Final-year school trip to Amsterdam and Efteling: canals, Anne Frank, Zaanse Schans and a theme park (5 days)
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Reference RTO-05-429
- Duration 5 days
- DepartureFrom the place of your choice
- GroupFrom 20 participants
- DateOn the date of your choice
Four days in Amsterdam among canals, museums and windmills, then a day of thrills at Efteling, the great Dutch theme park.
This final-year trip blends culture and fun. In Amsterdam, pupils cruise the Golden Age canals, visit the Anne Frank House and the great museums, cycle the Dutch way and discover the windmills of Zaanse Schans and the harbour of Volendam; on the last day, the group stops at Efteling for a full day of rides and fairy tales before heading home. The departure date and time are set with your school in the quote. The journey is made in daytime, with a 30-minute break every 3 hours on the road, and the coach stays with the group on site.
Programme
Day 1: Departure from your school and arrival in Amsterdam
- Departure from your school early in the morning, at the agreed time, and daytime drive to the Netherlands (about 3 hours, excluding breaks).
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Arrival in Amsterdam around 10 a.m. and a canal cruise: the Herengracht, the Keizersgracht and the Prinsengracht, lined with Golden Age merchants' houses.
- Free lunch, then a walk from Dam Square to the Begijnhof and the floating flower market (Bloemenmarkt) on the Singel.
- Check-in at the accommodation for four nights, dinner and a quiet evening.
Day 2: Zaanse Schans and Volendam
- Drive to Zaanse Schans (about 30 min): its working windmills, green wooden houses and clog and cheese workshops.
- On to Volendam, the former fishing port on the IJsselmeer: the dyke, the traditional houses and fried fish to taste at the harbour.
- Supervised free time in Volendam.
- Return to Amsterdam, dinner and supervised evening.
Day 3: Anne Frank, the Jordaan and the Rijksmuseum
- Visit to the Anne Frank House, where she wrote her diary in the Secret Annex during the occupation (on request).
- Walk through the Jordaan, a former working-class district of canals, hidden courtyards and small markets.
- Visit to the Rijksmuseum and Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" (on request).
- Dinner and supervised evening.
Day 4: Amsterdam by bike and Van Gogh
- Group bike ride with a guide, the Dutch way (on request).
- Walk in the Vondelpark, the city's great park.
- Visit to the Van Gogh Museum (on request).
- Supervised free time at the Albert Cuyp Market and in the centre.
- Dinner and last evening in Amsterdam.
Day 5: A day at Efteling and return to Belgium
- Rooms vacated after breakfast and drive to Kaatsheuvel (about 1.5 hours).
- A full day at Efteling, from opening time to the late afternoon: the Baron 1898, Python and Joris en de Draak roller coasters, the Vliegende Hollander, Symbolica and the Fairytale Forest.
- Free lunch in the park.
- Departure in the late afternoon, daytime drive back to Belgium (about 1.5 to 2.5 hours depending on your school) with regular breaks.
- Arrival at your school in the evening.
The price includes
- Coach transport from your school, with the coach at the group's disposal throughout the stay
- The services of one driver
- 4 nights in a hotel or youth hostel in or around Amsterdam, rooms for 3 to 8 pupils and separate rooms for the accompanying staff
- Half board (breakfast and dinner), from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on day 5
- The Amsterdam canal cruise
- The coach excursion to Zaanse Schans and Volendam
- A one-day ticket to Efteling
- Free places for the accompanying staff (their share is included in the price per pupil)
- Accommodation for the driver
- Road costs, parking fees and tolls
The price does not include
- Visit to the Anne Frank House
- Visit to the Rijksmuseum and Rembrandt's "The Night Watch"
- Group bike ride with a guide, the Dutch way
- Visit to the Van Gogh Museum
- Lunches (not included; hotel packed lunches on request), and drinks
- Admission to museums and monuments not mentioned
- Tourist tax
- Cancellation and refund protection (optional)
- Pocket money and personal expenses
Good to know
- Valid identity card or passport, signed parental consent form for each pupil under 18 and European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), to be requested from your health insurance fund a few weeks before departure.
- Our drivers drive for a maximum of 3 hours, then take a 30-minute break, day and night.
- Supervision is provided by the accompanying teachers; each pupil signs a code of conduct based on the school rules (no alcohol for minors or on the coach, no drug use, punctuality and compliance with instructions during free time, coffee shops excluded from the programme and prohibited for under-18s, care around bikes and trams, ride safety rules respected at Efteling).
- The pupil list and rooming list are entered in the school's online area (Excel import possible); rooms are allocated according to your instructions.
- Recommended period: spring to autumn, when Efteling stays open into the evening (shorter hours in winter); tickets for the Anne Frank House only go on sale a few weeks before the date and sell out very quickly, so they are booked as soon as sales open. The Netherlands uses the euro and the same electrical sockets as Belgium; bring a raincoat and good shoes. Lunches are not included: allow around €10–15 per pupil per day, a little more at Efteling.
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- 25 →+125 paying participants: 1 free place(s)
- 50 →+350 paying participants: 3 free place(s)
- 75 →+475 paying participants: 4 free place(s)
- 100 →+6100 paying participants: 6 free place(s)
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Final-year school trip to Amsterdam and Efteling: canals, Anne Frank, Zaanse Schans and a theme park (5 days)
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