Tailor made bike tours in Holland
Netherlands Bike Tours
Plan your own cycling vacation in the land of windmills & bicycles
- Tour Type
- Skill Level
- Length3 days
- Prices from€600 Rates
Overview
Let us design a personal tour of your highlights of Holland. This is a cyclists’ paradise and so much is possible. Simply select what you’re interested in and we will propose an itinerary just for you.
Visit stunning towns like Leiden, Delft, Gouda or Utrecht with their intriguing stories, charming canals, and monumental houses. Or discover picturesque villages like Giethoorn or De Rijp. Ride on the country’s extensive network of dedicated cycle paths through beautiful and varied landscapes – from lowland ‘polders’ with Friesian cows to rolling sand dunes or mighty rivers. How about a visit to the 19 famous windmills of Kinderdijk?
Accommodation options vary from simple, family-run places to luxury and boutique hotels, always focusing on excellent service and a friendly welcome. Convenient locations mean you’re within walking distance to explore the local sights and find a choice of restaurants for dinner.
Highlights
- Have you been dreaming of visiting historic towns in Holland and Belgium? Make your own selection of interesting towns and we can design a ride in between!
- Enjoy summer along the coast! Holland has hundreds of miles of coast. Bike all day along the coast and maybe visit some of the beautiful ‘Wadden islands’ in the north.
- Interested in history? Experience the route that the Allied Forces took during the final phase of the Second World War.
- Perhaps you like longer distances and cycling on a road bike? No problem at all!
Also, see our complete list of our bike tours in the Netherlands.
Itinerary
Your itinerary will be as unique as you are! From the list below, let us know what interests you and we're happy to create a customized itinerary:
- Historical towns
- River landscapes and lowland ‘polders’
- Nature and National Parks
- Tulip season
- Gardens
- Dutch master painters and museums
- Dutch heritage
- Modern and contemporary art
- Design and architecture
- World War II commemoration
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Hotels & Bikes
You tell us the category and type of hotels you prefer. Options vary from simple, family-run places to luxury and boutique hotels. We always focus on excellent service and a friendly welcome. Convenient locations mean you’re within walking distance of the local sights and will easily find a choice of restaurants for dinner.
Bicycles
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Standard bike
Your bicycle will be prepared for your arrival, taking into account your gender, height, personal requirements, and your accessory reservation. The rental bikes available are multi-geared adult bikes, in both men's and ladies' models, and are manufactured by Koga. Their top-class aluminum standard models are built according to our own critical standards and specifications and are the best rental bikes you will find in Holland. Included with the bike rental:
- A toolkit
- Tire repair kit
- Mini-pump
- Cable-lock
- Water bottle
- Breakdown assistance
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Electric bike
The Bosch Active Line Plus mid-drive motor offers optimum service life and reliability. The seamless integration of strength, rotation, and speed sensors results in spectacular intuitive support. The E-bike is provided with 400Wh Li-ion batteries with the longest life cycle available and supports your daily bike trip without any problem. Charging is only necessary at night.
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Road bike
Also available are Giant road bikes. They are lightweight and have either aluminum or carbon frames. Together with high-quality Shimano components and different types of cleat pedals, these road bikes are suitable for long-distance riding.
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Children’s bikes and accessories
A wide range of bikes and trailers are available and suitable for children of all ages.
Bike Assortment Age Child trailer 1-3 years Child seat 2-4 years Trailer bike/tag along 4-6 years Follow me 7-8 years Child tandem 3-8 years 20" child bike 7-8 years 24 " child bike 8-11 years 26 " child bike 11-13 years Inclusions
What’s Included
- Tailor-made tour preparations
- Accommodation reservations for the duration of your tour
- Breakfasts
- In depth welcome meeting, equipment delivery, and post tour briefing
- Pre-tour details (route overview, accommodation list, tourist info)
- Top-quality 8-speed bicycle with handlebar bag or electric bike, road bike, or tandem
- Luggage transfer or panniers if you prefer to cycle completely independent
- GPS with your personal itineraries, maps, and route descriptions
- Tourist information
- 24-hour support throughout your tour
What’s Not Included
- Lunches, dinners, and refreshments
- Transfers to and from the agreed meeting points
- (Small) ferry crossings where necessary (usually a few Euros per crossing)
- Optional equipment insurance covering theft and damage (from €25 per hybrid bike per tour)
- Excursions and entrance fees for sightseeing
- Bicycle protection
- Travel Insurance
Dates & Pricing
Dates
Daily arrivals from March 30 to October 6, 2024
Please Note
- Rates are per person, based on double occupancy
- Tour prices are based on the fuel costs at time prices are set, often months or years in advance. In rare cases, additional fees may apply for fuel cost increases.
