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The Rural Side of Holland
Holland's De Hoge Veluwe National Park |
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 In the Mid-East part of the country, near Apeldoorn, is the country's largest national park, the Hoge Veluwe. The foundation of the area was formed some 200,000 years ago. Today the park covers 5,500 hectares and is a unique blend of forests and woods, shifting sands and heath moors that provide a sense of isolation found nowhere else on the Dutch mainland.
This individual tour leads you from the central Holland lowlands to the wooded National park. The Hoge Veluwe harbors a recently renovated Visitors Centre, a beautiful architectured Hunting Manor, named St Hubertus, and the Kröller-Müller Museum. The museum has 278 works by Van Gogh, as well as smaller collections of Picasso and Mondriaan.
The park is closed to motorized traffic and is traversed by many bicycle paths.
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Day 1 – Arrival in Utrecht (central Holland)
Exploration on foot to the town center, with its interesting canal structure. Hotel in the historic town center. Equipment, route and safety instructions (or the next morning if desired).
Day 2 – Utrecht - Rhenen (35 km, 21 miles)
From Utrecht cycling southward, to the dikes of the river Rhine. Into the wooded region of eastern mid-Holland. Overnight in the village of Rhenen.
Day 3 – Rhenen - Otterlo (35 km, 21 miles)
Continuing northward to Otterlo, along a mixture of forest and agricultural pasture lands. Overnight at the border of the National park "De Hoge Veluwe".
Day 4 – Otterlo - Otterlo (45 km, 27 miles)
Day in Otterlo, to explore the National park region. Route through the Gelderland province forests to Apeldoorn and the Royal Palace "Het Loo".
Day 5 – Otterlo - Oosterbeek (30 km, 19 miles)
Cruising the National Park. Optional visit to the WW II war museum and memorial. Overnight in Oosterbeek, near Arnhem.
Day 6 – Oosterbeek
The tour finishes after breakfast.
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Self-Guided:
5 nights in double rooms (shower/toilet) in *** hotels
Breakfast / breakfast buffet
Top-class aluminum hybrid multi-speed bicycle with handlebar bag
GPS with itinerary and laminated cycling maps
Equipment insurance
Equipment delivery in Utrecht; pick up in Oosterbeek
Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
Pre-tour documentation (tourist & route info)
Breakdown assistance
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Self-Guided: Daily between April and October 2010
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Self-Guided:
Double room: €730
Single room surcharge (1 person/1 room): €195
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Nearest airport: Amsterdam airport Schiphol:
- Train / taxi service to / from Utrecht 45 minutes
- Train / taxi service from Oosterbeek 90 minutes
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