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About the tour: Dutch Bulbfields Cruise & Highlights of Holland
Experience the joys of spring on our charming river cruise, taking in the highlights of Holland including the blooming Dutch Bulbfields. Join us aboard this 4 or 5-day mini cruise as we set sail through Holland with our first port of call being the magical Keukenhof Park, famous for its stunning floral displays of the spring-time tulips. Head back to your ship, the popular MS Rhine Princess, and complete your cruise sailing down the Dutch waterways, plus some time to explore Amsterdam.
Tour Includes
- 3 or 4 nights cruising with full board
- Convenient local joining points
4 days from £519 pp
We offer flexible payment options
Once you have booked your tour either online, or by telephone ( 01709 787 463 ), you have the flexibility of how you pay off the remainder of your balance. You can:
- Use our balance payment facility online to make and track your card payments. You can pay as much as you want up until your final due date or pay it all, the choice is yours.
- Send payments via online banking.
- Send payments via cheque.
- Call us and make a card payment, either a small amount or as lump sum until your final due date.
Our contact and online banking payment details will be on your confirmation invoice to remind you of your choices.
Tour Itinerary
Certain excursions are included in the price of your holiday. If you choose not to go on an included excursion, for whatever reason, no refunds will be made.
Yes, you will receive one with your Travel Documents, which are sent 7-10 days before departure.
We believe that our holidays may not be suitable for children under 8 years old (except for Disneyland Paris bookings) however, we will
consider individual requests on application. Customers aged 18 and under at the time of travel must be accompanied by an adult, parent or
guardian aged over 18 years old.
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Day 1
We make our way to the port of departure and the coach interchange where you will join your tour coach for the crossing to the continent. You will travel through France and Belgium, into Holland to Amsterdam where you will join your river cruise ship, the Rhine Princess for a three-night cruise.
- Included meals: Light Supper
Day 2 - Keukenhof Park
This morning we travel by coach from Amsterdam to the renowned Keukenhof Park on our included excursion. Here there will be time to enjoy one of the world’s most spectacular displays of flowers, set in a beautiful woodland park with a windmill and water features enhancing the array of blooms in this perfect setting. The variety in design, colour and scent means that each garden has a character of its own and offers new inspiration. This afternoon we will return to our ship at Amsterdam, and cruise on to Hoorn or Lelystad, where we moor overnight. Tonight, you can enjoy a party night on board the ship.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner
Included Highlights
- Keukenhof Park
Day 3 - Cruise to Amsterdam (via Enkhuizen)
This morning we cruise to Enkhuizen before an optional excursion on the famous ‘Steam Tram’ railway*. Enjoy time in Medemblik and step back in time on a nostalgic ride with us on the Medemblik-Hoorn railway through beautiful rural countryside. Once these fascinating lines were the lifeblood of local Dutch communities, but this is the last remaining example and offers a memorable glimpse of yesteryear. We then continue by coach to Amsterdam. Alternatively, stay on board and cruise to Amsterdam.
*Please note: those taking part in the Steam Tram excursion will travel by coach from Hoorn to Amsterdam, and not by ship, and will have a packed lunch provided.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Enkhuizen
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Included Highlights
- Enkhuizen
- Amsterdam
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
|
£21.50 | £23.00 |
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
* This excursion is extremely popular and must be pre-booked before your departure – please call to request your place.
* This excursion is extremely popular and must be pre-booked before your departure – please call to request your place.
Day 4
Sadly it’s time to say goodbye to our cruise ship and her crew, and rejoin your coach for the return journey to the port and onwards home.
- Included meals: Breakfast
| Cabin Upgrades (per person) | 4 Days | 5 Days |
| Middle Deck Cabin | from £50 | from £60 |
| Middle Deck Superior Cabin | from £60 | from £70 |
| Upper Deck Cabin | from £80 | from £90 |
Please note (5-Day tour only): The Royal Country Palace of Het Loo will be closed until the middle of 2021 due to a major renovation. We will now have an optional morning excursion to the historic town of Zwolle on Day 4 of the tour.
