Description
Dagtocht van Amsterdam naar Giethoorn
Giethoorn is typically referred to as ‘Venice of the North’. As cars aren’t allowed, transportation is traditionally on foot, by bike, or by boat. Experience how the Dutch live with and on the water. Learn about the outstanding water-management techniques of the Dutch. See the beautiful farmhouses and the many picturesque bridges in this idyllic village with merely 2500 inhabitants.
You will meet your professional guide and driver and board a bus at the pick-up point in front of Hotel Barbizon Palace, 100 yards away from Amsterdam Central Station. To ensure you an optimal personal service please don’t hesitate to ask your guide for any information, queries or questions.
Take in the stunning views of the typical Dutch flat, square designed landscapes of the polders, the reclaimed land, and the dikes during your comfortable and informative drive through the province of North Holland.
Enjoy the one-hour guided tour on a whisper-electronic-boat. You will sail past beautiful restored thatched-roof farmhouses, taking in amazing sights, of bridges, canals, lakes and the Dutch breath-taking agricultural scenery. You’ll sail on the Lake Bovenwiede and on the waters and canals of Giethoorn, where locals get around by “punters”, a flat-bottomed boats propelled by a long pole.
After your peaceful boat tour you will have free time to explore the authentic village of Giethoorn by yourselves. Stroll around centuries of history of traditional Dutch craftsmanship. Discover the unique Dutch culture with guidance and recommendations from your personal guide. You will learn facts and peculiarities about Holland you would have never imagined. After an enjoyable day you will be driven back safely to your initial pick-up point at the Hotel Barbizon Palace in the centre of Amsterdam.
Pick-up information
– Vertrek: 11:00 uur
– Duur: ~ 8 uur
– Ophaalpunt: Hotel NH BARBIZON Palace
– Afleverpunt: Hotel BARBIZON Palace
– Inclusief: begeleide boottocht van een uur, mineraalwater
– Exclusief: lunch
– BELANGRIJK! Zorg ervoor dat u 15 minuten voor vertrek incheckt
