Below is our itinerary. While all tours and visits will be included in this trip, we can change the dates for the specific visits due to the weather and availability of tickets. We might also substitute certain specific visits, if we think they add more value to your trip.
Day 1 –Welcome – September 29
Arrival
Pick-up transfers from Amsterdam Airport in the morning. Settle in, meet your hosts.
Evening: Welcome dinner
We will have a welcome dinner at the “Hollandsche Manege”, the oldest riding school in the country, in a beautiful building from the mid-19th century, in the middle of town! If you are early explore Amsterdam and hop on a canal cruise for a first taste of the historic center.
Overnight Zaandam
Day 2 – September 30 – Riding & windmills (+ clogs and cheese)!
Morning – Forest Ride
Head out for a scenic morning ride through the local forests and dunes (2 or 3 groups depending on the number of riders)
Afternoon –
Lunch at a traditional Dutch farmhouse featuring regional specialties like Pancakes and Kroketten.
After lunch, we visit the famous windmills of the Zaanse Schans.
Overnight Zaandam
Day 3 – Thursday October 1- Texel Island!
This day is a full day excursion to Texel island, this is fun for everyone: We will ride in the forest, dunes and even on the beach for the very experienced, the rest of the day is filled with small medieval villages, beaches, light house, seal watching and some WW2 history! The day is flexible!
The Waddensea is a UNESCO world heritage site: vast mudflats where millions of shore birds rest on their trek. Seal watching is one of the high lights of this day!
We leave early in the morning, and can have dinner on the island! We return to Amsterdam after dinner.
Overnight Zaandam
Day 4 – Friday October 2 – Ride and visit a stud farm!
Morning
We’ll ride in the Veluwe forest: deep dark woods and open heather moors! Home to wild boar, red deer, roe deer and wolves.
Afternoon –
We spend the afternoon at one of the top KWPN breeding farms: meet the top sires of show jumping and dressage. Our host will tell us about stallion selection, breeding and training warmbloods in the Netherlands. We will attend a clinic/demonstration with the top horses in the country!
Overnight Veluwe
Day 5 – Saturday October 3 – Military Boekelo XC day!
Military Boekelo!
Today is XC day at the world famous military Boekelo. We have all day tickets so dress up in your best country attire and watch the pro’s take on the most difficult fences at this 4* event. This huge event has plenty of shops and food trucks at their country fair.
We’ll have dinner in a local pub before we tuck in for the last night!
Overnight Veluwe
Day 6 –Sunday October 4 – Time to say goodbye!
It is time to say goodbye…. After breakfast we arrange for transits to the airport or welcome you to extend your stay!
