Cricket Tours to Holland
About this tour
Discover one, two or why not three of the five biggest cities in Holland on a Cricket tour!
As The Netherlands’ proximity is so close to the UK, a coach is an ideal method of travel as it would allow you to easily visit Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, or Eindhoven, while enjoying some great friendly fixtures against local opposition. Nowadays, Cricket in Holland is very well established. It has been played in the country for over a century and there are still five clubs from the 19th century playing today: Koninklijke UD in Deventer (1875), Koninklijke HCC (1878) in The Hague, Rood en Wit (1881) in Haarlem, Hercules (1882) in Utrecht and VOC (1895) in Rotterdam. You can find cricket players of all ages and from many diverse backgrounds: starting from 6 years old. It is worth knowing they have youth cricketers on all levels within recreational and top cricketing leagues, which makes this destination a fantastic place for youth cricket tours
Suggestions And Ideas for Visits and Excursions
Each group will have its own special interests and curricular needs. That is why every visit can be completely tailored to you. You will find some suggestions below, but you can always call us to discuss more options.
Sample Itinerary
On average tours are from 3 to 5 days, which means two to four hotel / hostel nights. To help you plan your tour we can offer the following suggestion. A sample itinerary might be:
A suggested 4-day itinerary might look like this:
- Day 1: Travel to Amsterdam, overnight and familiarise yourself with the city layout
- Day 2: Morning: training session at local Dutch facility.
Afternoon: Amsterdam canal cruise and first friendly match against local opposition.
*An optional Ajax Stadium Tour can be added according to your own special interests.
- Day 3: Morning: transfer to Rotterdam and guided walking tour.
Afternoon: Visit the Euromast for superb views of the city and play a second match against a different Dutch team.
- Day 4: Spend the day at Efteling Theme Park. Spend a final night in Holland before returning home the next morning or catch the overnight ferry from Rotterdam or Ijmuiden or fly back home.
Rondo recommends the following
- Amsterdam Canal cruise: The Amsterdam canal system is made up of more than one hundred kilometers of canals with 1,500 bridges to cross them. A wonderful way to experience the canals is to take a canal cruise, a relaxing way to see the city and see it from a unique perspective.
- Ajax Stadium tour: The Ajax Stadium now referred to as the ‘Johan Cruijff Arena’ is the largest stadium in the Netherlands and is the home stadium for AFC Ajax Football club. In the guided tour you will get to visit exclusive areas such as the changing rooms and press rooms.
- Euromast: The Euromast was built in the late 1950s for the 1960 Floriade exhibition. It is now one of Rotterdam’s most popular attractions allowing visitors to scale up 96m to the observation deck for a panoramic view of the city.
- Efteling Theme Park: Amusement park with fairytale-themed rides, wooden roller coasters & water fountain & light show.
Other Visits and Excursions
- ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo: The Zoo is one of the oldest in mainland Europe and is home to over 900 distinct species of animals. The Zoo has an aquarium and planetarium on site which you can also visit.
- Miniworld Rotterdam: The Miniworld is the largest Miniworld in the Benelux countries, watch closely and discover what is going on in this interactive experience.
- Eindhoven Philips Stadium tour: The Philips Stadion is an up-to-date stadium, located at the Frederiklaan in Eindhoven, at the same place where the PSV sports grounds were established when PSV was founded in 1913. With a capacity of 35,000, it is the third-largest football stadium in the country.
- Walking tour of The Hague: Like no other city in the Netherlands, The Hague offers a unique combination of city life and beach life!
- Walibi Holland Theme Park: Walibi Holland is a theme park in Biddinghuizen. Attractions include the Speed of Sound, El Condor, Xpress: Platform 13, Goliath, and Robin Hood roller coasters.
Other variations on numbers and duration available plus day trips available on Request.
Experience information
Each group will have its own special interests and curricular needs. That is why every visit can be completely tailored to you. You will find some suggestions below, but you can always call us to discuss more options.
Other variations on numbers and duration available, plus day trips available on request.
