King Williams Barge and Bike Tour - Limburg Sensational 2016
7 Days 6 Nights Easy to moderate Bike and Barge Cruise
The best prepared and Signposted Bike paths in Europe.
Start at Maastricht On The Beautiful Hotel Yacht Miro.*****
Incl. is the Super Luxery E - Bike Gazelle Arroyo Em ***** with a 135 Km Baterry
For Individuals or tour groups Max. 10 pers .
Your adventure begins on the authentically in 2012 restored and new motorized
Luxury Hotel Yacht Miro***** - Gentlemen Yacht since 1916 - ( Max. 10 Guests .)
and encompasses a dynamic Boat and Bike Holiday through three Countys
The tour begins in KANNE / MAASTRICHT ( Holland ) in Port KANNE ( B ) close
to the congress center, the historical city where the EURO treaty was signed.and close by the castel of the world famous violin performer Andre Rieu .
Incl . E -Bike rental of first-class Super E - Bike Gazelle Arroyo Em ***** the luxury model E - Bike with a 135 Km battery, 2 Hydraulic breaks, 2 saddle bags, extra long step-in, 11 speeds, bike computer, rain poncho, repair materials, a double safety lock and bike helmet, reinforced tires etc.
It's also possible for week charters 10 pers.
On these weeks to make the other Tour ( Ravel )
Boat and Bike paradise Limburg - The best prepared and signposted Bike paths in Europe
Everyday a Beautiful and Historical Landscape
Beautiful old Historical Cities, Maastricht - Liège, Angleur - Voeren - Eijsden - Kanne, Maasmechelen - Bree - The Abby, Achel - Maaseik - Papenhoven - Fort Stevensweert - Museum city Thorn - Born - and the capital city of the Limburg County Maastricht.
With the fine luxury Hotel - Yacht Mirό ***** you start a wonderful and varied Bike and Boat Holiday through the Maas Valley - the Valley of the Voer and the three Limburg regions: the Haspengouw, nation Parks De Hoge Kempen, and Kemperbroek and the Maas landscape.
The land off Limburg in Holland and Belgium is the ultimate biking and walking paradise in Europe with more than 1800 kilometers of car-free superior quality bicycle tracks, with excellent signposts and with outstanding Belgian cuisine. It is famous for its historical cities, 700 Belgian and Limburg types of beer, delicious fruit pies "Vlaai" and chocolate pralines and famous hospitality
Our Bike-Boat-Holiday leads us through splendid old Historical cities and villages, and through wonderfully varied sceneries.
Data of the tour
Total length of the bike tour is approximately 180 km .
Total length of the boat tour is approximately 175 km.
Almost everywhere you ride is flat and in some cases, on lightly rolling bicycle tracks and local roads.
Longer and shorter bike routes are also every day possible.
The degree of difficulty I & 2.
The beautiful bike routes and tracks are excellently signposted throughout the bike route intersections of the network Limburg. As far as quality is concerned, this is 100 % the best bike route network in Europe!
Also for (Nordic) Walkers, there are many beautiful routes and possibilities for many interesting field trips! (alternative: excursions).
1st day: You receive a warm welcome on board off the Hotel Yacht Miro at Port Kanne (B)
Lovely Cruise to Liège-Angleur. (27 km.)
Discover the fiery Cities.
You arrive in Port Kanne ( B ) near Maastricht via your own transportation. We embark at 12.00 o'clock p.m. in KANNE Village near Maastricht
On board we start with a warm welcome, a welcome Champagne or Cafe Complet and a briefing about the tour.
The bikes are adjusted for every individual.
After this, we sail with the MIRO through the locks of Lanaye (18 meters fall) towards Liège, Angleur. The locks of Lanaye are the highest locks in the River Meuseand are an impressive event. We continue our tour through the locks of Visé through
the beautiful valley of Visé to Monsin. We moor in Liège Angleur, right in the centre of the historical Old Town. We enjoy a fine dinner in Liège and in the evening there is an opportunity to take a city tour with the skipper. He takes you to the famous Carre and the Old Historical City and we visit the Famous Cafe Chantant les Ollivette ( French Chansons )
After the tour we invite you for a late evening tour to Angleur
2nd day: Liège-Angleur - Eijsden - neer Kanne . Appr. 42 km.
Riding through the valley of the Ourthe is biking and enjoying with all your senses!
Early in the morning we enjoy a pleasant Skippers breakfast. After breakfast there is an opportunity to visit the famous Sunday market, La Batte, the oldest market in Belgium. Here the bikes are offloaded and after discussing the tour, we start our bike tour through the beautiful valley of the Voer to the wonderful town st pieters voeren and the delightful Castel of Eysden. The Skipper guides you on the right track, so you don't have to search where to start. We take a beautiful rural bike tour along the Maasvalley and the Voer When we arrive back in Kanne, we have Afternoon thee /Koffie. Here we have dinner and spend the night at the city quay.
You are free to spend the rest of the evening as you please. You also have the opportunity to visit the marl caves
3rd day: Bike tour Lanaken - Maasmechelen - Bree Appr. 45 km.
Pick the enchantment in Limburg!! A delicious breakfast cruise and Briefing of the tour.
