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Amsterdam-Bruges

Amsterdam-Bruges and Bruges-Amsterdam

Amsterdam-Bruges

We have devised a wonderful cycling holiday through the Netherlands down into Belgium, past towns, villages, canals – on high-quality cycling paths. In eight days of cycling you will discover many delightful places you otherwise wouldn’t have chanced upon.


Starting in Amsterdam and travelling in a southwesterly direction you will go to the following towns: Gouda, Dordrecht, Willemstad, Zierikzee, Middelburg, Vlissingen (Flushing), Sluis, Damme and Bruges. They count among the most picturesque towns in the Netherlands and Flanders and are remarkably well-preserved and evocative of centuries past. The route is predominantly rural and passes through a number of nature reserves.

Belgium
Netherlands
Easy
  • 9 Days / 8 Nights
  • Self-guided tour
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Itinerary

Your bicycle holiday starts in Amsterdam, famous for its gorgeous 400-year-old canal district; museums (the new Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh, Anne Frank etc); street artists and performers on Dam, Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein; a notorious red-light district and more. This city is brimming with things to see and do and you couldn’t wish for a more dynamic beginning to your holiday. Try to arrive early so you have time to admire the elegant tree-lined canals and tall narrow townhouses and warehouses dating from the 17th century (World Heritage Site).   

After staying the night in bustling Amsterdam, plunge into the peace and quiet of the “Groene Hart” or Green Heart, a pleasant rural area of low-lying polders with peat meadows and grazing cattle.  It’s a flat, open, spacious landscape where church spires and windmills touch the horizon and clouds are reflected in lakes and canals. For centuries, people flocked from far and wide to buy horses, cows, meat, turf, seed, cheese etc, at weekly and annual markets in Gouda.  We recommend an evening stroll around the old part of town to soak up the yesteryear atmosphere and marvel at the large and attractive market square boasting a wonderful fifteenth century town hall as well as a Weighing House (“Waag”).  

Would the 79 km be to long for you then you can split this day by booking an extra overnight in Woerden (48 km and 30 km). 

From Gouda you'll cycle via the "Green heart of Holland" to the village of Kinderdijk, explore the site where 19 windmills have been standing majestically in rows since 1740. They were used to drain excess water out of the low-lying polder up into the River Lek. One of the mills is open to the public. Your destination, Papendrecht, is just a ferry crossing away from of one of Holland’s oldest towns; Dordrecht. Dordrecht is completely surrounded by rivers. Beautiful bridges take you across the water into the heart of town. Around the harbour you will see many monumental buildings.

The result of a major flood in 1421, Biesbosch is one of the few remaining wetland habitats in Europe where the ecosystem has adapted both to saltwater coming in from the sea through tidal creeks, and to freshwater coming down in the rivers. It’s an ever-changing labyrinth of creeks and riverlets encompassing countless little islands of willow woods and reeds, a paradise for birds. The longer ride (54 km) takes you along the edges of this National Park. Round off the day in Willemstad, a fortified town shaped like a seven-point star.

Today you will enter Zeeland, a province of the Netherlands marked by light, wind, water and lots of space. It is made up of islands so bridges and ferries will be carrying you across the waters as you drift down towards Belgium. Picture-book towns with ancient houses and cobbled streets are lined up for the coming days. Traverse a patchwork landscape of vast polders, idyllic countryside, rolling dunes and golden sand flats. 

A wander down the narrow streets of Zierikzee is an absolute delight. Quaint little old houses take you back in time to the town's glory days when ships set sail to sell salt, wool, fish, grain and red dye as far afield as the Baltic and the Mediterranean. Your route continues to the charming village of Veere. From 1541 everything that was exported to Holland from Scotland (mainly wool) came ashore in and was distributed from Veere. This contract brought the town not only prosperity but also a very lively Scottish expat community that stayed for 300 years. Walk in their footsteps as you take a tour of the sights. Cruising further south, you will discover the nostalgic splendour of the city of Middelburg, capital of Zeeland. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the most important centres of trade in the Netherlands. At the end of the day, amble down to the beach in Vlissingen to watch the sun set into the sea.  

After a hearty breakfast, hop on a ferry boat to Zeelandic Flanders with its winding country roads, pollard willows, wet meadows and scattered villages. Having crossed the border into Belgium, you will reach the charming little town of Damme on the banks of the romantic Damse Vaart. From here, it’s only a short stretch to Bruges, known as the pearl of Flanders! It’s a truly enchanting town that has been welcoming tourists for about 150 years. With most of its medieval architecture intact, it remains exceptionally well preserved and can really give you a sense of times gone by when it was at the centre of the European wool and cloth trade. 

The route

Almost all of the cycle routes can be classified as "easy".

