FRANCE BELGIUM & TRIP PLANNER - 11 DAYS THE NETHERLANDS COUNTRY ROADS EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT SAVE UP TO $350 pp TRIP CODE: E918 COUNTRYƔ ROADS OF STARTSENDSTWIN STARTS ENDS TWIN p Sat 04 Apr Tue 14 Apr $3450 Sat 11 Jul Tue 21 Jul $3375 BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG p Sat 11 Apr Tue 21 Apr $3450 ª Sat 25 Jul Tue 04 Aug $3375 p Sat 18 Apr Tue 28 Apr $3450 p Sat 25 Apr Tue 05 May $3450 Sat 08 Aug Tue 18 Aug $3375 Sat 22 Aug Tue 01 Sep $3375 & THE NETHERLANDS p Sat 02 May Tue 12 May $3495 Sat 09 May Tue 19 May $3450 Sat 05 Sep Tue 15 Sep $3375 Sat 16 May Tue 26 May $3450 Sat 19 Sep Tue 29 Sep $3375 $PHVPHULVLQJMRXUQH\ZLWK Sat 30 May Tue 09 Jun $3375 Sat 03 Oct Tue 13 Oct $3375 YLVLWVWRIDPRXVEDWWOHILHOGV Sat 13 Jun Tue 23 Jun $3375 DQGLFRQLFDUWPXVHXPV3DVV Sat 27 Jun Tue 07 Jul $3375 WKURXJKSLFWXUHVTXHYLOODJHVDQG NOTES : Twin prices are per person. p "ese departures visit Keukenhof Gardens and will not have a Relaxed Start on VHHWKHIDPRXVZLQGPLOOVWKDW Day 10. ª "is group will stay at NH Collection Brussels GHFRUDWHWKH'XWFKFRXQWU\VLGH Grand Sablon in Brussels. FURTHER SAVINGS UP TO: Young Traveller $340 | Triple Room Reduction $150 | 2nd Trip $87 | Past Guest $175 ROOMING OPTIONS: Single Supplement from $990 p.p. to $1000 p.p. PREPAID GRATUITIES OPTION: For your Travel Director and Driver $123 p.p. n INSIGHT EXPERIENCES Amsterdam: Explore the Rijksmuseum with a local art historian. Visit a cheese and clog workshop in Monnickendam. Keukenhof, The Netherlands o TOP RATED HIGHLIGHTS Monnikendam Travel by cruise on the canals of 3 Amsterdam. Keukenhof AMSTERDAM (Days 8, 9, 10 & 11) Visit the site of the Battle of Waterloo The Hague • Bastogne War Museum • Delft Pottery Delft THE NETHERLANDS workshop. Holland 1 ROTTERDAM City tours of Ghent, Bruges and (Day 7) Luxembourg, all with Local Experts. See Mannekin Pis and Grand Place in BRUGES 2 Brussels • "e market hall in Rotterdam (Days 3 & 4) • "e Hague • Dam Square and the Royal Flanders Ghent BRUSSELS Palace in Amsterdam • Monnikendam. (Days 1 & 2) Ardennes 2 Ypres Plateau Waterloo BELGIUM Key: AUTHENTIC DINING Join/Leave Options Molignée Valley Durbuy Welcome Dinner in Brussels • Choice of UNESCO Heritage Site Ɓ Dine-Around options in Bruges • Farm-To- FRANCE 1 Central Hotels + Nights 2 CLERVAUX Table meal in Luxembourg • Celebration Bastogne (Days 5 & 6) 1 Scenic Hotels + Nights Bourlers Dinner in Monnickendam. River Place Visited Meuse Taste Chimay Trappist beer and cheese. Luxembourg City Optional Place Visited LUXEMBOURG FROM $307 PER DAY COACH WITH EXTRA LEGROOM SMALLER GROUPS 80 For information on this trip, or to book, go to insightvacations.com , call (65) 6922 5950/6299 3382 or speak to your travel agent. YOUR ITINERARY - AT A GLANCE 11 DAYS | 3 COUNTRIES | 10 BREAKFASTS | 5 DINNERS | 14 INCLUDED EXPERIENCES DAY 1 belfry of the Market Hall. Explore Burg o During your orientation with your Travel WELCOME TO BRUSSELS. Square with its ornate Gothic town hall. Director, marvel at the radical modern design Airport transfers depart Brussels airport for $e afternoon is free and in the evening, of the city that has become itsƔ distinguishing Ƙ your hotel at 09:00, 11:00 and 14:30. perhaps visit the town of Ypres? (B) feature and see the impressive market hall. (B) o Join your Travel Director at 17:00 for a visit to Inntel Hotels Rotterdam Centre. the cheeky Manneken Pis statue and leisurely DAY 5 TO LUXEMBOURG. Ý stroll around the Grand Place. _&RQWHPSRUDU\_Ü o Travel into the French-speaking Walloon DAY 8 · RELAXED START Your delightful "rst evening also includes a Welcome Dinner with drinks at a local region where picturesque country roads lead DELFT AND THE HAGUE. Ɓ restaurant in the heart of the Old Town, with you to the late 19th century Scourmont o Visit one of the manufacturers of original an opportunity to mingle with your travelling Abbey. $e surrounding plateau on which it Delft blue pottery and see the potters at work. companions. (DW) is built was once considered wild and barren o Continue on to the Hague to see the land, but the Trappist monks have toiled for NH Collection Brussels Centre. Binnenhof courtyards where the Parliament is over 100 years to create a successful farm, situated and the