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Itinerary: Southern Sojourn
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A two-week tour covering 700km that passes through some of Holland’s biggest and boldest cities, and allows an exploration of the country’s astounding Delta Project, and its most acclaimed national park.
If you’ve two weeks to spare, start in Amsterdam, but extend your stay to three days, and alongside a visit to the city’s big museums, take time out to relax in Vondelpark, the capital’s English-style park. Once again discover the delights of the Jordaan district by foot or bicycle, then take a load off in a grand café on the Spui, and browse the exotic wares in the Albert Cuypmarkt. Divide the rest of your time in Amsterdam between viewing the wild kingdom of Artis Zoo, learning about the glories of the Dutch East India Company at the Scheepvaartmuseum, and escaping the city by bicycle to enjoy the windmills and seascapes of the Waterland Region.
Continue as on the one-week tour to Haarlem (Keukenhof in season), Den Haag, Delft and Rotterdam, but add a day for Leiden and its student vibe and old-world splendour. Once again stop in to see the spinning sails of the windmills at Kinderdijk, then head for Middelburg, Zeeland’s prosperous capital and the nearby Delta Project . Take a train through the Netherlands’ southern provinces to Maastricht, a city with more panache than most; two days should be enough to sample some great cuisine and meander through the medieval centre. Head north to visit Hoge Veluwe National Park whose lush forests and dunes make an enchanting setting for the excellent Kröller-Müller Museum, and polish off your trip in the cosmopolitan city of Utrecht.
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