Netherlands small group trips

April and early May for the tulips, June and September for long evenings and smaller crowds. July and August are busy in Amsterdam and Bruges, which is why the big sights are booked at opening. The trip runs from April to October, and rain is possible in any month.

Answer for Benelux: Amsterdam, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels

Moderately. City days mean about 6 to 10 km on foot, often on cobbles, with two climbs you can skip: the 366 steps of the Bruges Belfry and the 226 of the Lion's Mound. You lift your own case onto two trains, with help. Each long day has an easier version.

Answer for Benelux: Amsterdam, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels

A room of your own is from CAD 885 more, about 17 percent of the trip price, and it is the same standard and location as the twin rooms. If you would like to share, ask when you book and we will try to match you with another solo guest of the same gender.

Answer for Benelux: Amsterdam, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels

The small-group trip runs with 7 to 12 guests. That is small enough to board a train together without a scramble, fit around one table at lunch and hear the guide in the Gallery of Honour.

Answer for Benelux: Amsterdam, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels

Choose a start date and request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken when you send the request. The small group starts from CAD 5,195 per person sharing, with taxes included.

Answer for Benelux: Amsterdam, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels

Not if you hold a Canadian, US, UK or Australian passport: both countries are in the Schengen area, which allows visa-free stays of up to 90 days in any 180. Since October 2025 your fingerprints and photo are recorded at your first entry. We check whether ETIAS pre-travel authorisation is in force for your dates when we confirm.

Answer for Benelux: Amsterdam, Bruges, Ghent and Brussels

Moderate fitness: roughly 8 to 12 km of walking on most sightseeing days, with breaks, steps at Montmartre and gravel paths at Versailles. Vans are proposed between hotels and stations, but you lift and carry your own case on and off two Eurostar trains and on station steps; guides do not porter bags. Pack one case you can manage.

Answer for London, Paris and Amsterdam by Rail: Westminster, Versailles and the Canals

Yes. A room of your own is from CAD 950 more, shown before you book, and it is the same standard of room as a twin. Solo travellers sit with the group at every included meal and are never put in a lesser room or seat.

Answer for Netherlands: Amsterdam, Delft, Rotterdam and Friesland

Canadian, US, UK and Australian passport holders visit France, Belgium and the Netherlands visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180. The EU's Entry/Exit System records your fingerprints and photo at your first Schengen border, and ETIAS will add a pre-travel authorisation from a date the EU sets. We check what applies when we confirm your booking.

Answer for Paris to Amsterdam by Rail: Brussels, Bruges and Ghent

A room of your own would be quoted as a supplement, in the same room standard as everyone else. Solo travellers are welcome in the proposed small group. Sharing arrangements, if you want them, would be discussed at quoting. The amount is set in the written quote.

Answer for Europe Highlights: Amsterdam, Rhine, Venice, Rome and Paris