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Holiday type Art & archaeology
Tours
Rail holidays
Country Netherlands
Travel type Train
Price range From £619
Travel partner Travel Editions
Duration 5 nights
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Dutch Masters by rail

Two of the great painters, Vermeer and Rembrandt, were born and lived near to each other in the beautiful towns of Delft and Leiden that inspired them. This 6 day tour, travelling by Eurostar & fast local train visits both of these as well as the chance to see some of their creations in the lovely seaside town of The Hague and the Dutch capital, Amsterdam.

You'll love this tour if you like: Art - admire paintings by the Old Masters Architecture - you'll see provincial Dutch gems Restaurants - Delft's are excellent and plentiful Galleries - The newly reopened Rijksmuseum Stained glass - Gouda's is some of the best in the world

Included

  • Return Eurostar/local train from St Pancras or Ebbsfleet to The Hague via Brussels
  • 5 nights' accommodation on bed and breakfast basis at the 3-star Hampshire Delft Centre Hotel in the heart of Delft
  • Full coach touring itinerary including entrance fees and transfers as detailed
  • Tour manager throughout
Not included

  • Single room supplement
  • Holiday insurance
  • Standard Premier/1st Class upgrade on Eurostar/local train. On the Eurostar this constitutes upgraded seating and light meal with complimentary drink
  • Meals other than those stated
  • Items of a personal nature such as drinks, laundry, telephone calls etc Porterage and gratuities.

    PLEASE NOTE: As with most trains, passengers are responsible for carrying baggage onto and off the train. Baggage can be stored on overhead shelves or at the entrance to the carriages.Trollies are available at St Pancras and Brussels, but bags do need to be carried on to the platform.Travel Editions recommends a new luggage delivery service called Carry My Luggage, where your suitcase can be picked up from your home before departure and delivered straight to your hotel; therefore removing the worry about carrying your cases onto and off the trains. Please click here for more information and a 20% discount exclusive to Travel Editions clients off the Carry My Luggage service.

    PLEASE NOTE 2: Eurostar have changed their upgraded service from September 2010 from "Leisure Select" to a new service that they are branding as "Standard Premier." This service includes the upgraded seating on the train but now includes only a cold, light meal and a drink.
Day 1
Travel by Eurostar from St Pancras or Ebbsfleet to Brussels and onwards to the Hague and by coach to Delft.

Day 2
Morning guided walking tour of Delft with afternoon free for personal exploration.

Day 3
Full day tour to The Hague including entrance to the Gemeentemuseum where the Mauritshuis collection including works by Rembrandt and Vermeer will be housed in 2013.

Day 4
Full day tour to Leiden and Gouda

Day 5
Full day tour to Amsterdam including entrance to the Rijksmuseum and Rembrandt's House

Day 6
Travel by train from the Hague to Brussels and onwards by Eurostar to Ebbsfleet/St Pancras

NB: Exact order of itinerary may vary according to local conditions and tour manager's discretion

Please note: For all 2013 departures Vermeer's "Young Girl with Turban" is on loan to Japan and the USA.

Please note the maximum group size on this tour is 49 passengers.
Hampshire Delft Centre Hotel, Delft

The brand new, family-owned 3-star Delft Centre Hotel is located - as its name suggests - in the heart of Delft just behind the New Church, so within a few minutes' walk of the main square and all the main sights. Facilities here include bar, restaurant and comfortable bedrooms with private bath or shower, TV and telephone.
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We loved everything about the tour, and this despite not good weather. Sandra our Tour guide was first class, entirely sensible and deeply knowledgeable. We managed to fit in a huge amount and yet not feel too galleried-out. Many thanks.
Oct 2011
Ms E Rowbottom