Tulip bike tours netherlands

Unforgettable trip to the tulip fields in North-Holland


April 27, 2023

Date


6 days / 5 nights

Duration


€ 3975,-

Price


tulip bike tours netherlands

6 days tour to the head of North-Holland and Texel

The Netherlands are the tulip capital of the world. You all now that. During springtime ( in april and may) you will see flower fields all over the place. In the Western part of the Netherlands ( North and South Holland) are many flower fields you can explore with this exclusive tulip bike tours Netherlands.
Did you know that the biggest, uninterrupted flowerbulbarea in the world is in the North of North-Holland? Where do you find a beautiful view, coloured with flowerbulbfields and with the dunes as a horizon? The foundation of Flowering Zijpe uses the help of more than 200 volunteers to put Zijpe on the map as the most lovely flowerbulb area of the Netherlands. They want to introduce everybody to this on a approachable, pure way. Once a year the flower growers open up their lands to the curious civilians and tell about their passion with pride.

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Just bring your personal luggage and forget all your troubles!

Our bikes are the best Pedelecs with high quality bags for your personal luggage, best assisting display & control system, most comfortable seats, light rain suits and more.

The Netherlands is the ultimate destination for cycling thanks to its flat landscape, mild climate, short distances and wonderful infrastructure. It's safe, easy and great fun! More than 32,000 kilometers of the best bicycle paths are waiting for you throughout the country.

It seems like unbelievable that we will visit so many sites while biking but so it will be. More than this, it is going to be enriching, fun and exciting from the beginning till the end of this wonderful week.
We will start at estate Duin & Kruidberg but then we head to the North to the biggest, uninterrupted flowerbulbarea in the world and to the beautiful island of Texel. This is a 5 days cycle tour and you will see the National Parc, much and much flower fields, beautifull small villages and always dunes at the horizon. The first day you will stay in 5 star hotel Duin & Kruidberg and dine at. The rest of the days you will stay in the most beautiful 5 star hotels and dine at michelin starred restaurants or our favorite local restaurants and have the experience of your live.
Because we use Pedelecs for this tour we can easily do 40 miles a day. We will cycle 3 a 4 hours a day and have enough time to visit the most beautiful and authentic places of the Netherlands.

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When & where

5 full day tulip bike tours netherlands, 6-14 participants.

Guided VIP bicycle tour including full service & escort by two warm experienced & professional guides.

Great cycling, exceptional food, and authentic local experiences

You will stay in 4 or 5 star hotels and dine in michelinstar restaurants.

Total of 180 miles / 289 KM exclude Thursday afternoon.
57 KM biking per day in average.

Meeting point:
On Thursday April 27, at 4:00 pm at the train station of Santpoort-Noord, North to Amsterdam, around 20 minutes by train from Amsterdam main train station.

Ending point:
On Tuesday May 2, at about 6:00 pm at the Duin & Kruidberghotel in Santpoort-Noord, next to Haarlem.
North to Amsterdam, around 20 minutes by train from Amsterdam main train station.

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Inclusions + Details;
Use of top-of-the-line pedelec
Meals and drinks as mentioned
Stay in the most beautiful 4 and 5 star accommodations
3 Dinners at michelin starred restaurants including wine arrangements
2 gourmet dinners at our favorite local restaurants and renowned culinary establishment
Panniers
Full Service during your trip
Free WI-Fi during your trip, even when you are on the bike
Pick-up and drop-off before and after your tour from predetermined meeting points
Luggage transfers
insurance of the bikes
Route descriptions
Local guides during your tour.
Entrance fees to historic sites, museums, parks and all other exclusive events
Craft beer tastings and activities as outlined in the tour itinerary
Gratuities for baggage, porters, and hotel service.
Not Included
Airfare
Travel protection
Tour Highlights
Touring through the biggest, uninterrupted flowerbulbarea in the world.
Enjoy the world famous Dutch Dunes. Most of the tour you will ride through nature parks along the coast.
Visit little villages along the coast
Visit the Floral Gardens where you can make your own bulb wish list for planting activities in October.
Admire iconic Dutch windmills, then visit a working one to find out how they function.
Dutch pancakes, sweets like apple cake and stroopwafel, smoked sausages, and bitterballen.
Sailing across the Zaan with a sloop for an amazing view of the Zaanse Schans.
Admire iconic Dutch windmills, then visit a working one to find out how they function
Visit to the isle of Texel
Beer tasting on Texel

ITINERARY TULIP BIKE TOUR

EXPERIENCE WORLD CLASS 5 STARS HOTELS


DAY 1 - WELCOME IN THE NETHERLANDS

Meals: Michelin-starred Dinner and wine arrangement Destination: Santpoort-Noord

Your host will greet you at the Santpoort-Noord train station, and the adventure begins! You will check in at the Duin & Kruidberg hotel with a warm welcome and a tasteful glass of wine or beer with bitterballen. After you are settled you can start to discover the surroundings on your own if you want. The hotel is situated on the border of the national parc and the ruins of the Brederode Castle are nearby. When you have enough time you can visit the city of Haarlem as well. Tonight we will toast to an exciting week in Holland and enjoy an elegant dinner in the hotel’s own Michelin-starred restaurant.


