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- Difficulty1 Difficulty level 1
Level 1: easy tours, very flat terrain
- Duration5 days
The duration of the tour
- GuidanceGuided
Guided cycling: A tour leader will guide you during the cycling days
Experience Holland in style: with a gorgeous spring break overflowing with flowers. This 5-day mini-cruise treats you to Dutch delights in the most beautiful season of the year and will take you to hidden botanical gems in “the Garden of Amsterdam”. Enjoy unforgettable days on board a custom-built barge with excellent service and an alternating itinerary. Amsterdam is also called, by some, the smallest metropolis of Europe. It boasts many unique museums, as well as enticing shopping, and the UNESCO-listed canals in the heart of city certainly make a visit to Amsterdam a fine Holland highlight. Visit the famous flower market in the center of the capital and discover the Zaanse Schans open-air museum, including windmills, a traditional cheese maker, a clog maker, and a …
From € 1,079 p.p.
- Including entrance Keukenhof
- Visit mill at Zaanse Schans
- Entrance North-Holland Dune reserve
- Ships with 30 to max. 40 passengers
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Monday to Friday
Amsterdam: 08:30 to 22:00
New York: 6:00AM to 7:00PM
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Experience Holland in style: with a gorgeous spring break overflowing with flowers. This 5-day mini-cruise treats you to Dutch delights in the most beautiful season of the year and will take you to hidden botanical gems in “the Garden of Amsterdam”. Enjoy unforgettable days on board a custom-built barge with excellent service and an alternating itinerary.
Amsterdam is also called, by some, the smallest metropolis of Europe. It boasts many unique museums, as well as enticing shopping, and the UNESCO-listed canals in the heart of city certainly make a visit to Amsterdam a fine Holland highlight. Visit the famous flower market in the center of the capital and discover the Zaanse Schans open-air museum, including windmills, a traditional cheese maker, a clog maker, and a traditional Dutch village. Other highlights of this trip are the historic city of Haarlem, the world famous flower park Keukenhof, near Lisse. Optional is a visit to the world’s largest flower auction in Aalsmeer (closed during weekends and on public holidays).
The ship – Your floating hotel
In between cycling excursions, you cruise along with the ship, which travels to a new destination every day. You dine, sleep and eat breakfast on board. You’ll receive a packed lunch every day, and you can usually choose between a longer or shorter bike ride. It’s also possible to spend a day on board if you like. There are rental bikes on board, but you can also bring your own if you mention it when booking.
Fully Guided
Accompanied by a competent, professional and multilingual tour leader, you and the group will visit interesting sights and places on the daily cycling tours. During the bike tour, they will explain the local history and culture behind the things you encounter along the way. You can also choose to ride individually with the help of our Ride with GPS app and our BBT cycling map (available on board).
Itinerary
Day 1 Amsterdam | Amsterdam – Haarlem
Boarding and check-in begin at 2 p.m., where the crew welcomes you on board. Once everyone has arrived, we cruise toward Haarlem, passing through a historic lock along the way. After arrival, enjoy a short test ride to get comfortable on your bike, followed by a welcome dinner on board. The evening is yours to explore Haarlem at your own pace.
Day 2 Haarlem – Keukenhof – Haarlem
50km31 mi
Today you will cycle to the Keukenhof, arguably the most famous flower park in the world where you can admire hundreds of thousands of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and many other flowers in full bloom. Take plenty of time to stroll the gardens and soak in the colors. After your visit, you cycle back to Haarlem through classic Dutch scenery.
Day 3 Haarlem – Alkmaar
50km31 mi
Today, you are in for a treat. An early-morning bus excursion (start 6:30 a.m.) takes you to the Aalsmeer flower auction, the largest in the world, where millions of flowers are traded each morning.* You return to the ship by 9 a.m. for a relaxed late breakfast. Later, a beautiful ride awaits through the North Holland Dune Reserve, a protected coastal landscape of dunes, grasses, and fresh sea air. Along the way, you may spot grazing cattle or wild ponies. A stop in the seaside town of Egmond offers time for a beachside coffee or a quick dip of your toes in the North Sea before continuing on to Alkmaar. The ship docks near the city center, perfect for an evening stroll through its charming streets after dinner.
*The Aalsmeer flower auction is closed on weekends and public holidays and is an optional visit. On some departures, the visit may not be possible.
Day 4 Alkmaar – Zaanse Schans | Zaanse Schans – Amsterdam
41km25 mi
After breakfast, your cycling tour takes you through the former windmill complex of the Schermer Polder. Your next stop is the charming town of De Rijp, where centuries of history are reflected in the wooden façades, the beautiful church, the lock, and the town hall.
From here, you continue cycling to the Zaanse Schans, an open-air museum featuring iconic windmills (we will visit one), traditional wooden houses, an old Dutch village, a cheese farm, and a traditional wooden clog maker.
