Netherlands | Amsterdam Grachtenfestival (Canal Festival)
Join us this summer at the Grachtenfestival (Canal Festival), when Amsterdam's picturesque canals resound with music.
For five memorable days we'll thrill to the sound of outstanding concerts featuring prizewinners of international competitions as well as established virtuosos.
The extra-ordinary locations will be as exciting as the music. Otherwise off limits, rooftop terraces, intimate ateliers, lavish gardens, and private homes are opened for these special events.
Add to this specially arranged tours of the historic canals, both on land and water; an introduction to Amsterdam's best-buys, a day trip to the windmill-filled villages of the Zaandijk, and colorful open-air markets for a matchless experience in this living museum.
Add to this specially arranged tours of the historic canals, both on land and water; an introduction to Amsterdam's best-buys, a day trip to the windmill-filled villages of the Zaandijk, and colorful open-air markets for a matchless experience in this living museum.
| Duration: | 6 Days |
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| Tour Code: | ITW311 |
| Trip Style: | Luxury |
| Departure Dates: | 17 Aug 2012 |
| Price: | From $3,090 |
| Single Supplement: | $461 |
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Ideal for Solo Travellers
Guests are predominantly solo women travellers who love music and are more comfortable travelling in a small group. If you would like to attempt to find another single traveller to share a room, let us know. We will put you in contact with other singles who have registered for this trip and would also like to share a room. If the two of you agree to share a room, notify us and you won't have to pay the single supplement.
Trip Details
GROUP SIZE: 10 max.
The Grachtenfestival features gifted performers performing in unique settings including national monuments such as the Anne Frank House or the Westerkerk, the recital hall atop the elegant canal side Cristofori center, a floating barge in the Prinsengracht canal, and exquisite gardens made available only for these special events.
Day 1
From 1 to 3 in the afternoon, we'll await you in the lobby of our hotel. Check in and make yourself comfortable. Then an introductory stroll along Amsterdam's glittering canals and cobbled lanes. Carillon on the Canal - opening concert of the Grachtenfestival. An Indonesian Feast (included) will introduce us to the wide variety of delicious world cuisine in the city.
Day 2
Breakfast (included). Concert - perhaps a piano trio in the historic South Africa House. Lunch in a greenhouse (included) - we'll feast on Chef Ronald Kunis' fresh local cuisine in a gleaming, soaring glass house. Amsterdam from the water - a Canal Boat Tour of the gabled mansion-lined Golden Century Canals. Time to explore Amsterdam's wonderful shops - we'll direct you to our favorite areas and best buys (chocolates, clothing, tulips and more. Dinner on your own. Concert - perhaps a piano recital in the Cristofori centre.
Day 3
Breakfast (included). A day trip to the windmill-filled villages of the Zaandijk, with lunch (included) at a quintessentially Dutch Pancake House. Free time and dinner on your own in Amsterdam. Concert - perhaps chamber music at Anne Frank House.
Day 4
Breakfast (included). Two Surprise Location Concerts - perhaps a Mozart trio in an antique shop, or trumpet solo in a garden - don't you love surprises?! Lunch on your own. Chamber Music in the exquisite garden of the Prince Bernhard Culture Foundation. Free time. Sample some enticing nouveau Dutch cuisine at a casually chic Jordaan district bistro (included). Evening Concert.
Day 5
Breakfast (included) and a walk to the museum quarter. Floating Lunch (included) and Concert. Free time for shopping or museums. Closing concert of the Grachtenfestival. We'll complete our appreciative exploration of Amsterdam's cuisine by candlelight (included) at an intimate frescoed canal-side restaurant.
Day 6
Breakfast (included), then goodbyes to new-found friends before leaving Amsterdam on your journey homeward.
*All events subject to Grachtenfestival Program, which will be finalised in June 2012.
Inclusions
- 5 nights in a lovely hotel located in the heart of Amsterdam's historic canal district
- 5 breakfasts and a combination of 6 lunches and/or dinners as indicated on the itinerary
- Guided walks and canal boat tour
- Entrance and event fees as indicated on the itinerary
- All tips for housekeeping and for meals included in the itinerary
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