The skipper has already taken your bike from the boat and checked the pressure of your tires.Our bike tour leads us through an enchanted world of legendary castles, miraculous legends and a mysterious past. Centuries-old stories occur here in a fairy-tale setting of sweet fruit blossoms, ready to be picked, of green woods and endless panoramic views. The Land of the Haspengouw has you in its spell and will never set you free again. We visit the splendid medieval castle of Alden Biezen, the pearl of Limburg, and the biggest castle between the Loire and the river Rhine.
Here we reach the junction of the Albert canal and the Canal of Neerharen. We board the MIRO again in Maasmechelen for a visit to Maasmechelen village and here we enjoy dinner and spend the night. In the evening it is a real treat to stroll allong the canal banks.
4th day: From Maasmechelen to the abby Achel and Fort Stevensweert Distance appr. 45 km
Taste La Dolce Vita in Limburg!
We start out with a delicious breakfast and we sail to bree Briefing and The skipper has already taken your bike from the boat and checked the pressure of your tires. The Limburg National Park Hoge Kempen surprises you with beautiful bike routes between large woods, impressive land dunes, mysterious pools and ...... Desert!! There are some very good bike cafés along the route, and don't you want to go too far to-day? No problem. You simply shorten the route and enjoy a shopping tour in the fashionable Maasmechelen Village Outletcenter. Our guests receive a special invitation with special offers and extra discounts. We will have dinner in the city of Weert and spend the night on the wooded canal banks.
5th day: Thorn - Papenhoven - Maaseik - Thorn. Distance appr. 29 or 42 km.
Boundless enjoyment in Limburg!
By breakfast the MIRO sails through picturesque Lakes with beautiful scenery to the little Historical Museum City of Thorn On the way we discuss the tour and at appr. 10 o'clock the bikes are taken from the boat. Meanwhile the skipper has taken your bike from the boat and he has checked the pressure of your tires. We start the bike tour by beautiful old farmhouses via the River Maas route along the beautiful old River and the splendid Limburg lakes and farmland to Historical city Maaseik and Papenhoven.
Don't forget to taste the excellent cuisine and the famous Belgian chocolate! The bike tour continues over Maasbracht back to the famous snow white Museum town of Thorn. Here you meet the Mirò again; your sailing hotel that has moored at the landing outside the city walls. Do you want to fish or swim??? Here the beach is white as snow and the swimming water is crystal-clear! We will spend the night in historical Thorn the view over the lake is breathtaking.
6th day: Thorn - Born - Maastricht. Distance appr. 40 km.
Listen in exaltation to the silence on the water!
During a delicious early breakfast we sail towards the sun across the beautiful Limburg lakes to the industrious sailors town of Maasbracht. Here we pass the impressive lock-complex at the beginning of the Juliana canal to the locks off Born, where our bike tour starts. The skipper has already checked your bike and taken them from the boat. Through the rural village of Stein we ride along beautiful apple orchards to the little village of Elslo with its magnificent Castle. Here you can enjoy a delicious lunch or have a cup of coffee. We continue our tour through a splendid wooded Limburg scenery to the historical city of Maastricht. In the evening the Harbour Taxi or the Miro takes us to the old Historical centre of Maastricht.
On Thursday evening all shops and museums are open until 21.00 o'clock p.m. Maastricht shows you its unequalled, delightful Burgundian side. As we return on the Miró, we sail to Kanne ande we enjoy a drink on the Candlelight deck, looking back on a wonderful day.
7th day: Return trip.
After a delicious breakfast we disembark at 10 o'clock.
Taxi transfer to and from Maastricht Raylway station is optional
Booking an extra night before or after the trip is possible on a limited scale. Please contact your travel agency or ask the Staff. on board.
Diner is always available in reputable local restaurants .
It is possible to bring along your own bike. (No discount)
Excluded are: Diners, Staff Gratuities, Flights
Characteristics:
Benefits:
- Welcome Champagne or Cafe Complet
- Bike - Boat Holiday on board the Hotel Yacht MIRO. Max. 10 guests.
- 7 Days 6 Nights Half board = extensive Skippers breakfast and packed lunch.
- 2 persons Luxury Comfort Class deluxe Outside Cabin with Double Bed
- Air conditioning - Central Heating - Sat.TV /DVD/ radio - Safe - Deposit Box
- private bathroom an suite with Shower, Lavatory and washbasin, Hairdryer
- Sport massage device
- Bed linen - Towels - maidservice
- Afternoon Tea / Coffee
- New First Class Touring E - bike. Gazelle Arroyo EM ***** luxery Model with 11 gears, a 135 Km battery, adjustable handlebars and Gel saddle
- 2 Saddlebags - rain poncho - bicycle computer - bicycle helmet - anti-flat tires
- Extensive bike- and route maps
- Multi-lingual tour guides on board
- Every day Tour Info & Briefing
- VIP Invitation Maasmechelen Village
- Field trip and city tour in Liège and visit to The Café Chantant Le Jardin des Ollivette
- Optionally various walks with the Skipper
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Additional costs:
- + EUR 98,50 pp fee for local Tourist tax Bike insurance Local waterway fees and Harbor taxes
- Transfer Thursday evening Miro - Maastricht - Miro