Here you will rejoin the ship for an afternoon cruise toward Amsterdam. Upon arrival, you will have time to explore this vibrant city at your own pace. Visit the famous flower market, explore a museum, go shopping. There is simply so much to see and do.
Day 5 Amsterdam
End of your tour: Disembarkation after breakfast until 9.30 a.m.
Good to know
- Cycling route distances in the travel program are approximate.
- On some days you can choose between a longer and a shorter cycling route. Please note that on the shorter routes you may not be able to visit all the highlights mentioned.
- If you prefer not to cycle on a particular day, you’re welcome to stay on board and relax while the ship cruises to the next landing place.
- The tour itinerary and route are subject to possible changes due to nautical, technical or meteorological reasons, or other unforeseen events.
- On the arrival day, you can leave your luggage on board the ship from 11.00 am.
- A detailed cycling map and a GPS app are available for guests who wish to cycle individually and at their own pace. The tour guide is always available via cell phone in case of questions, breakdowns or emergencies.
The bicycles of Boat Bike Tours
Always the best rental bikes
The rental bikes on our ships are unisex bicycles with a low bar and a comfortable upright sitting position. These are stable and dependable bikes, good for miles in the saddle. Decide which kind of bike you want to rent and simply fill in your preference with your reservation. We’ll make sure you get the right bike for you. On most of our tours, the bike rental cost is not included in the tour’s price.
Every Boat Bike Tour rental bike is well equipped. The bikes consist of a lightweight aluminum frame and have highly-responsive handbrakes, at least seven speeds, an adjustable gel seat, normal flat pedals (no clips), an easy-to-use lock attached to the frame, and special puncture-resistant tires. All told, this is a light, stable and reliable bike, very suitable for touring long distances pleasantly.
Our e-bikes also have at least seven speeds and handbrakes. The motor runs on a 400Wh battery and offers three levels of power-assistance. The e-bikes include comfortable gel seats that can be adjusted for height, have a lock attached to the frame, and sport anti-puncture tires. Note that some of the ships have their own bikes on board. They may look a bit different, but qualitatively they are equal to Boat Bike Tours’s e-bikes.
Bicycle helmets
The use of bicycle helmets is not required in the Netherlands, but for safety’s sake they are suggested. If you wish to rent one, you can do so during the booking process. If you book a premium tour and rent a bike or e-bike, then the helmet and a “limit of liability for damage or loss” for your bike or e-bike is included in the rental price.
Other rental items
Other items such as children’s bikes, tandems, family tandems (child & adult), tag-along, trailers to carry toddlers and child seats are available on request.
Taking your own bike or e-bike?
The fee for parking your own bicycle is €10 per week. For an e-bike the fee is €25 to cover parking and charging the battery. For safety reasons it is not always possible to charge your e-bike batteries in your cabin. The crew will tell you where you can charge the battery on board the ship. Neither the crew nor Boat Bike tours is responsible in any way for any damage, loss or theft of a guest’s own bike or e-bike or its accessories. Note: not all the ships are suitable or have enough room for extra bikes, so make sure you check with us well ahead of travel.
Touring bikes
Our bicycles have a lightweight aluminum frame and are furnished with highly-responsive handbrakes, at least seven speeds and a gel seat whose height can be adjusted. Attached to the frame is an easy-to-use lock and the wheels carry puncture-resistant tires.
E-bikes
Our e-bikes also have highly-responsive handbrakes and a minimum of seven speeds. The motor runs on a 400Wh battery and offers three levels of power-assistance. The e-bikes include comfortable gel seats that can be adjusted for height, have a lock attached to the frame and special anti-puncture tires.
Taking your own bicycle
It is possible to take your own bike or e-bike with you, as long as it doesn’t have mirrors or other elements that stick out. There’s only limited space available on board for guests’ bikes. You can reserve a place for your bike for a small fee. Boat Bike tours is not responsible for damage to your bike or for theft.
Prices & availability
Practical information
Included in this tour
- 5 days/4 nights
- 4 x breakfast
- Packed lunches
- 4 x 3-course dinner
- Coffee and tea on board
- Welcome drink
- Use of bed linen and towels
- Daily cleaning of the cabin
- Climate-controlled cabin
- Daily briefings
- Fully guided cycling tours (2 tour leaders, 2 groups)
- Some short walking tours
- BBT cycling map (1 per cabin)
- GPS tracks
- Use of a helmet
- Use of a waterproof pannier bag
- Biodegradable water bottle
- Entrance Keukenhof
- Entrance North-Holland Dune reserve
- Visit mill at Zaanse Schans
- Fees for ferries
- Wi-Fi
- The CO2 emissions from this trip will be offset through Trees for All and plastic recycler Orca.
