8 days · 7 nights
Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

The Benelux in Eight Stages

Eight days across the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg: Amsterdam and its villages, The Hague, Delft, Kinderdijk, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Brussels, the Ardennes and Luxembourg.

Duration: 8 days · 7 nights
Departure and return: Amsterdam
Countries visited: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1Amsterdam — welcome of your group at the airport or station, canal boat trip, Rijksmuseum, Dam Square and the Jordaan district, night in Amsterdam
Day 2Zaanse Schans, Volendam and Marken — windmills and clog maker of Zaanse Schans, fishing harbour of Volendam, boat crossing to Marken, Edam cheese farm, night in Amsterdam
Day 3The Hague and Delft — Binnenhof and Mauritshuis, Scheveningen seafront, Delftware pottery and market square of Delft, night in Rotterdam
Day 4Kinderdijk and Antwerp — UNESCO-listed windmills of Kinderdijk, Rotterdam Markthal, Cathedral of Our Lady and Rubens House in Antwerp, night in Antwerp
Day 5Ghent — Ghent Altarpiece in St Bavo’s Cathedral, Graslei and Korenlei quays, Castle of the Counts, Belfry, night in Bruges
Day 6Bruges and Brussels — boat trip on the canals of Bruges, Markt square and Beguinage, Grand Place, Manneken Pis and Royal Galleries of Saint-Hubert in Brussels, night in Brussels
Day 7Dinant and the Ardennes — citadel of Dinant on the Meuse, collegiate church and Leffe abbey beer, the lanes of Durbuy, Ardennes scenery, night in Luxembourg
Day 8Luxembourg — Bock Casemates, Chemin de la Corniche, Grand Ducal Palace, Grund district, return to Amsterdam, then transfer to the airport or station

Services

Welcome and transfers at the airport or station of your choice
Coach with driver throughout the tour, two drivers when needed
7 hotel nights with breakfast
Optional: guide speaking the language of the group and of the countries visited, half board, cruises, tickets

Indicative programme: the order of visits may be adapted to opening hours, the weather and flight times.