Travel Insurance from £30.00 (4 days), £30.00 (5 days) (includes insurance premium tax, prices per person).
Day 1
We make our way to the port of departure and the coach interchange where you will join your tour coach for the crossing to the continent. You will travel through France and Belgium, into Holland to Amsterdam where you will join your river cruise ship, the Rhine Princess, for a four-night cruise.
- Included meals: Light Supper
Day 2 - Keukenhof Park
This morning we travel by coach to the renowned Keukenhof Park on our included excursion. Here there will be time to enjoy one of the world’s most spectacular displays of flowers, set in a beautiful woodland park with a windmill and water features enhancing the array of blooms in this perfect setting. The variety in design, colour and scent means that each garden has a character of its own and offers new inspiration. This afternoon we will return to our ship and sail to Enkhuizen, where we moor overnight.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, Dinner
Included Highlights
- Keukenhof Park
Day 3 - Medemblik
This morning we cruise from Enkhuizen to Medemblik before an optional excursion on the famous ‘Steam Tram’ railway*. Step back in time and take a nostalgic ride with us on the historic Steam Tram railway through beautiful rural countryside. Once these fascinating lines were the lifeblood of local Dutch communities, but this is the last remaining example and offers a memorable glimpse of yesteryear. We then cruise on to Kampen where there will be time for some shopping before party night on board ship.
*Please note: those taking part in the Steam Tram excursion will travel by coach from Medemblik to Hoorn and then return to Medemblik on the Steam Tram to re-join the ship.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Highlights
- Medemblik
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
|
£21.50 | £23.00 |
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
* This excursion is extremely popular and must be pre-booked before your departure – please call to request your place.
* This excursion is extremely popular and must be pre-booked before your departure – please call to request your place.
Day 4 - Zwolle & Amsterdam
Today, enjoy an optional morning coach excursion to historical town of Zwolle. This town boasts a beautiful city centre with historic buildings, canals and the remainders of an old city wall. Zwolle was also voted to be the 'greenest' city in Europe during the ‘Entente Florale’ horticultural competition in 2006. Zwolle provides plenty of places to visit when it comes to recreation and tourism in a natural environment. The historic facades, city walls and towers, the 600-year-old Sassenpoort gate and star-shaped city moat, flanked by monumental merchant’s homes and trees still characterise this city, and its beautiful alleys and impressive fortifications still beg to be explored. We then cruise to Amsterdam.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Sunrise over Amsterdam
Included Highlights
- Amsterdam
Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.| 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
|
£9.50 | £10.00 |
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments) or sterling (via card payments). Card payments are available on Luxuria and Silver Service only.
Day 5
Sadly it’s time to say goodbye to our cruise ship and her crew, and rejoin your coach for the return journey to the port and onwards home.
- Included meals: Breakfast
| Cabin Upgrades (per person) | 4 Days | 5 Days |
| Middle Deck Cabin | from £50 | from £60 |
| Middle Deck Superior Cabin | from £60 | from £70 |
| Upper Deck Cabin | from £80 | from £90 |
Please note (5-Day tour only): The Royal Country Palace of Het Loo will be closed until the middle of 2021 due to a major renovation. We will now have an optional morning excursion to the historic town of Zwolle on Day 4 of the tour.
Travel Insurance from £30.00 (4 days), £30.00 (5 days) (includes insurance premium tax, prices per person).
Dutch Bulbfields Cruise & Highlights of Holland 4 days from £519pp
Book online OR call our friendly travel advisers on:
01709 787 463
Accommodation
If you prefer, then you can join the tour at the hotel. To do this, we will require a copy of your passport for identification purposes and you must advise us at the time of booking.
No reduction will be given if you should choose to do this.
All hotel rooms benefit from private bathroom facilities.
Some hotels have tea and coffee making facilities. Please check the tour pages for more
information or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Most hotels have a lift, please call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 for more information.
Some hotels have ground floor rooms. Please email for information on individual hotels or call our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333.
