Savour the best of the Netherlands on this enriching journey. Visit Delft and Volendam to uncover local traditions, and admire masterpieces at the Rijksmuseum. End your trip with warm Dutch hospitality as you share the gezellig spirit with a local family on their farm.
Includes
7 Day Trafalgar Guided Holiday
6 Nights in cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
6 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners
Scenic Cruise on the canals of Bruges and Amsterdam
Transport by luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing
Optional Experiences at an additional cost during your free time
Sightseeing Highlights
Explore the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Zwolle and Leeuwarden
Discover Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Tickets for Keukenhof Tulip Bulb gardens are included during the flowering season (end of March until mid-May)
View the John Frost Bridge in Arnhem and much more!
Excludes
Flights
Arrival/ departure transfers
Visas
Travel Insurance
Spending money and items of a personal nature
Extras
On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilised
Optional Experiences available at an additional cost
Not all departure dates are definite at time of loading, please enquire with one of our agents
Highlights
6 Nights in cherry-picked hotels
9 Meals
City orientation tours
Itinerary
Day 1: Welcome to Amsterdam
What better place to start your jaunt through the Netherlands than Amsterdam! Spend your day strolling through its pretty streets beside tree-lined canals, stopping to enjoy coffee and speculaas along the way. Join your Travel Director and fellow travellers this evening on a scenic canal cruise, including a light meal and welcome drinks, admiring the centuries-old gabled façades of canal houses.
Arrival Transfe Depart the airport at 09:00, 11:30, 14:30
Welcome Meet your Travel Director at 16:30
Accommodation: Bilderberg Garden Hotel Amsterdam
Included Meals: Dinner
Day 2: Explore Amsterdam’s Art and Architecture
Delve into the Dutch Golden Age and its extraordinary art, architecture and history. Dive into Culture and enjoy a small group sightseeing tour of the Rijksmuseum, featuring the works of great Dutch masters, including Rembrandt's 'The Night Watch'. Spend the rest of the day exploring the city your way. Visit the floating flower market or stroll along the canals to admire Amsterdam's pretty gabled façades. This evening perhaps join an Optional Experience to enjoy a meal in the Dutch countryside.
Accommodation: Bilderberg Garden Hotel Amsterdam
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 3: Journey to Aalsmeer/Keukenhof, The Hague and Rotterdam
We rise with the birds this morning to visit Aalsmeer and its vibrant flower auction, filled with the vividly-hued blooms for which Holland is so famous. Alternatively, during the flowering season (late March until mid-May), we'll enjoy an included visit to the tulip gardens of Keukenhof. The mesmerising sight of millions of flowering bulbs planted across 32 hectares will leave you awestruck. This afternoon, we travel via The Hague to the historic town of Delft and Dive Into Culture at the Royal Delft Pottery workshop where we'll gain insights into the production of this delicate hand-painted blue and white porcelain. We continue to edgy Rotterdam, which was rebuilt from the ground up after being destroyed during World War II. Your orientation tour will reveal an innovative city with architectural treasures worth capturing on camera and a vibrant multicultural scene around every turn.
Accommodation: Novotel Rotterdam Brainpark
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 4: Onwards to Arnhem, Oosterbeek and Tiel
Enjoy a morning at leisure, or perhaps consider joining an Optional Experience to visit the UNESCO World Heritage-listed village of Kinderdijk, famous for its 19 monumental windmills. Later we travel east to Arnhem to see the John Frost Bridge, so named as a tribute to the commander of the British forces that held the bridge for four days with a mere 750 soldiers, during the World War II Battle of Arnhem. Learn about this famous battle, inspiration behind the film 'A Bridge Too Far', on an included visit to the Airborne Museum at Oosterbeek. Continue your journey to Tiel, your home for the night.
Accommodation: Van der Valk Tiel
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5: Off to Stunning Zwolle and Leeuwarden
Today we head north to the beautiful Hanseatic city of Zwolle, where we'll join our Local Specialist for a walking tour through its historic centre. Later we continue to Friesland where our Local Specialist will reveal the delights of Leeuwarden on a guided walk around this vibrant city full of art, beautiful architecture and medieval canals and streets.
Accommodation: Fletcher Hotel Paleis, Leeuwarden
Included Meals: Breakfast
Day 6: Venture to Volendam and Return to Amsterdam
Embark on a beautiful drive through Friesland en route to Volendam, a former fishing port on the edge of IJsselmeer. Dive Into Culture and learn about the craft of wooden clog making and Dutch cheese. Then meet Tom, miller of Katwoude, for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Visit the mill and learn about the important role the mill plays in managing rising water levels. This evening, enjoy a celebratory Be My Guest experience with the Pauw family as you connect with locals over a traditional Dutch meal.
Accommodation: Mercure Amsterdam City
Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7: Farewell Amsterdam
For now we say a fond tot ziens to Amsterdam and our newfound friends, closing the door on a memorable Dutch experience.
Departure Transfer Arrive at the airport at 08:00, 10:00
Included Meals: Breakfast
Terms & conditions
Prices are per person twin share, include discounts, and are subject to availability and rate of exchange changes. Offers above are a guide only and will vary depending on departure date. Our guide price is based on the cheapest departure within the stipulated season, availability is correct at time of loading and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Visas may be necessary and insurance is essential. Pentravel and Tour Operator terms and conditions apply, and may be found on our website.
Package excludes extra nights’ accommodation, optional extensions, airfares, taxes and fees, flight supplements, surcharges and airport transfers. You can do optional free-time add-on experiences in your free time and pay for them as you travel (additional costs apply).
Full payment due 120 days prior to departure or at time of booking if booked within 120 days of departure; whichever comes first. Prices are in ZAR, are per person, land only, based on double occupancy and are subject to availability. R3000 per person deposit required at time of booking to hold space; some trips require payment in full at time of booking. If you need to cancel your booking after deposit, we'll give you a Future Travel Credit to use when you rebook with us. High season supplements and block out dates may apply. Supplier and tour operator is not responsible for technical or system errors that may interfere with or otherwise prohibit the use of promotion or sale.
All Black Friday Offers: Valid on new bookings only made between 30 October 2025 and 04 December 2025. Savings are valid on the land or river cruise portion and are not valid on single supplements, airfares or extra night accommodations. Savings are subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Minimum number of guests are required to operate departures. If guests change to another tour or date not on sale, they are responsible to pay the difference and adhere to different payment conditions; discounts are not transferrable. Deals may be combined with 5% Global Tour Rewards savings only; not combinable with other promotional offers, group discounts, custom group bookings or Future Travel Credit carry forward discount. Please note that websites do not reflect live capacity and in some instances sold out departures may still display for a brief period of time. Other conditions may apply, including our Booking Conditions.
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