hotel in Bussum

Museums in Bussum

• Fortified City: Naarden Vesting Museum. Broadcasting Museum in Naarden. 

Exhibitions / Art galeries Bussum

• The Vesting in Naarden can be visited with a guided tour. Amsterdam’s main attractions are just a half hour drive away (and can be reached by train or car). 

Cultural activities in Bussum

• Various in Naarden – Vesting. 

Historic monuments in Bussum

• The Vesting in Naarden is 800 years old. 

Shopping in Bussum

• Both Naarden and Bussum have a cute city centre to go shopping. For a day’s shopping, Amsterdam is highly recommended. 

Day trip

• 1_Alkmaar cheese market and windmills: In 750 year old Alkmaar you will learn about a time-honoured Dutch tradition: taste-testing and weighing of cheese. Four teams from the Cheese Carriers Guild compete for the fastest, faultless timing while handling tons of tender produce. On the beautiful scenic way back you are taken to the windmills of Schermerhorn, used in former days to create reclaimed land.
• 2_Anne Frank House, Diamond Factory & Canal Cruise - Amsterdam: By bus we first show you the most important monuments of our beautiful city and make a photo stop at a windmill. Further on you see how rough stones become sparkling jewels at a Diamond Exhibition. We continue by boat to enjoy a leisurely cruise through Amsterdam’s charming canals and the city’s harbour. The tour ends in the Jordaan quarter to visit the attic where a young Jewish girl and her family hid during World War II.
• 3_Panoramic Circle Tour - Amsterdam: Past and present, trade and leisure, religion and coffee shops, diamonds and beer, all florist together in splendid Amsterdam! On this extensive bus excursion, we will show you the whole variety of impressions Amsterdam offers. From the monuments in the centre you will be led to life in the latest quarters, designed for the future, with a blink to the past. A photo stop at a windmill and in the area of modern architecture are also included. We will also visit the diamond factory.
• 4_Candlelight Cruise - Amsterdam: This romantic evening cruise through Amsterdam’s enchanting canals is a memorable experience. Passengers relax on a comfortable boat whilst gliding through the canals. Each table is provided with a variety of cheese and red or white wine. Soft drinks are also available. During the cruise a multilingual host or hostess will gladly answer your questions and give your information about the city’s places of interest.
• 5_Sunday Morning Drive: This drive goes in a south-easterly direction towards Naarden. This beautiful fortified town is shaped as a five-pointed star and is miraculously preserved, despite a history of bloody sieges. We take you to the wooded “Gooi”, the garden of Amsterdam, and drive you through centuries old polders to reach the lake district of Loosdrecht. The tour continues along the tranquil river Vecht, well known for its beautiful 17th and 18th century mansions and castles.

Group activities

• 1_Golf: At the golf course in the forest of Naarden.
• 2_ Water Sports: In Naarden harbour.
• 3_Karting: Coronell karting in Huizen: Enjoy your race on the Monaco or Francorchamps race course!
• 4_Indoor skiing: Modern technology now allows for real snow to be made indoors at the special venues of Snowplanet in Velzen Zuid or Snow World in Zoetermeer. This certainly makes up for the lack of natural snowfall that we get in The Netherlands!