Guide Trips to the Netherlands

Based in the Vuursche Forest, Buitenzorg Centre is full of back-to-nature bliss and on-site adventure. Welcoming groups from all over the world since 1949, Guides will feel right at home where days are spent canoeing, cycling and crafting, and nights are spent around the campfire under the stars. With tents ready and set up for your arrival, a Guide trip to the Netherlands couldn’t be easier. And for those who want to venture out, why not take a day trip to Amsterdam?

• Activities

  Based in the beautiful Vuursche Forest, you can step out into nature and enjoy the best of Buitenzorg’s on-site activities. And with excellent public transport links, Amsterdam is just a 40-minute train ride away!

  • Cycling
  • Canoeing
  • Archery
  • Craft workshops
  • High ropes adventure course
  • Campfire evenings
  • Amersfoort Zoo
  • Pioneering and forestry
  • De Efteling Theme Park
  • Day trip to Utrecht
  • Canal cruise
  • Day trip to Amsterdam
  • Anne Frank Museum
  • Van Gogh Museum
  • Jewish Historical Museum

• What’s Included

  8 days, 7 nights including:

  • Return coach travel
  • Return Channel crossings
  • On-site Venture Abroad Representative
  • Canvas bell tents
  • Full tour and itinerary planning
  • 1 x drawstring bag per passenger
  • Luggage labels for the group
  • Travel insurance
  • Prices are based on a self-catering option

  Price based on a minimum of 40 passengers per departure date.

  Departure Dates

  Saturday 25th July 2020                  £294

  Saturday 1st August 2020              £304  SOLD OUT

  Saturday 8th August 2020              £294

  Saturday 15th August 2020            £304

• Sample Itinerary

  Day 1

  Morning:

  Depart the UK by coach

  Afternoon:

  Arrive at Buitenzorg Centre and get to know your new base with an orienteering course

  Evening:

  Enjoy an evening at leisure

  Day 2

  Morning:

  Spend the morning canoeing

  Afternoon:

  Return to Buitenzorg for an afternoon of crafts, where you’ll paint traditional Dutch clogs, make souvenir woggles and weave bamboo into dream catchers

  Evening:

  Enjoy an evening at leisure

  Day 3

  Morning:

  Enjoy a full day at De Efteling Theme Park!

  Evening:

  Enjoy an evening at leisure

  Day 4

  Morning:

  Travel to the local town of Amersfoort by train or bike for a morning of sightseeing

  Afternoon:

  Visit Amersfoort Zoo for wildlife galore

  Evening:

  Enjoy an evening at leisure

  Day 5

  Morning:

  Take the 40-minute train to Amsterdam and explore the city on a canal cruise

  Afternoon:

  Visit Anne Frank’s House or the Van Gogh Museum (and be sure to try a Dutch waffle!)

  Evening:

  Return to Buitenzorg

  Day 6

  Morning:

  Hire bikes for the day and admire the countryside along one of the area’s cycle paths

  Afternoon:

  Make your way to the nearby castle and stop for a picnic, before returning to Buitenzorg

  Evening:

  Evening campfire

  Day 7

  Morning:

  Spend the day enjoying the on-site activities, including the high ropes adventure course and archery

  Evening:

  Enjoy an evening at leisure

  Day 8

  Morning:

  Depart by coach back home

• Accommodation

  Buitenzorg Scout Centre

  You’ll be allocated one of the 17 campsites on the Buitenzorg site, where the Venture Abroad tents and catering equipment will be set up and ready for your arrival!

  • All tents and catering equipment provided
  • Over 12 hectares of grounds
  • Exciting on-site activities