Your hotels will supply towels in your room.
We are unable to guarantee that the hotel will be able to meet your dietary requirements. We find that the majority of European countries do not generally cater for vegetarians and that the meal supplied may well be what everyone else is having minus the meat.
We will of course endeavour to arrange for a vegetarian meal at the hotel. We do however suggest that you advise us of your dietary requests at the time of booking and recommend that you speak to the receptionist on arrival with regard to your request.
The 3-star standard cruise ship, the MS Rhine Princess, is a firm favourite with Leger guests. Facilities include a lounge bar with small dance floor, restaurant on the middle deck and a small lounge with library. There is also an outside sundeck, ideal for viewing the passing scenery. All cabins have twin beds, climate control, satellite TV, radio, hairdryer, en suite facilities and portholes.
Cabins - All spacious outside cabins have portholes or windows and are equipped with a bathroom with shower, toilet, washbasin and hairdryer. The twin beds can be joined together, and within the spacious wardrobe with dressing table, you will find a safe. Furthermore, all cabins have satellite T.V., radio and direct dial telephone. The heating and air-conditioning are individually adjustable. The cabins on the Rijndek are not accessible by lift.
Restaurant - The attractive restaurant with large windows is located on the Moezeldek. Each morning, the restaurant serves an extensive buffet breakfast. Start your day with a choice of breads, various cold cuts, cheeses and a range of sweet fillings. Of course, boiled eggs, fried eggs or scrambled eggs with bacon are not lacking. If you prefer a more healthy option; cereals with milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, fresh fruit and tasty juices are also included. The lunches are varied, offering a three-course served meal. Dinners on board are four-course and prepared with great care and daily-changing varieties. The kitchen team, led by experienced chefs, will serve many variations of menus as well as themed dinner(s).
Lounge/Bar - Enjoy time with old or new friends in the main lounge and bar, offering comfortable seating, a dance floor and piano for live entertainment.
Library - At the front of the promenade deck is the library, where you can enjoy the passing landscape or read a book.
Activities and Entertainment - Every day you can choose from a wide range of activities. During the day there is a puzzle waiting for you, or you can join the morning gymnastics at the sundeck. In the evening, you will be entertained with cosy dance parties with live music, general knowledge or music quiz, or bingo with prizes. There are also board games and playing cards on board, which can be used freely.
Rhine Princess - Dutch Bulbfields
- English Speaking Staff
- Guest Lounge
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Lift
- WiFi Available
- TV
- Hairdryer
- Bath and/or Shower
- Telephone
Travel Options
Departure times given for each region are approximate. Please check your travel documents to confirm the actual timings.
Front row seats can be reserved for £15pp (up to 6 days duration), £25pp (7 and 8 days duration), £30pp (9 to 11 days) or £35pp (12 days or more) on all European tours. This offer is only available for bookings of two or four persons on our Executive and Silver Service coaches and for one or two persons on our Luxuria coaches and is subject to availability. In addition to this, seats on the second row can be reserved for a supplement of £8pp (up to 6 days duration), £15pp (7 and 8 days duration), £18pp (9 to 11 days) or £22pp (12 days or more).
Guaranteed front or second row seats cannot be reserved on transfer journeys to/from the UK port. Occasionally, front and second row seats may be on a request only basis.
Please note: children under 15 years of age are not permitted to sit in the front seats of any coach.
On some coaches the legroom on front seats, central view seats and seats directly in front of the washroom may be slightly less than that available on other seats due to the presence of a modesty board in front.
If your tour is cancelled or merged for any reason and front or second row seats or central view seats or table seats are not available on your tour, you will be refunded any supplement paid. No other compensation will be payable.
Alternatively, we can take seating requests on your booking. However, requests are not guaranteed. All seat numbers are confirmed on travel documents approximately 7-10 days prior to departure.
Central View Seats are available to pre-book free of charge.
Table Seats are available to pre-book free of charge on our Luxuria coaches.
We guarantee that all passengers on the same booking will be seated together on the main tour coach.
