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The Netherlands Explorer

Three Dutch cities in a week, close enough that no drive takes more than an hour. Museum mornings, wharf-cellars in the afternoon, then Rotterdam's harbour skyline to finish.

Nights
7
Pace
Gentle
From
£1688 for two
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The shape of the trip

  1. Outbound · 6h 45m

    Harwich – Hook of Holland — overnight sailing, cabin included

  2. 1h 05m drive from Hook of Holland

    Amsterdam

    3 nights · Jordaan Canal Rooms

    Arrive by sea overnight and step into a city built on canals. Museum mornings, brown cafés, and a bicycle that gets you everywhere before lunch.

  3. 30m drive from Amsterdam

    Utrecht

    2 nights · Wharf Cellar Guesthouse

    Utrecht's canals sit a storey below the street, with brick wharf cellars turned into cafés and workshops. Smaller than Amsterdam, easier to cross on foot, and just as pretty at dusk.

  4. 45m drive from Utrecht

    Rotterdam

    2 nights · Maas River Hotel

    Rotterdam was rebuilt after the war and never stopped. Cube houses, a market hall you can eat your way through, and Europe's largest port on the doorstep.

  5. Return · Harwich – Hook of Holland

    3h 25m drive to the port