Amsterdam Tulips in Amsterdam Riverboat

WHEN:

4/19/2016 -4/26/2016

WHERE:

Tulips in Amsterdam Riverboat, Amsterdam

DESCRIPTION:

Ever wonder what fields of tulips look like when they’re in bloom? Curious to see The Netherlands’ extensive waterways and picturesque villages? Join us on an intimate, 138-passenger riverboat, and expand your horizons with the women of Olivia. Your embarkation point for this journey is Haarlem, near Amsterdam, where you’ll take an excursion to view the abundant tulip fields before sailing to Enkhuizen, a quaint fishing town with one of the largest marinas in the country. Animal lovers will be happy to know you’ll visit Friesland, home of Friesian cattle and black Friesian horses. You’ll learn the history of the Batavia Shipyard in Lelystad, and sample local cheese and genever (a type of Dutch gin) while sailing to Kampen. In Arnhem, you can take an optional excursion to the Airborn Museum Hartenstein (dedicated to the Battle of Arnhem during WWII) or one of our favorites, the Kröller-Müller Museum, with its private collection of Van Gogh and Monet art, among others. After your visit, enjoy a picnic and or take a bike ride around this beautiful parkland. While in Rotterdam, take in its modern architecture or join a guided excursion to Gouda, famous for its cheese, syrup waffles, clay pipes and city hall. On your final day in Amsterdam, enjoy a guided canal tour through the elegant grachten, lined with stately homes dating back to the city’s Golden Age, and take an optional tour of Keukenhof Gardens, home to hundreds of varieties of colorful tulips in bloom.