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., where your crew will welcome you with coffee and tea. At 2.30 p.m., the ship leaves the harbor.

While the ship sails to Haarlem, your tour leader will stoke your anticipation by telling you about the tour, the cycling and safety procedures.

From Spaarndam, you will have the option to take a little test ride.

After enjoying a delicious dinner on board, the tour leader will take you on a guided town walk through the beautiful city center of Haarlem, which is known to some as “Little Amsterdam”.

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Day 2 Haarlem – Keukenhof – Haarlem

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Flower fields of Holland & Gardens , Haarlem – Keukenhof – Haarlem (49 km/30 mi.)
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Today’s trip leads you through the oldest tulip fields of Holland, and includes a visit to the Keukenhof Gardens. This is the most beautiful bulb park in the world — Keukenhof is the place where spring springs. It features an overwhelming blaze of colors: seven million flowering tulips in a magnificent 80-acre setting of traditional and modern gardening architecture.

You also can admire various hyacinths, daffodils, and many other vibrant flowers. In the afternoon, you cycle back to Haarlem to spend a restful night here in your floating hotel.

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Day 3 Haarlem – Zaanse Schans – Alkmaar

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Zaanse Schans . Haarlem – Zaanse Schans | Zaanse Schans – Alkmaar (40 km/24 mi.)
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In the morning, the ship will take you to the Zaanse Schans, a unique hamlet where people live and work alongside original houses and windmills built next to the river Zaan. This tiny village is dominated by its operating windmills — the oldest of which was built in 1673 — and these were used for grinding mustard seeds, spices, and paint components; extracting plant oil; and for sawing wood into planks. As you walk through the village, you will see a clock museum, an old-fashioned grocery store, a house with period furniture, a clog maker, and a cheese farm.

After this visit, your cycling tour continues to Limmen and Egmond-Binnen, and here, again you have the chance to bike through colorful tulip fields. Nearby, you will visit the Hortus Bulborum, a unique garden museum dedicated to the preservation of rare and historic bulbs. More than 4,000 tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other special flowers are planted here.

Your cycling tour continues to Egmond at the North Sea, once more passing through the tulip fields.

The Leafde fan Fryslân will be waiting for you near the historical city center of Alkmaar. This town is well known as a Dutch cheese city. As you wander through the streets, you’ll be amazed by the beauty of Alkmaar’s old town, with its well-preserved 17th-century buildings and narrow, winding canals.

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Day 4 Alkmaar – Den Helder

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Alkmaar – Den Helder (33 km/21 mi. or 50 km/31 mi.) | Den Helder – Oudeschild
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Today you can take a bike tour north of Alkmaar where you will find the most beautiful tulip fields on your way to the North Sea.

The sandy beach here is one of the most wonderful to walk along in the entire Netherlands, the perfect spot for feeling the wind in your hair or simply enjoying the view. Close by — and certainly worth a visit — is the artist’s village of Bergen.

Then you will bike on through the North-Holland Dune reserve to Den Helder: this piece of land wedged between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer boasts the world’s single biggest flowering bulb field. In one word: spectacular! Just before dinner, the Leafde will sail to the island of Texel, the largest of the Dutch Wadden Isles.

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Day 5 Wadden island of Texel: round trip from/to Oudeschild

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Explore around the island , Wadden island of Texel: round trip from/to Oudeschild (several options from 15 km/9 mi. to 65 km/41 mi.) | Texel – Medemblik
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Today you can choose to cycle a shorter route or to take a longer tour around the island. You will cycle through delightful natural parks, and even on Texel you will bike through fields of blooming flowers! Our suggestion is to cycle the beautiful Thijsse-route (approx. 40 km/25 mi.), the signposts of which lead you through picturesque villages and landscapes, and even to the Ecomare seal sanctuary.

At the end of your cycling tour, you can enjoy a locally-brewed, well-deserved beer during a visit to the small brewery near Oudeschild.

During dinner, de Leafde fan Fryslân will return to the mainland and sail to Medemblik.

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Day 6 Medemblik – Enkhuizen

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Medemblik – Enkhuizen | Enkhuizen – Hoorn (28 km/20 mi.)
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In the morning, the Leafde fan Fryslân will set sail to Enkhuizen. You may lend a hand during navigation and hoisting the sails. Previous sailing experience is not at all necessary.