Seats on the transfer coaches to and from the interchange are not allocated.
Hot and cold drinks are served on your main tour coach. Prices are approximately £1 or €1.25 Euro per drink. Prices will be confirmed by your driver.
Transfer coaches are routed approximately 2-3 weeks before departure. The route taken depends on where paassengers are booked to travel from on any particular date as to which route is taken. If you require further detailed information regarding the route to the port you can contact our Customer Service Department on 01709 830333 two weeks before you are due to travel.
With regard to the route taken by the main tour coach, this is determined by the driver.
All main tour coaches have on-board toilets. Transfer vehicles to and from the interchange may not have on-board toilets. When non-British coaches are
used on transfers and tours (air holidays only) an on-board toilet may not be available. However, comfort stops will be made during long journeys.
All coaches feature air-conditioning. Should the air-conditioning system break down for a period exceeding 12 hours,
compensation will be awarded up to a maximum of £10 per fare-paying passenger per tour.
All our coaches and transfer vehicles operate a 'no smoking on board policy'. The use of electronic cigarettes is strictly forbidden.
In the interest of fellow guests, do not take hot food or ice cream on board.
Customers own alcohol cannot be consumed on board our vehicles.
Depending on the location of your pickup point, you may be picked up by coach (not necessarily the on you are touring on), minibus, taxi, National Express or Megabus service. You may then be taken to another centralised pickup location or service station. We operate a passenger interchange at Stop 24 Services, where you will meet the tour coach you are holidaying on and then continue on with your outbound journey. Similarly, on the way home, you may also change transfer vehicles at another location, to take you to your final drop off point.
Your allowance is one medium sized suitcase per person, which
should weigh no more than 20kg when full. We
may refuse to carry larger or heavier cases.
Hand luggage should be stored in the overhead
racks aboard the coach. Nothing should be stored under your seat.
When it comes to getting you to your destination, Leger Holidays make it easy, with a selection of travel options for you to choose from.
All of our coaches are modern and comfortable, and you can be assured of a high level of service. On selected air holidays, the executive coach may not have an onboard toilet or drinks facilities.
Executive Features
- Air conditioning
- Drinks machines
- Onboard toilet
- Reclining seats
Silver Service Features
- Sit back and relax in specially-designed, deluxe reclining seats, with leather headrests, footrests and more legroom than standard coaches.
- Enjoy the perfect temperature onboard with climate control.
- Relax and have a chat in the spacious rear lounge.
- Servery on board offering a range of refreshments.
- Porterage* at most hotels, so you really don’t have to lift a finger.
- Time flies with our onboard entertainment system.
- With free personal headphones you can tune into the music channel, listen to the radio or watch DVDs.
- Onboard toilet
Silver Service Seating Plan
Silver Service Virtual Tour
Find your nearest joining point
We have hundreds of coach joining points throughout England, Scotland and Wales. To find your nearest joining point, search using your postcode below.
*Please note joining points are subject to availability.
Travel Extras
Why not go the night before your tour for a relaxing start?
You can park for FREE for up to nine days at the Holiday Inn Ashford North and enjoy an overnight stay with English breakfast from just £41.50 per person (Based on 2 sharing a twin/double room on a B&B basis, subject to availability. Single supplements and terms and conditions apply.) We’ll then collect you from the hotel on the day of departure and return you there at the end of your holiday.
To book this package, please call the hotel on 01233 713333, select option 1, quoting ‘Leger Holidays’ and your booking reference. If your holiday is longer than seven days you can pay for additional days’ parking. Ask one of our friendly reservations team for more details when you book your holiday
On most holidays if you’d prefer to join your tour coach at Stop 24 services, you can park your car in the car park which is accredited by the Park Mark safer parking scheme and is monitored 24 hours a day by CCTV. Payment for the parking is made on arrival using the self-service machines. Excludes holidays to Ireland and the U.K. and tours travelling via Brittany Ferries.
Customer Reviews
To book this tour, just give our friendly team a call on 01709 787 463 or book online at www.leger.co.uk