Excluded from this tour
- Drinks
- Bicycle rental or E-bike rental
- Personal insurances
- Gratuities (at your discretion)
- Entrance fees and excursions (not mentioned under inclusions)
- Transfers to/from the docking place
- Parking fees
- SGR Insolvency protection
Additional options & information
2026:
- Rental Premium Hybrid bicycle: € 80 per tour (optional)
- Rental E-Bike Premium: € 156 per tour (optional, only a limited number of electrical bikes available: pref. reservation by booking)
- Parking own bicycle: € 8 per tour (only a limited number of parking places available: pref. reservation by booking)
- Parking + charge station own E-Bike: € 16 per tour (only a limited number of parking places available: pref. reservation by booking)
- Parking in Amsterdam (valet parking): prices and pre-booking on request.
Loyalty Discount
Explore our Loyalty Discount!
After your tour, you’ll receive an exclusive discount code:
- You get 3% on your second tour with us.
- From the third tour onwards, you will receive a 5% discount.
- Enjoy savings on any of our upcoming trips in 2026.
Check your post-tour email for details. You can combine this discount with other promotions for additional savings. Join us again for another adventure by boat and bike!
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5/5
| 5 star | 2,665 (74%) | |
| 4 star | 709 (20%) | |
| 3 star | 169 (5%) | |
| 2 star | 27 (1%) | |
| 1 star | 38 (1%) |
- Incredible way to travel
What an incredible tour. The staff were so friendly and helpful. The food was amazing (thanks Sidi!). The bikes we rented rode so smooth, and the routes were lovely. This was a great pace of vacation for our group, enough time on the bikes and exploring, and enough down time in the afternoon/evenings to relax on the boat, play a game, have a drink. I would definitely recommend if you want a good balance of exploration and relaxation.
Reply from Boat Bike ToursThank you for sharing your wonderful feedback! It s great to hear that you had a memorable experience, with the right mix of biking, exploring, and relaxation on board. We re pleased that the staff, including Sidi, made a positive impression and that you enjoyed the smooth rides and beautiful routes. We hope to welcome you on board again in the future. Kind regards, Boat Bike Tours
Paula DuboisApr 2nd, 2025 - guides were great
guides were great. room was very comfortable. rides were a bit hectic since you could not dilly daddle. Good to have e bike since then all riders could keep together
Reply from Boat Bike ToursDear Jamie, Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We’re delighted to hear that you found our guides to be great and that your room provided a very comfortable experience during your trip. We would be happy to welcome you on board again! Best regards, Boat Bike Tours
Jamie Merritt-OTooleMay 3rd, 2024 - Fantastic trip with lots of tulips
Thoroughly enjoyed our trip, the organisation was great from start to finish. The staff onboard were really friendly and helpful. The boat itself was spacious and to a very high standard, exceeding our expectations. Bikes were all brand new, so great working order and comfy saddles! Distances covered and speed of riding was as expected. The weather was changeable but as expected for April, however the scenery and tulips easily took our minds off it.
Reply from Boat Bike ToursDear Jayne, Thank you very much for your nice review! We are delighted to hear that you thoroughly enjoyed your trip with us. It is fantastic to hear that you found our onboard staff to be friendly and helpful. Our crew works hard to ensure that our guests feel welcome and well taken care of throughout their journey. Thank you for choosing to travel with us, and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back aboard for another wonderful journey in the future! Best regards, Boat Bike Tours
JayneApr 26th, 2024 - Highly Recommend / Top Notch
Overall Boat Bike Tours is top notch. The service was great, the food was wonderful and the accommodations were fabulous. I gave 4 stars because I had a some misinformation given in my pre-trip phone calls. I was told dinners would be at 8p and they were at 6:30p and I was told we would typically be back to the boat around 2p and it was +/-5p. Not a big deal though. Also, we had a lot of weather issues to deal with. At one point, we had to leave our bikes and be bussed back to the barge. Several folks did not want to ride the next day and were told that since their bikes were not at the boat, they had to ride (to get the bikes back to the barge) which created a bit of stress. In the end Boat Bike Tours rectified the situation, but I felt that their first response should have been told ‘sure, no problem’. Still would highly recommend.
Reply from Boat Bike ToursDear Lori, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your experience with Boat Bike Tours. We are thrilled to hear that overall, you had a wonderful time with us, enjoying great service, delicious food, and fabulous accommodations. We sincerely apologize for the misinformation you received during your pre-trip phone calls regarding dinner timings and return times to the boat. Additionally, we regret any challenges you faced due to weather conditions during your trip. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we worked to rectify the situation promptly. Thank you once again for choosing Boat Bike Tours, and we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back in the future. Best regards, Boat Bike Tours
Lori ZeitingerApr 25th, 2024
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