Day 2: The journey begins

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Seafood Dinner with wine arrangement Accomplished: 40 miles / 64 km

After your copius breakfast at Brasserie DenK you start with a magnificent tour through the national parc Zuid-Kennemerland with its stunning nature. After the national-parc you enter the city of Haarlem where we have a stop for a guided walk through this beautiful old city. We will leave Haarlem for a small village called spaarndam for a good lunch. After lunch we will cross the North-Sea Canal and head for another part of the National-Parc to Wijk aan Zee for a delicious seafood diner at Puur Zee made by our friend Imco.


Day 3 - The flower fields of Limmen to Callantsoog

Meals: Breakfast / lunch/ Dinner Accomplished: 41 miles / 66 km

You wil visit villages like Egmond and Bergen and cycle through the flower field area of Limmen. In the first week of May Limmen host the famous flower-days. You can relax at the the beach of Egmond aan Zee and will visit the village of Bergen which is famous as an host village for many artists. Here we will have a lunch. After a little stroll through the village we will head for Callantsoog. But first we of all we enter the biggest flowerbulbarea in the world and stop for the bulb field express. Have you always been curious of where the flowers come from? The flowerbulbfamily loves to tell you about the familybusiness and about the history and current cultivation of flowerbulbs. After the explanation about the flowerbulbbusiness, the flowerbulbroute starts with a special Slow Train, that rides across the blooming flowerbulbfields.


Day 4 - head of North-Holland and Texel through the flower fields around ZIJPE

Meals: Breakfast / lunch / Dinner Accomplished: 29 miles / 47 km

Today we enter the biggest uninterrupted flowerbulbarea in the world. Miles of tulipfields as far as you can see. Once a year the flower growers open up their lands to the curious civilians and tell about their passion with pride. It is a unique experience to see the flower fields. Maybe the Keukenhof is more known to you but this area is the best kept secret. After you have recovered from all the impressions we will continue to take the boat to Texel. Certainly in the spring this island is a beautiful place when all the lambs, goats, sheep and cows are allowed back on the land. We visit small villages and make a stopover at the, in the Netherlands, very famous and appreciated Texel beer brewery for a tour and of course a tasting of their prize-winning special beers. We end the day in the village of Den Hoorn and spend the night in an exclusive hotel with a Michelin star restaurant.


Day 5 - Another day in the head of North-Holland

Meals: Breakfast / lunch/ Michelin star Dinner Accomplished: 30 miles / 49 km

Today you will visit the Floral Gardens and you will head for Schoorl. At Floral Gardens you can choose your own BULBS while they are in full bloom. This is the perfect time to make your own wish list for planting activities in october.


Day 6 - Back to Santpoort-Noord

Meals: Breakfast / lunch/ Dinner with wine arrangement Accomplished: 35 miles / 56 km

Last day on your Pedelec and we will visit Alkmaar, the cheese capital of North-Holland and along the Alkmaardermeer and some typical small dutch villages we will pass the Zaanse Schans by boat to end at Duin & Kruidberg again. In Alkmaar we will visit the national Beer Museum for a guided tour and some beer tasting. We will also visit the Cheese museum for some tasting. Along the Alkmaardermeer we will follow a part of the ferry-route. You will encounter a lot of culture while cycling this route. Enjoy cycling through the Low Dutch country by bike, along the water, the polder and over the nice ferries. After a beautiful bike ride we will transfer to a sloop to sail the Zaan towards the Zaanse Schans. From the water you have a beautiful view as you sail through the cultural heritage past mills, typical houses and old industry. We will visit a working mill. And then we sail back over the Zaan and the uitgeester lake towards Uitgeest for a drink and a bitterbal. After you have processed all the impressions, we will arrange transport to the hotel in Santpoort-Noord for a last evening together.


Day 7 - back home

Accomplished: 180 miles / 289 kms

On this day your holiday ends after a marvelous breakfast. we will say goodbye and guide you to a previously agreed location to continue your journey or return home.


Why us?

