Rotterdam to the Zeeland Province

Day 1: Arrival in Rotterdam, Rotterdam – Dordrecht
Day 2: Dordrecht - Willemstad - Hellevoetsluis, 28 mi. (45 km) 
Day 3: Hellevoetsluis - Bruinisse, 28 mi. (45 km)
Day 4: Bruinisse - Middelburg, 34 mi. (54 km)
Day 5: Middelburg - Veere | Middelburg - Neeltje Jans - Veere, approx. 35 km
Day 6: Veere | Veere - Dordrecht, 25 mi. (40 km)
Day 7: Dordrecht - Rotterdam, 25 mi. (40 km)
Day 8: Departure from Rotterdam

In case of flood or low tide or severe weather, the shipping company reserves the right to change the route   Cycling routes may also be affected. In extreme situations, the operator reserves the right to cancel the journey on short notice. No legal right shall be constituted of either situation. The same applies for locally mandated (but not previously announced) repair work on locks or bridges as well as unexpected and unfortunate mechanical issues of the ships' engines or power unit. 

Please be aware that this ship is not just your floating hotel, but is a machine, with perceptible engine noises. 

Italicized parts will be undertaken by boat.

Day 1: Arrival in Rotterdam | Rotterdam - Dordrecht
Individual arrival in Rotterdam. Embarkation at about 4:00 pm. You may have some time left to see Rotterdam’s stunning Market Hall. The Dutch refer to it as their version of the "Sistine Chapel“. At 6:00 pm, the boat navigates to Holland’s oldest town, Dordrecht, impressively located on an island between three wide rivers. 

Day 2: Dordrecht - Willemstad | Willemstad - Hellevoetsluis, 28 mi. (45 km)
In the morning, set sail for Willemstad, a small fortified town dating from the 17th/18th century, which is well worth visiting. Here start for your first cycle tour. Cross the inland waters of Haringvliet over the Volkerakdam, and cycle through fields and past storybook villages like Zwartsluis and Goudswaard to the popular water sports center of Hellevoetsluis. 

Day 3: Hellevoetsluis - Bruinisse, 28 mi. (45 km)
During good swimming weather, before you begin to cycle, it is well worth it to take a detour to the bathing beach of Rockanje, a wide fine sand beach with marvelous dunes. Once on the bike, you will cross the Haringvliet again, passing through small villages like Stellendam with the mill Korenlust, the small water sport village of Herkingen. Continuing along the Grevelingendam, you reach the mussel village of Bruinisse. 

Day 4: Bruinisse - Middelburg, 34 mi. (54 km)
Today you cycle to the small town of Zierikzee, which is among the 10 most beautiful Dutch national heritage towns. Once a rich trading city, it has a beautiful port and lots of monuments. The "fat tower" rises high above the town. The top of the tower offers marvelous views over the town, the harbor, and the island. You cross the Zeeland Bridge to Middelburg, the capital of the province of Zeeland. Once the second most important city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam, Middleburg is a town full of history. Numerous shops and cafes are waiting to be discovered.

Day 5: Middelburg - Veere | Middelburg - Neeltje Jans - Veere, 22 mi. (35 km)
The destination for today’s cycle tour is Neeltje Jans. The former working island was created by raising a sand flat to facilitate the construction of the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the most impressive construction of the Delta Works. You will have the possibility not only to marvel at the locks from up close but also from the inside. Afterward, continue the cycle tour to Veere, a beautiful holiday seaside town, where once deeply loaded Scottish ships landed.

Day 6: Veere | Veere - Dordrecht, 25 mi. (40 km)
You will have another opportunity to enjoy the picturesque, typically Dutch landscape on the Peninsula Walcheren around the lively tourist towns of Veere and Middelburg. Nowhere in the Netherlands does the sunshine as often and long as on Walcheren. Alternatively, you can do one of yesterday's cycling tours

Day 7: Dordrecht - Rotterdam, 25 mi. (40 km)
On your last stretch, explore the best-known windmills in the Netherlands at Kinderdijk. The 19 windmills,which date back to the 18th century, are beautifully preserved and are listed as UNESCO World Heritage site. The windmills are well worth a visit! Follow the route along the Maas River up to Rotterdam, one of the largest ports in the world

Day 8: Departure from Rotterdam
Disembarkation by 9:00 am.

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