Zoetermeer, Netherlands

€695 (per person) / 8 nights / B&B

Holiday Details

Ride Grading

Grade 1: Moderate: generally easy routes, traffic free or on quiet roads or trails over short distances. MTB Grading: NA

Location

Zoetermeer, South Holland, Netherlands

Holiday Highlights

This action-packed bicycle holiday has been designed with children in mind. Families will travel at their own pace and along specially selected low-traffic routes, stopping at places kids will love.

This family cycling tour offers adventure, variety, and heaps of fun. Read on for more day-to-day information and possibilities.

Cycling with children - Holland South

Depending on your childrens’ interests, highlights could include:
✓ LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre in Scheveningen;
✓ Sealife Aquarium in Scheveningen;
✓ Madurodam (Miniature Holland) in Scheveningen;
✓ Panorama Mesdag in The Hague;
✓ Duinrell amusement park in Wassenaar;
✓ Fun Forest Climbing Park in Rotterdam

Check out their websites for images, information and… admission fees! We have included a whole day at the seaside in this holiday. Finally, as a very special surprise, you will spend two nights aboard an enormous (moored) cruise ship, flagship of the former Holland America Line, and take a tour of the engine room. Naturally, we have child bikes, child seats, child trailers and even add-on bikes for hire.

Highlights - Cycling with children

This action-packed bicycle holiday has been designed for families
Travel at your own pace and along specially selected low-traffic routes
Included a whole day at the seaside in this holiday.
We have child bikes, child seats, child trailers and add-on bikes for hire.

Holiday Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in the Town of Zoetermeer
The hotel is near the centre of Zoetermeer. In neighbouring city The Hague you will find numerous tourist attractions, shops and museums.

Day 2: Zoetermeer – Scheveningen 31 km
After a big breakfast, the first leg of the tour takes you to the seaside resort of Scheveningen. On the way, you will pass through the surroundings of Wassenaar, a village with leafy surroundings and scattered villas and country houses. Rich town dwellers used to build their summer retreats here. Today, opt to visit Duinrel amusement park. Don’t forget your swim gear!

Day 3: Scheveningen
On a summer’s day you can paddle in the sea and build sand castles. There are surfing schools located up and down the beach. If the weather takes a turn, SeaLife aquarium or LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre will save the day. Beach restaurants cater to all tastes. Why not do as the Dutch do and buy the kids pancakes (pannekoeken); or chips with mayonnaise. Another option is a 10-minute bike ride to Madurodam (Miniature Holland – fascinates younger children!). In the evening, watch the sun set into the sea.

Day 4: Scheveningen – Delft 17 km
Today you will cycle through the city of The Hague to the city of Delft. There’s culture in the air! If your kids appreciate the arts you can take them to see quaint Panorama Mesdag or the amazing Escher Museum of optical illusions, both in The Hague. The old part of Delft, with its canals and lovely old buildings, is as charming as can be and the whole family will enjoy a walkabout. Just outside town is a recreational area with a lake for free swimming: Delftse Hout.

Day 5: Delft – Rotterdam33 km
The route continues to Schiedam, a village with a remarkable skyline! Five giant windmills rise up above the houses. Soon after, you’ll spot the skyscrapers of Rotterdam. You’ll be spoilt for choice of things to do in this modern city. Climb Euromast for a fabulous view of Rotterdam.

Day 6: Rotterdam
After a hearty breakfast, board the Waterbus, with your bikes, and decide where you want to go today. If you buy a day card you can get on and off wherever you want. This way, you could visit Blijdorp Zoo; or the famous windmills at Kinderdijk; or cycle through Biesbosch National Park near the town of Dordrecht. Alternatively, the very adventurous might like to go climbing at Fun Forest (age 8+ / 130 cm). You’ll need to calculate three hours for safety instructions followed by all six treetop courses. There’s a playground for younger children.

Day 7: Rotterdam – Zoetermeer 32 km
This is your last day of cycling. The route takes you mainly along the River Rotte back to Zoetermeer. It’s one of the most scenic in the country. You’ll see many mills, locks, marinas and villages.

Day 8: Return Home
After breakfast, it’s time to go home.

Description of Accommodation

The hotels on this trip have been carefully selected for their location, atmosphere and/or unique services. All rooms are en-suite. A list of the hotels we work with appears below. If a certain hotel is unable to confirm due to lack of availability, we will try to request a comparable alternative if possible.

The standard hotels we book (if available) are:
Zoetermeer - Golden Tulip Zoetermeer Den Haag ****
Scheveningen - Boulevard Hotel ***
Delft - Best Western Museumhotel ****
Rotterdam - Westcord SS Rotterdam ****

Offers

Trip available between April and September.

Price per person for 2022 in euro:
Double room, breakfast €695,-
Single room, breakfast €905,-
Child (4-11y, with 2 paying adults in room) €455,-
Dinner €227,50
Extra night double, breakfast €70,-
Extra night single, breakfast €100,-

Rental bike:
Child bike € 70,-
Hybrid € 84,-
E-bike €175,-
Child seat € 35,-
Tag-along bike € 42,-
Child trailer €122,50
Bike helmet € 10,-

Extra services
Bike Breakdown pass €24,50
Bike theft insurance €21,-
E-bike theft insurance €42,-
SGR travel guarantee fund € 5,-

Included in the price:
- Accommodation in *** or **** hotels.
- Breakfast (buffet)
- Luggage transport to your next hotel (one piece per person)
- Detailed route descriptions
- On demand: Tour as GPS-file
- Tourist information on all the places of interest
- Saddlebag (only for rental bikes) for carrying things you need on the road
- Seven days a week service hotline
- The possibility of renting our bikes and trailers (at extra cost)

Not included:
- Cost of rental bikes and trailers
- Journey to the starting point of your DBT cycle holiday
- Journey from the finishing point of your DBT cycling holiday back home
- If you book half board: Drinks with your evening meal.
- Ferry crossings
- Compulsory fee for Stichting Garantiefonds Reisgelden (SGR, garantuee fund in case of bankruptcy of travel organisation) of €5,- per person.