Amsterdam - Flanders - Rhine 2026-27
AMSTERDAM – RHINE CRUISE – NORTH HOLLAND – THE HAGUE – DELFT ROTTERDAM - ANTWERP – BRUGES - GHENT- BRUSSELS - COLOGNE - FRANKFURT
Amsterdam - Flanders - Rhine 2026-27 is a Guiness Travel escorted group tour in Netherlands, Belgium and Germany: 9 days by coach or 9 days by plane, with a tour leader from Italy. Participation fee from 2.100,00 € per person. Required document: Identity card / Passport.
Amsterdam - Flanders - Rhine 2026-27
AMSTERDAM – RHINE CRUISE – NORTH HOLLAND – THE HAGUE – DELFT ROTTERDAM - ANTWERP – BRUGES - GHENT- BRUSSELS - COLOGNE - FRANKFURT

By bus
9 days starting from
2.100,00 €
or
By airplane
9 days
on demand
The departure dates for this tour have not been published yet: contact us for information.
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- buffet dinners at the hotels in Amsterdam and Antwerp
- 4 dinners at typical restaurants in Frankfurt and Brussels
- mini cruise on the Rhine
- travel in exclusive style with a maximum of 30 people
Why this tour?
- travel in comfort with limited places in the heart of Europe
- visit the imposing Cologne Cathedral
- Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp: quite simply “Flanders”
Description
We set off for the countries that, in the post-war years, helped bring the European Union into being. A unique opportunity, also for those who prefer to travel by coach only, to “gather” in 8 days wonderful images of so much of Europe. Crossing Germany, we reach Holland, then move on to Belgium and return through Germany, with carefully chosen stops that are interesting from every point of view: we will cruise the Rhine, experience the city of canals and visit places tied to life in bygone days, but also Gothic cathedrals, Art Nouveau architecture, soaring skyscrapers, medieval towns, majestic fountains and breathtaking parks.
Flanders
The common thread running through any itinerary in Flanders is wonder. In a relatively small region are concentrated enchanting cities that hold genuine treasures of art. Within a few kilometres, churches, museums, fine palaces, canals, evocative streets and squares follow one after another: Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp are truly incredible destinations. Whatever the season, Flanders stands out for its unmistakable character, which lends that unique atmosphere of nostalgia and romance. It is no coincidence that one of the most celebrated schools of painting in the whole history of art, the Flemish school, was born right here. Wandering through the streets of these cities you will have the wonderful feeling of walking arm in arm with artists of the calibre of Van Eyck, and the views you admire will bring to mind his canvases and many other unforgettable paintings.
Cologne Cathedral is one of Germany's best-loved tourist attractions. Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), second in Germany only to Ulm Minster in size (and whose 157-metre towers make it the third-tallest cathedral in the world), has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Its imposing Gothic architecture is inspired by the French style, in particular that of Notre-Dame in Paris and Amiens Cathedral. Work began in 1248 by order of Archbishop Konrad von Hochstaden, and the cathedral is said to house the relics of the Three Kings of Christian Catholic tradition. Construction continued slowly for about 300 years. In 1530 a lack of funds halted the work, leaving the body of the building unfinished. The completed part continued to be used for religious services, and the presence of the relics of the Three Kings made Cologne Cathedral an important place of pilgrimage at the time. For three whole centuries (from 1530 to 1842) the parts not used for religious ceremonies were often used as stables and even as a warehouse by Napoleon's soldiers. Work resumed in 1842 at the wish of the Prussian king Frederick William IV and was completed in 1880. During the Second World War it was hit by several bombs, causing extensive damage but without affecting the main structure. Restoration work was completed in the early years of the second half of the 1950s. Inside Cologne Cathedral is the Shrine of the Three Kings, an enormous sarcophagus of wood and gilded silver weighing 300 kg, more than a metre and a half high and two metres long. The relics, originally in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio in Milan, were brought to Cologne as spoils of war by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. But the remains of Melchior, Balthazar and Caspar are not the only special feature the cathedral offers: its twelve bells (one of which, St Peter's Bell, is the largest in the world to swing through a full rotation) and its treasury, with relics of inestimable value including the Gero Crucifix (dated to around 960 and regarded as the oldest wooden crucifix in the Catholic faith), are some of the reasons that make Cologne Cathedral a jewel of the German state. With more than six million visitors a year, Cologne Cathedral is certainly the most visited and best-loved religious monument in Germany. This is due not only to the treasures it holds, but above all to its architectural beauty: no fewer than 10,000 square metres are taken up by stained-glass windows from the 19th and even the 14th century.