We live in this area and know better than anyone how beautiful this area is and what the most beautiful places are.
We would like you to participate in this. We want to show you the Netherlands as you may know it from the booklets and brochures, but without visiting the most obvious places. You can always visit the big tourist spots, as everyone already does. We are convinced that if you really want to discover and experience the Netherlands, you have to get off the beaten track. We want to show you that. And we also want to give you the best culinary experience that North Holland has to offer. We are very passionate about this and we are only satisfied when you can go home with just as much enthusiasm.


What to bring?

Actually we are responsible for all your relevant needs all over our 6 days tour.

This means, among other things, that we take care of all logistics related to routes, bicycles, luggage, entrances, accommodations, good food and drinks and many more surprises along the way, which will make you feel happy and satisfied.

All you have to do is arrive in a good mood and worry-free. Bring light luggage with your personal comfortable clothes and personal belongings that you want to have with you for 6 days.

As part of the process, you will be provided with a detailed list of what we recommend to prepare for your arrival before the trip begins.


About our Pedelecs

Our bicycles are among the best Electric bicycles on the market and are from the Swiss manufacturer "Flyer". The bikes are supported up to 25 km / h by a small electric motor, which allows you to pedal easily and with minimal effort while choosing the right mode; Turbo, Sport, Tour or Eco depending on what you find comfortable. A little headwind will take you with ease.

High-quality E-bikes, premium low step-through aluminum frame enable a high level of comfort and ride stability.

Unlike some other types of e-bikes, Pedelecs are classified as conventional bicycles in The Netherlands by road authorities.

Furthermore, the bikes are equipped with best professional added devices for your convenience like the most comfortable wide seats, high quality bags for your personal luggage and the best assisting display & control system. If you want you can even bring your own seat with you.


About the weather in The Netherlands

The Netherlands is a flat country and has often breezy conditions, although more in the winter than in the summer, and more among the coastal areas than inland.

The best months for cycling in The Netherlands are April to October.
The Netherlands has a lot of water: rivers, canals and lakes. All this water might suggest that it rains a lot in The Netherlands.
Actually, statistics point out that it rains only 7% of the time, and the average rainfall is about 800 mm a year.
Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with a 'dryer period' from April to September
with 9 to 11 days in average precipitation while average monthly hours of sunshine over those months is between 150 to 200 hours per month.
The average temperatures during days are 14c in April, 17c in May, 19c in June, 22c in July, 22c in August, 18c in September and 14c in October.

The Dutch have a saying: "You aren't made of sugar, you won't melt in the rain!". And so, weather conditions don't really affect the number of cyclists in The Netherlands.
They simply get out their raincoat that keep them dry on the inside and keep on biking with a smile as usual.
As for us, we will bike on our Pedelecs, easy biking with no effort also in windy days.

What about cycling in the rain?
We actually cycle around 50 km per day, the average speed is 15 km per hour, the net time between 3 and 4 hours per day, that's all.
That means we always have enough time to take planned or spontaneous breaks indoors in case of heavy rain.


Extra Gifts

Every participant will have some gifts as a part of our unique vacation:

Lightweight sunglasses designed for occasional cyclists riding as the perfect protection from the wind and from the sun. High-durability poly carbonate transparent lenses with full UV protection.
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A 2 part rain suit easy wear on top of the cloths in case of rain.
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Along this week we will take many beautiful photos that would be sent to you in a digital platform. In addition, a few days after this week, we will send to your email address a "Traveling Album" that will include sites in The Netherlands with background and description aside your photos as a life long souvenir.


Prices & Terms

Price for this tulip bike tours netherlands is 3975,- Euros total per participant.
Price includes payments for all outdoor and indoor activities, accommodations, restaurants, drinks and snacks all along our tour as written in details above.*

Above all, price includes the best 24/7 service from 2 professional guides that will escort the tour and will take care of all relevant issues for you to have the best time.

Group size will be between 6 to 14 participants.

Age of participants is limited to 16 years old and up to 120.

Payment can be done by PayPal or via a bank transfer.
50% while reservation's confirmation; Other 50% of payment will be paid 30 days before tour date.

No cancellation fee until 30 days before date - 100% full refund will be transferred until 30 days before tour date.
In case of cancellation in less than 30 days before starting date - 50% of payment will be returned to customer
while 50% of charged payment will be as an advance payment for participating a weekly tour in The Netherlands
on other convenient date between April to October 2020-2021.

* Locations of accommodations may change in case of unavailability on certain dates.
In any case, alternative high standard accommodations will be booked instead.

* Indoor activities may change due unpredicted reasons or unavailability on certain dates.
In that case, alternative activities will be planned in advance and you will get notified about any change.

* Depending on the seasons, some changes can be made to the route. Flower fields have no agenda and will bloom when the weather permits. This means that in a very hot or very cold spring, the bulb fields will bloom earlier or later. Fortunately, we are not in control of that. However, experience has shown that this is the best time to see the flower bulb fields.

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