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amsterdam music tour

Benelux Countries Music Tours  
Self guided Europe Tours


Music Tour of Amsterdam , Brussels and Luxembourg 
Independent with tickets to preformances

Amsterdam concert tickets

This independent tour of the Benelux countries is ideal for independent-minded music lovers who appreciate flexibility and at the same time the security of pre-booked arrangements. You can start this tour on any day you wish.

 Amsterdam Brussels Luxemburg rail tour with classical music performances 

Visit Amsterdam, a fun-filled paradise for art and culture lovers with its extensive choice of museums, places of great interest and venues that ensure entertainment to suit everybody's taste. While during the day you can visit the Royal Palace, the Van Gogh museum, the Rijksmuseum or the Anne Frank House, the evening awaits you with a great cultural performance. 

Brussels, the cosmopolitan gourmet capital of Europe is a treasure house of art, restaurants, chocolatiers and beers boasting the world's most beautiful surviving town's square. Emerge yourself in the atmosphere of gilded or late Gothic houses, Art Nuvoe buildings, visit the cute little music museum and do not forget to try the many cafés with their frothy waffles, unique fruit beers and of course, the famous chocolates of par excellence.

Your tour ends in tiny Luxemburg, the beautiful city of a historic principality squeezed between powerful neighbors

9Days/8nights from Euro or US$* 1299     1Apr - 31Oct 2008

Tour Package Includes:

  • First class (for Deluxe and first class package) or 2nd class (for standard package) rail transportation from Amsterdam to Brussels and from Brussels to Luxembourg

In Amsterdam

  • 3 nights accommodation with buffet breakfast in the hotel category of your choice

  • Panoramic circle tour of Amsterdam - 2hrs (visit the Rijksmuseum or the Van Gogh Museum and a 1 hour canal cruise with a separate open-date ticket is included)

  • Half-day Windmills and Edam excursion (4hrs) 

  • One concert or opera ticket (good category - certain performance surcharge may apply!)

  • Hotel taxes and service charges

  • Entrance fees, English speaking guide on the tours

In Brussels

  • 3 nights accommodation with buffet breakfast in the hotel category of your choice
  • City tour of Brussels (possibility to visit the Museum of Fine Arts)
  • Full day excursion to the art cities of Ghent and Bruges
  • Entrance fees, English speaking guide on the tour
  • One concert or opera ticket (good category - certain performance surcharge may apply!)
  • Entrance ticket (audio guide included) to the Musical Instruments Museum
  • Hotel taxes and service charges

    In Luxembourg

  • 2 nights accommodation with buffet breakfast in the hotel category of your choice
  • Hop on Hop off city tour of Luxembourg 
  • One concert ticket (good category - certain performance surcharge may apply!)

 Price (Euro or US$*):

Hotel Category Price per person based on double Single supplement
Standard (3star) 1299 574
First Class (4star) 1498 768
Deluxe (5star) 1699 1092

* US$ rate varies depending the exchange rate

Hotels used for the tour:
Category  Amsterdam Brussels Luxembourg
Standard (3star)  Hotel Eden, Hotel Ibis Centre or Hotel Bellevue
or similar
Hotel NH Brussels city centre, Tulip Inn Brussels Boulvard or similar Novotel Luxembourg Kirchberg (4star)
First Class (4star) Hotel NH Caransa, Hotel Schiller , Eden Rembrandt Square or similar   Hotel Bristol Stephanie, Hotel Dolce La Hulpe or similar  Novotel Luxembourg Kirchberg
Deluxe (5star)  Hotel Renaissance or Crowne Plaza or Hotel Barbizon Palace Hotel Royal Windsor or similar Hotel Sofitel Luxembourg Europe


Optional  excursion to Mechelen to see the famous Carillon Plays

Hotel accommodation at NH Mechelen (4star) : Euro 69 per person per night / double or Euro 125 per night single

Round trip first class rail ticket from Brussels to Mechelen: Euro 40-48 per person (approximately) 

Mechelen is only 20 KM - s from Brussels airport. All year round they have Carillon Music on Saturdays and Mondays (11:30am - midnight) and on Sundays from 3pm. There are special Carillon concerts from June till Mid September on Monday evenings at 8:30pm.

You can take a historic tour of the city and visit the tower with the two carillons in July and August every day or every Wednesday in Apr, May, Jun, Sept.

 

Mechelen carillon music

Optional excursions from Amsterdam: 

Anne Frank House, Diamond Factory and Canal Cruise                € 30

Friday and Sunday at 02.30 PM – Duration ± 4 hours

We start the tour by coach showing you the most important monuments that our city offers, followed by  a picture stop at a windmill. A visit to a Diamond factory is made where you get acquainted with the diamond polishing process. Continuing the tour by boat we cruise along Amsterdams harbour and its famous canals which brings us to the “Jordaan” quarter where we visit the attic where Anne Frank and her family were hidden during the second World War. This is also the place where the tour will end.

(including entrance Anne Frank House and cruise boat )  

Volendam and Marken                                                                                  € 30

Daily at 02.30 PM – Duration ± 4 hours

On this excursion we drive through a typical Dutch scenery and the picturesque town of Monnickendam to Volendam, a traditional old dutch fishermans village situated on the shores of the former Zuiderzee. Carrying on by boat we visit Marken, an island linked to the mainland by a dike. Some of the inhabitants still wear the traditional Dutch costumes. In this tour is also included a visit to a cheese farm.                                          

Dutch Country Side Tour                                                                            € 41

Daily at 09.30 AM – Duration ± 7 hrs.

This tour covers the magnificent area of Dutch polder landscape north of Amsterdam, marked by windmills, dikes and ditches. After a stop to taste some traditionally made products at a cheese farm, we will visit the picturesque villages of Edam  and the Zaanse Schans, where you will have the opportunity to visit  a windmill and wooden shoe factory.

