Tulips & Windmills
Day 1 London, Amsterdam
Begin with Titan’s VIP Home Departure Service® to London Heathrow or Gatwick Airport for your scheduled British Airways or another leading airline flight to Amsterdam. Meet your Titan representative on arrival and transfer to the port to embark the elegant River Duchess or River Queen.
Day 2 Amsterdam
Included Excursions: City Tour and Rijksmuseum and canal cruise
Spend your first full day in Holland’s largest city. Your scenic tour takes you past Mint Tower, Dam Square, the Royal Palace and Museum Square. Visit the renowned Rijksmuseum, with priceless works of Vermeer, Rembrandt and other Dutch Masters of the Golden Age. Captain’s Welcome Dinner this evening.
Day 3 Amsterdam, Volendam
Included Excursion: Keukenhof Gardens
During the morning, you will visit the Keukenhof Gardens, a 70-acre showcase of seven million flowers before your floating hotel cruises to the rich seafaring town of Volendam.
Day 4 Hoorn, Enkhuizen
Included Excursions: Hoorn Walking Tour
Cruise to Enkhuizen, a lively trading centre since the 17th century.
Day 5 Nijmegen
Included Excursion: Liberation Museum
Spend the morning cruising before reaching Nijmegen. From here, you will head to the Liberation Museum situated in nearby Groesbeek. During your guided visit, get a first hand account of WW II by experiencing the occupation, celebrating the liberation, and witnessing the rebuilding of the Netherlands and Europe after the war.
Day 6 Kinderdijk, Rotterdam
Included Excursion: Kinderdijk Windmills
Arrive in Kinderdijk in the morning where you will discover 19 astonishing well preserved windmills dating back to the 1500s and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Later in the day, sail to Rotterdam, cruise through its harbour, the second largest in the world.
Day 7 Veere
Included Excursion: Delta Works and free time in Veere
Enjoy a morning visit to the engineering marvel known as the Delta Works. Spend the late afternoon at leisure in charming Veere.
Day 8 Terneuzen (Bruges)
Included Excursion: Bruges with Canal Cruise (lunch not provided)
You arrive in Antwerp, and enjoy an excursion to Bruges, one of the bestpreserved medieval cities in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See the town as its original visitors did – aboard a canal boat – and discover why Bruges is often called “the Venice of the North”. Captain’s Farewell Dinner this evening.
Day 9 Antwerp
Included Excursion: Bruges with Canal Cruise (lunch not provided)
Your second day in Antwerp, the exciting diamond capital of the world, takes you to the Cathedral of Our Lade, which houses four master works by Peter Paul Rubens, who was born in Antwerp. Also visit Market Square, see the Brabo Fountain, and discover charming hidden sidestreets. This afternoon, you have the opportunity to take a shuttle to Diamondland, Antwerp’s largest diamond manufacturer.
Day 10 Antwerp, Brussels, London
Disembark the ship and transfer to Brussels Airport for your British Airways or another leading airline flight home. Arrive at London Heathrow or Gatwick where our staff will meet you and our transport will transfer you to your own front door.
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Titan Travel strive to ensure that aspect of their holidays whispers quality, before you fly, you get to appreciate a comfortable, chauffeur-driven transfer from your front door to the airport with our peerless VIP Home Departure Service, check-in assistance and complimentary porterage. All international flights are with world-renowned scheduled airlines and cruises with acclaimed operators. Touring holidays are expertly designed by the product team to present a comprehensive, imaginative introduction to the destination of choice yet still offer plenty of time for relaxation. The services of a tour manager or cruise manager are included throughout. When you return to the UK, you are met in the arrivals hall of the airport and shown to your VIP Home Departure Service vehicle, waiting to return you to your front door.
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