Holland & Belgium in Springtime

Belgium: Antwerp, Ghent | The Netherlands: Veere, Kinderdijk, Dordrecht, Rotterdam, Enkhuizen, Amsterdam

Ship

M/S River Aria

OR

M/S River Harmony

Nights on Ship

10

Group size

Average of 38 travelers

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Single Supplement: Low-Cost

From $4,399 per person

12 Days | $367 per day

Includes airfare

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Looking to explore in the summer?

 Discover our NEW Holland & Belgium River Cruise

 

Our NEW 11-day River Cruise to the Low Countries features highlights from this itinerary, as well as activities exclusive to this region in the summertime.

Optional Tours

During your trip, you will have the opportunity to join optional tours to further your discoveries—all of which are noted below. Most of these tours can only be reserved onsite with your Program Director though the Optional Tours Portal. However, due to limited space and other special requirements, some optional tours must be reserved before your departure from the U.S. If this trip has optional tours that need to be purchased in advance, they will be noted with a disclaimer below.

Delft

Day 7 | $149 per person

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Dating back to the 13th century, Delft was a longtime home port to the Dutch East India Company. It is well known for its blue-and-white pottery called Delftware, which was first produced in the 17th century and styled after imported Chinese porcelain. You’ll learn more about the unique pottery during a visit to a local porcelain factory. You’ll also enjoy a walking tour of the city and lunch at a local restaurant. 

Delta Works

Day 9 | $95 per person

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Discover the Delta Works to see a restoration project known worldwide for its hydro engineering, begun after flooding had devastated Holland. Originally, the province was a collection of islands—easy prey to the sea. Now the islands are connected and protected by a series of dams, dikes, and bridges. The destructive tides that flooded the islands in 1953 and claimed the lives of 1,800 people are still remembered by the inhabitants of Zeeland. Since then, the gigantic Delta Works have prevented a recurrence. During an informative film and a guided tour, you’ll see several of the ingenious technical achievements designed over the past 35 years, and get a sense of how the Dutch have claimed, reclaimed, and protected their homeland from the threat of the sea.