The history of Dutch seafaring

Route: The Museum of Navigation – “Amsterdam” A copy of the trading schooner – The building of the East India Company – The Wailing Tower.

Visit to the museum of navigation and a copy of the merchant ship “Amsterdam”.

Acquaintance with the history of the Dutch East India Company (1602 – 1798yy.)

What is this excursion about?

Did you know that piracy, slave trade, shipbuilding, and the discoveries: New Zealand – Tasmania-Manhattan, the foundation of Cape Town and the Anglo-Dutch wars of the 17th century, are all links of the same chain.

And its name is sailing! Holland has been the main sea carrier of Europe for 200 years. The main goal set by a small but mighty sea power,is trade.

The tour is scheduled for 3 hours.

To order this tour, contact us:

E-mail: info@tour-pro.nl | Tel. +31 20 2614 777

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Tour information

Duration: 2 hours

Excursions

Amsterdam
Amsterdam sightseeing tour
Red Lights district
Van Gogh Museum
Rijksmuseum (National Gallery)
A tuk-tuk tour in Amsterdam
Canal-cruise in the candlelight
The Royal Palace, Amsterdam
Amsterdam – the city of Rembrandt
A tour to the world of purses
Amsterdam sightseeing tour on a private boat
The history of Dutch seafaring

Holland
The Hague and the North Sea
Delft
Madurodam
ZaanseSchans – mill park
Fishing village Volendam
Holland as it is
Utrecht
Castle de Haar
Marken – the former isle
Castle Muiderslot
Keukenhofflower park
Tour to Edam
Rotterdam
Haarlem (Frans Hals museum)
Flowers Auction, Aaslmeer
A village with no roads
Zaandam (The house where Peter the Firststayed)
Het Loo Palace
Zuiderzee” Enkhuizen (the open-air museum Zuiderzee)
Alkmaar (cheese market)

Authors Excursions
Glory to the bicycle!
A day of the life of Rembrandt
The Dutch Adventure
Tram #8
Tourist-free Holland
Open-air museum in Arnhemt

Belgium and Luxembourg
Brussels
Antwerp
Bruges
Gent
Brussels Beer Tour
Waterloo
Dinant
Namur
A museum in the open air – Bosrijk, Maastricht
Leuven and Maastricht
Mechelen
Oyster farms of Zealand
Chimay Abbey and castle Bouillon
Liege
Luxemburg
Aachen
A tour to the ancient city of Echternach
The wine road tour
Excursion to the medieval castles Vianden and Beaufort
The German part of the Moselle valley
Four countries in one day: Luxembourg, France, Belgium and Germany
Trier, the most ancient city in Germany