University of Florida

Holland Trip—Spring 2008

 

This trip has been cancelled.


Experience the Dutch world of bulbs—expressed in art, architecture, music, cuisine, and formal landscape design.  Visit the world-famous Keukenhof Gardens at the height of bulb season, where seven million bulbs of every variety will be in bloom.  Enjoy the canals of Amsterdam, the art of Dutch painters Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh, the splendor of royal palaces and castles, the charm of small towns. Savor a day in Brugge, Belgium, a medieval city called the “Venice of the North.”

Date: April 22 (depart U.S.) through May 1, 2008

Itinerary: See the full list of activities here.

Cost: $2,500 per person, including $500 advance reservation fee.
There is an additional $1,000 fee for single occupancy. UF reserves the right to adjust the fee as needed if the value of the euro increases significantly prior to departure.

Registration limited to 30 persons.

Included:

  • 4-star hotel accommodations, double occupancy
  • Continental breakfast daily
  • Tour bus transportation
  • Tour guides and translators
  • Garden, attraction, and museum entrance fees
  • Five evening group dinners; two group lunches

Not included:   

  • Round-trip air-fare to Schipol Airport
  • Trip insurance
  • Optional activities
  • Wine and other alcoholic beverages

A $500 non-refundable advance reservation fee is required for each person. Reservations are accepted according to the date that deposits are received. Checks should be made payable to “University of Florida.”

Mail checks to:

Department of Environmental Horticulture
ATTN: Cindy Olejownik
P.O. Box 110670
Gainesville, FL  32611-0670

Questions should be referred to:

Tom Wichman
Florida Master Gardener Coordinator
P.O. Box Box 100675
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL  32611-0675
e-mail: twichman@ufl.edu

OR

Cathy Nell, Garden Tour Coordinator
6116 NW 19 Place
Gainesville, FL  32605
(352) 375-7972 or (352) 538-6299
e-mail:  cnell116@hotmail.com


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