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Cycling from - 4 dagen

DUTCH BIKETOURS - EMAIL: [email protected] - TELEPHONE +31 (0)24 3244712 - WWW.DUTCH-BIKETOURS.COM Cycling from Rotterdam 4 days, € 269

Introduction

Rotterdam is a great base for a bike holiday. The port city is lively and exciting with a modern skyline. In contrast, the peaceful towns and villages that you will visit have retained much of the quaint charm and Olde Dutch building styles our cyclists love so well. Architecture aficionados may particularly enjoy this holiday as Rotterdam is a potpourri of architectural endeavours and work is underway on even higher and more spectacular skyscrapers. If you want to cycle on the arrival and / or departure day, please request extra days of bicycle rental through the remarks field in the booking form.

Day to Day

Day 1 Arrival Rotterdam We will provide you with a total of four bicycle routes to choose from. Round tour to , and Round tour to Gouda and Rotte Meren lakes Round tour to Kinderdijk and (opt to catch a water taxi for part of the route) Round tour to , , Maasvlakte/ships

Day 2 Round tour to Gouda or Brielle 60 km From the hotel, cross the Erasmus Bridge and follow the rivers Maas and Hollandsche IJssel inland. Enter the peatland polders of the Green Heart of the conurbation. We call the Green Heart a cultural landscape because it is manmade countryside, stilled in time, testifying to many centuries of farmers working in wet and difficult conditions. The highlight of the day is cheese-town Gouda and what an enchanting place this is! Yes, this is where farmers took their cheeses on market day to be weighed and sold at the cheese market in front of the Weighing Hall. To witness all the action, plan your trip so you go to Gouda on a Thursday, market day (April thru August, in the morning!). Furthermore, don’t miss the 15th-century fairy-tale Town Hall with red shutters; and the 16th -century stained-glass windows in the Great Church of St. John. On your return to Rotterdam, enjoy more relaxing countryside as well as the lakes at Rottemeren recreational area, great for easy canoeing.

You can also choose to cycle to Brielle, You are going south in the direction of Rotterdam. You cycle through the port area to the old fortified town of Brielle. The route takes you back to Rotterdam via Maassluis / Vlaardingen.

Cycling from Rotterdam - 4 dagen

Day 3 Round tour to Delft or Kinderdijk / Dordrecht 53 km Most of Rotterdam was flattened by WWII bombings therefore much of what you see here is post-1945. The city never looked back, always striving for newer, bigger, better. The borough of escaped destruction as you will see when you pass through: The harbour area shows respectable age and is a picture of industrious small-town charm. Follow the River out of the city and cycle through a rural landscape to the town of Delft. The university town has a beautiful historical centre with picturesque , squares and quaint houses. Tourists love traditional “Delft Blue” ceramics and here is where you can find out how it is manufactured. Continuing on an artistic note: fans will want to visit the to brush up on their knowledge of the artist’s life (1632-1675, Delft) and painting techniques. Reproductions of all his works complete the picture. Finally, if you’re not claustrophobic or scared of heights, climb the steps of the church tower and enjoy the view from the top. Inside the church is a mausoleum for William the Silent, founding father of the House of Orange, our royal family. Your journey back to Rotterdam takes you through jenever-town Schiedam, known for its five “tallest traditional windmills in the world”.

What better way to see the city from a boat! Today you take the water bus to Dordrecht. Your bike can of course be taken on board. Wonderfully quiet right through Rotterdam and then disembark at Krimpen aan de IJssel. Through the meadows to the next ferry that you take over the Lek to the 17-gang windmill of Kinderdijk. Then further south where again a ferry will take you to our former capital Dordrecht. You can also choose a 18 km longer route via National Park de Hollandse Biesbosch. This nature reserve, rich in rivers, streams, lakes and islands, is not just an area. Indeed, it is one of Europe's few freshwater tidal areas with ebb and flow.

From Dordrecht you have the option: back by water bus, by train or by bike (22 km extra). Depending on the extent to which you use the water bus, you can cycle between 22 km and 67 km.

Day 4 Departure After breakfast this package holiday comes to an end. If you have some hours left in Rotterdam before you head off home, the delectable market hall (2014) is not to be missed! Equally pleasing to the eye is the City Hall, built exactly 100 years previously in 1914. The new railway station is quite striking and also opened in 2014. Rotterdam boast dozens of excellent museums.

Prices, Data, Booking

Starting dates: Daily from April 1 till September 26.

Price pp € Double room, breakfast 269.00 Single room, breakfast 419.00 Dinner 120.00 season surcharge € 01/04/2022 - 30/06/2022 45.00 01/09/2022 - 26/09/2022 45.00 Rental bike € Child bike 30.00 Hybrid 36.00 E-bike 75.00 Extra services € Bike Breakdown pass € 3.50 x 3 10.50 Child seat € 5.00 x 3 15.00 Bike theft insurance € 3.00 x 3 9.00 E-bike theft insurance € 6.00 x 3 18.00 Theft insurance premium bike € 6.00 x 3 18.00 Tag-along bike € 6.00 x 3 18.00 Child trailer € 17.50 x 3 52.50 Bike helmet per piece 10.00 SGR per piece 5.00 Starting point: Rotterdam Cycling from Rotterdam - 4 dagen

Practical Info

3 nights included

4 Star hotel

Breakfast included, Halfboard optional

Detailed roadbooks with maps and tourist information

The possibility of renting our bikes

7-days a week service-hotline

Rotterdam Centraal

Parking possibilities at the hotel

GPS-tracks available

Any ferry crossings are not included

Arrival info

Nearest Airport are Rotterdam Airport (RTM) or Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)

From Rotterdam The Hague Airport you should take the bus and metro to reach the hotel. For timetables and tickets: www.9292.nl/en. The train from Schiphol to Rotterdam departs 4 times per hour. Travel time is about 2 hours. A single ticket costs approx €15,- per person excl. bicycle.

For timetables and tickets, go to www.ns.nl/en. From Rotterdam trainstation you should take a metro and bus to reach the hotel. For metro and bus details, how to reach the hotel, check : www.9292ov.nl/en.