Of course, you are also very welcome to just relax and enjoy the sailing and scenery as you progress along the IJsselmeer. Around lunchtime, the Leafde fan Fryslân will make a stop in Enkhuizen, an old city with many centuries of maritime tradition. You can spend some time exploring here before you start biking onwards in the afternoon — “the herring city” boasts a beautiful old harbor and an old town full of history.

Your afternoon ride goes from Enkhuizen to Hoorn, passing through West-Friesland, which is another area where you can see a lot of riotously-blooming tulip fields. Today’s bike tour ends in the former Dutch East India Company town of Hoorn, which was, in the 17th century, one of the world’s foremost harbors.

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Day 7 Hoorn – Volendam - Amsterdam

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Volendam , Cheece , Wooden shoe , Hoorn – Volendam (28 km/20 mi.) Amsterdam
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On this last cycling day, a tasty breakfast will be followed by a bike tour to Volendam, a small and picturesque fishing harbor on the shores of Lake IJsselmeer.

Along the way, you will pass Edam, which is known for its famous Edam cheese, covered in red or yellow wax.

While this adorable village is now renowned for cheese, it was once an industrious shipyard and port. That’s why, in the 17th century, the town’s specialty became one of the most popular cheeses in the world. Sailors took wheels of Edam on their voyages – the cheese doesn’t spoil easily and could be traded for spices and other riches of the East.

In Volendam, the Leafde fan Fryslân will be waiting for you in the afternoon, giving you one last sailing trip to enjoy on your way back to Amsterdam.

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Day 8 Amsterdam

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Free leisure till transfer to airport or next destination
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Today is the last day of the best of the best from Holland tour where all mayor places is be visted and be sure going to places where the local go also by bicycle this is the best way to learn about the Dutch way of life and the beauty is the boat brings you from place to place that means no time is wasted we from Above-5 we hope you enjoy it ,

End of your tour: Disembarkation after breakfast until 9.30 a.m.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Good to know
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Parts that are printed in italics parts will be covered by the ship.

All distances are “approximate distances” of recommended bike tours. The tour details are barring changes, a.o. as a result of nautical, technical or meteorological reasons.

  • The daily cycling tours will be accompanied by a knowledgeable and multilingual tour leader.
  • During the days when 2 bicycle options are possible, the tour leader will make a choice for the longer or the shorter option together with the group.
  • Not all mentioned highlights will be visited during the short bike option.
  • You can also choose to ride individually with the help of a map and route notes (available on board). GPS tracks will be sent to you 4 weeks before the start date of the tour.
  • In case you prefer a day of rest, you can skip the bike tour and relax on board while cruising to the next town.

ABOUT THE SAIL & BIKE  TOUR: While a little bit of adventure is part of every Sail & Bike tour, departure and arrival days as well as the location – Amsterdam – are a 100% fixed. As for the rest, the planned daily sailing routes partially depend on the strength and direction of the winds. The skipper decides day by day on the best route and discusses the options with his guests. The crew does whatever it can to run the program according to plan and to offer you a fascinating, varied and active week, in which nature and culture play a major part. It is however possible that departure times and the time spent on the water – and even the order of the program itself – have to be adjusted. So, enjoy the ride and let yourself be led by the elements!

Whenever possible, various passages will be undertaken fully rigged. Anyone who likes to help the crew sail and steer the boat is welcome to do so. Of course this is absolutely up to you. Sailing experience is not necessary.

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What is all included

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8 days / 7 nights

7 x breakfast

Packed lunches

7 x 3-course dinner

Coffee and tea on board till 4 p.m.

Welcome drink

Use of bed linen and towels

Daily cleaning of the cabin

Daily briefings

Fully guided cycling tours

Some short walking tours

Maps and notes for cycling tours (1 set per cabin)

GPS tracks

Use of a waterproof pannier bag

Wi-Fi

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What is not included

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1 x dinner (Alkmaar)

Drinks

Bicycle rental or E-bike rental

Personal insurances

Gratuities (at your discretion)

Entrance fees and excursions (not mentioned under included)

Transfers to/from the docking place

Parking fees

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ADDITIONAL OPTIONS & INFORMATION

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Enjoy your cycling
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Rental bicycle : €75 per week (optional) Rental E-Bike : €175 per week (only a limited number of electrical bikes available: pref. reservation by booking)

Helmets: A helmet can be rented for € 10 per week, only on prior reservation and payment.