Prices and events

All data for 2023 at a glance
Place of arrival: Amsterdam
  Season 1
01.04.2023 - 30.09.2023

From Amsterdam to Bruges, 8 days, cat. A, NL-SHRAB-08A
Base price
799.00
Surcharge overnight stay Saturday 22.00
GPS-Data 20.00
extra luggage 30.00
Surcharge single room 210.00
From Amsterdam to Bruges, 8 days, cat. B, NL-SHRAB-08B
Base price
740.00
Surcharge overnight stay Saturday 22.00
GPS-Data 20.00
extra luggage 30.00
Surcharge single room 210.00

Surcharge overnight stay on a Saturday in Amsterdam € 20,- per person. We automatically credit the amount if the overnight stay in Amsterdam is not a Saturday.

Season 1
Apr 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023
From Amsterdam to Bruges, 8 days, cat. A, NL-SHRAB-08A
Base price
Surcharge overnight stay Saturday
GPS-Data
extra luggage
Surcharge single room
From Amsterdam to Bruges, 8 days, cat. B, NL-SHRAB-08B
Base price
Surcharge overnight stay Saturday
GPS-Data
extra luggage
Surcharge single room
799.00
22.00
20.00
30.00
210.00
740.00
22.00
20.00
30.00
210.00

Surcharge overnight stay on a Saturday in Amsterdam € 20,- per person. We automatically credit the amount if the overnight stay in Amsterdam is not a Saturday.

Season 1
Apr 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023
Amsterdam
Stay in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Stay in Amsterdam
40.00
40.00
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Amsterdam
  Season 1
Apr 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023

Amsterdam
Stay in Amsterdam 40.00
Amsterdam
Stay in Amsterdam 40.00
Filter
24-gear rental bike (hybrid)
Electric bike
112.00
235.00
Prices per person in EUR

Services & Extras

Services

Included

  • 7 Overnights in hotels of the booked category incl. breakfast buffet or extended breakfast
  • At best elaborated route with maps
  • Detailed travel documents with maps 1x per room
  • Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
  • For rental bikes, rental bike insurance
  • Service hotline

Not included

  • Arrival and departure
  • Costs for parking
  • City tax
  • Transfers
  • Optional sightseeings
  • City maps
  • Repairs of own bike
  • Travel Insurances
  • Costs of the private requirements
  • GPS-data
Extras

Arrival / Parking / Departure

  • Good train connection to Amsterdam
  • Airport Amsterdam Schiphol
  • Parking at the start hotel, € 35,- per day
Hotels

Category A: Overnight stays in very good quality hotels of the national 3*/4* category, all rooms with shower/bath and WC. 

 

Category B: Overnight stays in hotels of the national 3*/4* category. The accommodations may be in the surroundings of the city. All rooms with shower/bath and WC.

Important notes

Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

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Ratings

5 of 5 Stars (1 Rating)
5 stars
Stephan Carstens DE | 26.10.2020
Entspanntes Freisein
Die Tour von Amsterdam nach Brügge sind mein 13-jähriger Sohn und ich gemeinsam gefahren. Erst einmal waren wir froh, dass dies überhaupt in Zeiten von Corona möglich war. Die Tour selbst war sehr schön. Wir hatten perfektes Wetter, sehr gute Räder und waren in einer Region unterwegs, die wir noch nicht kannten und die noch radfahrerfreundlicher war als erwartet. Das Fahrradleitsystem vor Ort mit den Knotenpunkten vereinfacht die Navigation und erlaubt es auch ohne detailliertes Kartenmaterial (oder permanentes starren auf Google-Maps) sich ab und zu von der vorgeschlagenen Route zu entfernen (z.B. sind wir nicht durch Zierikzee gefahren, sondern oben rum übers Speerwerk Richtung Middelburg und sind so durch sehr schöne Dünenlandschaften gekommen). Gepäcktransport, Unterkünfte usw. hat alles reibungslos geklappt. Wir hatten nur Frühstück gebucht, was gut war, da uns abends nicht immer der Sinn nach einem richtigen Essen stand - schon weil es tagsüber teilweise sehr heiß war. In Gouda haben wir daher z.B. abends in einem netten Imbiss sehr gute Pommes mit Stoofvlees gegessen, in Schuddebeurs und Willemstaad sehr gut in unseren Hotels gespeist. Highlight war für mich u.a. die letzte Etappe mit der Fahrt am Boudewijnkanaal entlang bis Brügge mit dem von Pappeln gesäumten Weg. Ich denke, das wäre selbst bei schlechtem Wetter toll gewesen :-) Anregung: Man bekommt sehr viel Papier mit den Routen ausgehändigt. Vielleicht kann man das noch mehr vermeiden durch elektronische Routen o.ä.

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