sunfan03 Posted June 27, 2023 #1 Share Posted June 27, 2023 (edited) Traveling with my dad and his siblings (14 pax) - looking for recommendations for private mini-bus hires (with drivers) for when we're in various ports while traveling on Norwegian Star... - Amsterdam - Giethoorn, Zaanse Schans? - Brussels (Zeebrugge) We don't need luxury transportation, but I think it just might be easier to have our own transportation to visit sites. I'm just getting started so I don't know exactly where we'll go yet for all the ports, so any advice is welcome. Edited June 27, 2023 by sunfan03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted June 27, 2023 #2 Share Posted June 27, 2023 2 hours ago, sunfan03 said: - Brussels (Zeebrugge) Unless you have a particular reason, IMHO Brussels isn't worth visiting - it's a 90 minute drive and a commercial city, European Union offices etc. And you'd need the van to wait while you visit Brussels to take you back From Zeebrugge most folk head the 10 miles to Bruges (also spelt Brugge), an attractive & historic cobbled city, and an important port centuries ago before ships got bigger and the river silted up. Pre-book a couple of 8-seater taxis to take you from the port to the Grotrrmarkt in the centre of Bruges, and to take you back at a time that you fix with the driver. Alternatively 16 miles / 40 minutes down the coast to Ostend (also spelt Oostende), a pleasant resort town & ferry-port. And for those interested, a couple of miles further on the dunes at Raversjide a defensive position of Germany's "Atlantic Wall" from both WW1 & WW2 with original guns and other equipment. You could split your group to give those interested the chance to visit the Atlantic Wall while the rest spend their day in Ostende. Again, 8-seater taxis - or the coastal tram (Kusttram) https://www.delijn.be/nl/lijnen/5501/?richtingCode=1 https://www.raversyde.be/nl/atlantikwall-raversyde/atlantikwall JB 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ine Posted June 28, 2023 #3 Share Posted June 28, 2023 (edited) You can contact those companies in The Netherlands and see if they can help you. https://bobtours.nl/wagenpark/ https://www.coachrental.eu/bus-rental-Amsterdam/?gclid=CjwKCAjwkeqkBhAnEiwA5U-uMy99-RWBkPMHUi5Vf_qz_ME6v7RFyb3q-PGkbRkphVMz3iwyC9SskhoCAaIQAvD_BwE https://osabus.com/bus-rental-amsterdam-netherlands/?gad=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwkeqkBhAnEiwA5U-uMy8wKAk9aBTh2iHX2D2-m4jEmKV5trZ0R57LLtnf6sKFaSOXNzdjkBoCKyoQAvD_BwE https://www.brouwertours.nl/en/coach-hire-amsterdam Edited June 28, 2023 by Ine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunfan03 Posted June 30, 2023 Author #4 Share Posted June 30, 2023 On 6/27/2023 at 2:26 AM, John Bull said: Pre-book a couple of 8-seater taxis to take you from the port to the Grotrrmarkt in the centre of Bruges, and to take you back at a time that you fix with the driver. JB 🙂 Pardon my naïveté, what's the best way to pre-book 8 seater taxis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyskie Posted July 1, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 1, 2023 @sunfan03 Have you thought of a private tour in each port that you are interested in? Generally they can accomodate 6-8 people in their vehicle. It's just a thought - in the past I have arranged for private tours with our roll call and we capped it at 8. Often you can tailor the tour to exactly what you want to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunfan03 Posted July 2, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted July 2, 2023 16 hours ago, Tyskie said: @sunfan03 Have you thought of a private tour in each port that you are interested in? Generally they can accomodate 6-8 people in their vehicle. It's just a thought - in the past I have arranged for private tours with our roll call and we capped it at 8. Often you can tailor the tour to exactly what you want to see. Yes, that's what I'm thinking of trying to arrange. Except that we'll probably need two minivans or one mini-bus. If you have any recommendations, I'd love to hear them. We'll be in Bruges, Le Havre, Le Verdon, Bilbao and Lisbon (disembark). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyskie Posted July 2, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 2, 2023 7 hours ago, sunfan03 said: We'll be in Bruges, Le Havre, Le Verdon, Bilbao and Lisbon (disembark). Thanks! I’ll look at some notes - that’s the trip that never happened (2020) I wouldn’t be able to recommend - but I might be able to tell you what we had planned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted July 10, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 10, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 7:42 AM, sunfan03 said: Pardon my naïveté, what's the best way to pre-book 8 seater taxis? e-mail https://martinstaxi.be/en/homepage-2/ JB 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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