We continue to Volendam and Marken, fishermen’s villages along the former Zuiderzee. Marken used to be an island until it was connected to the mainland by a dike. Some people of both places still wear the traditional costumes.  (Lunch not included.)

(including boat trip from Volendam to Marken and entrance windmill)

  

Delft Blue, The Hague and Madurodam                                                      € 35

(Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 02.30 PM – Duration ± 4 ½ hours.

This tour will begin with a visit to a`Delft Blue´ pottery, where you can admire the hand painted Delftware.We continue our tour to The Hague, the seat of the Dutch Government, where we will make a sightseeing tour. We will pass the Houses of Parliament and the Peace Palace. Via the lovely beach of Schevingen we travel toward the miniature city Madurodam, where all of Holland is put together on a scale of 1/25th. (including entrance fee Madurodam)

 

Alkmaar Cheese Market and Windmills                                                     € 30

Fridays only at 9.30 AM (April 6th – September 7th)

Duration ± 4 hours

Tradition is the key element on this excursion as we visit Alkmaar, a 750 year old city which is famous for its weekly cheesemarket. You will learn about a long-established Dutch tradition of the weighing of cheese and taste-testing. This is a unique experience while the four teams from the Cheese Carrier’s Guild compete for the fastest and most impeccable timing while handling tons of  produce. Driving through polder landscape the tour will lead to the windmill village of Zaanse Schans where you get the opportunity to visit a cheese farm or wooden shoe factory and a windmill.(entrance fee included  

Lakes and Mansions: the garden of Amsterdam                                           € 30

Sundays only at 09.30 AM – Duration ± 4 hours

This tour takes you first to Naarden. This delightful fortified town has miraculously been preserved, despite the fact that many bloody sieges took place here. We continue our drive on to the ¢Gooi`, also known as the garden of Amsterdam. The scenery and route is lovely as we pass through centuries old polders to reach the lake district of Loosdrecht. At Loosdrecht we will stop for a complimentary cup of coffee and a slice of Dutch apple pie.The tour

carries on along the tranquil river Vecht, famous for its castles and mansions from the  17th and 18th century. 

Keukenhof Flowershow                                                                               € 32

Daily at 09.30 AM and 2.30 P M (March 22nd - May 20th)  Duration ± 4 ½ hours

Behind the dunes that run from Haarlem to Leiden lies the bulb area like a magical canvas of  daffodils, hyacinths and tulips, alive with the most delightfull smells and colours. You will visit the flower exhibition ‘ Keukenhof’’, and experience the perfection of millions of  bulbs  displayed over a wonderful park. (including entrance fee)  

Grand Holland Tour                                                                           € 44

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 09.30 AM – Duration  ± 8 ½ Hours

The first  stop on this tour is Aalsmeer, where the worlds largest flower auction is held and millions of flowers are handled every day (on Sundays replaced by a visit to a wooden shoe maker). We proceed to Delft, where we visit a ‘Delft Blue’ pottery and make a stop in the historical centre. We then continue to Rotterdam and The Hague for a city tour. In The Hague we pass The Houses of Parliament and the Peace Palace, continuing to the North Sea beach resort of Scheveningen. We conclude the day with a visit of the miniature town of Madurodam, where all of the Netherlands is put together on a scale of 1:25.

(Lunch not included). (including entrance fee Flower auction and Madurodam)

 You will have the opportunity to watch the lace makers plying their bobbins near the Beguinage, take a visit to the Lake of Love, and make a cruise in your free time along the beautiful canals or enjoy a horse-drawn coachride past weathered gables. For taking a stroll, doing some shopping, taking pictures and eating out, Bruges is the perfect place! (Lunch is not included)

 Enclosing Dike and Enkhuizen                                                                    € 41

August only – every Tuesday at 09.30 AM

Duration ± 6 ½ hours

The Netherlands is famous for water management. This tour will show you how

The Dutch have struggled with water for centuries. We start the tour with a visit to the 32 km long Enclosing Dike, one of the most important constructions to protect the Netherlands against the sea. A stop on the dike will allow you to get a good impression. We continue driving to Enkhuizen, a 14th century former VOC town, where we will make a short city walk and will have free time for lunch.(lunch not included)

The tour will continue to the newest reclaimed land with its modern city Lelystad.

OPTIONAL TOURS FROM BRUSSELS

ANTWERPEN: Duration: +- 5.30 hours p 31st March 2006 to 28th October 2007
Departure: 1.30 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday

Antwerp, Belgium's second largest city and Europe's second largest harbour has kept many memories of its rich past. Above all, it is the city of the painter Peter Paul Rubens, worldfamous master of the 17th century. We drive to the Market Square with its ancient houses and Our Lady's Cathedral (entrance fee included in the price of your excursion). This cathedral contains, amongst other treasures, two of Rubens' masterworks: "The Erection of and the descent from the cross". Antwerp is also the world's diamond center. We will visit a DIAMOND WORKSHOP. We will en the tour with a drive through the harbour.

RATE / 36 € PER PERSON

Entrance fee Our Lady Cathedral included.


WATERLOO: Duration: +- 5.00 hours 31st March 2006 to 28th October 2007
Departure: 1.30 pm on Sunday

RATE / PP 32 € PER PERSON

Then we drive on to Waterloo. On the battlefield we see the historical farmsteads, as well as the monuments erected by the Nations that participated in the battle. Stop and possibility to visit the Panorama painting (by L. Dumoulin) and the Visitor's Centre with an audiovisual reconstruction of the battle. Time off to climb the Lion Hill. (All the visits on the battlefield are optional).

 

 

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