Active & Discovery in Holland & Belgium

There’s no better way to spring into action and catapult into culture than on an Avalon Active & Discovery cruise to the Netherlands and Belgium. Belgian chocolate workshop, classic paintings, and even graffiti walls glow brighter when you experience them in the most interactive ways. </BR></BR>Discover the graceful ways of Holland on an Active & Discovery cruise. The way the wind moves the grasses beneath the stalwart windmills of the “Low Countries;” how the city cobblestones buzz with the ubiquitous bicycles and lively cafes and canals in Amsterdam; or the narrow houses evoking a time gone by. The visions of Holland come to life as you float past unforgettable scenes, pedal past incomparable views, and unleash your inner artist with a graffiti workshop. On an Active & Discovery cruise, our varied selection of Classic, Discovery and Active excursions from Amsterdam to Brussels and back lets you experience Holland and Belgium in the ways that move you most. </BR></BR></BR>Move.</BR>Enjoy a little get-up-and-go on your cruising vacation when you:</BR></BR>•Soak in castle and farmland views on a walk through the woods and dunes of Domburg. </BR>•Pedal past polders, dykes, and quaint centuries-old villages through the Dutch countryside.</BR>•Take an architectural bike tour through Rotterdam to see the design highlights of Europe’s largest seaport.</BR></BR></BR>And be moved.</BR>Get off the beaten path and relish the world when you:</BR></BR>•Visit a century-old oyster farm in Middleburg and savor the catch of the day.</BR>•Paint the town red, green or whatever color you choose on an interactive tour of Ghent’s Graffiti Street.</BR>•Discover your inner artist at a Delft tile pottery workshop in Rotterdam or a painting class in Amsterdam. </BR></BR></BR>Plus, Classic sightseeing is always available in every port along the way.</BR></BR>Activate your senses and discover a world of wonder in all-new, entirely “you” ways on your personal, passion-packed cruise along the waterways of Holland and Belgium.