Itinerary
Day 1 · By bus
TURIN - MILAN – VERONA – MESTRE – BOLOGNA – or other departure point – FRANKFURT
Departure from your home town - lunch at leisure at a motorway service station – arrival in Frankfurt in the evening – dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Frankfurt by night: a stroll with your tour leader, by public transport, through the old Römerberg quarter – overnight stay.
Day 1 · By airplane
ITALY – FRANKFURT
Departure from your home city on scheduled Ita Airways flights – on arrival in Frankfurt, independent transfer to the hotel – at around 8.00 pm, meet your Guiness tour leader – dinner at the hotel - overnight stay.
Day 2 · 480 km.
FRANKFURT – RHINE CRUISE - AMSTERDAM
Breakfast at the hotel – transfer to Bacharach – mini cruise on the Rhine from Bacharach to St Goar (10.00/10.55) to admire the most beautiful stretch of the Rhine Valley, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Bacharach, the Loreley rock, St Goar) – lunch at leisure in the typical little town of Boppard – continue to Amsterdam – dinner at the hotel - after dinner, Amsterdam by night: orientation tour of the city by private coach with your tour leader – overnight stay.
Day 3
AMSTERDAM "the city of canals"
Breakfast at the hotel - full day devoted to the visit of the city with a guide (Dam Square, the Rijksmuseum, the Anne Frank House –exterior-, the Begijnhof quarter, a cruise along the canals, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the most famous of which are the Prinsengracht, the Leidsegracht and the Herengracht, lined with the houses of the wealthy merchants of the Golden Age -the 17th century- who gave rise to the colonial adventure and the city's wealth) – lunch at leisure - dinner at the hotel – after dinner, Amsterdam by night: a stroll with your tour leader, by private coach, in the lively Leidseplein district – overnight stay.
Day 4 · 130 km.
NORTH HOLLAND “the Dutch landscape”
Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide – visit to the typical villages of Marken (a small island linked to the mainland by a dyke, with typical wooden fishermen's houses, all painted green with pitched roofs and white trim), Volendam (a picturesque fishing village of wooden houses overlooking the harbour, where you can admire the most beautiful traditional costumes in Holland), Edam (one of the prettiest and most characteristic little towns in the region, famous for its Edam cheese), Zaandijk (an old corner of Holland with numerous windmills still in working order, traditional 17th-century houses and a clog factory) – tasting of local specialities - lunch at leisure in Volendam – return to the hotel in the evening - dinner at the hotel – evening at leisure – tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 5 · 180 km.
SOUTH HOLLAND – THE HAGUE – DELFT – ANTWERP
Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion with a guide – visit of The Hague (the administrative capital on the North Sea coast, panoramic tour of the centre with the Government Palace and the Supreme Court) – Delft (a delightful little town famous for its blue porcelain and its typical little houses overlooking the canals) – lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, visit of Rotterdam (panoramic tour, interior visit of the covered market, the Central Station and the Cube Houses) – in the evening, check-in at the hotel in Antwerp - dinner at the hotel/restaurant – after dinner, Antwerp by night: a stroll with your tour leader – overnight stay.
Day 6 · 50 km.
ANTWERP "four cities in one" – BRUSSELS
Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning, visit of Antwerp with a guide (a great city of art on the banks of the Scheldt: the Grote Markt -the city's main square with its old guildhalls topped by gilded statues-, the Town Hall and the Cathedral of Our Lady, a UNESCO World Heritage Site –exterior-, the historic centre with the old guild houses, and the Rubens House –exterior-) - lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, transfer to Brussels – visit of the city with a guide (panoramic and Art Nouveau tour with the houses of the architect Horta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Atomium, the Triumphal Arch, the seat of the European Parliament –exterior-, and a stroll through the historic centre via the Grand-Place, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Manneken Pis and the Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert) free time - dinner at a typical restaurant – after dinner, Brussels by night: a stroll with your tour leader to the Grand-Place – overnight stay.
Day 7 · 220 km.
