Valkenburg, Amsterdam & The Rhine 2017
What's Included
6 nights' accommodation with continental breakfast
4 evening meals
Convenient local joining points
Travel by executive coach or upgrade to Silver Service
Included Excursions
Amsterdam - Beautiful city of canals and museums
Drielandenpunt and Aachen - Meeting point of three borders
Upgrade to Silver Service and enjoy these extras
Extra legroom for your added comfort
Comfortable rear lounge to relax and chat
FREE personal headphones with a choice of music & DVDs
Porterage in all hotels
Smaller, more personal group
7 Day Itinerary
Day 1
Local departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to Valkenburg for a six-night stay.
- Door-to-door available
On coach holidays of 7 days’ duration or more and Single Traveller coach holidays, you don’t even have to think about getting to your local joining point.
If you live within 20 miles of one of our free joining point, we’ll pick you up from your home and take you to meet your feeder coach, then return you back home at the end of your holiday. On European coach holidays of 7 days' or more, the cost of this is just £30 per booking each way (Up to 4 people per booking). For Single Traveller holidays, it’s free of charge.
If you live a little further afield, you can also take advantage of this convenient option for an additional charge
Please note: If you would like to take up the Door-to-Door service, you will need to call our reservations team as it is not possible to book this service online.
Day 2 - Valkenburg
A free day to relax in Valkenburg. Walk around the quaint cobbled streets with their excellent shops, bars and cafés; explore the Gemeentegrot - the Roman caves; or head up to the castle ruins for panoramic views over the town.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3 - Amsterdam and Canal Cruise
Included excursion to Amsterdam. Explore the city's museums, stroll around the charming streets or relax in one of the canal-side cafés and soak up the atmosphere. To see a bit more of the city, join our leisurely optional cruise with commentary along the picturesque canals. The cruise ends at a diamond factory where you can learn where diamonds are found, how they're polished and how to tell if a diamond is the real thing!
- Included meals: Breakfast
Day 4 - Rhine and Moselle Valleys
Enjoy a spectacular optional, full-day excursion along the Rhine Valley seeing fairytale castles and picturesque villages. After time in the town of Boppard, join our optional relaxing Rhine cruise with lunch, followed by winetasting in the lovely town of Alken on the gentler Moselle River.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 - Drielandenpunt and Aachen
Included excursion, firstly to Drielandenpunt (Three-Country Point), where the borders of Germany, Holland and Belgium meet at one point. We continue to the German town of Aachen, with its magnificent cathedral and old town.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 - Monschau or Free Time in Valkenburg
Enjoy a relaxing day in the town of Valkenburg or join our morning optional visit to the charming little town of Monschau, tucked into the hilly landscape of the Eifel mountain range. Wander around the cobbled streets lined with centuries-old half-timbered houses, cafés, restaurants and souvenir shops before returning to Valkenburg after lunch.
- Included meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 7
Return home.
- Included meals: Breakfast
Accommodation
You will stay for six nights at the 3-star Hotel de Bogaerde in the centre of Valkenburg. The hotel has a lift. The restaurant and bar are located in the adjacent sister hotel, Hotel Walram, which is connected by an indoor walkway. The Walram’s indoor swimming pool, sauna and solarium are also available for use.
Extras
Optional Excursions
Amsterdam Canal Cruise - A leisurely view of the city
Rhine and Moselle Valleys - Fairytale castles and picturesque villages
Monschau - Charming towns in the Eifel Hills