Christmas & New Year Tours in Belgium and Netherlands

Great for festive season travel with departures from October through March, you'll wander through Amsterdam's canals and markets decked out in holiday decorations, walk around Brussels' Grand Place with its seasonal displays, and spend time in Paris during the festive period with stops at Versailles Palace.

Celebrate the festive season across Belgium and the Netherlands with stops at Zaanse Schans' traditional windmills and a boat trip from Volendam to Marken's unique island architecture. Walk around Bruges' romantic medieval center with chances to climb the Belfry Tower for panoramic views, then head to Paris.

This holiday-season trip includes visits to Ghent's St. Bavo's Cathedral and Bruges' Basilica of the Holy Blood, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. You'll cruise Rotterdam's Nieuwe Maas River during the festive season and see Luxembourg's Schiessentümpel waterfalls and Beaufort Castle. The trip wraps up in Paris with a guided tour of Versailles' King's apartments and the Gardens.

Skip the lines at the Eiffel Tower and head straight to the summit, then cruise the Seine past Paris's lit-up streets during the festive season. Wander Bruges' cobbled streets and check out historic windmills at Zaanse Schans village. In Amsterdam, take a glass-topped boat through the 17th-century canals.

Great for Christmas and New Year travel, you'll see Brussels' Grand Place lit up for the holidays before heading to Bruges with its chocolate shops and historic Belfry Tower. Then catch a train to Amsterdam where you'll visit Zaanse Schans' traditional wooden windmills and cruise Giethoorn's peaceful canals during winter.

See festive-season charm in Paris with visits to the illuminated Palace of Versailles gardens and Claude Monet's frost-kissed estate in Giverny, then check out Brussels' Grand Place with its seasonal decorations. Head to the UNESCO-listed Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel during winter months and see Luxembourg's Christmas markets.

Ring in the holidays at Brussels' festive Christmas markets at Grand Place, then head to Luxembourg's illuminated Old Town and medieval citadel overlooking the Alzette River. Wander through Bruges' Beguinage and Minnewater Lake with seasonal decorations, visit Ghent's St. Bavo's Cathedral and see Amsterdam's canals.