FLANDERS - BRUGES "the timeless city" & GHENT "culture and canals"
Breakfast at the hotel - full-day excursion into the beautiful region of Flanders – in the morning, visit of Bruges with a guide (a beautiful medieval town and capital of Flanders – characteristic historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, spread along the banks of numerous canals, with its old houses, noble mansions and churches) - lunch at leisure – in the afternoon, visit of Ghent with a guide (the Limburg -the short, wide street at the heart of city life-, St Bavo's Cathedral with the Belfry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Graslei with its old guildhalls, St Nicholas' Church and the Castle of the Counts of Flanders –exterior-) – dinner at a typical restaurant – after dinner, Brussels by night: a stroll with your tour leader – overnight stay.
Day 8 · 400 km.
BRUSSELS – COLOGNE “the Cathedral, Germany's most visited monument”– FRANKFURT
Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Cologne – visit of the city with your tour leader (the Cathedral with its 157-metre twin towers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the historic centre between the Deutzer and Hohenzollern bridges with its long row of colourful houses, and the old town) - lunch at leisure - in the afternoon, transfer to Frankfurt - dinner at a typical restaurant – evening at leisure - tour leader available – overnight stay.
Day 9 · By bus
FRANKFURT - MILAN – TURIN - VERONA – MESTRE – BOLOGNA or other departure point
Breakfast at the hotel – departure for the journey home – lunch at leisure en route – arrival in the evening.
Day 9 · By airplane
FRANKFURT – ITALY
Breakfast at the hotel – independent transfer to the airport – departure on scheduled Ita Airways flights for the journey home.
Prices
- return journey by luxury GT coach
- accommodation in 4-star hotels on a half-board basis as per the programme
- buffet breakfasts
- guided visits as indicated
- mini cruise on the Rhine
- taxes and VAT
- tour leader from Italy
- evening excursions
drinks, entrance fees (daytime and evening) and anything not expressly indicated.
Entrance fees
Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum - €25.00 - Under 18s free
Antwerp: Cathedral - €12.00
Cologne: Cathedral - €8.00
Please note:
- Entrance fees may change after the catalogue goes to print.
- To improve the quality and enjoyment of the guided visits, and to comply with the ever-changing regulations prescribed or planned by local authorities, museums and cultural sites, audio guides may be hired at a cost of €15.00 per person for the visits in Holland and Belgium.
Our hotels
FRANKFURT
HOTEL HOLIDAY INN FRANKFURT ALTE OPER or similar, 4-star
AMSTERDAM
HOTEL HYATT PLACE AMSTERDAM AIRPORT or similar, 4-star superior, out of town
N.B. The Amsterdam hotel is located near Schiphol Airport, 20 km from the centre of Amsterdam; two evening outings by private coach with your tour leader are guaranteed.
ANTWERP
HOTEL RADISSON ANTWERP BERCHEM or similar, 4-star superior
BRUSSELS
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT OLIMPIADES or similar, 4-star
MINI CRUISE ON THE RHINE – KD SHIPPING COMPANY
Info and schedule
Bus departure times and places
| AGRATE | 07:30 | |
| BERGAMO | 07:15 | |
| BOLOGNA | 06:00 | |
| BRESCIA | 06:45 | |
| BUSTO ARSIZIO | 08:30 | |
| CHIVASSO | 06:15 | |
| COMO | 09:00 | |
| MESTRE | 04:30 | |
| MILANO | 08:00 | |
| MODENA | 06:30 | |
| NOVARA | 07:15 | |
| PADOVA | 05:00 | |
| PARMA | 07:00 | |
| PIACENZA | 07:30 | |
| REGGIO EMILIA | 06:45 | |
| SANTHIA | 06:45 | |
| TORINO | 06:00 | |
| VARESE | 08:30 | |
| VERONA | 06:00 | |
| VICENZA | 05:30 |
N.B. The planned visits may be rearranged between days according to museum opening hours or for technical reasons, but the programme remains unchanged.
- Required document: Identity card / Passport
Frequently asked questions
How long is the tour?
The tour lasts 9 days by coach or 9 days by plane, with a Guiness tour leader from Italy.
How much does it cost?
The individual participation fee starts from 2.100,00 € by coach.
What does the price include?
return journey by luxury GT coach; accommodation in 4-star hotels on a half-board basis as per the programme; buffet breakfasts; guided visits as indicated; mini cruise on the Rhine; taxes and VAT; tour leader from Italy; evening excursions
What is not included in the price?
drinks, entrance fees (daytime and evening) and anything not expressly indicated.
Which documents are required?
Identity card / Passport
Can I cancel?
Cancel without penalty up to 45 days in advance
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