Belgium - Luxembourg - Amsterdam
June 4 - June 13, 2011
September 9 - September 18m 2011
Day 1 - Depart Your
Hometown
Your vacation begins when get onboard your overnight
flight to Brussels. Plan your flight to arrive the following morning. Remember you are flying home from Amsterdam!
Day 2 - Brussels,
Belgium
Arrive in Brussels and take your shuttle to our hotel. Meet all your new
singles travel friends as we are greeted in the lobby by our tour guide at 3:00pm. Afternoon
city tour of Brussels
Day 3 - Ghent and Bruges Day
Trip
Discover two of Flanders' special gems on a full day trip to Ghent and Bruges. No visit to Belgium
is complete without a visit to these two beautiful cities, just a short drive from Brussels.
After a one-hour drive through the scenic Belgium countryside you'll arrive in Ghent. Here you will
visit the St. Bavo Cathedral, home of the world-famous "Mystic Lamb" painting (optional, closed on Sunday).
During your city tour of Ghent you will see important buildings from the Middle Ages, such as the
Belfry, the St. Nicolas Church and the Castle of the Counts of Flanders.
Next, while driving through the Flemish countryside to Bruges, you can hear an audio history of
Flanders, Ghent and Bruges via headphones. Upon arrival in Bruges, you'll visit the Lake of Love (Minnewater) and
the Beguinage (convent). Take advantage of some free time to enjoy lunch (not included) before you start a walking
tour to discover: Our Lady Church with a statue by Michelangelo, the Market Square with the Belfry, and the Town
Hall Square (Burg) with the Chapel of the Holy Blood.
After the walking tour you can take an optional boat cruise along the canals. You will depart
Bruges at approximately 6:30pm.
Day - 4 - Antwerp
Spend the morning in Antwerp, Belgium's second largest city on Europe's largest harbor.
You'll discover the city of Peter Paul Rubens and see how diamonds are cut and polished at a gem workshop
Leaving Brussels, you'll drive through the countryside to Antwerp's city center. Your first stop is
Marquet Square with its ancient houses and Our Lady's Cathedral. Amongst other treasures, the cathedral contains
two of Rubens' master works: "The Elevation of the Cross" and "The Descent from the Cross".
Antwerp is also the world's diamond center, and you'll visit a diamond workshop to learn more about
the diamond industry.
Day - 5 - Brussels -
Luxembourg
If you've got just one day to spare, take a full-day tour from Brussels to explore Luxembourg and
the picturesque Meuse Valley.
After leaving Brussels, your first stop is the Meuse Valley town of Dinant, located in the in South
East of Belgium. Here you can visit the citadel-fortress above the city or relax with a coffee by the river.
You will then travel through the green countryside of the Belgium Ardennes to arrive in landlocked
Luxembourg. Upon arrival, your local guide will take you on a sightseeing tour through the capital of the
Grand-Duchy. First you will see the modern city, that forms part of the European Union and after lunch the tour
continues to the historical city center, where you have free time to explore at your own leisure.
At the end of your two-country day trip you will journey through the the picturesque rolling hills
of the Ardennes to reach Brussels in mid-evening.
Day - 6 - Brussels to Amsterdam
Morning to relax afternoon train to Amsterdam
Day 7 - Amsterdam
Morning walking tour - Afternoon
free
Day
8 - Amsterdam
Full day
Countryside tour
Day 9 -
Amsterdam
Morning - Delft, The
Hague and Madurodam Half-Day Trip
Afternoon
Free
Day 10
- Amsterdam
Sad to say but our singles tour has come to an end. After
breakfast it is time to say goodbye to all your new singles travel buddies as we make our way to the airport and
our flights home.
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