Experience Belgium & the Netherlands with Pack a Fork
Join Pack A Fork for an unforgettable tour through Belgium & The Netherlands taking in the landscapes, history, culture, art and architecture of landmarks. You’ll explore the culinary side of each country tasting traditional and contemporary Belgian and Dutch cuisine. Visit this part of the world with local guides who know it best during springtime when the flowers are in full bloom! Visit Keukenhof Gardens – a must-see at this time of year. Discover the charming countryside and its towns as well as the larger cities of Brussels and Amsterdam.
Trip Highlights
- Tour the historic city center of Brussels: Grand Place with its guild houses & 19th-century Stock Market, Place St. Catherine, the iconic ‘Mannekin Pis’ statue, the Royal St. Hubert Galleries and more.
- Explore outside the city center of Brussels: the Atomium, the Royal Palace of Laeken, the Japanese Tower, the Chinese Pavilion, Cinquantenaire Park and the EU Quarter
- Participate in a hands-on Belgian chocolate-making class
- Discover the medieval castles, canals and sites of Ghent; explore the majestic Gothic architecture throughout the city
- View charming Ghent from the waterways – travel back to medieval times
- Stay in Bruges – a fairytale-like city
- Learn about the history and medieval buildings of Bruges
- Discover the sites of Bruges: The Markt, Minnewater Lake (the Lake of Love), the Beguinage,
- Walplein Square, Stoofstraat, St. John’s Hospital (once a medieval hospital) and more..
- Enjoy a canal cruise in Bruges through picturesque waterways
- Taste Belgian chocolates, waffles and beer along the way
- Discover the quaint city of Delft
- Tour the Royal Blue Delft earthenware factory to see artists at work
- Spend a day at Keukenhof Gardens and witness 7 million tulips in bloom
- View the commercial tulip fields where flowers are grown as far as the eye can see
- Discover Amsterdam on foot with a walking tour of Amsterdam’s main sites: Dam Square, Royal
- Palace, New Church, Begijnhof, the Floating Flower Market and many canal views; visit the Anne Frank House as part of this day
- Enjoy a vintage salon boat dinner cruise on the canals of Amsterdam
- Visit the Van Gogh Museum
- Bike in the Dutch countryside of Zaanse Schans; ride past windmills, handicraft workshops, museums, warehouses, bakeries and cafes
- Navigate the picturesque waterways of Geithoorn Village, a car-free village of quaint canals, charming houses and old farms
- Visit a family-owned cheesemaker’s farm; learn about his process and taste Dutch cheeses
- Enjoy time in Amsterdam on your own to shop, visit other museums or dine with new friends from the tour
