10 Days 8 Nights Holland Tulip Tour (EU10A)

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Highlights DAY 1 SINGAPORE – AMSTERDAM (Meals on Board) Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Amsterdam in The Netherlands, where some might say is the bicycle capital of the world. THE NETHERLANDS Upon arrival, enjoy a rejuvenating rest at your hotel. AALSMEER

• Flower Market DAY 2 AMSTERDAM – AALSMEER – HAARZUILENS

(Breakfast/Dinner) HAARZUILENS Welcome to The Netherlands! Today, begin your tour at Aalsmeer to see • Kasteel de Haar the Flower Market, where flowers from all over the world are traded daily. ROERMOND Next, visit Kasteel de Haar, the largest and most magnificent castle in the • Roermond Designer Outlet Netherlands. Located in Haarzuilens, Kasteel de Haar’s Neo-Gothic majestic towers, lavish interiors and opulent décor, sprawling parks as well MAASTRICHT as the large collection historical artefacts and artworks display the luxurious th • Grotten Sint Pietersberg lifestyle of the rich and famous in the early 20 century.

KINDERDIJK DAY 3 HAARZUILENS – ROERMOND – MAASTRICHT • Windmills (Breakfast/Dinner) Today, have a fun-filled shopping spree at Roermond Designer Outlet ROTTERDAM where you can enjoy discounts of up to 70 percent on all major designer • Markthal Rotterdam brands. Thereafter, travel to the historic fortified city of Maastricht where you will spend the night. DELFT • Royal Delft DAY 4 MAASTRICHT – KINDERDIJK – ROTTERDAM (Breakfast/Dinner) THE HAGUE This morning, enjoy a sightseeing tour to explore Grotten Sint Pietersberg • Madurodam where the caves comprising blocks of ancient layer of soft limestone are cut and hacked by human hands. What you see today is the rock that the block MEDEMBLIK breakers left behind. Then, head to Kinderdijk, a small village east of • Steam tram ride to Hoorn Rotterdam with the world’s largest concentration of authentic windmills. This UNESCO World Heritage site has a unique collection of well-preserved AMSTERDAM th windmills dating back to the 18 century. View the windmills, a famous • Heineken Experience Dutch icon amidst the breath-taking, pastoral surroundings and learn about • Canal Cruise their vital role in water management in the area. This evening, travel to the • Diamond house busy port town of Rotterdam. • Zaanse Schans

• Cheese farm DAY 5 ROTTERDAM – DELFT – THE HAGUE (Breakfast/Dinner) • Wooden clog-making Today, visit Markthal Rotterdam, Netherland’s first covered market that demonstration features 96 fresh produce stalls, 20 hospitality and retail units on the lowest • Keukenhof two floors. Designed by Dutch architects, this covered food market and

housing development is shaped like a giant arch. A staircase in the centre of the market, named the Time Stairs, displays a permanent exhibition about the history of food and artefacts found during the excavation of the site. Next, travel to the historic town of Delft. Visit the Royal Delft, the last remaining Delft Blue pottery from the 17th century. The world famous Royal Delfware is still entirely hand-painted according to centuries-old tradition. Then, travel to The Hague, home of the royal family and seat of the Dutch government.

DAY 6 THE HAGUE – AMSTERDAM (Breakfast/Lunch) Today, not to be missed is a visit to Madurodam, a miniature park and tourist attraction in the Scheveningen district of The Hague. It is home to a range of 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch landmarks, historical cities and large developments. Thereafter return to Amsterdam. Tour Heineken Experience, a historic brewery and corporate visitor centre situated on the grounds of the former brewery for the internationally distributed Dutch pilsner, Heineken beer. Enjoy an interactive tour to learn more about the history behind one of the world’s most reowned beer brands and have a taste of the famous Dutch pilsner.

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DAY 7 AMSTERDAM – MEDEMBLIK – AMSTERDAM (Breakfast/Dinner) This morning, you may choose to take an optional journey to the serene and peaceful water village of Giethoorn in the east of the Netherlands. Surrounded by verdant greenery and tranquil waterways, this picturesque village is best explored on foot. Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the narrow paths to view the idyllic beauty of the thatched- roof farmhouses and quaint wooden bridges in this scenic village. Then, experience a moving museum onboard an old-fashioned steam tram ride that will take you on a journey across the scenic countryside from Medemblik to Hoorn. The rustic charm of the creaky wooden boards, engine whistles, hissing steam and gorgeous surrounding bulb fields will delight both the young and old. Later that afternoon, head back to Amsterdam.

DAY 8 AMSTERDAM (Breakfast/Dinner) After breakfast, enjoy a leisure canal cruise. Relax onboard a glass-domed motor launch cruising down canals flanked by gabled houses. Next, be dazzled by the diamond house in Amsterdam where you may learn more about the various facets behind the bedazzling diamonds and see master diamond craftsmen at work. Next, proceed to Zaanse Schans, a quaint Dutch village dotted with well-preserved and colourful windmills and cottages. If there is one photo spot that evokes all the icons of Dutch culture in all its picturesque glory, this will be it. Next, visit a cheese farm and witness a wooden clog-making demonstration, probably the most well known of traditional Dutch crafts. Thereafter, return to Amsterdam and spend some time at leisure where you may continue taking photos while sightseeing or shopping.

DAY 9 AMSTERDAM – SINGAPORE (Breakfast/Meals on Board) Today, visit the tulip fields of Keukenhof, the most beautiful spring garden in the world. Be mesmerized by the rainbow-coloured and fragrance of over seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths planted across a 70-acre site. If time permits, enjoy a last-minute shopping before transferring to the airport for your flight home. Note Keukenhof is open from 23 March until 21 May 2017. Admission will only be provided during the season of the flowers. For tour group departures from 22 May 2017, Day 9 will be a free and easy day.

DAY 10 ARRIVE IN SINGAPORE

Remarks If a place of visit is closed to visitors, it will be replaced with an alternative. During major events, accommodation may not be in the city mentioned. Sequence of itinerary is subject to change without prior notice.