What is included ?
Bus transportation
Snack in the bus
2 nights hotel***
Breakfasts
Visit of Volendam
Visit of Delft
Visit of Amsterdam
Visit of Giethoorn
What is not...
Drinks and personal expenses
Meals
Excursions not mentioned
Tips for the bus driver (2€/day/person)
Giethoorn
In Giethoorn, a typically Dutch village in Overijssel, you can perfectly see how the Dutch love to live with and on the water. In an environment full of lakes, reed beds and forests lies this picturesque village with its many handsome farms with thatched roofs and characteristic wooden bridges.
Giethoorn was established as a settlement of peat harvesters. Peat cutting created ponds and lakes, and people built houses on the islands between them. As a result, access was only possible by bridge or using traditional Giethoorn boats, so-called punters narrow boats pushed along using a long pole by a punteraar. Fortunately, little has changed in Giethoorn.
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the Netherlands capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the citys 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by Rembrandt and Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum, and modern art at the Stedelijk. Cycling is key to the citys character, and there are numerous bike paths.
Volendam
The historic village is located by Lake Markermeer, and once had direct access to the North Sea via the Zuider Zee. Because of the good location by the water, many fishermen settled in the village. In comparison to other areas of North Holland, Volendam records many Catholic residents, who stand out from other Dutch people not just because of their beliefs, but because of their typical costumes and their own dialect, the Volendams.
Even today, many tourists come because of the costume-clad locals, but also because of the pretty fishermen's houses and friendly souvenir shops. Volendam is also known throughout Holland for its population's love of music; several famous musicians who have made their mark with their own style of music, the Palingsound ('eel sound', see below), hail from Volendam. Incidentally, if you're visiting Volendam, don't forget to try a smoked eel sandwich!
Delft
Delft, a canal-ringed city in the western Netherlands, is known as the manufacturing base for Delftware, hand-painted blue-and-white pottery. In its old town, the medieval Oude Kerk is the burial site of native son and Dutch Master painter Johannes Vermeer. Once the seat of the royal House of Orange, the 15th-century Nieuwe Kerk houses the family's tombs and overlooks Delft's lively market square.
Day 1 - 21.08.2020 - Departure from Paris
Let's gather at Trocadero late in the evening at 23h35, the departure will be 15 minutes later. The re-confirmation of the assembly time, will be sent to you by text message 2 days before departure.
Day 2 - 22.08.2020 - Volendam & Amsterdam
We will arrive quite early at destination 7h30, one of the first group to reach Volendam. At around 9h30 we will go to Amsterdam, the dutch Capital. You can enjoy a full day there, the hotel is on spot, you'll get the address before the group dispatches. The rooms are available at 15h00.
Day 2 - 23.08.2020 - Giethoorn
After you've rested well, and took your breakfast, we will depart from the hotel at 9h00 to Giethoorn , a beautiful dutch village, with typical dutch straw houses. It was built by the canals, and to move around the inhabitants would use a "punter", a small boat. This is the first think you should look for when you arrive there, so you can enjoy the landscapes this place has to offer. At 15h30 we will go back to Amsterdam so you'll have a wide restaurants choice to choose from.
Day 3 - 24.08.2020 - Delft
The departure from the hotel will be at 9H00, we will then head to Delft
Delft, a canal-ringed city in the western Netherlands, is known as the manufacturing base for Delftware, hand-painted blue-and-white pottery. In its old town, the medieval Oude Kerk is the burial site of native son and Dutch Master painter Johannes Vermeer. At 14h00 we will go back to Paris, the arrival is expected to be at 20h00.