Holland, Luxembourg & Belgium

ARRIVE IN AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Welcome to Amsterdam! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel.

Dinner

NH AMSTERDAM CENTRE HOTEL

AMSTERDAM

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Meet your Local Guide and start your discovery of Holland with a canal cruise past gabled merchant houses, arched drawbridges reminiscent of the Golden Age, and the strikingly modern buildings of a young-at-heart city. Next, visit the fabulous Rijksmuseum with its priceless paintings by Rembrandt and other Dutch masters.

For those who wish to experience Dutch life in the countryside, an optional excursion is available to picture-book Volendam, a fishing village at the former Zuiderzee, including visits to a working windmill, a clogmaker, a cheese farm, plus dinner.

Dinner

NH AMSTERDAM CENTRE HOTEL

EXCURSION TO KEUKENHOF, DELFT & THE HAGUE

Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands

Visit the famous bulb fields in South Holland and the extraordinary Globus Local Favorite Keukenhof flower park (departures March 28-May 9). Continue to the world-renowned Royal Delft Pottery Factory with its magnificent collection of hand-painted earthenware pieces, and see skilled craftsmen at work. After an orientation drive of The Hague—seat of the Dutch government and the International Court of Justice—return to Amsterdam and visit the Globus Local Favorite Heineken Experience to learn about the history of beer and the art of brewing (departures May 16-October 3). Later, you may wish to join an optional walk through Old Amsterdam, followed by a traditional Dutch dinner.

Breakfast

NH AMSTERDAM CENTRE HOTEL

AMSTERDAM–MAASTRICHT–BASTOGNE, BELGIUM–LUXEMBOURG

Maastricht, Netherlands

Enter the Province of Limburg and stop in the picturesque city of Maastricht with its famous Vrijthof Square. Cross the border and in Bastogne, visit the fascinating Bastogne War Museum, then see the American Memorial of the Battle of the Bulge, where thousands of soldiers and civilians died during the winter of 1944-1945.

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Arrive in Luxembourg, capital of one of Europe’s smallest sovereign states.

Breakfast, Dinner

ALVISSE PARC HOTEL

LUXEMBOURG

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Morning sightseeing with your Local Guide covers the city’s past and present—from the fortifications and the Old Town, perched high atop a sandstone outcrop with striking views of the Alzette and Pétrusse Gorges, to the modern administrative center of European institutions. Visit the Cathedral of Our Lady, see the turreted Grand Ducal Palace, take a stroll along the panoramic cliff path known as “the most beautiful balcony in Europe,” and see the Grave of General Patton. An optional excursion is available to ancient Trier in Germany.

Breakfast

ALVISSE PARC HOTEL

LUXEMBOURG–WATERLOO, BELGIUM

Waterloo, Belgium

Drive through the Belgian Ardennes to Flanders and to Waterloo. Visit the site where Napoleon was defeated and European history changed course, and relive the famous Battle of Waterloo.

Brugge, Belgium

Arrive in Bruges, one of Western Europe’s most perfectly preserved medieval towns.

Breakfast

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BRUGES

Brugge, Belgium

This morning, a Canal Cruise (weather permitting) and Belgian chocolate bonbons will give you a first taste of this delightful town. The local guide will show you the Madonna of Bruges by Michelangelo in the Church of Our Lady, featured in the movie The Monuments Men, and the famous Market Square. Also enjoy a traditional lace demonstration, a reminder of Bruges’ history of cloth-making.

Brussels, Belgium

Continue to Brussels, the thriving capital, where your orientation features the Rue Royale, the Parliament Buildings, the Royal Palace, and St. Michael’s Cathedral. Continue on foot and enter the Grand Palace to admire its baroque guild houses and the gothic Town Hall. You won’t want to leave Brussels without touching the statue of Everard t’Serclaes, a 14th-century hero, for good luck, and taking pictures of the tiny but world-famous statue of Manneken Pis.

Breakfast

HILTON GARDEN INN BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS

Brussels, Belgium

This morning is your chance to join a half-day optional excursion to Antwerp, the second-largest Belgian city and one of the world’s most important ancient seaports. The balance of the day is at leisure to further explore Brussels at your own pace.

Tonight, a farewell dinner at the lively Chez Léon restaurant, specializing in moules et frites (mussels and fries), is the perfect way to celebrate the success of your trip.

Breakfast, Dinner

HILTON GARDEN INN BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS

Brussels, Belgium

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.

Breakfast

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