The cycling tours go over gently forested undulations and across open farm land, along the rivers Scheldt, Somme, Oise and Seine; the Belgian-French border also appears to be more or less the watershed between the river basins of Scheldt and Seine. As well as being able to discover many picturesque villages each day β both on your bicycle and on foot β you will be able to:.
The ship β Your sailing hotel In between cycling excursions, you cruise along with the ship, which travels to a new destination every day. You dine, sleep and eat breakfast on board. There are rental E-Bikes on board, this tour will be offered as an E-Bike only tour. Fully Guided Accompanied by a competent, professional and multilingual tour leader, you and the group will visit interesting sights and places on the daily cycling tours. During the E-bike tour, they will explain the local history and culture behind the things you encounter along the way.
The tour details are barring changes, a. Embarkation and check-in is at 2 p. After a welcome meeting with the crew there is time for bicycle fitting and a short test-ride. After dinner the tour leader will take you for a walk through the center of town. We advise you to come to Bruges one or more days earlier, so that you will have plenty of time to discover this interesting city.
Its old center, which dates from the middle Ages, is almost completely intact. In that period Bruges was a metropolis and β after Paris β the 2 nd largest city of Europe, center of trade and art, which you can still fully enjoy. You will zigzag through charming woodland and pasture. Half way the canal between Bruges and Ghent your barge will be waiting for you. Once everyone is on board the anchor will be lifted to continue by barge to Ghent.
Ghent is a lively university city, also with a rich past. The city has its origins in Roman times, at the confluence of the rivers Leie and Scheldt. This favorable site resulted in great prosperity over the years, which had its peak late 13th, early 14th century. Textile manufacturing brought great wealth. In the city center many old patrician houses have been preserved. This morning you will cycle back into downtown Ghent, where you can make a nice tour through the historical center with a small canal boat.
