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| Tuesday, May 11, 1999 |
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| An Oddball Combination: Bike and Barge Brewery Tours Through Belgium and Holland For a Hair Over $100 a Day
Specializing in barge tours through Europe, 4Winds Specialty Tours
(formerly known as Bon Voyage Specialty Tours) has recently added a
new trip to its repertoire, and it's unique, to say the least--a nine-day
bike, barge and brewery adventure for $975.
The first tour is scheduled for October 1 and will begin with a
one-night stay in Amsterdam before boarding the barge bound for,
amongst other places, Bruges. Highlights of the trip will include a visit
to Maximiliaan (one of the youngest breweries of Holland) and a
"brown pub" in Amsterdam, a bike ride from the barge to Utrecht's De
Utrechtse Stoombier brewery (which is located in an old castle in the
city center) and a visit with the famous "beer professor" Jan de Bruyne
in Bruges.
Participants should expect to bike 10-15 miles a day but the focus of
the tour is on breweries and beer appreciation than biking (and a good
thing too, as we don't want to be advocating drunk driving of any sort).
Accommodations (except for the night in Amsterdam) are in double
cabins (complete with a private bath) aboard a barge. Singles can
request to be paired up at no additional charge. All meals (except for
one lunch) are included, as are entrance fees and the use of a 3-speed
bike. The tour is for adults of all ages and group size is limited to 20.
For more information, check out the 4Winds Web site at www.4windstours.com or call
888/676-2854.
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