The ACF Goes to Europe!
Amsterdam to Brussels
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Eight nights in 3-Star or better hotels
7 Breakfasts, 5 dinners, 6 lunches included.
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We'll be passing through:
Lisse (peak tulips!)
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Bruges
Ghent
ending in Brussels.
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Bike rental
Hotels,
Meals (7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 5 dinners),
Group tour and museum costs
The price does not include airfare, return to Amsterdam., or trip/medical insurance.
Guides
The Atlanta Cycling Festival is organizing its first international bike tour! Our debut trip will take place in the Netherlands and Belgium where we will explore the cities of Amsterdam, Lisse, Delft, Rotterdam, Bruges, Ghent, and Brussels. Experience these amazing countries like you have never before along canals, the coastline, and through beautiful medieval and modern cities. Some of the highlights of this tour include:
- Visiting the famous tulip fields of Lisse during their peak!
- An Amsterdam Sustainability Tour covering the city's triumphs in multi-modal transportation, public housing, canals, and more!
- Connect with an ambassador of the Dutch Cycling Embassy and learn how they are spreading Dutch cycling ingenuity to other countries!
-Insider’s tour of a Belgian Brewery!
-Private city tours!
-The tour will be fully supported. We will have a van to make all luggage transfers between hotels as well as providing snacks and general support.
-The ride will be led by experienced ride leaders and supported by sweepers. The pace will be a casual pace of 10-12 mph and the route features very little elevation.
Itinerary:
The Itinerary below is subject to minor alterations until finalization
Day 1 - Arrival in Amsterdam. Check in to our hotel, welcome drinks at 7pm. Dinner on your own.
Day 2 - Get our Bikes, Acclimation ride around Amsterdam. Sustainability Tour. Lunch and dinner included.
Day 3 - Amsterdam to Leiden, via Lisse. About 30 miles. Lunch and dinner included.
Day 4 - Leiden to Rotterdam. About 25 miles. Meet a Dutch Cycling Ambassador! Lunch included, dinner on your own.
Day 5 - Rotterdam to Middleberg/Goes. About 56 miles. Lunch included, dinner on your own.
Day 6 Middleberg/Goes to Aalter Brug, via Bruges. About 55 miles. Canal tour in Bruges, lunch and dinner included.
Day 7 Aalter Brug to Brussels, via Ghent. About 52 miles. Tour of Ghent, private brewery tour, lunch and dinner included.
Day 8 Brussels! Morning Tour in Brussels included, Farewell Lunch. Dinner on your own.
Day 9 Return. You can return to Amsterdam from Brussels, head home, or continue your European vacation!
The Cost
The total cost of the trip is $3,600 per person, double occupancy. There is a supplement of $1,000 for single occupancy (Bring a friend and save!). The price includes 8 nights in 3 to 4 star hotels, 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, and 5 dinners plus certain tours mentioned as included above. Bike rental is included. There is a $150 e-bike supplement. The ACF will handle all luggage transfers from our hotel in Amsterdam to our final hotel in Brussels.
The cost of air travel, a few meals, and trip/medical insurance is not included.
A $500 deposit is due upon signup. If fewer than 16 people sign up by December 31, 2024, the deposit will be returned in full. The trip will be limited to 20 clients.
The balance of $3,100, plus the single occupancy and/or ebike fees, if applicable, will be due by January 15, 2025.
Important note about refunds: There will be no refunds after December 31, 2024. We highly recommend trip insurance in case you should have to cancel. We will be offering adding an insurance option in the next couple of weeks.