Parking in Amsterdam (valet parking): prices and pre-booking on request.

BICYCLES/E-BIKES:
The bicycles are Gazelle Esprit C7 bicycles with 7-speed hub gear and hand brakes. All bicycles have a comfortable Selle Royal saddle (height adjustable), a lock on the frame and pannier bag.
The E-Bikes are Gazelle Orange C330 HMB E-bikes with step less hub gears, front suspension and hand brakes. The crank engine offers 4 levels of support. The E-bikes have a comfortable Selle Royal saddle with saddle suspension, a lock on the frame and a pannier bag. Because of the limited number of E-bikes, early booking of an E-bike is strongly recommended.

Other bikes (e.g. E-Bikes, children’s bikes) and child seats (front or rear) are only available on these tours after prior request (by booking) and confirmation as a very limited number are available. Bike rental is optional. Guests are also allowed to bring their own bicycles (at no extra cost). Please note that the space on board the sailing ship is limited. The crew or tour operator is in no way responsible for any damage, loss or theft of such bicycles.

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Map of Boat and Bike route

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Find your way
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About this ship: Leafde fan Fryslân

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She brings you from city to city
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About this ship: Leafde fan Fryslân

The sailing ship Leafde fan Fryslân, an imposing, three-mast barquentine, made its maiden voyage for Sail & Bike tours in spring 2018 and is managed by its owner-operators, Joris and Rinske de Wit. For many years, they have run the sailing ship Mare fan Fryslân. The interior of this luxury ship can best be described as refined. The Leafde fan Fryslân will be sailing the Frisian Sea Tour (unguided) and the IJsselmeer tour (guided).

Description of the cabins
On the lower deck, the Leafde fan Fryslân has twelve well-appointed twin cabins (10 m² – 107 sq.ft.), with two single beds, which can be set together in most cabins and 1 single cabin (8 m² – 86 sq.ft.). Some of the twin cabins can be booked as a three-bed cabin (the third bed as bunk). Each cabin has an en-suite bathroom with shower, toilet and basin. All cabins have ventilation and heating, portholes and a hatch that can be opened. Furthermore, in each cabin you will find a hairdryer and a mini safe.

Description of the ship
On the lower deck you will find the restaurant in nautical style, where the carefully prepared sumptuous meals are served. In the wheelhouse on the upper deck, the Leafde fan Fryslân offers a cosy lounge which is equipped with large panoramic windows, a well-appointed seating area , TV and a well equipped bar. Wi-Fi is available. The best views over the water are available here and on the deck, where you can also have a seat when the weather is nice.

Facts about the ship
Length:        48 m (158 ft.)
Width:          7.2 m (24 ft.)
Sail surface:  760 m² – 2494 sq.ft.
Crew:           4
Cabins:        13
Pass.:           25 – 27 (max.)

Leafde fan Fryslân

The imposing three-masted barquentine, Leafde fan Fryslân, made its maiden voyage in the spring of 2018. The interior of this recently restyled ship can best be described as refined. There are 12 well-equipped twin cabins with two separate beds and 1 single cabin. In some of the twins a third (bunk) bed can be added, which makes it perfect for a family. Sumptuous meals are served in the restaurant and the ship’s bar is fully stocked; so the salon is the place to be after a day on the pedals. Or on deck, where you can burn some extra calories by helping to hoist the sails.

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AVAILABILITY

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This Boat and Bike tour is always popular and in high demand
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As this is one of the Boat and Bike tours what cover most of the famous sights around Amsterdam and popular places is always in high demand

06  March departure still open for booking

13  April fully booked ,  Sorry

20  April has still limited availibilty

04   May departure still open for booking

Its always possible to drop us a mail in order to see dates or other availabilities on other tours.

But there are options for group departures on request as well, Group means maximum 20 Person please drop our Concierge a mail in order to see what are the option.

The Boat and Bike tours are the best ways to see holland on the best way and experience the details of the live of the friendly Dutch people.

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