A new promotional weekend has been launched by Amsterdam’s AmstelBotel. Making use of their new berth on the hip NDSM Quay, they have arranged a series of trips to explore Old Holland’s Waterland, the Zuydersee and Amsterdam all in a weekend – by cycle.
“We’re lucky to be where we are†Said Jolanda van der Beuken – AmstelBotel’s reservation manager and a keen cyclist “We’re just 12 minutes by free regular ferry from the Central Station, but still within easy cycling distance of Old Holland’s Waterlandâ€
Included in the cycling trip’s promotional price is three nights accommodation with buffet breakfast, cycling maps, a “Granny Bike†or a “City Bike†for three days with insurance and specially researched and annotated tour guides. Everything, in fact, for guests to see the most popular and pretty sights – with zero emissions! How much? From just UK£89, US$178, Euro115 per person.
Guests can start by enjoying the reclaimed NDSM Quay itself – the former NDSM-shipyard in Amsterdam North. This dockside area now houses workshops and artists’ studios, hip cafes and restaurants, exhibitions and performances. There is a vast post-industrial art hall and lots of other interesting old ex-shipbuilding buildings put to interesting new uses. Leisure facilities include the Noorderlicht (Northern Light) good food café, the smart IJ-kantina and ship-restaurant “Polluxâ€. The quay also provides moorings for a black ex-Russian submarine, Greenpeace’s ship “Sirius†and a pancake boat amongst others. Here guests can test their bikes and their “Bike legsâ€!
The specially researched cycle tour route of Amsterdam passes all the most popular tourist sights in a day including Anne Frank’s House, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Madame Toussauds, the Royal Palace and Rembrandt’s House. Certainly a great way of visiting Amsterdam really independently.
Old Holland is close at hand by bike and AmstelBotel has mapped out a route to enjoy the famous Waterland with its pretty dykes and villages. Guests see Broek in Waterland, a picture postcard little village with lovely houses, harbour and nice church. Eat traditional pankcakes in : “de Witte Swaen” (the White Swan),and travel through grass-lands and over small bridges along the dyke and another little ferry to ride along the “Markermeer” (part of former Zuydersee, pretty Durgerdam, and back to the NDSM quay.
The promotional weekend is available at end August and during November and December..
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