We meet at the airport at 5.00am for our KM Malta Airlines flight departing at 7.25am and arriving in Amsterdam at 10.50am. We will be transferred to our 3-star Hotel Holiday Inn Express - Parliament in The Hague; however, not before visiting the historical city of Haarlem- the capital of North Holland province.

Our full-day optional excursion will take us to Amsterdam. We shall start with a city tour of Amsterdam, passing by many historical buildings and interesting sights; such as the Royal Palace, the National Monument and the Skinny Bridge. We will later visit a windmill on the river Amstel, together with a clogs and cheese factory. One may also opt for a canal cruise (extra) to admire this beautiful city. Then, we will have some free time for personal sightseeing and shopping.

Today’s full-day optional excursion will take us first to the charming medieval city of Gouda; where the famous Cheese Market has been taking place on Thursday for centuries at the historical market square. Afterwards, we proceed to visit the former Bishop’s town, Utrecht. The old centre is traversed by the Oudegracht – the old canal, which is dotted with restaurants and shops on both sides. To the East of the canal, one can find the tallest church tower in the Netherlands at 112 metres; the Domtoren.

Today’s full-day optional excursion will take us to one of the most beautiful Spring gardens in the world; the Keukenhof (entrance extra). Keukenhof gardens does not only provide a backdrop for its 7 million spring-flowering bulbs, but one can also see the nearby bulb fields, it is also a nice location for sculptures and other works of art that give the park an added dimension. In the afternoon we will go on a panoramic tour where we will see some of The Hague’s landmarks, such as The Peace Palace; which houses the International court of Justice and Madurodam – ‘Miniature Holland’ (entrance extra) which depicts many Dutch towns and villages. In the miniature park, almost every Dutch landmark has been reproduced on a miniature scale.

Today we will admire some of the natural beauty the Netherlands can offer. We shall start our full-day optional excursion with Enkhuizen, where we will visit the Zuiderzee museum (entrance extra). An open-air museum depicting life in the Netherlands in years gone by. In the afternoon we will make our way towards Zaanse Schans; an old, open-air, windmill museum-village on the bank of the River Zaan. Along with its typical Dutch windmills and houses, it clearly depicts how a typical village on the River Zaan must have looked like in the 17th and 18th century.

After breakfast, we will leave the hotel and make our way to the airport for our KM Malta Airlines flight departing at 11.50am and arriving in Malta at 2.55pm.