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Timeless Landscapes of

the Low Countries

A scenic river voyage discovering the history & culture of Holland and Belgium
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15 to 24 April 2018
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ur springtime exploration of Holland and Belgium is a wonderful mix
THE NETHERLANDS
Oof art, culture and history. For art lovers we have included the fine
establishments of Amsterdam and The Hague whilst we will also visit the NORTH
SEA
horticultural splendours of Keukenhof and the pretty towns of the Zuider
Zee. Not forgetting the beautiful Flemish cities, we also spend time in Amsterdam Hoorn Edam
Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges where we will explore the historic canals, Volendam
Keukenhof
cobbled streets and Medieval buildings. From the comfort of the elegant Utrecht Het Loo
Delft
MS Royal Emerald, we will criss-cross the intricate network of rivers and Rotterdam Dordrecht Arnhem
waterways that make the Low Countries such a unique region and will Kinderdijk
Rhine
witness the gentle landscape and picturesque cities and towns which so
Bruges
inspired the Old Masters. Ghent Antwerp

ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS CZECH
REPUBLIC
n Amsterdam’s art treasures in the Rijksmuseum and
Van Gogh Museum
n Keukenhof Gardens at Lisse
n Nijmegen, Holland’s oldest city FRANCE SLOVAKIA
n Majestic Het Loo Palace & Gardens or Arnhem’s Airborne Rhine
Museum
n Antwerp’s Medieval gems & Ruben’s House DANUBE
BEND
n The beautiful cities of Ghent and Bruges AUSTRIA
n Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague & Delft Blue Pottery HUNGARY
n Holland’s Zuider Zee communities SWITZERLAND
Keukenhof Gardens

ROMANIA
The Itinerary of Zaanse Schans, famous for Bedroom’. Return to the ship and art collector Helene Kroller-Muller
its beautiful windmills. Here, sail overnight to Nijmegen. and opened in 1938. Return to the CROATIA
Day 1 London, Bristol, Manchester you will enjoy a cheese-making ship and sail on towards the city of
or Edinburgh to Amsterdam, demonstration and a tasting. Join Day 4 Arnhem. After breakfast Antwerp. Danube
Delta
Netherlands. Fly from your chosen the Welcome Drinks and Dinner on board we depart on excursion
airport by scheduled flight or travel on board this evening. Moor to the Palace of Het Loo, the Day 5 Antwerp, Belgium. Arrive in IRON
GATES
by train in Standard Premier Class overnight. favoured summer residence of Belgium’s charming city of Antwerp.
from London St Pancras. Drive to the Dutch Royal family from 1686 In the mid-16th century it was one of
the MS Royal Emerald and embark. Day 3 Amsterdam. After breakfast to 1975. The Palace and grounds Europe’s most important cities and Danube
Moor overnight in Amsterdam. today we will depart for nearby have undergone a spectacular home to Baroque painter Pieter Paul
Keukenhof Gardens for a morning restoration returning them Rubens. Today, Antwerp retains an
Day 2 Amsterdam. After in this extraordinary horticultural to their original 17th century intriguing Medieval heart alongside SERBIA
breakfast on board, depart heaven. With 32 hectares of splendour. Return to the ship for a vibrant café culture, a riverside BULGARIA BLACK
for a visit to the Rijksmuseum, flowers, more than 7 million lunch and this afternoon there is fortress and a truly impressive SEA
arguably Amsterdam’s most bulbs in bloom and 800 varieties a choice of included tours; you Gothic cathedral. Our morning
important art venue. Housing of tulips, this is a truly unique may wish to visit the memorable tour here will include a visit to the
some of the greatest examples of and unforgettable experience. Airborne Museum ‘Hartenstein’; delightfully restored Rubens House
Western European painting and Following our visit we will return this renovated building houses and St Jacobskerk. Return to the
decorative arts, it boasts works by to the MS Royal Emerald for a the world’s largest collection ship for lunch and this afternoon is
Vermeer, Goya, and Rubens and late lunch. The afternoon is at of militaria from Operation free to explore ashore further. We
Rembrandt’s famous ‘The Night leisure, or you may wish to join our Market Garden. Alternatively, will offer an optional tour to visit the
Watch’ hangs in the Hall of Honour. included visit to the impressive Van enjoy a visit to the Kroller-Muller Museum Plantin-Moretus, which has
Return to the ship for lunch and an Gogh Museum, which houses one Museum, a national art museum acquired UNESCO World Heritage
afternoon at leisure. Alternatively, of the world’s largest collections and sculpture garden, located in Status; an astonishing place which is
there will be an included tour to of work by the artist including the Hoge Veluwe National Park. home to the world’s oldest printing
the nearby picturesque village ‘Almond Blossom’ and ‘The The museum was founded by press and priceless manuscripts. Sail

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