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Active & Discovery in Holland & Belgium 2026

8 days
Start and end in Amsterdam
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River Cruise
Cruise scenic waterways for effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Low Intensity
Travelers can expect some light physical activities
Guided in English
Group Size 30 - 160
Ages 8+
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Amsterdam

    Amsterdam
    Meals
    Dinner

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursion to Keukenhof gardens (during tulip season) - featuring more than seven million tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and other bulbs
    • Explore colorful streets, bridges, and canals of Amsterdam
    Landmarks
    Keukenhof Gardens
    Itinerary Image 1
  2. Day 2

    Middelburg

    Middelburg
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided Walk through woods and dunes; see Castle Westhove and farmlands
    • Guided Visit to Yerseke, the famous Dutch Oyster Town; taste of oysters and lobster accompanied by a glass of wine
    • Guided Walking Tour through Middelburg's cobblestones and canals; see 15th-century Gothic Town Hall
    Landmarks
    Castle Westhove
    Yerseke
    Middelburg Town Hall
  3. Day 3

    Ghent

    Ghent
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided Bike Tour exploring outskirts of Ghent and lesser-known sights
    • Guided Tour of Graffiti Street with hands-on workshop creating your own street art
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Ghent ("The Diamond of Flanders"); visit St. Bavo's Cathedral

    Optional Activities

    • Full-day Guided Optional Excursion to Bruges - explore canals, cobbled streets, medieval buildings, 13th-century belfry of Market Square, charming patrician houses, and orientation walk of Ghent
    Landmarks
    St. Bavo's Cathedral
    Bruges Belfry
    Itinerary Image 1Itinerary Image 2
  4. Day 4

    Brussels

    Brussels
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike Tour exploring Brussels and Belgian town of Laken with royal family estates, exotic pavilions, parks and lanes
    • Belgian Chocolate-Making Workshop - create pralines and mendiant; enjoy cup of finest hot chocolate
    • Guided Tour of Brussels - see Town Hall, Atomium, Lower Town Streets with local bars, cafés and shops
    • Afternoon free to explore Brussels
    • Live entertainment onboard
    Landmarks
    Atomium
    Brussels Town Hall
  5. Day 5

    Antwerp

    Antwerp
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Bike Tour discovering centuries of history, small neighborhoods and squares
    • Guided Tour of the Red Star Line Museum - follow emigrants' footsteps from native villages via Antwerp to the new world
    • Guided Tour of Antwerp - visit central Grote Markt with 16th-century guildhall houses, city hall, Cathedral of Our Lady with Rubens' altarpiece paintings
    • Afternoon free to explore Antwerp

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Tour of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts (replaces Red Star Line Museum on departures May 7 & September 3)
    Landmarks
    Red Star Line Museum
    Grote Markt
    Cathedral of Our Lady
    Royal Museum of Fine Arts
    Itinerary Image 1
  6. Day 6

    Rotterdam

    Rotterdam
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Architecture Bike Tour - see Cube Houses, Market Hall, Erasmus Bridge, vertical city 'De Rotterdam', Central Station
    • Pottery Workshop - paint a Delft tile with professional painter guidance
    • Guided Sightseeing Tour of Rotterdam - cube houses, innovative architecture, Erasmus Bridge
    • Harbor cruise through Rotterdam
    Landmarks
    Cube Houses
    Erasmus Bridge
    Rotterdam Market Hall
    Rotterdam Central Station
    Itinerary Image 1
  7. Day 7

    Amsterdam

    Amsterdam
    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Guided Kayak Tour of Amsterdam's canals
    • Tour to Street Art Museum - view nearly 200 large-scale artworks; hands-on workshop creating group mural
    • Guided Walking Tour through Amsterdam's cobblestone streets
    • Guided Canal Cruise exploring iconic waterways and sites of Amsterdam
    • Afternoon free to explore Amsterdam or join optional excursions

    Optional Activities

    • Guided Optional Excursions available in the afternoon
    Landmarks
    Street Art Museum
  8. Day 8

    Amsterdam

    Amsterdam
    Meals
    Breakfast

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Avalon Waterways

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Avalon Waterways Ship

  • Avalon Expression
    Avalon Expression
    Part of Avalon's cutting-edge fleet of Suite Ships®, the Avalon Expression came onto the European river cruising scene with a ban… Read more
    Built
    2013
    Guests
    84 - 166
    Crew
    47
    Length
    135 m / 443 ft
    Suites
    67
    Staterooms
    16
    Gross Tonnage
    2775 gt
    Beam
    12 m / 39 ft
    Cruising Speed
    12 kn / 22 kph / 14 mph

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    Asked on October 30th, 2022

    I was wondering whether you have electric bikes, and also how many kilometres do we ride each day? If it is sometimes too far for me, are there alternative activities I could do?

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    • Avalon WaterwaysOperatorWritten November 2022

      Please note that the majority of our bicycle fleet are standard pedal bikes, and if we do have any electric bikes onboard, availability is limited and not guaranteed. We encourage passengers to enquire at reception upon embarkation to book the use of our bicycles. We do have bicycle excursions as part of some of our optional excursions that the passengers can choose to book. Unless otherwise specified, these cycling optional excursions will always be with standard bicycles. None of these cycling excursions are mandatory, so if you don't feel up to it on a particular day, you can participate in one of our other optional excursions, spend time exploring the towns on your own or spend time relaxing onboard the ship.

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