- Information to read before you book
- We recommend purchasing trip insurance
- Please see our FAQ
Pricing
Price will vary depending on length, location, level of accommodations, and bike rental. Begin building your perfect and unique bike tour now!
Extra Info
Skill Level — Easy
You decide! We can design a very easy tour with minimal distances or a tour that includes longer daily distances! Regardless, you will enjoy an excellent cycling infrastructure consisting of cycle paths, cycle tracks, protected intersections, and ubiquitous bicycle parking!
Airport Info
Fly to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport which offers fast and convenient connections to central Amsterdam and other key cities and towns in the Netherlands.
Local Travel
We recommend arriving in the Netherlands a few days before the start of your tour and booking at least a few nights in Amsterdam. We don’t start or finish tours in Amsterdam itself because that’s not a great cycling experience but we use smaller towns, sometimes as little as 15 minutes from the centre of Amsterdam, which are easy to reach by train or taxi (there is an excellent public transport network in the Netherlands). Our tours usually begin on a cycling day with your equipment delivery and orientation in the morning.
Climate
The Netherlands has a maritime climate with relatively mild summers, while spring and fall can be a bit unpredictable. We recommend that you bring rain gear, just to be prepared. With the flat terrain in the country, wind can also be a factor to take into account.
Important to know
Travel Documents
It is each traveler's responsibility to research travel requirements and to ensure that you are in compliance with the country or countries you plan to visit. This includes and is not limited to passport validity, blank visa pages required for your destination (s), and any other requirement.
US citizens: A good website to research the requirements of the Schengen Agreement and other countries is travel.state.gov.
Non-EU citizens: Please research the requirements of your country of residence for international travel and the destination country.
EU-citizens: (without special situations like dual citizenship, main residence abroad or a limited-validity passport) are required to have a valid passport or ID-card, not expiring within six (6) months from the end of your tour.
*Important note: Please check on the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) status as once implemented, this will be required to visit any of the 26 Schengen-member countries for tourism, business, medical, or transit. This is an additional check on security rather than a visa.
Tour Operator
This tour is run by Tulip Cycling.
We value the strong relationship we have with our local partners and the services we provide.
We are not a broker.
We do not inflate tour prices.
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Photos
![Gift shop with "klompen" in Marken, North Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:Moyan Brenn]()
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![Tulips made the Netherlands famous. Flickr:Kelly Sikkema]()
![Binnenhof in Den Haag (De Hague) in the Netherlands. Flickr:Sander van der Wel]()
![Windmills in Kinderdijk, South Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:John Morgan]()
![Tulip fields in South Holland! ©Hollandfotograaf]()
![Medieval Koppelpoort in Amersfoort, Utrecht, the Netherlands. ©Hollandfotograaf]()
![Giethoorn, Overijssel, the Netherlands. Flickr:PhotoBobil]()
![Harbor in Hoorn in North Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:b k]()
![Springtime sees Holland overflowing with tulip fields! ©Hollandfotograaf]()
![Awesome small towns to explore like Doesburg, a Hanseatic Town in the Netherlands! ©TO]()
![The many windmills of Kinderdijk are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Holland! Flickr:Luca Casartelli]()
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![Flora & fauna to explore via bike too. ©Hollandfotograaf]()
![The grand Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. CC:Davidh820]()
![Heineken in Holland, of course! Flickr:Brandon]()
![De Haar Castle in Utrecht, the Netherlands. ©Hollandfotograaf]()
![Summertime in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:Moyan Brenn]()
![Cityscape of Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. CC:Simmerguy269]()
![Tulips & windmills make up Holland! Flickr:Matheus Swanson]()
![Biking through Stavoren, Friesland, the Netherlands. Flickr:Bruno Rijsman]()
![Altstadt in Amersfoort, province Utrecht, the Netherlands. CC:Zairon]()
![Rhenen along the Rhine River in Utrecht, the Netherlands. CC:Joop van Houdt]()
![Harbor & Town Hall in Leiden, South Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:Roman Boed]()
![Keukenhof, the famous Flower Market in Lisse, North Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:Lin Mei]()
![Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. CC:Nikolai Karaneschev]()
![Dining in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. ©TO]()
![Great architecture in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:Elyktra]()
![Biking the scenic towns of Holland. ©TO]()
![Marken in North Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:Jose Maria Barrera Cabanas]()
![Summertime in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. Flickr:Moyan Brenn]()
![Veere on Island Walcheren. ©Hollandfotograaf]()
![Great architecture in Franeker in Friesland, the Netherlands. Flickr:bertknot]()
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