impressive Peace Palace. Ý brewery and cheese plant. Pass through picturesque villages and _&RQWHPSRUDU\_Ü DAY 2 · RELAXED START Visit the Chimay Experience to learn about the windmills of the Dutch countryside to THE BATTLEFIELD OF WATERLOO. production secrets of Chimay Trappist beers. Amsterdam. (B) o Visit the Battle#eld of Waterloo to learn about Your visit concludes with a sample of freshly Grand Hotel Amrâth Amsterdam. Napoleon's #nal defeat in 1815. Immerse brewed beer and a taste of golden-crusted cheese. Continue on to the Grand Duchy of Ý yourself in the action at the Panorama, a huge _&RQWHPSRUDU\_Ü 360-degree mural depicting a key moment in Luxembourg to arrive at your 18th century DAY 9 · RELAXED START the raging battle. If you're feeling energetic, chateau home for two nights. AMSTERDAM SIGHTSEEING. you can climb the 230 steps to the top of the In the evening, you will be served a fresh and o Today you explore Amsterdam, a living Lion's Mound for views over the battle#eld delicious Farm-to-Table Dinner accompanied ƃ museum of the 17th century, yet still a vibrant and countryside. Ɓ with wine at restaurant L'Écurie du Parc. metropolis and port. Cruise through the canal Return to Brussels, where the remainder of See the 12th century Clervaux Castle district, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the day is at your leisure. Perhaps join an illuminated on your stroll after dinner. (B) (DW) admire the elegant merchant houses from the Optional Experience to the lively city of Château d’Urspelt (Castle Rooms), 16th and 17th centuries. Relax as you pass Antwerp. (B) Clervaux. stunning gables, beautiful churches and the Ý iconic Skinny Bridge. Disembark your cruise DAY 3 _&DVWOH_Ü to wander the city and see the !oating !ower GHENT AND ON TO BRUGES. DAY 6 market, Dam Square and the Royal Palace. o In the morning, admire the contrast of the LUXEMBOURG CITY AND (B) Chinese and Japanese Pavilions and the COUNTRYSIDE. impressive, metallic spheres of the Atomium. o Your travels continue to Luxembourg City DAY 10 · RELAXED START Your journey then crosses the pasture lands of for sightseeing with your Local Expert. Visit A TRUE DUTCH DELIGHT. Belgian Flanders to reach Ghent, the City of the grave of U.S. General George S. Patton p Select departures visit Keukenhof gardens. A Flowers o%ering a fascinating cultural mix of and admire the view over the Petrusse Ravine unique and unforgettable experience not to medieval heritage and modern urban life. from the Pont Adolphe and stroll through the be missed! o With a Local Expert, take a stroll through the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, n Later, in Amsterdam, visit the Rijksmuseum historical streets and be mesmerised by the to see the cathedral, the Palace of the Grand with a local art historian. outstanding beauty of its quays, churches Duke. n Journey to the #shing village of and squares. With the afternoon free for you to explore Monnikendam and learn the secrets of at your leisure, perhaps join an Optional cheese makers’ craft and witness a traditional Continue to Bruges for a fabulous Dine- Around Evening, amid the old-world Experience to the ancient Roman city of Trier. shoemaker turn a block of wood into clogs. Ɓ atmosphere of the town centre. (B) (DW) (B) (DW) In the evening, join your newfound friends Radisson Blu Hotel, Bruges. and Travel Director at a beautiful restaurant DAY 7 Ɓ in Monnikendam to enjoy your Celebration Ý EXPLORE BASTOGNE THEN ON TO Dinner. (B) (DW) _&RQWHPSRUDU\_Ü DAY 4 · RELAXED START ROTTERDAM. DAY 11 SIGHTSEEING BRUGES. o Head for Bastogne to visit the Mardasson Monument, dedicated to the U.S. troops DEPART AMSTERDAM. o Meet your Local Expert from Bruges for a who died during World War II's Battle of stroll along cobbled streets, lined with high- Transfers to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport the Bulge, and visit the interactive memorial (B) gabled houses from the 16th century. Visit the Û arrive at 08:00 and 10:00. centre of Bastogne War Museum. Market Square dominated by the 80-metre Your journey continues to Rotterdam. ALL INCLUDED EXPERIENCES & DINING WORTH APPROXIMATELY $525 Please see inside front cover for information key on dining, travel styles and itinerary icons. 81.