Amsterdam, Netherlands

€659 (per person) / 7 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

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Holiday Highlights

Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, Delft and Gouda are among our cyclists’ all-time favourite cities – each unique and all brimming with that typical Olde Holland character. We have decided to combine them into this one route for the ultimate cultural bike holiday. Cycling distances are relatively short allowing more time for sightseeing and museums. Although you will stay within the Randstad conurbation you’ll discover how rural and quiet the countryside can be, where polders, windmills, bulb flower fields (in spring!), lakes and rivers take the spotlight. In short, this route stands for seven days of enjoying cultural gems and idyllic countryside.

Holiday Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Amsterdam
Get here early and opt to wander around the gorgeous and surprisingly peaceful seventeenth century canal ring area (World Heritage Site).

Day 2: Amsterdam-Haarlem 30 km
Say "tot ziens!” to amazing Amsterdam and mount your bike to journey through Kennemerland where a great variety of lovely countryside awaits: vast polders, wild(life) gardens, country estates, woods and beautiful peatland. You will stay the night in the elegant city of Haarlem. The attractive city centre offers a wealth of possibilities for shopping, delving into art and culture, or relaxing in cafes and restaurants. In April and early May, you have the option of cycling a longer route of ca. 60 km where you can see the tulip fields.

Day 3: Haarlem-Leiden 43 km
Get set for a colourful bike trip through the Dune and Bulb Region. Try to time this holiday before mid-May to capture the bulb flower fields in their full splendour! Leiden is our oldest university town. It has a very busy cultural events calendar and a friendly city centre with canals, monuments windmills and museums. The historical botanical gardens get special mention.

Day 4: Leiden-Delft 29 km
After taking your leave of lively Leiden, peace and quiet will reign once more in today’s typically Dutch scenery. Let shining lakes and green pastures, old windmills and farmhouses pass you by whilst pedalling on to the famous city of Delft. Most will associate Delft with its blue and white hand-painted pottery: Delftware. But did you know that painter Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) lived in Delft all his life?

Day 5: Delft-Gouda 34 km
This stretch of the tour takes you through the Green Heart: a stronghold against urban sprawl in Randstad conurbation. Balancing atop polder dikes, delight in characteristic villages, far horizons and pleasingly strict rectangles cut by ditches in fields of vibrant green. As you wander around the city of Gouda, don’t miss the gothic town hall (1450); the Weighing House (1667) and the stained glass windows in St. John’s Church. Gouda is also famous for making syrup waffles (try one hot!) and candles. If you’re travelling in Summer, plan your trip so that you can witness the traditional Thursday morning cheese market at the start of Day 6 (early April till last Thursday in August).

Day 6: Gouda-Amsterdam 79 km
After a hearty breakfast at your hotel - don’t forget to try chocolate sprinkles!-, get back on your bike and set off on the longest leg of this bike tour! Bird lovers bring your binoculars! Drift past meadows, lakes and small villages. Are you feeling peckish? In that case, do stop to sample Dutch style apple tart with your coffee! Thus fortified, continue on your way back to Amsterdam pursuing beautiful River Amstel.
Should the prospect of 80 km be rather daunting, opt to split this leg by booking an extra night in Woerden (making two legs: 38 km and 49 km).

Day 7: Return home
Your cycling holiday has come to an end.

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.

Below are the examples of the hotels we usually book, if available:
Amsterdam - Westcord Art Hotel ***
Haarlem - Hotel Lion d'Or ****
Leiden - Best Western Hotel Leiden ***
Delft - Best Western Museumhotel Delft ***
Gouda - Best Western Hotel Gouda ****
(Woerden - Best Western Woerden ***)

Offers

Starting dates:
Daily from April to end of September

Price for 2022 per person in Euro's
Double room, breakfast € 659,-
Single room, breakfast € 839,-
Dinner (5x, not in Haarlem) € 162,50
Extra night Amsterdam double, breakfast € 75,-
Extra night Amsterdam single, breakfast € 125,-

Stay in Amsterdam on Saturday € 20,- per person
For the following dates there is a supplement of €60,- per person per night.
15 Apr 2022 - 17 Apr 2022
23 Apr 2022 - 24 Apr 2022
26 May 2022 - 28 May 2022
03 Jun 2022 - 05 Jun 2022

Rental bike:
Child bike € 60,-
Hybrid bike € 72,-
E-bike €150,-
Child seat € 30,-
Tag-along bike € 36,-
Child trailer € 105,-
Bike helmet € 10,-
Bike theft insurance € 18,-
E-bike theft insurance € 36,-

Extra services:
Bike Breakdown pass € 21,-
SGR travel guarantee fund €5,-
GPS € 20,-

Included in the price:
- Accommodation in *** hotel.
- Breakfast (buffet)
- 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

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.