10 hour weekend walking/train/boat tour through South-Holland
Description
Sign up for a weekend getaway and discover the Dutch South Holland province of the Netherlands in one day to taste something old (cities) from a new perspective! Explore the 5 cities of The Hague, Gouda, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk and Delft and visit their main attractions using diverse public transportation of train and boat, a much cheaper but not less attractive way for sightseeing. Could it be interesting? Why don’t you give it a chance?
Highlights / Itinerary
Discover one of the best modern European railway networks
Visit the Dutch parliament and the official place of residence of the Dutch Royal Family
See the famous Gouda cheese store with the oldest city hall building in the Netherlands
Explore the greenest town in the Netherlands and the center of modern architecture
Learn about the biggest European port and the most suffered Dutch city in WW2
Enjoy a boat trip to the UNESCO heritage place famous for 19 authentic polder windmills from the 18th century
Witness the beauty of the most romantic small town in the Netherlands
Itinerary
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The Hague
- Binnenhof and Ridderzaal
- Dutch Parliament
- Davenport Prison
- Johan de Wit Monument
- Noordeinde Palace (Royal Family's Residence)
- The Candy Box Building (”Snoepjetrommel”)
- The Great Church/St. James Church
Optional: Madurodam miniatures, The Peace Palace and Scheveningen beach
Gouda
- Historical City Hall building
- “De Goudse Waag” (Cheese Custom House)
- Arti Legi historical building
- St. John’s Church
- “De Weeshuis” (Orphanage)
- The Lazarus Gate
Optional: Gouda Cheese Experience (Cheese factory and Cheese Museum) and Windmill “The Red Lion”
Rotterdam
- "De Stadhuis" (City Hall of Rotterdam )
- Cube houses and Blaak Tower ("The Pencil")
- Market Hall ("Horseschoe")
- Great Church/St. Lawrence Church;
- Schieland House, former city hall
- Old Port and "White House"
- Open Air Maritime Museum
- Erasmus bridge and river New Maze
Kinderdijk
- 19 windmills from the first half of the 18th century
Optional: 1/2 hour boat tour
Delft
-Delf's Market ("De Markt")
-New Church
-Old City Hall
-Vermeer Centrum Delft
-Old Church
Prinsenhof
-"The Girl's House" ("Meisjeshuis")
-Anton van Leevenhoek Monument
-Community House (Delfland)
-Wapen van Savoyen House
Optional: Royal Delft Museum and Workshop
Remark: up to 3 person reduced ( 40% discount) train ticket within whole tour !!!