Tulip Time and Holland in the Spring April 24-29 2008
Book quickly as we lose rooms March 1.
April 24 Depart on various flights from the United States to Amsterdam. Please ask us for a quote. April 25 Morning arrival in Amsterdam. We will have one group transfer at approximately noon with our local representative. Transfer to our 4 1/2 star hotel in Amsterdam, walkable to all major sights. Hotel check in is mid afternoon. From 6-7PM tonight, our representative will welcome you at the hotel and give you details for our trip. Welcome dinner following our meeting. April 26 Buffet Breakfast at our hotel. Then we set off for the Haarlem Flower Parade with our guide in our private bus. The parade of flower-decorated floats, makes a slow passage, where the cavalcade forms an illuminated display. We will watch the parade for part of it from Noordwijk, then return to Amsterdam. Back to Amsterdam for a canal cruise with English speaking information supplied. Now that we are rested, we make a stop at Anne Frank’s house for a visit and to finish our day. Breakfast
APR 27 Today is a full day at leisure in Amsterdam and we suggest three museums which both offer English speaking tours and pamphlets. These are the Van Gogh Museum and the famous Rijksmuseum with an exhibit that time of year on the Golden Age. The Hermitage from St. Petersburg has a satellite museum in Amsterdam with gorgeous Art Nouveau objects. Tonight we regroup for Farewell Dinner at a local restaurant. Buffet Breakfast Dinner April 28 Buffet Breakfast then off to the flower auction in Aaslmeer a short distance away, again with our guide and bus. We continue to Lisse to visit the Keukenhof Park, stopping for a quick lunch,finishing our flower day with a drive along the bulb route towards Haarlem and back to Amsterdam. Founded in 1950 by leading bulb growers, the Keukenhof is one of the largest open-air flower exhibitions in the world. As many as 7 million tulip bulbs bloom every spring, either in hothouses (where they may reach 3 feet) or in flower beds along the sides of a charming lake. In the last weeks of April you can catch tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and narcissi all flowering simultaneously. In addition there are 50,000 square feet of more exotic blooms under glass. Buffet Breakfast Lunch April 29 Buffet Breakfast then transfer to the airport for flights home or stay on! Extra nights available in Amsterdam. There will be one group transfer in the morning. Many of our members whose flights do not fit the transfer will share taxis to the airport.
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*Itineraries subject to minor changes- fuel surcharges included in trip prices where airfare is included. Not included: airport taxes, government fees and September 11th Security Fee. Prices per person based on double occupancy. To book this trip please fill out our new member application if applicable and then the booking form. The Women's Travel Club (USA), Inc.
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