Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tulips & Windmills

Experience the Quintessential Holland Journey through the dreamy Dutch countryside to a tulip farm and witness how windmill technology has changed. Along the way, your guide will explain the importance of tulips to the local economy. Upon arrival in the charming village of Slootdorp, a local hub for farming and a burgeoning green movement, visit one of the area’s leading tulip farms. Its fields produce more than 25 million tulips every year, blanketing the landscape each spring with a rainbow of colors. You will be greeted with coffee and cake and then proceed to the tulip nurseries, where you will learn how the nation’s most popular flowers are bred and cultivated and see a number of tulip varieties. Later, continue to the Museummolen Schermerhorn, a 17th-century mill that was used to drain water from the polder. Learn about its operation before returning to your ship. * Moderate - Walking portions may be long and somewhat challenging with occasional step-ups, stairs and inclines. Total time walking or standing normally ranges from 1.5 to 3 hours.

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